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Flight from Knock to Glasgow sounds easier and cheaper! What are you proposing Gavin?

David

I wouldn't mind toddling along. We should go by Hovercraft.

Splitters  :lol:

Anyone in Ireland fancy sorting it out, let me tell you, it's well worth it.
Firstly as Gavin said, get the number sorted out, I found the 9 seater Radwagon very economical, spacious and a smooth drive. So aim to fill this first.
Next, get confirmations, phone numbers and addresses and get in contact with everyone.
Now organise the route plus pick ups.
Now let people sort out accom and pair up to ease the cost.
That's about it for now. I would write more details but I'm parked up at work using my phone.
If someone wants to organise the First Irish Hell-Trek I am available for a chat, just pm me  ;)

If there's a rainbow you could drive over it to Scotland.

CF said it all.

Quote from: Garageman on 25 May, 2010, 12:44:57 AM
I wouldn't mind toddling along. We should go by Hovercraft.

I was thinking a minibus, but if you have access to a Hovercraft all's the better.

I'm in for sure.  :)

Surely the ferry Larne-Stranraer would be as cheap/ cheaper than flights/ bus/ rail?

It would be a lot more fun, that's for sure.

Mind you, begsy not driving!  :lol:

Quote from: HOO-HAA on 25 May, 2010, 07:34:45 AM
Surely the ferry Larne-Stranraer would be as cheap/ cheaper than flights/ bus/ rail?

It would be a lot more fun, that's for sure.

That's what I would have taught too. If we had to start around Dublin, some of us further south or west could meet up there and from there we start moving north. But this is me getting ahead of myself; let's see if we can get numbers first. 

Quote from: HOO-HAA on 25 May, 2010, 07:34:45 AM
I'm in for sure.  :)

Surely the ferry Larne-Stranraer would be as cheap/ cheaper than flights/ bus/ rail?

It would be a lot more fun, that's for sure.

Mind you, begsy not driving!  :lol:

I do that drive regulary, and it's about 5 hours from the port to Inverness.

Gavin's right, get the numbers first then decide on the place to start from. Obviously the Radwagon will need to be booked there. Don't forget you can have more than one driver  ;)

Once the names come in decide on a date for your cut off for joining and then you'll be ready for all the calculations, route, pick ups, costs (hire, fuel & ferry) and anything else you may want to do (T-shirts or the likes).
Also before this cut off you can insist on a downpayment (non refundable, if you like) so as to stop worrying, this will be for the person booking the Radwagon and sorting the whole thing out.
Also people can start to organise twin rooms for the weekend (costs again) or singles if they like.
Decide on your departure date (I'm going for the Thursday night again) as I'm sure everyone will want to hit the Ramada bar on Friday night. As with this you should also decide on your departure date/time (we might be departing on the Monday, discussions will be taking place with plenty of time to spare) so as not to put yourself on a tight schedule.

I keep saying that this will be a bloody good laugh and I can honestly say it is. Also with this way of travel you can cram the back with quite a lot of stuff and all your bought artwork/sketches will be well protected.

The cost for 7 Hell-Trekkers this year was £78 round trip (I think), it would drop down to about £60ish with 9. It all depends on fuel costs for next year but I can't see it being much more. Add to this the cost of your room and you can see it works out rather well. I have no idea of the ferry prices but then again we didn't need to use one. Obviously your fuel costs will be less than what we used so the ferry may level that out.
On the fuel cost, you'll only know the total when you get up to Inverness and that's when everyone can pay the rest of the money.

That's it for now, so

COME ON YOU IRISH BOARDERS

p.s. remember this is nearly a door to door service, now that can't be bad  ;)

Cheers, CF. Definitely sounds like the way forward to me!

Clearly, it'll have to start from the south, then work up north to leave on the Larne ferry.

And, yeah... I'll do my share of driving (if you're all brave enough)

:D

Well- I was looking into travel to Ireland for the band a wee while back. Being a stones throw fae Inverness and Aberdeen meant that flying was an option we looked at. We costed the six hour drive to Stranraer and the ferry over, then did the same with the planes. It was a good bit cheaper to fly Ryan Air (despite having to pay for two extra seats for guitar& bass) and it meant I didn't have to do a six hour drive!
Obviously, there were only four of us, so a divvy of the petrol & ferry would have been a lot bigger than if there are a decent number of trekkers. But it's still maybe worth a look just in case.

Definately count me in on this, no holidays planned for this year (or the foreseeable future) so Ill need the break come next year!!!

Sorry for the double post but what dates will this run across so I can book the time off tomorrow. And let the wife now looooooooooooooooooooooooong in advance so there will be no complaining come the time!!

