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Becker Fall Gathering chat thread
- Thread starter Ethan Becker
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I hear ya Salty. This is the first I've missed since my first gathering. On top of that, my weekend turned to total $#!+ And I just kept shaking my head saying to myself "I shoulda just went to TN..."
I hate I missed the philistine heathen godless savage chit chat around the fire.
Last spring I had about the best sleep I've ever had in my life hanging in the hammock over the tractor bucket at the shop with the rain beating on the tin roof.
This weekend included one night sleeping in the Jeep, one of the worst sleeps ever!
Not to mention my internet has been down since Friday with...
Lesson learned!
Gonna be hard to make me kiss another!
looking forward to pics!
I hate I missed the philistine heathen godless savage chit chat around the fire.
Last spring I had about the best sleep I've ever had in my life hanging in the hammock over the tractor bucket at the shop with the rain beating on the tin roof.
This weekend included one night sleeping in the Jeep, one of the worst sleeps ever!
Not to mention my internet has been down since Friday with...
Lesson learned!
Gonna be hard to make me kiss another!
looking forward to pics!
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This may rival the Kobe beef flown in for one Gathering just in terms of sheer audacity.
I had an awesome weekend training with guys from the North Carolina Mountain Search and Rescue squad, but I was really sorry to miss this Gathering. Looking forward to seeing more pictures.
1066vik
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I gained 10 pounds over the past 7 days.
I am assuming a significant fraction of that is salt overload/water weight, but not all of it.
we ate like bears expecting an early winter.
and I owe E some extra gratitude for killing the copperhead in the tree stump 4' from my hammock Saturday evening.
(I was not in the hammock at the time.......)
I am assuming a significant fraction of that is salt overload/water weight, but not all of it.
we ate like bears expecting an early winter.
and I owe E some extra gratitude for killing the copperhead in the tree stump 4' from my hammock Saturday evening.
(I was not in the hammock at the time.......)
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I was rather lax on picture taking this time, usually too busy cooking to get pictures of the food.
The camping setups
I hung in a different location than usual, and I think this was my favorite of all my hammock setups on Becker Mountain.
Some people prefer tents.
The road to camp.
My pack frame loaded and ready
This is the current configuration of my bottle kit, pared down to the basest minimal necessities.
Brought this stubby hatchet, it put a big grin on Gutsy's face when I showed it to him.
The camping setups
I hung in a different location than usual, and I think this was my favorite of all my hammock setups on Becker Mountain.
Some people prefer tents.
The road to camp.
My pack frame loaded and ready
This is the current configuration of my bottle kit, pared down to the basest minimal necessities.
Brought this stubby hatchet, it put a big grin on Gutsy's face when I showed it to him.
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Beckerheads, copperheads, and scorpions, oh my.
My first Gathering and what a weekend! I sincerely appreciate y'all making the new guy feel welcome. Good folks, good food and good times for sure.
Glad to see many have checked in after making it home safely - especially those that drove the greatest distances.
A special thanks to our host for his friendship, hospitality and generosity.
I apologize to those in neighboring campsites for my chainsaw hooked up to a wah-wah pedal snoring.
My first Gathering and what a weekend! I sincerely appreciate y'all making the new guy feel welcome. Good folks, good food and good times for sure.
Glad to see many have checked in after making it home safely - especially those that drove the greatest distances.
A special thanks to our host for his friendship, hospitality and generosity.
I apologize to those in neighboring campsites for my chainsaw hooked up to a wah-wah pedal snoring.
91bravo
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I was rather lax on picture taking this time, usually too busy cooking to get pictures of the food.
The camping setups
I hung in a different location than usual, and I think this was my favorite of all my hammock setups on Becker Mountain.
Some people prefer tents.
The road to camp.
My pack frame loaded and ready
This is the current configuration of my bottle kit, pared down to the basest minimal necessities.
Brought this stubby hatchet, it put a big grin on Gutsy's face when I showed it to him.
Thanks for the pics! One of these days, my wife and I are going to make one of these gatherings! Hopefully we'll be in hammock by then. We're in transitioning stage from tent to hammock......but unsure about how to stay warm during the winter months!
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Awesome. Keep the pics coming for us ill-fortuned voyeurs who didn't make it.
Also, I ran across this...
http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2017/09/my-beckerhead-gathering-experience/
and this...
http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/...ion-review-beckerheads-take-on-the-esee-pr-4/
Also, I ran across this...
http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2017/09/my-beckerhead-gathering-experience/
and this...
http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/...ion-review-beckerheads-take-on-the-esee-pr-4/
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It was great meeting Clay. Good guy!
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I still have not pulled my photos, sorry guys. Needed a down evening after all the running around!
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Some of the food.
Learning some skills
Learning some skills
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The BeckerHeads are a generous and helpful bunch of people. As always, many thanks are in order.
Ethan opens up his home and property to us hooligans and, each time, makes sure that all are comfortable and well fed. More importantly, he shares his friendship, knowledge, and stories.
Dogwood Dan deserves a mention for cooking an excellent hog, providing knives for the giveaway, and providing us with a Friday afternoon activity of unsticking a Ford pickup on a rough trail.
Thanks to Knifejunkie for the BeckerHead patch, and LMF Joe for bringing a whole sack of micarta grips to sell. I picked up a BK5 from Vik. Thanks to Philip and Jason for the cooking assistance, and I even got Murph to combine the butter and flour for the biscuits.
Of course, pretty much everyone present provided interesting conversation, brought knives to check out, told good stories, and were just generally good people to be around.
And finally, be assured that I will put in some more practice time with my 10/22 so I won't miss the copperhead next time.
Ethan opens up his home and property to us hooligans and, each time, makes sure that all are comfortable and well fed. More importantly, he shares his friendship, knowledge, and stories.
Dogwood Dan deserves a mention for cooking an excellent hog, providing knives for the giveaway, and providing us with a Friday afternoon activity of unsticking a Ford pickup on a rough trail.
Thanks to Knifejunkie for the BeckerHead patch, and LMF Joe for bringing a whole sack of micarta grips to sell. I picked up a BK5 from Vik. Thanks to Philip and Jason for the cooking assistance, and I even got Murph to combine the butter and flour for the biscuits.
Of course, pretty much everyone present provided interesting conversation, brought knives to check out, told good stories, and were just generally good people to be around.
And finally, be assured that I will put in some more practice time with my 10/22 so I won't miss the copperhead next time.
