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Ok We've got a fix on the date for out two Day Rally and that is 20th and 21st August 2011. We will have a choice of 400 acres across two farms. We are still ascertaining which land to use but all the land will be Stubble and most of it is to be disked short.

As usual we are planning to have a Token Hunt for prizes , hopefully an F.L.O on site and a BBQ for the night. We're still open to ideas at the moment.

The farmer has offered us a field to camp on the farm with a water supply and Extension lead for electric Rough and ready or do we want to go along with a proper campsite. My only problem with an official campsite is that its summer hols and there will be a lot of families booked into these sites.

If you could give feedback ideas and preferences - BUT NOT SIGN at the moment that would be great.

Hi Rob. I'll give you my 2p worth although I wont be using it but hope to be there for 1 day.
I think Rough and ready is more fun. Like being a kid again and camping out in the field down the road.(those were the days)  A torch with dici battery, couple of slices of bread, bag of crisps and a bottle of pop. No washing and freedom. Great.

Val

Absolutely agree, lets rough it.

I can bring my Rally-Shack Trailer.

240 volts and 12volt power, solar panels, flushing toilet, computer broadband access and 25 foot dongle antenna. Gas cooker and gas fired heater.

Cant go without too many creature comforts.

Eric

got to be roughing it, wots the point of camping if you have a toilet block with showers etc

nothing like a bit of rough......anyway after camping with a few of you the other week its proberly better to camp on the farm.....no nice familys to keep awake.....lol

Rough it ,  once you,ve had a few beers you won,t care anyway

rough it mate

Roughing it ?? well at least you have shovels.   :o lol

H
p.s. live just down the road so no camping for me :)

rough it . more fun

right on my doorstep,so i will stay for a few beers and wander on home to my bed  :P

i need an excuse to visit wales again! ... will have to check that the relatives are going to be in!

cant  wait yippie sinky   i live 6 miles away  thanks . 8)

Lets go ....Rough n Ready!! ;D...
Were a Hardy breed ::).................

why not I would be up for it

Rough and Ready for me (with a bit of Eric's creature comforts thrown in)  :D

Rough it no problems with us.

SUCKS!!!! im not allowed to come to this again, well guytted

Hi l live in barry & both l & the cardiff scan club have done a lot of land around here,so a bit of fore thinking here so that the rally is'nt a waste of money for those who want to attend, my question is simply this: has the farmer been asked if he's had detecting on his land before, because l hve turned up to other rallies in the past only to find my mate & me had either done or already had permission to detect the land, so the farmer can either be approached now if he has'nt already been or you could tell me the farm or even his name & l could give you the answer, the latter part regarding the name is purely based on trust alone.Thanks     

rough and ready's good for me too Rob..........and's to the crack. any idea as to toilet facilities though?

We know for certain that no rally has bee held on either of the Rally venue sites. Have they had detecting done on them ? One (500 acres) has had a couple of guys back an fore for the last few years. and the other 600 acres has had one guy (No longer detects) on and off for the last 5 years.

When a farmer tells me his farm is undetected, I take it with a huge pinch of salt.  I believe that finding a farm in the vale thats been undetected would be nigh on impossible.

Guys its like this, our two dayers are far more of a social occassion. If you happen to live local to the area we visit , theres always going to be the thought going through your mind " Do I have permission on here" . Dont forget , when we visit Somerset , Bristol or Hereford theres other members thinking exactly the same thing.

i have permission for roughly 500 acres just outside barry,it could very well be the same land.i am not atall bothered if it is.ive been goin there for nearly 3 years now and its still producing the goodies.theres allways something to find.

Good reply Rob - the last few years two dayers venues have had detectorists on them previously, yet we have produced a multitude of finds from Roman to Bronze Age to Hammered coinage. The two dayers give a good opportunity for a cracking social event for the active members of DW - if we make some decent finds from the fields then all well and good.

You are hard pushed to find any undetected land these days.  I can certainly confirm what Rob stated the farmers told us was entirely correct, as I was present at the time.

I have been a SCAN member for close to six years or so and in that time to the best of my knowledge SCAN has not visited either of the two day venues.

I am afraid we would not be able to send you the farmers name or venue Magpie. Thats something we do not do. If you are concerned that its a farm you may have already been on, then I would think its best simply not to sign up for the rally. As we have repeatedly proven though - no farm is ever done - especially not when its ploughed twice a year.

Cheers
Neil

I didnt get a single signal for nealy 2 hours on the 2nd day of a 2 day rally once!!!!!
Rob's fault for making me drink all that beer the night before, forgot to switch my machine on.

Like some people have said, when someone tells me their land has never been detected on, i take a huge pinch of salt with that statement.
Likewise i have found hammered and seen a medieval annular brooch come from a site that has been "cleaned out".
 If you want a great social event with detecting thrown in i suggest putting your name down.

im looking forward tooooo the social side ..afew cold1s  gulp! gulp! the crack ;D,,,,,
meeting up with fellow DW members and the Bonus of 2days detecting ;D......HAPPYDAYS........

for me the dw rallys are more social than all out detecting...i can do that on my own land...its a chance to chat to like minded people..have a laugh..and detect and maybe have the odd find....plus a chance too search in places that i dont have permission for....i for one cant wait...i just wont share a tent with taff!!!!!!!!!

If its been detected before or not, im just happy to get outta the house for couple of hours and meet new people and enjoy my day out

i'm ready and i'm rough ,lets have yeah ;D

rough it every time.

I'm up for roughing it.  ;D

Both days for me please  :)

Me too, both days please. Rough it would be better fun

One day for me Rob, unless the boss grants me two ???

i can only make one day ,sorry.

2 days for me please, jamesw1046

When can we pitch the tents up? Friday evening or Saturday morning ta jamesw1046

Tents can be pitched Saturday Morning before the Rally. There is no pitching of tents on the Friday. This is a working farm and a busy one at that.

yhey im allowed out for one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rob will we have flo attend'ance at this rally 8) 8)

Invited , we are awaiting a reply.  ::)

Is this now the official sign up Taff?
confused and vacant of Swansea  :P

Hello
me too.Is this a sign up thread?
Iff not id still be up for the 2 days.
Cheers Andrew

Hello Can you please add me

both days for me

THIS IS STILL NOT THE SIGN UP THREAD GUYS    ::) ;D

could of swore you put that on the 1st page  :D

top billing that weekend is ...................    ROMAN RAY ;D

could i attend on both days but as i work nights , could i come from morning untill 3 on both days , would they allow this?

THIS AINT THE SIGN UP THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When can we sign up

when the sign up list goes up!

cant wait to get out and detect, aint been in ages