The Wilderness Gathering

[bigpaul]

just got the dates for next year, its on from 15th-18th August 2013, make a note in your diaries folks!!

[Metroyeti]

Were abouts is it?

[bigpaul]

(14 September 2012, 18:21)Metroyeti Wrote: Were abouts is it?

At The Bison Centre, West Knoyle, Wiltshire..a few miles past Mere off the A303!

[Timelord]

Too far, cost me nearly £100 in fuel and a 5 hour each way slog on the motorways inc jams this year to go and while it was great to see one of these type of fairs and to check out what is and isn't available commercially, it is not necessary to travel long distances to find those kind of knowledge resources. I will probably be attending one of the alternative & closer ones up my way, then a day pass and a fraction of the fuel will make sense. I don't see any one venue becoming an annual rally point for forum members as there will always be a large drop out rate, especially when any big travel costs are factored in. Therefore it might be best to suggest regional bushcraft shows/meets, so that the attendence rate could hopefully be higher. Regards, TL

[bigpaul]

i realise the WG is a long way for any members who live "OOP North" but for Southern members i believe this is a good meet up place...if a bit public....still a good place to put faces to names and get over that hesitant first meeting....on neutral ground

[IB1]

I might manage a little trip

Nearly a years notice should be enough to get me a day's pass from the missus

[bigpaul]

(16 September 2012, 15:38)IB1 Wrote: I might manage a little trip

Nearly a years notice should be enough to get me a day's pass from the missus

bloody hell, she must have you on a short lead if you need 12 months to get permission!!(no offence meant)

[IB1]

She's ok really, she might even come along if she fancies a day out

She's just given me the go ahead to look at decent multifuel burners for the new place, it's a battle but i'm slowly winning

[bigpaul]

(16 September 2012, 16:01)IB1 Wrote: She's ok really, she might even come along if she fancies a day out

She's just given me the go ahead to look at decent multifuel burners for the new place, it's a battle but i'm slowly winning

well thats a start

[00111001]

It was nice meeting people at this years WG, but it was much much smaller than I thought, and we wandered round the whole site about 5 times looking for more stalls! Glad we got in for free, I would have been quite disappointed having paid the £10 entrance fee only to find something less than quarter the size of our local car boot.

I'll probably come along on my Jack Jones next year, just to say hello and maybe pick up a knife or two when I'm not under the watchful eye of The Wench