Quote from: Van Dom on 25 May, 2010, 08:09:39 PM
Sorry for the double post but what dates will this run across so I can book the time off tomorrow. And let the wife now looooooooooooooooooooooooong in advance so there will be no complaining come the time!!

I'm not sure if the dates have been announced yet, dude.

Dog, you may be right about the prices (especially with Ryan Air). I guess I'd be happy to pay a little extra for (wait for it) 'The Craic of the Trek'! :)

Having just checked the Inverness Airport site, it's 9 miles outside the city, so that adds taxi, bus, train fare to the costs (each way). Remember you would all have to make your own way to the airport in Ireland, which adds more money to the overall cost.
Also if you manage to get about 14 going you could go for a slightly larger Radwagon, which in turn would reduce the costs significantly.

Not wanting to dismiss DD's idea, only thinking of peoples money worries in the current climate, every little helps.

The dates are 26th-27th March 2011 Van Dom and HOO-HAA is correct the Craic of the Trek is great, just look at what we all said about what we did. In the end it's the whole weekend that makes this Con great.

Flying doesnt count as a HellTrek.

You tell em Peter and there was me thinking DD was hardcore  ::)

Quote from: Peter Wolf on 25 May, 2010, 08:24:26 PM
Flying doesnt count as a HellTrek.

It does if it's Ryanair.

Fantastic, there's interest. 

Quote from: Jared Katooie on 25 May, 2010, 10:27:01 PM

Quote from: Peter Wolf on 25 May, 2010, 08:24:26 PM
Flying doesnt count as a HellTrek.

It does if it's Ryanair.

:lol:

Alas, this is true...

I propose that should this come together, it's re christened the 'Hell FECK' ;)

I'll put down a provisional yes from me - I don't know what I'll be doing that time next year or if I can afford it. I'm up north too - if there's a Dublin staging post, perhaps the north could meet south at Belfast Central Station? (we could probably get some cross border funding for this!  :lol: )

M.

And the HELL FECK is born. This may actually be successfull.

Hardcore lazy and feckless, CF- not hardcore driving!
The desire to get totally fucked up whilst over in Ireland (when in Rome)* was strong enough to make driving a thing to be avoided. I always have to drive to and from gigs- none of the scurvy dogs can drive, so I never get to kick back and get myself into knots. Besides, I'm the band mum, dad, nanny and all round sensible bloke.

Yes, you did read the right- there is no hope at all for the other three fuckwits!

Anyway- Ryanair must be considered hardcore- they were only looking for £40 return. So thats probably one shit plane.


* Shout "FUCK THE ROMANS!"

HELLFECK is go!  :D

More expressions of interest most welcome.

I wouldnt be able to commit that far ahead, still might try a Ryanair at the time.

David

I'm deffo interested...

(I would rather walk than go Ryan air...)

Quote from: pauljholden on 02 June, 2010, 09:46:44 AM
I'm deffo interested...

Now if that small sentence doesn't help fill the Radwagon then I don't know what will  ;)

Quote from: pauljholden on 02 June, 2010, 09:46:44 AM
I'm deffo interested...

Wonderful, how are you going to compete with that CF?

We have Peter & Roger in our Radwagon.
I am trying my best to get one of Tharg's droids on board  ;)

Quote from: Dog Deever on 01 June, 2010, 06:51:38 PM
I'm the band mum, dad, nanny and all round sensible bloke.

:o :o :o

Quote from: Proudhuff on 03 June, 2010, 08:20:44 PM

Quote from: Dog Deever on 01 June, 2010, 06:51:38 PM
I'm the band mum, dad, nanny and all round sensible bloke.

:o :o :o

Heh! I know.

I've just had a look at my driving licence and I'm not allowed to drive minibuses  :| I'm not a bad navigator though!

I cant drive Minibusus either but i think that CF can due to being qualified to drive HGVs.

I am a bloody excellent navigator even if i say so myself which i just did and i never get lost or get it wrong.

You are allowed to drive a minibus with up to 16 passengers if:
i) you drive on behalf of a non commercial body for social purposes but not for hire or payment, unless operating under a permit
ii) you are aged 21 and over
iii) you have possessed a car (category B) license for at least 2 years
iv) you are providing your service on a voluntary basis
v) the minibus maximum weight is not more than 3.5 tonnes excluding any specialist equipment for the carriage of disabled passengers. Minibuses up to 4.25 tonnes will be permitted in certain circumstances.
vi) if you are 70 years old and over, you are able to meet the health requirements for driving a vehicle (i.e. minibus) which comes within the D1 class.

