Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: Matthew on May 31, 2011
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It has been ages since I have been in the hills or even had a night in a tent. Just wondering if anyone was up for something then home earlyish Sunday.
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I'm guessing you mean June ;D
Unless you have one of these ;)
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Forecast's looking good...no rain 'til Tuesday (ha!) Not too windy either..
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ooops fixed now
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I was thinking anything outdoors would do, ranging from
• a dedicated campsite
• a semi wild bivvy at Hares Gap sheep fold area
• a bivvy on Doan or Hen
If it was kept casual, it might entice some of the newer members out so everyone can put faces to names.
As ever suggestions are welcome.
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Just came into ownership of a bivy. Wouldn't mind a trial night. Maybe later in the summer though, wouldnt be able to travel that far.
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If u can get to Bangor or even Belfast train stations I am sure someone could grab you.
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a semi wild bivvy at Hares Gap sheep fold area
Could be treated as a iWait practise run.
@Dora: So you are driving you can get us all the top of Hares Gap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BPxF1mLYFM) ;D
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I would love to go but have to at work early on Sunday morning, Def Leppard coming in
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a semi wild bivvy at Hares Gap sheep fold area
Could be treated as a iWait practise run.
@Dora: So you are driving you can get us all the top of Hares Gap (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BPxF1mLYFM) ;D
Ha ha. The I wait had me in stitched lol.
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Any ideas on where you plan to camp?
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I'm afraid you can't throw a comment like that in without giving us a bit more info!
I would love to go but have to at work early on Sunday morning, Def Leppard coming in
Not totally sure what's happening at the mo. I'm not totally sure I can go yet, might turn into a stealth bivvy somewhere local.
Any ideas on where you plan to camp?
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Sorry maybe should explain, I'm the technical manager at the Odyssey Arena. Def Leppard load in on Sunday then Thin Lizzy and Alice Cooper load in on Monday, show Tuesday night.
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Interesting, I'd love to see Vivian Campbell and the boys again. If only I knew some awesome guy that worked there ::)
Sorry maybe should explain, I'm the technical manager at the Odyssey Arena. Def Leppard load in on Sunday then Thin Lizzy and Alice Cooper load in on Monday, show Tuesday night.
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After some searching tonight Jonno and I have decided a stealth bivvy is in order around the Groomsport Donaghadee area. If anyone is interested send me a pm.
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So do I Red so do I
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Home safe and sound, it turned into a shore side bivvy between Grtoomsport and Donaghadee. Equiped with a hobo stove a nd fire logs it turned into a great wee night.
Photo time
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Sunrise over the Copelands
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This bit of hedge really looked likea person from the bivvi site.
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Great Night
Matthew
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It was indeed an absolute blinder and exactly the sort of spot we have been looking for. Reasonably secluded, right by the shore and not too far from the car. Just an evening of sitting around shooting the breeze and watching the tide come and go. There were no signs that anyone had camped there before or that yoofs had been drinking and the only downside would be there isn't a massive amount of space - probably wouldn't get a huge number of bivviers there and not enough room for a tent. There was a path above us that we would have been visible from but only from a few places.
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looks a crackin spot lads, "sitting on the dock of the bay, watching the ships coming in, and going out again" ;D thanks for sharing the pics, was that the new hobo stove as from a previous post? looked to be going well!
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Looks a cracking night had by all , I love drifting of to sleep with the sounds of the sea very hypnotic and therapeutic , 4 wks till I get a go at one , roll on the holidays ;D
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Yup that was the wee stove in action. Stand by I am going for an updated one soon.
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Yup that was the wee stove in action. Stand by I am going for an updated one soon.
"pimp my stove" lol ;D