Dutch Weekend

[squantrill]

Guys and Girls of the Netherlands,

I'm in the process of organising a bushcraft/archery and traditional crafts weekend in my area, There is room for about 100 people. (including workshop givers)

I would like to gauge the interest before engaging to much of my time.

The event is likely to be early November there is room for a few hammocks but space is limited in the trees; tents, there are lots of places. There is the possibility of fishing from the shore and maybe corical building and use in the lake.

The camping site is in the middle of a forest where there are plenty of wild animals and flora to look for (or not its November after all) I have already arranged Archery and Animal identification workshops more to come.

There is one sheltered fire site and a completely open fire site cooking can be done on these but no other fires allowed so stoves will be needed.
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Please let me know if your interested..

Remember this is in the Netherlands

Simon

[stijnb]

sounds great! I'll definetly try to be there!

[born2roam]

Interested indeed... will try my best to be there!

Thnx for organizing!

Grtz Johan

[squantrill]

The date is looking like it is going to be 14 - 15th November, I have had a number of interested parties..

I have confirmed an Animal/Flora presentation from the boswachten, I have also a confirmed traditional Archery workshop.

Still in the planning let me know if there is anything you would like to see..

There is likley to be a few 'car boot - shops' so bring your wallets

Ill keep you posted

Simon

[Pantalaimon]

sounds good!

If I've got the time, I will be there!

[stijnb]

november, autumn, would it be posible to go searching for edible and/or lightable fungi? If a workshop about this would be possible , that 'd be great...

[squantrill]

november, autumn, would it be posible to go searching for edible and/or lightable fungi? If a workshop about this would be possible , that 'd be great...

Stijn,

At the moment anything is possible .

I have confirmed some workshops so far:

- Workshop for animals and flora in the woodland (this is by the ranger)
- A blacksmith maybe two
- Cooking outdoors probably includes group cooking in someway over a fire of course
- Wild edibles and medicinal use of wild plants
- Animal tracking (I hope)
- Archery in the woods probably

And i'm open for other people to offer to do workshops of course we have two days to fill

The date is set 14/15 November (you can arrive on Friday night), there is a small lake this can be used for shoreline fishing. There is a boat there but need to keep off the water as there are usually nesting swans! They can be really nasty if they go for you

I also trying to arrange a night trek through the woods.

Let me know if you want to do a workshop

Simon

[armie]

I wanna come too!
Interesting workshops you've got there.

[squantrill]

Just had the news that a traditional fish smoker will be coming along with his smoker mmmm and there should be a 'slager' to yet to be confirmed..

Looks like its set to be an interesting weekend !!

Simon

PS: Im away from my computer for two weeks so please if you mail me expect a delay I will answer all questions when I get back to the real world

[squantrill]

After working out the campsite costs and the indoor shelter for some workshops it's looking like about 30 euros per person for Saturday and Sunday, if you want to come Friday night as well then that is 35 euros. There maybe a small addition for certain workshops but this will be looked at later and depends on the workshop giver.

Entrance on Friday is not available after 22:00 as that's lights out on the camping

There are basic toilets (self clean) and Showers (self clean).

Coffee and Tea will be available throughout the day Saturday and Sunday.

There is likley to be a group lunch on Sunday (soup and bread) but that depends on the numbers

there is two fire places one off site and one onsite in the main area, this will be used mostly for tea coffee and warming up the other is completly open and will probabaly be used for the open cooking and also for anybody to use for cooking although its suggested you bring a cooker as well in case!!

If you want to chill and do your own thing that's ok to there is plenty of forest to discover, there is also a lake (available to us to fish).

For people that volennteer to give a workshop I will provide a 'Full English', cooked breakfast Saturday morning. I may; depending on how good the workshops are. knock up one of my famous curries for the workshop givers.. saturday evening !!!!!

I have confirmed some workshops so far:

- Workshop for animals and flora in the woodland (this is by the ranger)
- A blacksmith
- Cooking outdoors probably includes group cooking in someway over a fire of course
- Wild edibles and medicinal use of wild plants
- Animal tracking (I hope)
- Archery in the woods probably
- Fishing

There will be 1 or two bushcrafty type shops on site also so bring your wallet..

If anybody wants to offer as a workshop giver and get a free breakfast, please let me know.

simon.quantrill@gmail.com or pm on this forum.

[Nelis]

Hi Simon,

Just send you a mail. I'll be there and I'm tempted to get my hands on those free heinz beans in tomato sauce.....

[squantrill]

Hi Simon,

Just send you a mail. I'll be there and I'm tempted to get my hands on those free heinz beans in tomato sauce.....

hehehe all workshops welcome and of course the free english fry up is the carrot

Anyhow I just had it confirmed that the fish smoker will be there to so there will be smoked fish available and he will probably make some sort of workshop to!!

I'm getting hungry already

Simon

PS: Not sure if we can catch 'n smoke I guess thats not what the beheer had in mind when he said we can fish

[harryhaller]

Where is it exactly, Simon?

[penvisser]

Hi Simon,

would like to come also and will be happy to give a workshop sharpeing knives and axes. with waterstones.
Can also talk about fishing and how to catch them with diy spears end traps.

