14 August 2013, 16:23
Hello Everyone
As has already been discussed, at length, the first wild camping trip was awesome. Everyone had a great time, and we're all well up for a second meet.
Well guess what, here it is!!!
Details will be brought out later, but I'll give a little heads up. It will VERY likely be in October.
As discussed with everyone, we all want to do a bit more trekking around next time, because having a kit is good, and through camping trips we find out how effective and efficient our systems are. But we want to know more than how to set up a tent.
This time, we're looking towards skills and testing GHB's.
On the next Wild Camping Trip (WCT2) we'll be staying over night (BOB testing again). Then when we wake up the next day, pack up and put our BOB's in our cars. WHAT?!?! MADNESS?!?! Nope, after that, we'll be getting our GHB's out and having some fun with them.
A day or 2 before WCT2, the wife and I will be out and about on Dartmoor setting up an orienteering route for people to follow! Damn right.
When we have our GHB's ready, then we will go over map reading, and a short test walk which will reinforce the skills you will have learned, or been reminded of. Once we're happy you're comfortable with the maps and how to read them, then we'll be breaking off into teams and orienteering for a while. I promise it won't be anything too bad, but it will be awesome fun. Teams will be selected through skill, intelligence, and the toss of a coin haha. I'm kidding. Each team will have someone who can map read, who will be assisting their other team members whom are learning the skills.
Because Family Scythe13 will have set the route and markers, we won't be orienteering, per-se. The wife and I will be keeping an eye on the teams, so comms will be important. If you already have, or are intending to get, LS's recommended Baofeng, please do so in the next couple of pay cheques (August and September payday's will be sorted by then, so no excuses). These will be our way of communicating with you if something goes wrong (like we lose a dog or 2 and you just happen to get jumped on my a hyper puppy or 2). We need at least one radio per team. If you're unsure of how to use them, we'll go over some basic radio skills and setting up the radios before the map reading. Just make sure your batteries are fully charged.
Excited? You should be.
There is possibly going to be prizes (nothing too amazing) but it will be a lot of fun!
Open invite, same as the last WCT. If you missed the last one, you will want to come to this one!!!
As has already been discussed, at length, the first wild camping trip was awesome. Everyone had a great time, and we're all well up for a second meet.
Well guess what, here it is!!!
Details will be brought out later, but I'll give a little heads up. It will VERY likely be in October.
As discussed with everyone, we all want to do a bit more trekking around next time, because having a kit is good, and through camping trips we find out how effective and efficient our systems are. But we want to know more than how to set up a tent.
This time, we're looking towards skills and testing GHB's.
On the next Wild Camping Trip (WCT2) we'll be staying over night (BOB testing again). Then when we wake up the next day, pack up and put our BOB's in our cars. WHAT?!?! MADNESS?!?! Nope, after that, we'll be getting our GHB's out and having some fun with them.
A day or 2 before WCT2, the wife and I will be out and about on Dartmoor setting up an orienteering route for people to follow! Damn right.
When we have our GHB's ready, then we will go over map reading, and a short test walk which will reinforce the skills you will have learned, or been reminded of. Once we're happy you're comfortable with the maps and how to read them, then we'll be breaking off into teams and orienteering for a while. I promise it won't be anything too bad, but it will be awesome fun. Teams will be selected through skill, intelligence, and the toss of a coin haha. I'm kidding. Each team will have someone who can map read, who will be assisting their other team members whom are learning the skills.
Because Family Scythe13 will have set the route and markers, we won't be orienteering, per-se. The wife and I will be keeping an eye on the teams, so comms will be important. If you already have, or are intending to get, LS's recommended Baofeng, please do so in the next couple of pay cheques (August and September payday's will be sorted by then, so no excuses). These will be our way of communicating with you if something goes wrong (like we lose a dog or 2 and you just happen to get jumped on my a hyper puppy or 2). We need at least one radio per team. If you're unsure of how to use them, we'll go over some basic radio skills and setting up the radios before the map reading. Just make sure your batteries are fully charged.
Excited? You should be.
There is possibly going to be prizes (nothing too amazing) but it will be a lot of fun!
Open invite, same as the last WCT. If you missed the last one, you will want to come to this one!!!