The 2011 UK meet-up II

Neil · **Reply #60 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:29:26 PM

Ooh, that is a fine looking torch

Who can use the torch for the best ligh sabre impression gets to keep it

Who can walk from one side of the field to the other at night without a torch and not break their ankle in a rabbit hole gets it

Who can bake spuds without atomising them gets the fire starter

MultiMat · **Reply #61 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:18:14 PM

What about a timed competition to start a fire & then extinguish it with only ones bladder contents

.

Neil · **Reply #62 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:19:27 PM

You can start a fire with your bladder contents

MultiMat · **Reply #63 on:** July 24, 2011, 03:29:11 PM

Sparky415 · **Reply #64 on:** July 24, 2011, 10:58:20 PM

Quote from: Neil on July 24, 2011, 02:29:26 PM

Ooh, that is a fine looking torch

Who can use the torch for the best ligh sabre impression gets to keep it
Who can walk from one side of the field to the other at night without a torch and not break their ankle in a rabbit hole gets it
Who can bake spuds without atomising them gets the fire starter

I don't think I've got much of a chance at this one

Who’s got the maddest amount of choppers?

Neil · **Reply #65 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:24:37 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on July 24, 2011, 10:58:20 PM

Quote from: Neil on July 24, 2011, 02:29:26 PM
Ooh, that is a fine looking torch

Who can use the torch for the best ligh sabre impression gets to keep it
Who can walk from one side of the field to the other at night without a torch and not break their ankle in a rabbit hole gets it
Who can bake spuds without atomising them gets the fire starter

I don't think I've got much of a chance at this one

Who’s got the maddest amount of choppers?

We could just make it "who's the maddest"? That should make it a pretty close thing

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #66 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:37:46 PM

Quote from: Neil on July 25, 2011, 05:24:37 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on July 24, 2011, 10:58:20 PM
Quote from: Neil on July 24, 2011, 02:29:26 PM
Ooh, that is a fine looking torch

Who can use the torch for the best ligh sabre impression gets to keep it
Who can walk from one side of the field to the other at night without a torch and not break their ankle in a rabbit hole gets it
Who can bake spuds without atomising them gets the fire starter

I don't think I've got much of a chance at this one

Who’s got the maddest amount of choppers?

We could just make it "who's the maddest"? That should make it a pretty close thing

But that means finding someone sane amongst us all to judge ....

Neil · **Reply #67 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:39:52 PM

No worries, Ruby can judge

Though she may show bias

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #68 on:** July 25, 2011, 05:42:03 PM

Good call!

Sparky415 · **Reply #69 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:05:27 PM

Quote from: Neil on July 25, 2011, 05:39:52 PM

No worries, Ruby can judge

Though she may show bias

We should run with this

(I got a pocket full of dog biscuits)

Sparky415 · **Reply #70 on:** August 05, 2011, 10:45:52 AM

Quote from: Gareth on July 18, 2011, 12:03:00 AM

And worth noting that the list is not in any way 'closed', so if folks fancy a trip then just stick your name down, all welcome.

19th-20th-21st August:
Gareth
Sparky
50ft-trad
Neil
Nuphoria
Hedgekid
Ruby
kirk13

I am thinking of bringing all my unwanted stuff for trades
All sorts of bits an pieces from Leathermen to cheapy knives some Micarta and an Ax or two

Any requests?

Neil · **Reply #71 on:** August 05, 2011, 08:21:41 PM

I'll bring some SAKs and other bits as well

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #72 on:** August 08, 2011, 04:00:45 PM

Quote from: sparky415 on August 05, 2011, 10:45:52 AM

Quote from: Gareth on July 18, 2011, 12:03:00 AM
And worth noting that the list is not in any way 'closed', so if folks fancy a trip then just stick your name down, all welcome.

19th-20th-21st August:
Gareth
Sparky
50ft-trad
Neil
Nuphoria
Hedgekid
Ruby
kirk13

I am thinking of bringing all my unwanted stuff for trades
All sorts of bits an pieces from Leathermen to cheapy knives some Micarta and an Ax or two

Any requests?

I wouldn't mind seeing a Gerber Flik if anyone's got one

Yeah, I'll be bringing some MT's and other stuff for swapsies too. As for gear that's not up for trade ... well all you gurus will have pretty much seen it all before anyway

- but I'll bring some stuff just in case.

