Underground Glamping

LJR

LJR

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It has taken Miles some time to overcome the obstacles in the way to get this up and running, some natural, some official.
It does look as posh as the photos!

However, spare a thought for the poor instructor who shares the night with the customers - he has to empty the bog in the morning and carry it out for disposal....:poop:
 
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Brown

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Why do glamping sites always arrange their cabins using a internment camp or council estate layout?
 
Cantclimbtom

Cantclimbtom

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LJR said:
It has taken Miles some time to overcome the obstacles in the way to get this up and running, some natural, some official.
It does look as posh as the photos!

However, spare a thought for the poor instructor who shares the night with the customers - he has to empty the bog in the morning and carry it out for disposal....:poop:
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And if it was a stag do booking, does the instructor also have to clean up the pools of vomit and piles of broken wood
 
pwhole

pwhole

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Let's not forget the 300 year-old stemples we've climbed on and rigged ropes from in Odin Mine. Though I should point out it's the only place I've ever done it. But they clearly had a good timber merchant nearby ;)
 
tomferry

tomferry

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Have read a lot books on timber underground, it should always be seasoned & de barked at the surface. none sawn timber is the best & then it goes into treatments. The books are very old but the recommend using creosote in water ways to cope with rot ! I assume they mean not milled planks obviously it has to be cut to size ! Pitched pine is extremely good for underground, this is what the angle bob is made from .


https://flic.kr/p/2mJQmcR

Locally sourced timber was always used first”due to transport costs” after this all the crap was brought in. Me & @ChrisJC have often compared these in parc and you can always tell the difference in “rot” & milling techniques , some in llanwrst have the axe marks with the axe !
https://flic.kr/p/2mzhGA4


Anyway 🤐
 
pwhole

pwhole

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Here's an interesting example, from one of my favourite mines in the eastern Peak District - the various objects are circa 1910. The roof is supported by props of unknown timber, but they look like some sort of evergreen, so possibly larch. The small sawn timbers are unknown, as is the handle of the shovel next to it. But the handle of the shovel is being steadily munched by bootlace fungus whilst the sawn timbers next to them are untouched, so clearly treated with something. The props are clearly tasty, but not as tasty as the shovel handle ;)

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cap n chris

cap n chris

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Glad to hear it PeteK!

Direct observation indicates that wood commences deterioration pretty nearly immediately; obviously treated wood lasts much longer and remains utilitarian/functional long after it starts to look shocking. But it deteriorates visibly no matter if it's treated, etc., or not. Good luck with the endeavour.
 
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Tripod

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I once took my hedgelaying mentor to view Salmon leaping on the River Dove. On the way we walked through some woodland and I was given a comprehensive talk on what timbers would be used for what, and which would rot if sawn, rather than left whole or cleft. Conversely, those which could be sawn and would not rot. One of those spontaneous lectures full of information built up over lifetimes.
In Derbyshire we use sawn hedgelaying stakes as our regional style has evolved in an area short of coppice materials. It has been said that supplies came from offcuts from pitprop production, another. known to be factual, that stakes came for the edges of boards, waste plus a little when boles of timber were converted. Longevity was not a requirement of hedgelaying stakes as the hedge will have regrown sufficiently not to need them after a few years.
I see that Greenheart beams have been sourced for repairs to Heage Windmill. This has to be one the best (the very best?) rot resistant wood but a bit exotic and expensive for use in mines?
 
wormster

wormster

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I hope it all pans out ok, one thing did spring to mind though: do the cabans have dehumidifiers?? Knowing the quarry well, the air is always a tad moist!!
 
Pete K

Pete K

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wormster said:
I hope it all pans out ok, one thing did spring to mind though: do the cabans have dehumidifiers?? Knowing the quarry well, the air is always a tad moist!!
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Yeah, pretty much 24 hour dehumidifiers and mild heating to prevent condensation or damp. That's one of the reasons behind Miles wanting to have all the electricity generated in the mine off-grid and eco friendly.
 
waggie

waggie

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Well done to Miles and all involved. Looks like a cracking spot and what a good use for an old mine.
 
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