I will take my shop also with me

Best regards,

Jan

[squantrill]

Where is it exactly, Simon?

Thats the secret and my first workshop

No just kidding it's just below the weeribben in kuinrebos it is a natuurcamping site but it is prity much in the middle of the forest.

It has a large lake in the middle and is ideal for nature walks, it is fairly quite except in the winter with the orange lights but it saves on battries in your head lamp!

I have been in meetings with the bosbeheeder and if this event is well turned out he wouldn't object to it being a regular venue, he is even providing a workshop or two himself!!.

I did have to give him my copy of bushcraft and bushcraft essentials as a sweetner though

So I hope this will be a success

Nice if you can come to share in the fun..

Simon

[squantrill]

Hi Simon,

would like to come also and will be happy to give a workshop sharpeing knives and axes. with waterstones.
Can also talk about fishing and how to catch them with diy spears end traps.

I will take my shop also with me

Best regards,

Jan

Hopefully you got my dutch reply

Yes please jan, glad to know you can make it workshops grateful and hope you like full english breakfast

Shop shouldn't be to much of a problem there are others with shops coming also:

Peter is coming with his pots
Hueke is coming with his traditional archey
Hopefully ill get my act together to with my shop
if not ill bring some sell or trade items I could introduce th idea of the good old english 'car boot sale'

Simon

[penvisser]

Looking forward to this, mate.

Best regards,


Jan

[Pantalaimon]

It sounds good!
Did write it in my agenda.

[squantrill]

I have been practicing my Web master skills!!

and you can register interest for the basiclife weekend via this weblink

http://www.quantrill.eu/basiclife

[Jurjen Knoester]

Hey Simon,

I'll be there. Would a workshop survival psychologie be something for the weekend?

Cheers,

Jurjen

[squantrill]

Hey Simon,

I'll be there. Would a workshop survival psychologie be something for the weekend?

Hi Jurjen,

It's in November psychologies and a wee dram might keep us all warm although I was peparing myself for watching stijn exiting the sweatlodge and then running around the camp site butt naked throwing buckets of cold water on himself like last year

But seriously...now.. I would like to keep the workshops as practical as possible and there haven been a number of requests for beginners workshops also for basic camp crafts.
I personally think that the survival psychology is very important and is a basic skill to people involved in any outdoor sport to prepare them for the worst, so basically what i'm saying is... yes; if you can make it practical all the better .

Simon

[oniris]

I would be delighted to come. One question though, will it be a Nederlands (Dutch) or English speaking meeting? A bit of both perhaps?

[squantrill]

I would be delighted to come. One question though, will it be a Nederlands (Dutch) or English speaking meeting? A bit of both perhaps?

Well I'm English..

Most of the people coming are Dutch or Belgian

I'm guessing that most workshops will be given in Dutch is that a problem ?

My workshops likely to be in English as my dutch is far from perfected!!

If you wanted English let me know what sort of workshops you would like ill ask if the workshop giver can help.. But I cant promise ..


Regards
Simon

[squantrill]

Site was down for a few days registration is again possible

http://www.quantrill.eu/basiclife

[msmeehui]

Location and date are missing on the site.

[squantrill]

Location and date are missing on the site.

Thanks for pointing it out marc

Yes I forgot to put it back after the upgrade and losing my original text, cut and paste not what it used to be getting old

Anyhow done it now, but the location it's in Kunirebos on the natuurcamping terrain of the stadsbosbeheer.

It's a flat site with lots of trees around.. oh and the dates 14th 15th November

if you need any more information please ask..

hope you can come along

Simon

[squantrill]

Guys and girls.. The location of the weekend there is not many shops close by so.. would it be useful if I put together some shopping bags you order and pay me for the contents ill get the wife to drop them off at the camping area on saturday (or friday) if it helps anybody out ?

let me know if its useful..

Simon

[Marsdijk]

great initiative. I'm interested in attending

[squantrill]

Looks like it's here N52.78795 E5.79742
give or take a pine tree or two

or for Google

Yep that's it thought id already put the link out maybe I did that on the blog site man im getting old!!..

Registrations of interest have come in thick and fast now im back from the UK on business I hope to get some more things arranged.

The workshops list is getting longer and longer so it looks like a good weekend.

For those that have registered ill be sending out a note of confirmation if you haven't received one then drop me an email. Ihad a problem with the server and some people have complained that it was not working for them..

info@basiclife.eu is probabaly best email as it gets to my other half to

Simon

[Galemys]

Hi all,

I'll be coming along as well to give a make-yourself-a-fire-piston-workshop.

Here's a link to some information on the wildlife/plants/fungi in the area.

Map:
http://waarneming.nl/gebied/info/5636

118 bird species recorded (you can search the database for mammals, amphibians, plants, fungi etc. as well):
http://waarneming.nl/gebied/species_list/5636

If you click on the species you'll get al list of observations of that species, if you click on a separate observation you'll get the details including a specific location on a map like this (pine marten, 6th of june):
http://waarneming.nl/waarneming/view/43307610

Cheers,

Tom