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 04 June, 2010, 06:34:17 PM
You are allowed to drive a minibus with up to 16 passengers if:
i) you drive on behalf of a non commercial body for social purposes but not for hire or payment, unless operating under a permit

Did the HellTrek fit that criteria ?

I cant drive manual cars as i only drive automatics.

I think it did Peter, part iii) is the main bit that anyone needs to know and I'm sure that who ever organises the Irish Hell-Feck will do their research  ;)

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 04 June, 2010, 07:23:13 PM
I think it did Peter, part iii) is the main bit that anyone needs to know and I'm sure that who ever organises the Irish Hell-Feck will do their research  ;)

I am curious how it works out with the insurance.

:-*

What insurance  :-\






Only kidding, when I booked ours they copied my license and asked if anyone else was driving, to which I said no. If anyone else was to drive then the hire price would go up but not by much and that would be it.

If anyone did need to fly in depending on flight times I might be able to pick them up and drop them at the hotel.

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 04 June, 2010, 07:23:13 PM
I think it did Peter, part iii) is the main bit that anyone needs to know and I'm sure that who ever organises the Irish Hell-Feck will do their research  ;)

Yes, indeed...

Oh, look! A wall!  :P

I've had a licence for just over 10 years and it's just been renewed - no minibus category ticked! The regs might be different this side, and I think that used to apply alright.

I only found out because I was asked to step in for someone doing a weekend excursion and the van company wouldn't let me take the vehicle...

M.

Are you in the south, Mikey?

We'll particularly need someone in the south, with a minibus licence, as that's where the trek will start from.

The other option, of course, is to have ourselves a convoy of people carriers! :D

And wouldn't that be a sight to behold.

I don't have any licence either, so the search must continue.

I'm oop north...but IF I'm able to go I'd be happy to head south first if a driver was needed.

I suppose a proper trek has a series of wagons, so a convoy of people carriers may fit the bill!

M

Just giving this a bump...

So far there's 7 of us bog hoppers interested, but no confirmed minibus Radwgon pilot. If it stays that way, perhaps two cars outrider rigs might do the job? A nine seater would be comfy though!

Hellfeckers provisional roster;

Me
Gav
Maryanddavid
Garageman
Hoo Haa
Van Dom
PJ Holden

M

I quite like the convoy idea...

(ten-four, Rubber Duck!)

Uh, Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber Duck
You got a copy on me Pig-Pen? C'mon

Uh, yeah 10-4 Pig Pen, fer sure, fer sure
By golly it's clean clear to Flag-Town, C'mon

Uh, yeah, that's a big 10-4 Pig-Pen,
Yeah, we definitely got us the front door good buddy,
Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy

Was the dark of the moon, on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth, pullin' logs
Cabover Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs
We 'as headin' fer bear on I-One-Oh
'Bout a mile outta Shaky-Town
I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
An' I'm about to put the hammer on down

Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the night
Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...

Uh, breaker Pig-Pen, this here's The Duck
Uh, you wanna back off them hogs
10-4, 'bout five mile or so, 10-roger
Them hogs is gittin' in-tense up here

By the time we got into Tulsa-Town
We had eighty-five trucks in all
But they's a road block up on the clover leaf
An' them bears 'as wall to wall
Yeah them smokies 'as thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear-in-the-air
I sez callin' all trucks, this here's The Duck
We about to go a huntin' bear

Cause we gotta great big convoy, rockin' through the night
Yeah we gotta great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...

Uh, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that Pig-Pen?
Uh, negatory Pig-Pen, yer still too close
Yeah, them hogs is startin' close up my sinuses
Mercy sakes, you better back off another ten

Well we rolled up interstate fourty-four
Like a rocket sled on rails
We tore up all a our swindle sheets
An' left 'em settin' on the scales
By the time we hit that Chi-Town
Them bears was a gittin' smart
They'd brought up some reinforcements
From the Illinois National Guard
There 'as armored cars, and tanks, and Jeeps
An' rigs of every size
Yeah them chicken coops 'as full a bears
An' choppers filled the skies
Well we shot the line, an' we went for broke
With a thousand screamin' trucks
And eleven long-haired friends of Jesus
In a chartreusse microbus

Hey Sod Buster, listen
You wanna put that microbus in behind the suicide jockey?
Yeah, he's haulin dynamite
He needs all the help he can git

Well we laid a strip fer the Jersey Shore
An' prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge 'as lined with bears
But I didn't have a doggone dime
I sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber Duck
We just ain't a gonna pay no toll
So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight
I sez, let them truckers roll, 10-4

Cause we gotta mighty convoy, rockin' through the night
Yeah we gotta mighty convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?
Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our way
We're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USA
Convoy... Convoy...

