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skids LifeTime Member
Age: 56 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1335 Location: Glos
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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 22:01 Post subject: |
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PoCUK wrote: |
leeandeb wrote: |
snowdonia ! wild camp there or you can do the 'north wales 4x4 safari' to get back into the swing of things |
Kind of defeats the 'wild' camping thing, if you're paying for laning in North Wales
Stick a post up - "Anybody laning in North Wales in the near future?" - it won't take long to get a POCUK posse together
Simon |
Why pay that sort of money, when lanes are free |
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leeandeb ****
Age: 55 Zodiac: Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 322 Location: paignton
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 14:33 Post subject: |
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because he is recovering from an illness and there would be help on hand to assist him if he took a turn for the worst
as it states this in his post !!!!
better to be safe than sorry on your 1st outing |
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PoCUK Site Admin
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 3749 Location: S/W New Forest Border
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 15:43 Post subject: |
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leeandeb wrote: |
skids wrote: |
Why pay that sort of money, when lanes are free |
because he is recovering from an illness and there would be help on hand to assist him if he took a turn for the worst
as it states this in his post !!!!
better to be safe than sorry on your 1st outing |
As there would be if he went out (for free!) with a group from the POCUK!
Simon |
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skids LifeTime Member
Age: 56 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1335 Location: Glos
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Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 21:20 Post subject: |
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leeandeb wrote: |
because he is recovering from an illness and there would be help on hand to assist him if he took a turn for the worst
as it states this in his post !!!!
better to be safe than sorry on your 1st outing |
My reply was aimed at the price of the outing compared to the kind of camping described in Yan's first post, nothing to do with Yan's state of health |
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Andy(NorthWales) LifeTime Member
Age: 58 Zodiac: Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 600 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:00 Post subject: |
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Hey Nick,
Maybe we could have a Tri-Service outing sometime, ex RAF here (and yes I did work for a living and also had to "camp out" now and again )...
I'm also in a similar boat to Yan, ill health etc, so have had to curb old habits, also, I used to love laning, but these days the only lanes I go on are around the local forest's, can't really do anything too extreme as I rely on the Paj 100% to get around, if you know what I mean, so limited to gentle lanes... |
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nick the nurse Shining Star
Age: 66 Zodiac: Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 15561 Location: Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffs a little sleepy Hamlet full of drunks and OLD PEOPLE!
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:48 Post subject: |
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Strangely it sounds like a good idea Andy ............NO CAMO paint 'tho.or I'll start with the 'dreams' again |
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minesapasty LifeTime Member
Age: 61 Zodiac: Joined: 11 Nov 2006 Posts: 2762 Location: Home, where they make proper pasties.
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:44 Post subject: |
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nick the nurse wrote: |
NO CAMO paint 'tho.or I'll start with the 'dreams' again |
The doctor said that Nick is allowed to keep the fishnets, but DEFINITELY no make up...... or he will suffer relapse |
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leeandeb ****
Age: 55 Zodiac: Joined: 20 Jul 2008 Posts: 322 Location: paignton
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Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 13:17 Post subject: |
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skids wrote: |
leeandeb wrote: |
because he is recovering from an illness and there would be help on hand to assist him if he took a turn for the worst
as it states this in his post !!!!
better to be safe than sorry on your 1st outing |
My reply was aimed at the price of the outing compared to the kind of camping described in Yan's first post, nothing to do with Yan's state of health |
i see, but to be honest i thought that if he goes off road in his paj ( dont know how experienced he is ) as we all know it can put a massive strain on the body just doing that.
that is why i posted the 'safari' type thing as if he has little experience of this he may also find off roading very stressfull
however i hate to agree with Si but perhaps a local poweys member should maybe do a rally on his patch !
that would give ppl who live in city's or just do payplay sites an idea of what this country has to offer on our own doorstep !
maybe instead of meeting in a car park and seafront drive, we should be given a g-p-s ref in the middle of the welsh mountains....
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Andy(NorthWales) LifeTime Member
Age: 58 Zodiac: Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 600 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:11 Post subject: |
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nick the nurse wrote: |
Strangely it sounds like a good idea Andy ............NO CAMO paint 'tho.or I'll start with the 'dreams' again |
So when, where and how long...
Maybe Weston on the Green or even PTS (you should know those site Nick ) |
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skids LifeTime Member
Age: 56 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1335 Location: Glos
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 20:43 Post subject: |
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I'm up for a bit of laning and camping over a wekend |
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nick the nurse Shining Star
Age: 66 Zodiac: Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 15561 Location: Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffs a little sleepy Hamlet full of drunks and OLD PEOPLE!
