Shelter at Meetup

[Kath]

Just wanted to find out what kind of shelter people are planning for the meetup...



:wave:

[Womble]

I've put hammock, but I might try to build a bivvy as well.

[Kath]

Cool idea ...

Hey Stuart is it likely that we'll be able to build natural shelters? (Or could we possibly bring the 'ingredients' ourselves ...?)

[jakunen]

Take it you've checked 'something else', as you're after a parrot-shoot Kath ):

[Kath]

Nope I'm in my bivvi as usual! I might put up a basha sheet too if it's really chucking it down... but with some good luck it will be dry and it won't be an issue! Funnily enough I've never bivvied in woods before ... so it'll be a bit of a new experience for me! (So it's not entirely out of the question that you guys'll spot me putting up a basha simply because I'm scared witless! :spider: :roll

The "parrot shoot" - took me a while to get that! :-) - is for the back garden - tired of the rain putting my fires out! :wink:

Ooh I'm getting excited now ... :hyper: Need more smilies ... :hump: :yup: :smokin: :cheers:

[jakunen]

Don't worry Kath, with all us lot roaming the woods at night with 40,000 assorted knives, axes and billhooks you've nothing to be afraid of...well, erm,... :twisted: :bat:

[Adi007]

You wanna see how many kath is taking!!!! ): :sword: \\:

[jakunen]

Maybe I should brign the foils, shortsword and bow then... :sword: :archer:

[Tony]

Cool idea ...

Hey Stuart is it likely that we'll be able to build natural shelters? (Or could we possibly bring the 'ingredients' ourselves ...?)

If you were to bring the ingredients then it would probably be ok, the thing is that it would have too much impact for a load of people to start building them so there is a general rule of no natural shelters being built. I can picture 2000 tons of leaf litter being gathered into a 100 metre area in the woods!!

[Gary]

One thing to consider about importing you own materials is that you might be importing something foriegn to the eco-system which could (theoretically) cause the estate long term problems be it fungal spores, microbs or even insects ect. Remember the area is SSI and as such special concideration should be taken.

Besides, with the best will in the world, you'd need a lord load of leaf litter to thatch a shelter how you going to get that there? :?:

[Kath]

No probs. That's why I asked ... :wink:

[Gary]

Awwww kath now I feel like a grumpy old man!

I was just pointing out that part of what we do is looking after these areas - and as such we need to think carefully about our interaction with them.

Remember the mink freers? - they had the best intentions but ..........

[Kath]

(Hey Gary - cheers mate, it's not a problem. :wink: I just remembered the general rule about building shelters and thought I'd ask ... :wave

The tarps are just beating the tents by a nose (well Jamie is last in on the tarps and he has a very nice nose! ) so anyone else going to state a preference?

There must be more hammock people!

And surely I can't be the only one in a bivvi bag? (.. er perhaps I should rephrase that ... )

:wave:

[Stuart]

hammock for me!

[Ed]

And surely I can't be the only one in a bivvi bag?

I doubt you will be the only one. You'll probably find that alot of people are going to use bivi's but under a tarp or basha.... and thats the way they voted.

:-)
Ed

[jakunen]

I'll be hammocking too. May bring a tent 'just in case'.

[Adi007]

I'll be hammocking too. May bring a tent 'just in case'.

Just in case all the trees are taken!):

[jakunen]

No. In case my knots are as bad as they used to be...

[Lithril]

would like to try my hammock/tarp out but unfortuanately SWMBO wouldn't be too impressed if I left her in the tent on her own :P

[jakunen]

You could always set it up just for siesta or reading?

[RAPPLEBY2000]

i will have a family tent, it's huge so there is space for a few if it rains!
i will also be bringing:

US poncho, and liner. (with home made poles for people to look at!)
UK basha.(also with home made poles for people to look at!)
my hamock/stretcher
mossie net.


by the way has anyone considered....Midges or mozzies?

[Lithril]

Nah don't worry about that, they'll take one look at Jakunen and run screaming...

[Kath]

Any of you guys down in the south of Wales got an inkling in your bones of the weather for next weekend yet?

[Tony]

As I said on the other thread I'm bringing some hammocks. The General has first dibs but anyone is welcome to sleep in them overnight. They're there for people to mess with.

[jakunen]

Nah don't worry about that, they'll take one look at Jakunen and run screaming...

Scuse me mate! What I have done to deserve this!?
And for your info, I got quite a few bites this weekend...

[Simon]

Any of you guys down in the south of Wales got an inkling in your bones of the weather for next weekend yet?

Cardiff has 60% precipitation expected both days according to the weather channel

[Kath]

Tarps are definitely in the lead now!

(But I remain true to my vote!) :-D

[Adi007]

Tarps are definitely in the lead now!

(But I remain true to my vote!) :-D

Never underestimate the power of the tarp side!!! ): :rolmao: :biggthump

[Womble]

That's the tarp side of the Farce?

[Kath]

That's the tarp side of the Farce?

):