Nor Cal & North SF Bay GTG (November 11-14, 2022)

[ckelp]

Being a parent of six children myself, yes your phraseology is correct. "Herding butterflies" works as well.


Are you bringing any pie?

if i find the time i'll make a couple BTW nothing comes from the freezer when i cook:msp_scared:
am i nuts for likening to cook?

 

[Jon1212]

if i find the time i'll make a couple BTW nothing comes from the freezer when i cook:msp_scared:
am i nuts for likening to cook?

Heck no!!! I'm not much of a difference maker in the kitchen, but put me over a grill and I can bring some skillz. TriTip Roast, Ribs, Burgers, Pork Loin, Steaks, oh and the vegetables. Grilled asparagus, marinated zuchini, and yellow squash, green beans in a foil pan with butter, bacon, minced garlic, black pepper, kosher salt, and red onion.

 

[ckelp]

personally i can bring the heat in the kitchen and on the grill, and i don't mind going old school using cast iron on halibut...
or slow cooking a stew on a cold day... yea i know my wife is spoiled...

 

[Eccentric]

personally i can bring the heat in the kitchen and on the grill, and i don't mind going old school using cast iron on halibut...
or slow cooking a stew on a cold day... yea i know my wife is spoiled...

I figured there HAD to be a reason why your better half puts up with you my friend. Bruce and I are still wrapping our heads around the fact that you have a little one on the way. Dave's reproducing!!!!!

Bruce we're up to 13 confirmed (including me and Dave) so far. A few "maybe's" too. About 2/3 are camping (with most of those being tent campers......plus a couple trailers). I'll compile all the "data" that I have so far for you this weekend.

 

[NORMZILLA44]

You guys figure a date yet? Hope all is well, been thinking much you guys. See you agains soon

 

[Eccentric]

You guys figure a date yet? Hope all is well, been thinking much you guys. See you agains soon

First weekend in November Norm. 11/3 thru 11/5.

 

[spindrift7mm]

No Meat For The Freezer !!!

Well I still can't believe I did it !!! I just canceled a Mule Deer hunt in Wyoming so I can make it to the GTG. Can you say CAD. I waited until now cause in the begining I was not sure it was going to fly, but you guys have really got a county fair going now. What with all the celebrities like Randy Mac.Gologit and maybe Normzilla coming I just gotta come see. Heard a rumor Mastermind bought a new pair of flip-flops and next week is going start hitchhiking to get here in time ! (just kidding) All kidding aside you guys are doing a great job getting this thing rolling. I hope some of the Sacramento and Placerville area guys show up, it would nice to meet some local members in my area.Has anyone came up with an idea of how much wood we are going to have availible to whittle on? My brother and I are planning to load the stock trailer with saws and it would be nice to know what to bring. Sorry for the long ramble. Ken

 

[Bob95065]

Wow, you'all been busy

T-Shirts - working on that one. Looks like we may have three flavors. White with 1st Annual Bothe GTG logo for sale (tells us how many and what sizes?). Orange with 1st Annual Bothe GTG logo for those who sign the release form and want to run saws/equipment.

And Green for Bothe Forest Practices Group (FPG) members (volunteers). New members can sign up for FPG on the weekend if they want to join in.

Talking to local businesses about sponsoring the T Shirts so we have enough on hand for what ever crowd we think we'll be getting (hope we'll know more as we get closer). Figuring that the sponsors will pick up the up front cost of the shirts to get them made, then we can pay them back out of what sells. I'm thinking the sponsors should absorb the cost for the Sawyers Orange shirts and the Green FPG shirts ???

As far as BBQ goes, all the pic-nic and camp sites have some sort of wood stove. Most have Belson Stoves that will allow grilling and flat plate heat too. Bring hardwood cut to stove size and you should be OK.

For the question of "will there be anything real to drop?" That's really a two-parter:

Part 1 is that we all sort of agree that this first event will have enough wrinkles that it is not likely we'll have anything truly meaningful availble. BUT, the State is coming through the Park and doing a hazard tree survey in Oct. So we'll have some stuff marked. What we can do with that we don't know ...

