Sussex Bushcraft group meet for APRIL: 21st/22nd at Broadstone Warren - FORGE Time!

[hellobayo]

Count me in. Popping by to stay overnight tomorrow.

[jackcbr]

Meeting blown off, manager slapped into place. Leaving in a min should be there 4:30ish with more kit than I can carry.

[F7144]

Neil's new chute is off E-bay, £55 with paracord still attached, and in mint condition. Its not a cargo chute.

Luke

[spandit]

Thanks everyone for another stonking weekend. Thanks especially to Jack & Neumo for the forging bits/shelter/organising etc.

I think we were lucky with the weather - not a lot of rain (although I did get a bit wet at some point... did need a shower, I suppose).

Craving vegetables now...

[Loenja]

yeh great weekend,
finished just in time aswell, we got more hail here now.

[Big Stu 12]

Looking forward to next month.......

cant wait to hear the write ups and the pics.

[SpareX]

Great weekend guys thanks alot

[jackcbr]

Thanks everyone for another stonking weekend. Thanks especially to Jack & Neumo for the forging bits/shelter/organising etc.

I think we were lucky with the weather - not a lot of rain (although I did get a bit wet at some point... did need a shower, I suppose).

Craving vegetables now...

You're welcome mate and it was in deed a good weekend. Got home to thunder and rain, so again the Sussex meet defies the elements.

And thanks to you for the second forge, I'm looking forward to finishing my froe,now to find the angle grinder.

[widu13]

Great weekend! Proper lashed it down here 30 minutes ago too!

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[Neumo]

Thank you all for coming and making this weekend another great meet. I really enjoyed it & must make the effort to come on the Friday night from now on. Thanks to Jack for the tarp & the charcoal that kept the forge running for hours. It was good to see the regular crowd, as well as some new faces like SpareX, Bruce, Lee, Beansprout & Co. Hope you enjoyed the weekend & it would be good to see you all again. I had a great time, learned a few things, enjoyed the forging, handled an axe & stared to handle my fore, so all in all it was a good weekend. I am happy & tired after a weekend of good clean living in the woods; well apart from the bacon, beer, sweets etc.. Another great weekend so thanks for coming.

We we were lucky with the weather again, as always & we should look into Luke's message about getting an uncut parachute from the bay (or wherever). I will look into that & get some prices. If people are up for a whip round to get a parachute then it should come to about a £5 each, which I think is a good idea as they are a nice place to be when it rain's. Let us know what you think.

The next meet is on the weekend of the 26th/27th of May & I will get the next meet thread up soon. We were talking about making the theme of the next one Leatherwork & Simon said he may be able to sort out a hide; I am up for getting half a hide with Loenja if you still want to do that. We shall send some PMs & see what we can arrange. For leatherwork we will probably need some better shelter & a few tables or wooden boards to work on; I am sure we can come up with the tools, thread etc.. if we each bring a bit. Hopefully Kepis & Simon can be around to show us some tricks & we can all come away with some new leather bits.

[SpareX]

haha at spandit getting soaked :P at least the knots come out of that rope LOL was great to meet you all and i think i found some great new friends

dont want to get too deep but it was a great experience and thanks jack for loaning the hammock even if i did fall out of it first time i got in it :P

and thanks spandit for the sloe gin ill bring you some rope next time

and thanks simon for alot of sound advice when it comes to knifes and letting me have ago with the spoon knife

and hugu for hes infinite wisdom :P

thanks to dave for organising it all

thanks to all the rest for just being great company and nice to be around
Andy + kids + the better half
The German + brother lol sorry cant spell your names haha
Angela
lee
Becky + the jolly green giant 6.7" Jesus
Bruce
Petter


ive spent 10 mins hoping i left no one out ha ha
ok so i had to edit im not telling you who name i left out





to many funny moments to write out i don't think there was 10 minutes go by where i wasn't laughing

[Neumo]

You are most welcome & we enjoyed your company, you fitted in just fine. I have someone's chair & frying pan that got left behind, which I think is your's but am not sure. I can hang on to them until the next meet or we could meet up somewhere if you need the sooner.

[Kepis]

Sounds like you all had a grand time, im gutted i had to work and miss all the fun, wont be at the next one either im afraid, as i have a long standing booking for that weekend.

[SpareX]

You are most welcome & we enjoyed your company, you fitted in just fine. I have someone's chair & frying pan that got left behind, which I think is your's but am not sure. I can hang on to them until the next meet or we could meet up somewhere if you need the sooner.

yes they are mine damn it knew i would forget something just hold on to it if you would i have no need for it till the next meet if thats ok

[Neumo]

No problem, I will keep hold of them & bring them along to the next meet you can make. Dave

[Simon H]

Thanks to everyone involved, both the new faces and the old lags! It was a great weekend, even though I stayed anchored to my chair and didn't do a lot (apart from relax)!! It was good to see a lot of new faces, I hope you all come back next time. As mentioned already, we were really lucky with the weather, I only really got rained on when unloading the car. The whip round for a chute is a good idea i think, and a fairly nominal amount for decent shelter from the rain. I'll get some prices for a hide for the next meet too and send some pm's around to those interested. With so many newbies now with new knives a proper sharpening workshop might be an idea for next time too as we are going to have tables , I can bring waterstones and all the gubbins for that too. See you all next month.

[Hugo]

A most enjoyable weekend, thanks everyone for the good company.
As I was leaving, just a couple of hundred yards down from our site I saw a very large stag sitting down, a great sight was to behold Hugo.

[jackcbr]

The whip round for a chute is a good idea i think, and a fairly nominal amount for decent shelter from the rain. I'll get some prices for a hide for the next meet too and send some pm's around to those interested. With so many newbies now with new knives a proper sharpening workshop might be an idea for next time too as we are going to have tables , I can bring waterstones and all the gubbins for that too. See you all next month.

Hi mate

Would be interested in a leather workshop and learning to sharpen properly. Think I can only do the Saturday next time and won't have the landy, so going to be restricted on gear capacity.

[Simon H]

Shouldn't be a problem Jack, Saturday is the main activity day. You can always drop anything for the meet round my place beforehand and I'll bring it for you if you're on the bike.

[jackcbr]

Shouldn't be a problem Jack, Saturday is the main activity day. You can always drop anything for the meet round my place beforehand and I'll bring it for you if you're on the bike.

Cheers mate, but I will have a car, just got a lot of driving to do on the Sunday, so more economical to steal SWMBO car. Doesn't quite have the capacity of the LR especially as the dog box lives in it. Also looks like the bike might still be off the road then. Not looking good, the garage have had it for a week now and the last call I got wasn't a good prognosis.

[jackcbr]

Sounds like you all had a grand time, im gutted i had to work and miss all the fun, wont be at the next one either im afraid, as i have a long standing booking for that weekend.

Hope you're knees hold out.

[veryWildbill]

I'm gutted to have missed this one. A family crisis kept me at home at the last minute (I was packed and ready to go).
Sounds like you all had a good time. I'll do my best to make the next one.

[Beansprout]

Thanks for making us feel welcome etc, great to meet everyone

We will def try to make the next one. hopefully both nights this time. Me and Mr. Green Giant will enjoy the leatherworking, and we'd be up for putting something towards a hide. We can also bring a table or three (and some more chairs!)

[Kepis]

Hope you're knees hold out.

tis alright, years of practice at the Farnborough & Paris Airshows amongst others will hold me in good stead

[Neumo]

The MAY meet thread is now up:

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/sho...52#post1084552