Donard Wood Family Overnighter - 06/02/10

[MG1]

i will try and get down guys, get a night by the camp fire!

Neil any word on kendog for the Nevis trip?

[NeilB]

not yet mate, he is still deciding, think issues with time of year but i will speak to him again this week

[MG1]

No worries mate

[suspectmonkey]

Sounds good to me, going to try my best to make this one.  Straight forward overnighter to play with some new toys will be great

[RedLeader]

Awesome - you need to practice pitching that tent anyway 

Chris, are you coming?

Sounds good to me, going to try my best to make this one.  Straight forward overnighter to play with some new toys will be great

[suspectmonkey]

Awesome - you need to practice pitching that tent anyway 

Ohhh I reckon I can get it up in around half the time this Saturday.  So that should be about an hour then   Kat should be coming along too, and we are definately bringing something tastier than Pasta 'n Sauce!

[RedLeader]

Maybe we should do some sort of group cooking rather than all solo?

Awesome - you need to practice pitching that tent anyway 

Ohhh I reckon I can get it up in around half the time this Saturday.  So that should be about an hour then   Kat should be coming along too, and we are definately bringing something tastier than Pasta 'n Sauce!

[suspectmonkey]

Maybe we should do some sort of group cooking rather than all solo?

Would probably make good sense!  Andy can bring the cow, and someone else can bring the knife for cutting the steaks

[andy1984]

now i've the sleeping bags sorted i was thinking of coming along on Saturday, it'll all depend on work, should know later in the week!

few questions:

where do you meet?
where would you be camping at?
do you just build a big fire between everyone and then pitch tents nearby?

cheers

andy

[RedLeader]

We're camping in Donard forest - I'll pm you a link to a map and directions - it's about 200m up and just shy of a miles walk.

Generally we meet in Donard car park at a pre-set time but you can also just wander up to the place we camp and meet us. We usually just pick whatever spot is the flattest, preferrably with a few logs to sit on, light a fire in an existing fire circle and everyone pitches as close by as they fancy (or the hardier ones just sleep by the fire). There's loads of room up there, although there's sometimes a few other groups about.

Think I'll get us a flag so we can be spotted from a distance

now i've the sleeping bags sorted i was thinking of coming along on Saturday, it'll all depend on work, should know later in the week!

few questions:

where do you meet?
where would you be camping at?
do you just build a big fire between everyone and then pitch tents nearby?

cheers

andy

[andy1984]

cheers J a map and directions would be good!

who sleeps by the fire? 

do you just sit round the fire and have a few beers and bit of crack?

[RedLeader]

I've yet to see Chris sleep in a tent except under arduous weather conditions

We would usually just sit round the fire and have a few beers and some music but since we're bring the younger ones we'll probably stay relatively sensible. Maybe just a few snifters to keep out the cold (Actually no-one ever drinks beer, just spirits - it's far too damn hard to carry enough tins up )

cheers J a map and directions would be good!

who sleeps by the fire? 

do you just sit round the fire and have a few beers and bit of crack?

[andy1984]

yeah i know what you mean on the beer! spirits it is!! 

that sounds really good... few drinks and a little music around the camp fire on a cold winters night! nice

[RedLeader]

Awesome, I'm really looking forward to this now. The weather even doesn't look too bad - either cloudy or sunny but no rain.
I can't wait to get the small boy out for his first proper wild camp!

[chris]

Awesome - you need to practice pitching that tent anyway  

Chris, are you coming?

Sounds good to me, going to try my best to make this one.  Straight forward overnighter to play with some new toys will be great

I'm planning on it!

So what about this group cooking thing? I'd be up for trying anything from fire pits to spit roasts. I'll maybe have a look online and see if it throws anything out.