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27-07-2006, 09:06 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cornwall..
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I am all excited, bushcraft uk organise a moot every year and I am going with my family for a long weekend in Welsh Wales tomorrow. Loads of people are going and I am going to learn some new stuff. Going on a plant forrage, fishing, bird song id walk, flint knapping, knife making, leather work, archery, fire by friction, etc etc, and sitting round a fire with a drink or two. They are cooking a lamb and a pig in a hangi oven and a guy called Mors Korchanski is doing a talk. Will let you all know how it went on tuesday.......... |
27-07-2006, 09:11 PM
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Is there any particular reason why you call it that, or can you just not spell "meet" 
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27-07-2006, 09:13 PM
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Thats a 'moot' point, Eeyore.  |
27-07-2006, 09:23 PM
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I didn't call it that, a moot is a gathering........ |
27-07-2006, 09:26 PM
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27-07-2006, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonny I didn't call it that, a moot is a gathering........ | rather like a meet then d'you supose they were once one word ?
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27-07-2006, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by eeyore rather like a meet then d'you supose they were once one word ? | Not 100% but I think moot precedes meet and as bushcrafters like to be traditionists and all that. The Ents had a moot too in Lord of the rings.........I am not an Ent btw |
27-07-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade | I have not tried it before, we are being taught by John Lord who is meant to be the best in the country, he appeared on one of Ray Mears programmes and I think, meet the ancestors.........
I say we, the first course is fully booked, I am hoping to get on the second one.... |
01-08-2006, 05:32 PM
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Hi guys, I am back..........Moot was fantastic, and learnt lots. Started making my own longbow and haven't got much to do to finish it. Plant walk was great, went out with a guy called Marcus from the Wild Food School. We also went out on a forrage and collected loads of plants, which was cooked up by a chef, it was really tasty. Didn't get to do the flint knapping or the leather craft or the bird id walk, as there was so much going on and it was hard to choose what to do. Mors Korchanski was amazing and even took all the kids out for a bimble, which they all enjoyed.
Great long weekend, now back to work............... |
01-08-2006, 05:36 PM
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moot? bimble? ....i think my dictionary must be out of date!
But i have to say nice one...i would enjoy something like this loads...and for some strange reason my ageing mother is obsessed with Ray Mears !....which skuppers my plan of losing her on a desert island one day so i get my hands on the house in france  |
01-08-2006, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter moot? bimble? ....i think my dictionary must be out of date!
But i have to say nice one...i would enjoy something like this loads...and for some strange reason my ageing mother is obsessed with Ray Mears !....which skuppers my plan of losing her on a desert island one day so i get my hands on the house in france | Lol........Moot is a very old word, so your dictionary must be too new. Bimble is a little walk about.......... |
01-08-2006, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter moot? bimble? ....i think my dictionary must be out of date!
But i have to say nice one...i would enjoy something like this loads...and for some strange reason my ageing mother is obsessed with Ray Mears !....which skuppers my plan of losing her on a desert island one day so i get my hands on the house in france | There is a wilderness gathering comming up which you may be interested in going to, they are very popular http://www.wildernessgathering.co.uk/index.html |
01-08-2006, 05:46 PM
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Cool ill check it out |
01-08-2006, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Salter Cool ill check it out | Not been myself, but others say it is good.
Welcome here btw Dan......... |
01-08-2006, 05:55 PM
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cheers. |
01-08-2006, 05:58 PM
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Sounds great Jon........glad you enjoyed it.
Whats a hangi oven and was the pig tasty? |
01-08-2006, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark43 Sounds great Jon........glad you enjoyed it.
Whats a hangi oven and was the pig tasty? | Hello Mark, long time no speak........
Hangi oven is a pit in the ground filled with rocks and a big fire lit on it and then the food is cooked on the hot rocks and covered.
I never got to try the food as we had to leave early, shame........ |
01-10-2006, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonny Lol........Moot is a very old word, so your dictionary must be too new. Bimble is a little walk about.......... | Yep, moot is an 'Old English' word of Anglo Saxon origin for a meeting or an assembly.
Bimble - A gentle, harmless, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose. |
01-10-2006, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere Yep, moot is an 'Old English' word of Anglo Saxon origin for a meeting or an assembly.
Bimble - A gentle, harmless, meandering walk with no particular haste or purpose. | I like a bimble in the woods, you tend to see more. 
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01-10-2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nightshade | All too spiritual for me, but saw some Flintnapping on timeteam, a really skillfull art. |
01-10-2006, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Earth Hart I like a bimble in the woods, you tend to see more. | Me too |
01-10-2006, 02:35 PM
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Wow, how did you find this one Sheryl ?
I went for a bimble with the kids this morning, looking for fungi. Not much about though, but we had fun......... |
02-10-2006, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonny Wow, how did you find this one Sheryl ?
I went for a bimble with the kids this morning, looking for fungi. Not much about though, but we had fun......... | The definitions? I knew about the Anglo Saxon origin of ' moot' and we often use the word bimble but did a quick look up on Wikipedia for moot and google for bimble to be sure of the definitions.
Wikipedia is a great source of info. I love the fact that anyone can add info or edit it. Any errors are very rapidly discovered and corrected because so many people access it so its pretty accurate. Here is the entry for Bushcraft. Someone needs to do a write up on WAB and BCUK, I reckon |
02-10-2006, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Sheryl LaBouchardiere The definitions? I knew about the Anglo Saxon origin of ' moot' and we often use the word bimble but did a quick look up on Wikipedia for moot and google for bimble to be sure of the definitions.
Wikipedia is a great source of info. I love the fact that anyone can add info or edit it. Any errors are very rapidly discovered and corrected because so many people access it so its pretty accurate. Here is the entry for Bushcraft. Someone needs to do a write up on WAB and BCUK, I reckon | Have been linked to wikipedia a few times before, but never knew what it was about.......
I think you should put the bushcraft link up on bcuk Sheryl, might stir them up......... |
02-10-2006, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonny Have been linked to wikipedia a few times before, but never knew what it was about.......
I think you should put the bushcraft link up on bcuk Sheryl, might stir them up......... | I've never attempted to put anything on there myself yet, but I have been tempted to add some photos of our local area. I was bored one day and because Wiki is full of surprises to typed in the name of the little corner of Cheltenham in which I live and couldn't believe it when I discovered someone had already posted an entry on it!
I do think someone (maybe me) should start the ball rolling on entries for BCUK WAB and also WATW too. I'd want Stu's OK on the latter two first though I reckon. | | |
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