BeckerWest Spring 2017 April 21-23

I have a deluxe thermarest, so that'll be coming along. I also have a woobie for extra insulation and probably the underquilt standin. Main bag's rated to 25 degrees so I should be fine.
 
We are already in Oregon, doing some site seeing and hitting the coast tomorrow then will be there Friday afternoon.
 
Just off work. Gonna grab a few ZZZZs and head down this afternoon:)
 
Heading out in a few minutes. Hope you all survived last night.
Have some bacon ready, please.
 
I'm home. I'm sore. I need sleep.
It must have been fun.
Thank you, gentlemen. You too, Jonny.
 
I had a blast! Hated driving out early Saturday night but well.......life. Still had a blast hanging with everyone! Great friends, awesome location, and great knives! Happy to see some new faces up on the hill too! Thanks to everyone except that owl!!! :)
 
Had a great time!!
I always look forward to these gatherings and they never dissapoint.
Thanks to everyone who came out and participated in yet another world-class BeckerWest!!
I have a few pics to post later tonight or tomorrow. I'm absolutely whooped...
 
so........
it sucked heinously, you all hate each other, and you'll never do it again?
 
Something like that, except kinda the opposite.

I finally got home, only 6 hours of driving this time.
 
Passenger bread!!

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Vitamin R. Sasquatch approved!

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Pro tourist apparently could only find the small bottle of Kraken at the store...

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BB gun shooting contest winners

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Fire starting contest winners
We had a Mora, a small piece of pitch, and 2 small chunks of 2x4. Abrasion murdered us all in this competition.
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Chopping contest winners

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Tomahawk throwing winners

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Slingshot shooting winners

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A huge thanks to Ka-bar for sending out an awesome box of knives to hand out!
Thanks to the land manager who lets us come up and enjoy this spot twice a year.
Thanks Awesome-O for being the ringleader of the competitions and to everyone else that helped.
It was nice meeting Padruig and his buddies. That was the first time I ever got to hang out with a christian rock band. :D Seriously though, thanks for the GEC and introducing me to a couple fine Irish whisky's.

Always great seeing 710 and the fam.
Abrasion, Fal'er, Awesome-O...I always have a blast hanging out with you guys.
Super glad Romulous showed up with Connor.
Gabe and Colton were awesome.
Bill Siegle makes a damn fine knife and is always fun to hang out with.
KingMC and crew are all an amazing bunch.
Logan is a stud.
Pro tourist is still a pirate.
Always great seeing Ironbone!

I ate too much and drank too much and had a fantastic weekend!

#Jose Diaz

 
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Man, I really hope we didn't give off a Christian rock band vibe... What the hell is that anyway? ;)

In any case, my buddies had a blast, even though they may have seemed a bit introverted. I had a fantastic time, it was great meeting you folks and I am already looking forward to the next Gathering. The contests were great, the conversations were great, the location is fantastic. Couldn't have asked for anything better. There is something to be said for hanging out with folks who genuinely share the same interests and enthusiasm.

Thank you guys for making me feel welcome, I am genuinely looking forward to the next hangout.

I hope you like that GEC, Jonny, and you can pretty much count on me bringing some fine whiskies to any shindig. :D
 
Man, I really hope we didn't give off a Christian rock band vibe... What the hell is that anyway?

Haha!!
No, you definitely don't. But Greg had me believing it for like 2 minutes.
I'd consider myself very lucky if that's the worst that was said about me this weekend!
 
We had a strange flameless smoke fire for a while, it was throwing everybody off.

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Someone brought some top-quality craft whiskey from Fremont Mischief, we all got treated right.

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The clear-cut that happened nearby meant we got some higher winds than usual, but also a great view.

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a really great view.

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Shenanigans were had, but don't worry: everybody was being safe.

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