If anyone needs a lift give me a shout. I'll be heading down from the land of flat caps, whippets and warm fluffy beer on the Friday and am prepared to make a (reasonable) detour to collect someone on route

kirk13 · **Reply #73 on:** August 09, 2011, 02:04:03 AM

Sorry guys Bad news...I'm out.

Because of new Club duties and a Competition booked for the 21st,I now cant make it up to the meet!

Gareth · **Reply #74 on:** August 09, 2011, 08:11:12 AM

Booo! Ah well, really sorry to hear it mate. $:-\$ Perhaps the next time.

MultiMat · **Reply #75 on:** August 09, 2011, 01:09:05 PM

I say bring the shooting comp to the camp site

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What could go wrong , beer , axes, beer, choppers , FIRE, big knives, more beer & a shooting competition

Sparky415 · **Reply #76 on:** August 09, 2011, 01:27:15 PM

Quote from: MultiMat on August 09, 2011, 01:09:05 PM

I say bring the shooting comp to the camp site .

What could go wrong , beer , axes, beer, choppers , FIRE, big knives, more beer & a shooting competition

That sounds very dangerous Mat

I think we should stick with throwing axes, just to be on the safe side

Neil · **Reply #77 on:** August 09, 2011, 05:06:24 PM

Quote from: kirk13 on August 09, 2011, 02:04:03 AM

Sorry guys Bad news...I'm out.

Because of new Club duties and a Competition booked for the 21st,I now cant make it up to the meet!

Next year perhaps chap

Its getting close now and I'm busily searching down the sides of the sofa for petrol money

Sparky415 · **Reply #78 on:** August 10, 2011, 09:54:02 AM

Not long now

Quote from: Gareth on July 18, 2011, 12:03:00 AM

And worth noting that the list is not in any way 'closed', so if folks fancy a trip then just stick your name down, all welcome.

19th-20th-21st August:

And just to make the point

Quote from: nuphoria on June 27, 2011, 09:44:46 AM

Now we're getting somwhere... come on you Brits, get yours arses on the list

Day trippers welcome

PM me for more details

Sparky415 · **Reply #79 on:** August 17, 2011, 11:48:40 AM

Looks like I will be filling my car up tonight

I am picking up the logs
+ tent, BBQ, and one more Ax

nuphoria · **Reply #80 on:** August 17, 2011, 12:44:08 PM

Still getting welding done on the van.... fingers crossed or it's a tent with you plebs!

The car is on it's last legs too really, but it should make it that far!

Now I must start checking the wants list - UKPK and everything custom I think?

Sparky415 · **Reply #81 on:** August 17, 2011, 12:52:01 PM

Quote from: nuphoria on August 17, 2011, 12:44:08 PM

Still getting welding done on the van.... fingers crossed or it's a tent with you plebs!

The car is on it's last legs too really, but it should make it that far!

Now I must start checking the wants list - UKPK and everything custom I think?

Good luck with the motor Nurphoria
Anything custom is good

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #82 on:** August 17, 2011, 12:58:03 PM

Last 4 hours or so of work now before what looks like my only real break this year. Still much to do though. Off to pick up some last minute gear tonight (gas/tent pegs etc). Tomorrow I've got to shoot round to Farmman's for a while to say hello (eventually), have a compare of shinys and sharps (he's asked for a preview of the new axe too

) and collect the ST300

Then it's back home to finish packing and load up the main goodies and oddball extras for the meet, off to my brother's to borrow a camping chair and pick up some of the smaller wood bits before travelling over to the boat for the rest of the bulky gear and the big logs etc.

The big chunks are going to need some hacking down to get rid of skanky bits or I'll have a car full of ~~woodlouse~~ ~~wood lice~~ creepy crawlies, and also make sure I can get it in the car. I think a couple of the pieces I can bring are still about 6 or 7ft right now. Logs never seem to cut themselves no matter how long you leave them do they?

Getting everything in the car is my biggest concern right now

I can see me doing a Mr Bean and ending up driving from the roof with boathooks and ropes through the sunroof

AARGGHH!!

Fool!! Got to squeeze a food/wine/beer shopping run in too!! (Ideally before the car is full of other stuff so there's not a nice assortment of nickable goodies on display in the supermarket car park for an hour)

"So much time - so little to do. Wait! Scratch that - reverse it!"

Fingers crossed for you on the welding Nuphy