Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
Information => Introductions => Topic started by: LeeBeard on March 16, 2010
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HI Everybody
Im Lee from Larne and all the time growing up i wanted to go camping and do outdoors stuff but I had no money for tents etc and no friends to go with so the idea slipped away like a well oiled sausage on an ice rink.
However in january there finally afther 29 years I spent my first night camping; in the lake district with my bro, and apart from his foghorn like snoring, I loved it.
So I went and bought myself a Vango Banshee 300, a outwell 7cm thick self inflating mat and a snugpack -5 comfort sleeping bag in the vein hopes of using them. However due to still having no friends that want to camp out etc and also a little to do with having no personal transport :-(, I aint used them yet. I could of course go solo camping but havent due to many various reasons; all of them related to fear :-).
So i stumbled across this site and thought id join
Thanks Lee (p.s is the stuff ive bought any good?)
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Hello mate and welcome.
I think j uses a banshee and chris a snugpack. So they'd be in able tell you the pro s and cons. :)
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Welcome Lee. We're out and about quite a bit so you shouldn't have long to wait to get your new gear aired. (And I can vouch for the Banshee 300 - it's a great tent)
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You're in the same boat as me, want to get out and explore etc, but if I was to wait on my friends, who, even call themselves the Moutain Men! Then i'd be out once a year!
Welcome anyways....
Mike.
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hello and welcome mate I'm sure we'll find you plenty to do ;D
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Hey thanks everybody for replying and being welcoming,
Glad i seem to have gotten decent gear.
So excuse me for being a bit thick, but as far as meets etc go are they open invite to everyone?
(is it also ok for total newbs like me?)
Thanks again
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Yes mate everyones welcome. The more the better.
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yeah mate all are welcome or if you fancy something just stick up a post you'll alays find someone the head out.
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welcome lee, snugpak is highly thought of in the sleeping bag world, I have one but I use it more for summer camping which I suppose I could do now.
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Hi Lee....Welcome aboard.
Keep an eye out for the guys from Northern Ireland Bushcraft Association. They do some good stuff up around your neck of the woods.
You'll find them on their website and usually tramping around Carnfunnock and oher places.
You could do worse than look them up.
Alan.
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Hi Lee, welcome to the site! As has already been said there are usually no shortage of trips being planned in the Meets section and everyone is welcome. Hope to see you out on the trails soon :)
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Good evening Lee and welcome .... glad you found the site there's always loads going on and I'm in Larne also.
Feel free to drop me a PM and I'm sure we could arrange to get out into the Antrim Hills for a bit of craic !
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Thanks for all the replies guys, makes a dude feel welcome!
PM Sent Billy thanks
Lee