Devon Weekend....

[Ichneumon]

Only two parts of my anatomy froze! They were just a bit too close (and important to me) for comfort! :aargh4:

Yes, I saw that too. My question is: Why is Dave taking a picture of Lucy's bottom from that angle? He was s'ppose to be kissing her under the mistletoe!

 

[Ivan...]

Oh while i remember , sincere apologies to Dean , who was intending joining us for a brew and a wander , unfortunately we didn't have a contact number for you ( i think i pm'd you mine ? ) and those with fancy phones could not access the tintertweb to let you know what was going on .

Hopefully the inclement weather mean't that you did not have a wasted journey , as you can see it was an interesting w/e , and hopefully you will be able to make Dartmoor 5 , early in the new year .

Atb Ivan... and the gang .

 

[Ichneumon]

Do I detect an oxymoron in Bushwacker's post?! Before I get flamed!

 

[Bushwhacker]

Do I detect an oxymoron in Bushwacker's post! Before I get flamed!

I did wonder if someone would pick up on it.
Certainly, none of us were stable by the end of the night.

 

[Ivan...]

Oi ! Bushwhacker , i thought oxymoron was a teenage acne formula , and for the record you have not gone out with a stable girl in your life.

Not to worry pal 2012 will have plenty of dates for doing what we do best , and hope i am cordially invited to your famous cider festival again '

 

[LRforestschool]

Only two parts of my anatomy froze! They were just a bit too close (and important to me) for comfort! :aargh4:

Yes, I saw that too. My question is: Why is Dave taking a picture of Lucy's bottom from that angle? He was s'ppose to be kissing her under the mistletoe!

Well I for one was in the moment, even if Dave was just busy with his camera!

 

[Bushwhacker]

Oi ! Bushwhacker , i thought oxymoron was a teenage acne formula , and for the record you have not gone out with a stable girl in your life.

Not to worry pal 2012 will have plenty of dates for doing what we do best , and hope i am cordially invited to your famous cider festival again '

Absolutely on all counts. If I'm on the ball we can have more numbers when I get the yard properly turfed or failing that we'll corden off part of the scramble track for tenting.

 

[LRforestschool]

Been having a good look at those super photos and realise from all the big smiles on my face just how much I value these meets and the super company, and what fantastic fun they are. Okay so I might have the odd life-risking experience and become semi-conscious - but gosh that is a small price to pay in return for the opportunity to sit in the rain with you guys and listen to some dubious jokes.

Roll on next year and more meets and next time I will remember not to come in just the evening dress and high heels with matching clutch bag - sensed it might not be quite enough for December, but a girl has to look her best!

I too am looking forward to Dave's photos (I think). Feel free Dave to show the ambulance ones - what little pride I still had was lost that night so nothing else to lose now!

 

[savagebushcraft]

Women...you can't take them anywhere

 

[jonajuna]

ok, i see whats gone on here.. though a person of the female persuasion, with hypothermia, in the woods, with a load of random males.... and you all defaulted to the emergency services?

why not the the highly effective, very tried and tested field first aid of stripping down to your nuddies and two-upping into a sleeping bag?

not one of the dodgy snugpak types though

thats the trouble with Mears and Co bushcrafters... all wooden spoons and mobile phones....... the Teddy Grylls survivalists do it old school......


ahem

in all seriousness, glad all worked out well

 

[LRforestschool]

ok, i see whats gone on here.. though a person of the female persuasion, with hypothermia, in the woods, with a load of random males.... and you all defaulted to the emergency services?

why not the the highly effective, very tried and tested field first aid of stripping down to your nuddies and two-upping into a sleeping bag?

not one of the dodgy snugpak types though

thats the trouble with Mears and Co bushcrafters... all wooden spoons and mobile phones....... the Teddy Grylls survivalists do it old school......


ahem

in all seriousness, glad all worked out well

And if it had been another bloke with hypothermia - do the old school guys still strip off and cuddle up?

I have to say that I remember nothing - so I'm just going on what they told me they tried!! lol

 

[Ichneumon]

We did think of that Jon. But with my record we thought that Lucy might end up in a different compartment of the same sleeping bag as her 'body warmer' - defeating the object!

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Fantastic weekend with a happy ending....! Shame it was just the 24 hours for us but holidays reset Jan 1'st

Merry Christmas... al

 

[savagebushcraft]

Look at you, being all artie fartie lol.
Nice pictures all, will have to try and compete after christmas haha

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Deal...

 

[jonajuna]

And if it had been another bloke with hypothermia - do the old school guys still strip off and cuddle up?

I have to say that I remember nothing - so I'm just going on what they told me they tried!! lol

alls fair in love war and bunker digging survivalism! and if it all fails, at least you have lunch for a good few days

 

[dave53]

hi all by now everyone and there mother knows about the dartmoor meet so the pickies here we go
turkey veg and gravy yum yum

group shot

our lucy before she took a turn for the worse

this was a lento that andy bruce built at the last meet still up it shows some of his skills at shelter building

the usual suspects

fire

lucy is in there somewhere

nice ambulance

lucy being attended to earlier i saw one of those nice men stick something in her ear draw your own conclusions

achat around the fire

thats all the photos for now
as usual ivan made us welcome and dispute the weather had a great time
hats of to al the big labowski aka buckeroo now known as doctor bob, and all that helped our lucy, and rick for a fantastic fire when we all got back to be honest if lucy hadn't lasted the night we were going to bury her in the hangi and say nowt lol just joking lucy
looking forward to the next meet in 2012 regards to you all dave

 

[jonajuna]

this talk of nights in the woods, in the cold, with men cuddled up to stay alive, has had me daydreaming of a weeks course i did in jan 2010...... had rain, gales, snow, ice and minus seven temps. all in a leanto shelter (though as you will see, the weather took its toll by the end of the week and we had to patch up with tarps over the top)

unrelated to this thread other than that, the photo album if you are interested.... http://s836.photobucket.com/albums/zz286/survivalschool_2010/

 

[dave53]

hi all nice shots al,arry,and john that camera is a little cracker arry regards dave

 

[Arry]

hi all nice shots al,arry,and john that camera is a little cracker arry regards dave

Totally agree - there's some very good shots, of some very nice people and of a very memorable weekend. Looking forward to the next one that I can get to!

The 'cracking little camera' (which ain't so little) is an Olympus SP-800UZ - if anyone's interested