Skipwith common ( a few pics)

[resnikov]

Just went for nice little bimmble with the family and friends round Skipwith common. Its a lovely area to walk in North Yorkshire, about half way between York and Selby.

The plan was to get 2 geocaches whilst we were there.

After we got out of the wind and in to the trees we found the first one under a little bridge

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Soon after we stopped for a picnic and I got to use my honey stove for the first time in the woods. Very impressed with it, also very happy with my lid for my Crusader cup from launditch1

http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg611/scaled.php?tn=0&server=611&filename=afbx.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640

After the brew, we cleared up after ourselves and left no trace of the picnic or the stove.

Nice view of the woods

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We got the 2nd cache just as the heavens opened up on us.
Forgot to take any more pictures as not used to having a good phone that can do that.

[Kiltie]

Looks like you all had a good day out Resnikov-and got to try out your honeystove too (a Christmas pressie ?), when I was down your way last year I went to 'the gascoigne express' cache-found the location and took pics of the siamese tree-no cache as it had been 'muggled' :(, was a nice place to visit and amazing woodland too



Jim

[resnikov]

Ahh I know the tree, got that cache ages ago. Yeah the stove a Christmas pressie.

[JonnyP]

Good stuff..
Thats an interesting looking tree in the background on the first pic..!

[paul standley]

Yes, I spotted the tree as well, looks even older than I am..!

JonnyP - just figured out what "An pleg-mor Kernewek hag a wra kovyow" means - I'm sure it is...never been there though.

Paul.

[swkieran]

nice pics looks like you had a great time :),have you ever camped out there

[resnikov]

No never camped, would like to but don't think I would get permission as its a nature reserve.

[swkieran]

do a bit of stealth camping looks like a nice place :)

[Shewie]

Nice piccies mate

Might have to take a wander up there myself one day :)

[resnikov]

Nice piccies mate

Might have to take a wander up there myself one day :)

Let me know if you do, will tag along if thats ok.

[Shewie]

Let me know if you do, will tag along if thats ok.

Will do :)

[JonnyP]

Yes, I spotted the tree as well, looks even older than I am..!

JonnyP - just figured out what "An pleg-mor Kernewek hag a wra kovyow" means - I'm sure it is...never been there though.

Paul.
Lol.. I have some great memories, and I recommend visiting.. Chris Evans enjoyed the place when he did a live show here last year.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/cornwall/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8950000/8950007.stm
Sorry to digress Resnikov..

[Ashley Cawley]

Looks like you had a lovely time, thanks for sharing.

Great to see the Honeystove being used, how were you for tinder & kindling?... it's a great exercise I find to teach the kids how to find proper dead twigs, I learnt the art of delegation from Martin ;)

Plenty of Birch there in the third shot :)

[resnikov]

I cheated a little with the honey stove, put a little fire lighter in to get started as you don't have the biggest time window with kids before they get bored :p Lots of small twigs on the ground to pick up and use, got it going really well. Had realized how hungry the honey stove can be for wood. Maybe I should have looked a bit harder for slightly bigger bit of wood.

[Ashley Cawley]

I cheated a little with the honey stove, put a little fire lighter in to get started as you don't have the biggest time window with kids before they get bored :p ...
It's not really cheating when your out having a picnic with family/kids, you can light the thing however you want! :)

When I'm out for a brew or camp I quite enjoy finding dead standing hazel on my journey, often a couple of good long wands will offer you a variety of thickness's at either end. I like the fact that the honey-stove can take some quite large pieces when you've got some, then it takes less maintaining. :) ... but again get those kids trained up on identifying good twigs; saves you the legwork then :p

[Shewie]

I always cheat with my wood burning stoves Res :) I use those Zip Natural (http://www.zipfires.com/uk/winter-warmth/zip-winter-products-natural-firelighters/) fire lighter thingies. I cut them up into thinner pieces so I get about four or five to each block, they fold nicely into an L-shape which is dead easy to get going.

Did I mention my bag of tinder I carry too :)