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 21:02 Post subject: |
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Weston and PTS .yer got to be kidding Aye I'm up for that |
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kylecollie LifeTime Member
Age: 60 Zodiac: Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 831 Location: ae
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 21:08 Post subject: |
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nick the nurse wrote: |
Weston and PTS .yer got to be kidding Aye I'm up for that |
nick it is WILD CAMPING ,kath wont let you have the caravan window open all night auld man |
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nick the nurse Shining Star
Age: 66 Zodiac: Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 15561 Location: Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffs a little sleepy Hamlet full of drunks and OLD PEOPLE!
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 21:09 Post subject: |
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LoneWolf_sw *
Age: 64 Zodiac: Joined: 12 Jan 2008 Posts: 43 Location: Wiltshire
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 13:57 Post subject: |
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Hi everyone
I’m really sorry it’s been so long since I visited the site but unfortunately my health took another nosedive, went into hospital for a routine procedure and ended up with something really nasty. On the upside I’ve now lost half my body weight so the diet is no longer required.
I’ve just got back from a weekends wild camping / fishing with the lad and although I now feel like I’ve been mangled by a less than friendly bull elephant, we had a great time, the venue was very local to me just in case but everything worked out fine so it looks like late summer could be a goer for us. So to get back to the topic………………
nick the nurse wrote: |
If we can sell the van it may be considered .thought you were ex mob.what lot were you in 2 Para me best worst mistake I ever made
Minesapasty is ex RN got to wash everyday a bed and decent scran How the other half live |
Hi Nick
Well I started of in sigs, 1st posting 8 Bgde HQ & Sig sqdn. Was then put on attachment with various mob’s and ended up with D Troop in L’Derry. Happy days
I’ve not seen too much swinging of the lamp on here, you sure he’s ex RN?
tazbabe wrote: |
hi yan.
wild camping is allowed in scotland
I suspect you are talking really wild, whereas our wild camping forays tend to mean we have been on an allowed area, but with no facilities, so we can have fires etc. |
Hi Tazbabe
Yeah I read all about the new Countryside Access Act for Scotland, sounds great but I think a little ambitious for me this year at least,
MO says I should be back to fighting fitness within the next 18 months so was thinking of somewhere perhaps a little closer to home, Wales, any of the Moors, or even just a little spit of land somewhere where parking up the Paj and pitching a tent, lighting a fire and just chilling for a few days won’t cause the landowner to come out with a heavily armed posse to move us on.
I suppose a lot of it is down to wanting to pass on some of the outdoorsy skills I’ve been taught over the years to my boy, and having had such a huge health scare realising just how short time is and wanting to get back out there.
So if you know of anywhere, we’d much appreciate if you share J
leeandeb wrote: |
snowdonia ! wild camp there or you can do the 'north wales 4x4 safari' to get back into the swing of things |
Snowdonia looks and sounds ideal, I’m not much of a one for commercial 4x4 safari’s, prefer to make it up as I go along get into much more trouble that way
Seriously though guys, North Wales is a definite contender, if not this year certainly next, thanks.
skids wrote: |
Yan, if you want to do a bit of laning and camping, post it, and i'll be up for that(just got another tent). |
Skids, you name it, would love to get out for a bit of laning & camping. I was kind of wondering about Salisbury Plain (weekends only of course ) or its peripheries, we also have the Ridgeway running through N-S and the Wansdyke E-W neither of which I’ve managed to explore yet.
Talking of tents, I’ve decided mine is just too big, we set up this weekend and it looked like the bloody town hall, the sleeping compartment could very comfortably sleep 9, 12 at a push and the ‘living’ compartment you could park a small car in, so my very next step is to flog what has been affectionately named ‘The Cathedral’ and get myself a much smaller tent, 3 / 4 berth max. See ‘The Cathedral’ below…..
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PoCUK wrote: |
Stick a post up - "Anybody laning in North Wales in the near future?" - it won't take long to get a POCUK posse together
Simon |
OK so anyone fancy a bit of laning / froading / camping / fishing / shooting ....... sorry, just trying to cover all the bases In the Mid SW region? well at least to start with, will certainly be up for heading further a field next summer, but this year I’d like to stay reasonably local if at all possible.
Well I can say one thing so far, the great outdoors has certainly gone a long way towards aiding my recovery, I think probably much more so than a lot of these fancy meds they keep stuffing inside me J It’s been a real tonic, getting out and about for both me and the lad so I look forward to reading your thoughts, comments and suggestions.
Happy summer |
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nick the nurse Shining Star
Age: 66 Zodiac: Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 15561 Location: Wolstanton Newcastle Under Lyme Staffs a little sleepy Hamlet full of drunks and OLD PEOPLE!
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 17:18 Post subject: |
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Great to see you back and on the mend I'm sure Tony is ex RN ......take things slowly Wolfie |
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