socks 32,253 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I would've loved that Tomo!! Fin and isla were up for it, unfortunately the wife wasn't lol.. If you put your hand down the front of your trousers and rummaged about a bit you might find your balls ......... Hark at her!! Lol Sorry I would have answered earlier but X factor was on and my missus made me turn my I pad off ....... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 28,037 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I would've loved that Tomo!! Fin and isla were up for it, unfortunately the wife wasn't lol.. If you put your hand down the front of your trousers and rummaged about a bit you might find your balls ......... Hark at her!! Lol Sorry I would have answered earlier but X factor was on and my missus made me turn my I pad off ....... Lol... I thought you would of retired to the swinging chair with a bottle.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I would've loved that Tomo!! Fin and isla were up for it, unfortunately the wife wasn't lol.. If you put your hand down the front of your trousers and rummaged about a bit you might find your balls ......... Hark at her!! Lol Sorry I would have answered earlier but X factor was on and my missus made me turn my I pad off ....... Lol... I thought you would of retired to the swinging chair with a bottle.. No its a little chilly and my favourite cardigan is in the wash ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gamerooster 1,179 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) Same with me as a kid, our little gang used to have its own territory, not quite trout and.rabbit, just.crisps and jam buttys, with enough haribos and fizzy drinks to kill a diabetic!!! Shame all the lads are now in jail, 3 for class A, 2 for murder, and 1 for armed robbery lol...... good old liverpool!!! Edited October 4, 2014 by gamerooster 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,873 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I assume it was also standard practice to booby trap your dens to protect against rivals? Our favourite was simple trip wires. We tried counterweight types and dead falls but were shite at them, probably just as well... serious stuff dens. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 28,037 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I assume it was also standard practice to booby trap your dens to protect against rivals? Our favourite was simple trip wires. We tried counterweight types and dead falls but were shite at them, probably just as well... serious stuff dens. They were defended with catapults and peg guns mainly.. Although gat guns were the daddy of the den defence weapons lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 28,037 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I would've loved that Tomo!! Fin and isla were up for it, unfortunately the wife wasn't lol.. If you put your hand down the front of your trousers and rummaged about a bit you might find your balls ......... Hark at her!! Lol Sorry I would have answered earlier but X factor was on and my missus made me turn my I pad off ....... Lol... I thought you would of retired to the swinging chair with a bottle.. No its a little chilly and my favourite cardigan is in the wash ....... Tbh that's the main reason I didn't sleep in it.. It's October for christs sake, way to cold for camping out!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I would've loved that Tomo!! Fin and isla were up for it, unfortunately the wife wasn't lol.. If you put your hand down the front of your trousers and rummaged about a bit you might find your balls ......... Hark at her!! Lol Sorry I would have answered earlier but X factor was on and my missus made me turn my I pad off ....... Lol... I thought you would of retired to the swinging chair with a bottle.. No its a little chilly and my favourite cardigan is in the wash ....... Tbh that's the main reason I didn't sleep in it.. It's October for christs sake, way to cold for camping out!! Very sensible if you can't have a hot Horlicks before bed at this time of year it could be very dangerous ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Great stuff Kev! Bonfire time was the best for us, making a den in the middle and extending it as people dumped doors, sofas and wood in a pile in the middle of the park on the estate from september on was ace! we built some crackers over the years, some were massive and had loads of different rooms. Used to hide in them to defend them like a fort because all the different estates had their own and their was a rivalry to see who could burn each others fire before bonfire night! Best one we made had an old coal bunker lid nailed on which would pop open like a trap door you could pop up out of to heave stones at any approaching enemies! Great fun.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,499 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I would've loved that Tomo!! Fin and isla were up for it, unfortunately the wife wasn't lol.. If you put your hand down the front of your trousers and rummaged about a bit you might find your balls ......... no he wont his mrs wears em as ear rings he only gets a lend if he,s been good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulf 820 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 we would always be making some kind of den in the woods near our house until the older kids would smash it up :censored:.then it was war :boogy: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 1,916 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 My kids (aged 6 and 2) have a den in the back garden made after I trimmed back a laurel hedge and my son also loves making dinosaur nests in the local wood. Also...I think I may have mentioned this on here before...some older kids made a den in the local wood which backs onto my son's school and they turned it into a communal den so that people could add their own bits and bobs...they even had a visitors book! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 28,037 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 My kids (aged 6 and 2) have a den in the back garden made after I trimmed back a laurel hedge and my son also loves making dinosaur nests in the local wood. Also...I think I may have mentioned this on here before...some older kids made a den in the local wood which backs onto my son's school and they turned it into a communal den so that people could add their own bits and bobs...they even had a visitors book! That's very civilised for dens!! If you entered another gangs den you were taking your life in your hands lol.. Visitors book!!.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Nice mate. Me, the Mrs and nipper took 1st in a den comp down the local woods. Won a free family cinema pass. Pretty much the same build as yours, a long A frame, with sticks then greens then loads of leaf litter.. It even stood up to the water test Best bit was when another family tried claiming ours was there already, we just added to it,. I dont think they liked the fact I showed up with rope, a saw and gloves.. Talk about competitive den building. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobcullen79 1,495 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 I assume it was also standard practice to booby trap your dens to protect against rivals? Our favourite was simple trip wires. We tried counterweight types and dead falls but were shite at them, probably just as well... serious stuff dens. Yup, we used to split into two teams, usually those closest to each other and have half hour setting traps for each other and play man hunt. Those neck height wires really hurt if you were running fast.. Or slow, come to think of it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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