Uh, 10-4 Pig-Pen, what's yer 20?
Omaha?!
Well they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer sure
Well mercy sakes alive good buddy
We gonna back on outta here
So keep the bugs off yer glass
An' the bears off yer... tail
We gonna catch ya on the flip-flop
This here's the Rubber Duck on the side
We gone
Bye, Bye...

Aw, man... someone (more technologically minded than I) needs to post the youtube video. What a tune!  :D

Yeah, get started on the cd-sound track for the Fecktrek

I wonder if they will have Judge Leprechauns on the bonnets.


Have I gone too far  :-X

I might be up for it but couldn't give a definite until, probably, early 2011 due to college bullshit.

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 28 June, 2010, 03:51:33 PM
I wonder if they will have Judge Leprechauns on the bonnets.

Have I gone too far  :-X

Well, if such things were made, do you know anyone who'd buy them?  ;)  How about some Judge Morris Dancers for the Radwagon?  :lol:

Anyway, I'd propose a mascot named Judge Spud. Much less stereotypical!

M.

Nay, this is what you want!  and you could get sponsored if you put a harp on that glass...

We could nearly get one car to collect those in the south and another for those in the north. Then meet up before we head across on the ferry. I could get some signs arranged for the sides of the cars/bus if we wanted to compete with CF's Radwgon. Judge Joyce, probably, but I'm sure PJ could come up with something good though.

Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 28 June, 2010, 03:51:33 PM
I wonder if they will have Judge Leprechauns on the bonnets.


Have I gone too far  :-X

*dances a merry Irish jig for the pleasure of the Englishman*

:P

Quote from: Gavin_Leahy on 02 July, 2010, 01:52:46 AM
We could nearly get one car to collect those in the south and another for those in the north. Then meet up before we head across on the ferry. I could get some signs arranged for the sides of the cars/bus if we wanted to compete with CF's Radwgon. Judge Joyce, probably, but I'm sure PJ could come up with something good though.

Great idea! Plus, the hiring (and driving!) of a car seems less scary than a minibus.

So, when do we need to organise the finer points? 

Not for several months yet, but we might need people to start confirming if they are going or not at some point after the summer. 

Gavin is quite correct, lay the groundwork now with people adding to the list (which needs refreshing every so often) and after summer the hard work begins.
Get solid confirmations, locations (addresses & phone numbers 'home & mobile'), etc... and then go from there!
It's looking good at the moment  ;)

Okay... should we start an all new list of confirmations, lads?

Dates: Sat 26th - Sun 27th March 2010

Transport: We had discussed hiring a minibus or car(s)

I'm guessing we should probably head over on the Friday evening? Maybe coming back on the Sunday?

So, who's up for it?

I am.

So, my name's on the list:

HOO-HAA

Guys!

Before you go any further...

Well, there's no easy way of saying this, so we'll just come right out with it: there isn't going to be a HiEx in 2011.
We know, it's terrible!
But at the moment, we simply don't have the spare time available over the next few months to get things ready on time and to do it justice and give you the event you deserve. Plus we've been struggling with finding sponsorship for the event.
However, we fully intend to return in 2012 (the End of the World not withstanding!), and hopefully that extra time will give us more room to find sponsorship and/or grant money and get things organised!

Sorry for dropping this on everyone, it really is the last thing we're wanting to do, but we have to be realistic with the amount of work required compared to the number of hours we have available to do it!

 :'( :'( :'(

But I fully understand, Rich.

Hey, next time you're in Belfast give me a shout and we'll grab that pint (and get a start on planning the 2012 HELLFECK ;) )

Quote from: HOO-HAA on 07 September, 2010, 08:40:08 PM
:'( :'( :'(

But I fully understand, Rich.

Hey, next time you're in Belfast give me a shout and we'll grab that pint (and get a start on planning the 2012 HELLFECK ;) )

I'll be over at the start of next month- if I get the time, it's a date!

Sorry to hear that
Me and the wife were really looking forward to ourt first Hi-Ex

ah well, theres always 2012

Aw,crap!

On one hand I'm chuffed for ye that you're too busy to organise The Event, on the other it's bad as no Hell Feck 2011. I'd expect I won't be able to go in 2012, I think I'll be both too busy and skint  :(

M.

While there was no chance I was going to have the readies for 2011, I'm still very sorry to hear this news.  Fair fecks to RAC and the gang for choosing quality over expectation - that's the kind of classy decision making that has earned Hi-Ex the rep it enjoys.  Maybe I'll have a bit more of a shot at going in 2012 (cries into imaginary beer).

You can start saving for 2012.