Giants Seat Dates

[DaveBromley]

Glad to see that this seems to be taking off, i think car sharing where possible is a great idea not only to lessen our impact but can create good friendships too!

Dave

[merrygold85]

MerryGold85 I'll probably be driving from south manchester

That would be great, thanks. I'm in Hulme. Do you plan to go on the Friday morning or the Saturday? Just so I can book Friday off if needs be.

[gan_pi]

MerryGold: I was thinking of heading over Friday evening after work. It'll mean setting up in the dark, but its worth it for one more morning sunrise (imho)

[Chiseller]

SWMBO an I will be setting of Friday abaht snap time. Traveling from wakey via mirfield or huddersfield if that helps anyone ?

[firecrest]

Ill come!! I hope. Ill know closer the time

[shaggystu]

definately won't be able to make it along to this one, apparently i have to be at home to celebrate SWMBLT's birthday that weekend (pointing out that her birthday isn't actually that weekend and that she's perfectly capable of celebrating on her own got me exactly as far as you'd expect). hope you all have a cracking time, hopefully i'll make it along to a future meet

cheers

stuart

[wulfgar]

Ok guys, I have managed to get some time off work, including Friday, so its all systems go for Giants Seat.....I must be mad its going to be bloody freezing....but this will be my first 'BushcraftUK' meet so I'm really looking forward to meeting you all......any advice guidance and words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.......see you there

cheers Martin

[DaveBromley]

What does your kit list look like buddy?

It might help us in telling you where you would benefit from improving it the most.

Dave

[wulfgar]

Hi Dave, I've been digging through my old stuff to see what I've got, some of its from when I was it the RAF, some from when I did re enacting and some stuff I have used when normal camping etc

HM Forces issue tarp, budge cords, tent pegs etc
small groundsheet
self inflating kip mat
HM Forces Sleeping bag
Belgian army bivvy bag

are there plenty of trees for putting the tarp up or will I need poles ?
what about water, is there a tap on site or will I need to bring water with me ?

I haven't got an axe or a saw but presume there will be plenty of dead wood lying about ?

cooker - got an old tiny primus stove or a hexiblock cooker or a meths burner type stove ........not sure what would be best !
lighting - got a UCO 9 hour Candle Lantern, led head torch, couple of hurricane lamps ........not sure what would be best !
pots and pans - various pans, mess tins, crusader cup, spork, kettle etc.........probably just bring the mess tins and crusader cup

clothing ......lots of warm stuff !!!! is it ok to wear DPM waterproofs etc ...I'm not a 'wannabe soldier' honest but the gortex stuff I normally wear for hillwalking cost a bloody fortune and I dont want to knacker it, got some old DPM stuff that's pretty disposable


anything else obvious that I might need !

cheers Martin








QUOTE=DaveBromley;1042627]What does your kit list look like buddy?

It might help us in telling you where you would benefit from improving it the most.

Dave[/QUOTE]

[gan_pi]

Hey Martin,

I don't think we're gonna be too bothered about DPM etc, a fire and a brew are essential - fashion is not on the top of the list.... or I'm stuffed anyway!

the rules are that its no surface fires - is anyone else thinking something like this from Clas Ohlson? http://www.clasohlson.co.uk/Product/...x?id=167399686

[The Ratcatcher]

Hi, Martin

The basha and sleeping kit will be fine, and there's hundreds of trees. There's dead wood, but all fires must be off the ground as the leaf mould is several metres deep in places and behaves like peat if it catches fire. A candle lantern and a head torch will be OK, and none of us will say anything about DPM (unless they want to know where you got it from!)

Theres a water point at the toilet block, which also has showers. See you there.

Alan

[The Ratcatcher]

Hi folks,

I've just been up to Giants Seat this afternoon for another look around, and had a talk with one of the comittee.

We can use any dead wood we find, and there's lots of it, from twigs to full logs.There are a couple of half oil drums in usable condition, and a few brick fire bases in the woodland area which will need clearing out before we use them. Apparently they've not been used for years, so bring some sort of digging tool if you have one.

There will be a tap available for water, and we will have access to the toilets and showers.

The area is a bit wet at the moment, with some snow still lying in the woods, but there are plenty of dry(ish) places for ground dwellers. You might need to be a bit careful when moving around in the dark, as there are some slippery/boggy patches. Other than that the place is OK.

There may be other groups on the site, so we need to make a good impression if we want to use the site again. If you're coming in a vehicle, please be careful when parking as there is only a limited amount of parking space.

The entrance can be hard to spot, especially in the dark. It's on a bend next to a white house called Milestone House. There's a sign for the scout camp which is hard to see if you're coming from Whitefield, but there's a cluster of "For Sale" signs right next to it. Follow the surfaced track to the end then take the left hand gate on to the rough track and follow that to the camp site. Be warned, there's a steep drop on the left as you're coming in towards the site.

This is an open site, as it's far too big to fence off, and a public footpath runs through the area. I will have a map of the area with me for anybody who's interested.

See you all there

Alan

[Chiseller]

Soindin tiptop :thumbup: roll on friday

[wulfgar]

Cheers for the replies and info, see you at the weekend

cheers Martin

[Priam]

Hi guys,

I am going duck out of this meet as i have to much on.

Pegards,
Priam and +1

[crowman]

hi is there still many folks going to this, me and fox and his nephew are still going just wondered who else is still going see you all there tommorow night.

[bilmo-p5]

I'm still going tomorrow and I think my mate is coming on Saturday.

[gan_pi]

yep, unless the gods of work reign down righteous anger I'm there. but I might only make it on saturday.

is anyone going with experience of MSR whisperlites? I've one and I can't get the thing to run decently - if anyone can give me a some tips I'd appreciate it.

ps yes, I've watched a million youtube vids, primed the beasty, checked & cleaned all I can. still no luck
pps yes I will be bringing another stove so I'm not forced to scrounge!

[Cliv]

I will be showing up Friday

[beamdune]

should be there tomorrow

[Chiseller]

Will be there wi swmbo tomorrow

[gan_pi]

there isn't inappropriate weather for camping, only inappropriate clothing....

http://uk.weather.com/weather/10day-Manchester-M26

[Chiseller]

On our way, chuckin dahn cats n dogs, wiper fallen off, thick traffic....lookin forad to pitchin in ddrk....reyt laugh

[Chiseller]

Just turnin in. Good craic