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[rayb]

Yes a very pleasant couple of hours, nice to meet and greet, and loads of sunshine too, 523miles and still counting! Julian pm me a link to your new stove please, I might be tempted

Thanks guys

A friend has posted a picture from Wednesday afternoon of her and some friends swimming in the Avon, just upstream from where we picnicked.

[Deleted User 7077]

My Daughter does river swims went to see her in a Shrewsbury river swim .She's in Shrewsbury Triathlon club .She's a Physio at Shrewsbury Royal loves making bikers cry when recovering from accidents lol

[Ralph]

Kelly Kettle.

Only camping gear I have but handy for a brew n hot snack in the middle of nowhere.

[Deleted User 7077]

Your in lead at moment for hard core water boiling followed by Snail with meths stove .

[Deleted User 7077]

Anyone got a Dutch oven another Ray Mears favorite .

[Deleted User 7077]

I've got one of these for van camping saw guy on campervan culture using one on his Scandinavian trip .You put green wood on to keep midges away lol .I've not got the water boiler tho another company makes an oven fits in the flue .If we ever do another Shell Island camp I'll bring van .


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[Snail]

Trouble is we are so restricted where we can camp, let alone have a fire! The cool camping site is quite good for finding some more natural sites and glamping in hobbit house type things some of these will have firepits to use,

I'm afraid gone are the days when you could wander through a forest and pitch camp where you liked? When you see these type programs on tv it makes me smile, you try doing and see what happens, slightest sniff of smoke and a national trust or forest ranger will appear?

Kelly kettles are really good as choice of fuel we have just used bbq lighters in them, same with the hex type stove, which is why I made the hex stand for the trangia burner, three bbq lighters will boil the kettle, also used to punch some holes in a baked bean can and stuff with corrugated cardboard that works mostly!

Next time you get a fire going try a spud egg? Large potatoes cut about a third of one end, hollow out centre crack an egg into it, put the third you cut off back on with couple of matches to secure it, double wrap in foil stick it in the embers, you will end up with a hard boiled egg in middle if you do it right! Course you can use different fillings baked beans mince...but the egg used to amaze the scouts! Bananas as well make slit in the skin and stuff chocolate in there and foil wrap and into the embers, great till some smart alec announces what it looks like! Then they run for the bushes! Oh happy days I must be getting old!

[rayb]

Or try a Bunny Chow. Heat up your favourite curry in the pan. Take a loaf and cut it in half. Scoop out the middle and fill with the curry. Place the scooped out bit on top and eat. No washing up, apart from the pan.

[Deleted User 7077]

We had a fire at Shell island in one of those dished fire pits so off the ground .

[Snail]

Probably 30 years since at shell island? They wouldn't let you sleep in a motor home then? You had to have some sort of tent or awning, it is a nice place though