Part 2 is that we are planning to discuss future felling opportunities and period correct re-enactments on "film" as part of the Saturday morning meeting that all are invited to attend at the outdoor AV center (correct smelling clothes welcome on filming days ). We'll be doing audience discussion and brainstorming how we can combine next years event with real tree work and such. So keep your kit handy, but this year will be more about trying to figure out how to approach these harder issues.

Keep the roster coming on who will be attending. Let Eccentric know what you need? We are trying to find locations for each major activity. Looks like swap meet is one place. Demo area is another. Show-n-shine and Antique Show Off is another. Also looks like some of the "Make & Break" boys will be attending too.

Rob Grassi, our maintenance guy and resident Mill Wright, is thinking that we should build a "portable" saw mill in the future. Maybe Steam? And of course we could use a moderate sized steam donkey as real attraction for the kids

Lots of possibilities when we put our heads together

You can put me down for a XXL and a youth small. My oldest son keeps asking me about the "Chainsaw Festival". We are both really looking forward to it.

Did you get my RSVP PM?

Bob

 

[Eccentric]

PM received Bob.

 

[Eccentric]

Bringing this up for those that haven't seen it.

OK Folks.

Roll Call!

We're getting down to the wire, and need to get a better idea of who's going to be at the event, and what their 'needs' are. Post up in the thread whether you're coming to the event, and PLEASE send me a Private Message (PM) me with answers to the following questions.

1)What's your "real" name?

2)Are you going to be running saws (whether your saws or those that belong to others)? I'm guessing most folks will be answering "yes" to that one...

3)Are you going to be bringing saw/logging related stuff for the swap meet area?

4)Will you be camping on site (instead of staying elsewhere)? If so, what nights will you be staying? Friday night, Saturday night, or both?

5)If yes to #4......what type of camping will you be doing (tent, trailer, RV)..........and if using a trailer or RV what's the size of said trailer or RV?

6)Again if yes to #4, how many vehicles will you have with you? FYI-additonal NON towing/towed vehicles (not a dingee towed behind your RV or the vehicle pulling your trailer) require an additional $8 fee.

7)If tent camping, are you going to want your own space, or would you like to pitch your tent in the 'group area'?

For those folks that are planning on attending the event, please PM me with answers to the above questions if you haven't already!

 

[BrocLuno]

Looks like we have a quorum ... Once the Ranger gets the head count, we can start putting camp sites aside. For the Tent campers, we have two flavors and one extra option:

1.) We have the walk-in sites a bit further up the canyon (we have 4 of these, but at least two will accommodate two tents). Not far from a restroom, etc. Park in a small lot and carry your gear less that 200' to your site.

2.) We have the regular camp sites with parking in your site, a tent site, steel fire ring (w/ half grate), table with food locker and room for a modest motor-home or pick-up with camper or something like a 25 foot trailer.

3.) We'll be making some Day-Use pic-nic area sites available for folks who want to stay near their gear if they are going to leave it out overnight... Some of these sites will accommodate like a 36 foot motor-home or something. We'll have two sites that might take a 40 footer.

The Tee Shirt thing is part of herding cats. Since we are a public park and will have others who are not official GTG folks wandering around, we need to tell who's who ... Between the Tee shirts and the Duct Tape name tags, we'll know who should be firing up and who should maybe check with someone first?

 

[slowp]

Is November T shirt weather there?

 

[Frank Boyer]

It could be during the day, but 40's at night.

 

[Bob95065]

It could be during the day, but 40's at night.

The kind of weather I like. Perfect for sawing and sleeping.

 

[sawfun9]

There you go, just sawing logs.

 

[Jon1212]

Is November T shirt weather there?

If it's dry, yes. Flip flops however are on a TBD basis.

 

[Bob95065]

There you go, just sawing logs.

I split 2 cords of dry eucalyptus with a 8 pound maul Monday. I was sawing logs that night.

 

[ckelp]

i figure shroud throw this out there if aaron's (Eccentric) PM box is full you can PM me.. and i'll let him know that his box is full...

o BTW this is for Jonathan:hmm3grin2orange:
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[Frank Boyer]

Do we have a count of the people that are interested? 30, 40, or ??? When do we need to reserve camping spots and the common cooking area?
THANKS

 

[ckelp]

Do we have a count of the people that are interested? 30, 40, or ??? When do we need to reserve camping spots and the common cooking area?
THANKS

it more around 13-15...
i wish it could be more like the PNW GTG..