Vintage Weekend

I know a few people who are interested in & use vintage gear.   I thought it might be a laugh to have a weekend where we could use the old stuff - whether that's static camp or backpack.

A few beers, bit of nostalgia.   I'd expect gear to range from 1950's to 1980's.  Also not an exclusive event so folk who are interested in seeing the old gear but don't have any themselves can still come along & join the fun.

 Venue - north of England, TBA.  Date - TBA,  end of Autumn

 A site to whet your appetite!  

Now that's an original idea for a meet!

Unfortunately, I don't have anything that would qualify as 'vintage' (except myself of course) but oop north in the back end of the year sounds good to me.

Metric Kate wrote (see)

.... boots f... required one to wear a bread bag on each foot to keep dry ...

Mine still do

I have absolutely no wish whatsoever to use the sort of gear I was using in the mid 70's. In fact, I was lucky to survive... kapok-filled cotton sleeping bag in an advanced state of decay due to mildew... my uncle's old leaky boots... Marechal Picardy tent... broken-framed canvas backpack... useless cotton clothing... PVC jacket and overtrousers... chunky rubber torch... no stove... no pots and pans... not enough maps to stretch to all the places I walked to... £17.33 to last me for a whole month!

I'm not counting the weight of my geology hammer and chisel... or the increasing load of rocks and rubble I collected along the way!

If this meet goes ahead... I don't mind popping along for a laugh... but I guess if I turn up with loads of modern kit then I'll have to camp some distance away so as not to spoil things.

Rosswm wrote (see)

I'd expect gear to range from 1950's to 1980's.  Also not an exclusive event so folk who are interested in seeing the old gear but don't have any themselves can still come along & join the fun.

not got loads of vintage gear most got binned but have got a few old Karrimor sacks from late 80's I think and an original Vaude Lizard tent, at best I may have an old Phoenix jacket from late 80's as well ( could use an old set of wooden ski poles rather than modern ones though  ).

Dependant on location and date I would be interested.

Go 'proper vintage'... you know you want to!

That book is highly recommended reading.