HUBBUK 2016, Baskerville Hall, June 16-19
 

It's been a long search, but we're very pleased to announce that HUBB UK is back in a great new location - Baskerville Hall Hotel, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountain National Park!


In addition to great facilities, the venue supports rider training, off-road courses and lots of bush for ride-outs, and we have plans to use it! Coach Ramey Stroud will be back! See the video from Lee Walters Off-Road Training for a taster!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yldgO2arfg


Registration will be open soon, meanwhile mark your calendar and stay tuned!

Already in my calendar. See you there.

Cheers


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Count me in
 

It's in the diary and I await the registration notification like a child waiting for Christmas morning.

Looks good it's the week after we get back from a off road trip throu the Pyrenees but haveing a very understanding wife me and my son will be there.

Booked! :)))))))))


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Guess what Ben, Christmas is a bit late but it's here! You should have received your invite by now, if not, make sure we're in your white list, (@horizonsunlimited.com) and otherwise just go sign up at

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/hubbuk-2016

See you there!

I'm booked, and yes, I've got the Tshirt

Signed up and paid up too . Ps to all my non Welsh friends i an going to let you into a secret " You can ride around the Severn and its free and more enjoyable too"but please no long bows.:scooter:

:D

Booked and paid for, looking forward to it.

A wise man that one ;) :mchappy:

Hi Guys n Gals,

well I'm also booked, so that's at least one Serow that'll be there!

Regards

Reggie

Can I borrow it for the slow race

All booked and paid for bier

Hi Matey,

Bugger off!

Regards

Reggie

:rofl:

From a newbie, all booked and paid for, looking forward to it.

Another newbie, booked and paid :thumbup1:

I'm booked in for Austin's Mini Mondo in October, so this will be a great event to test my camping skills, and pick up lots of tips.

Swampy46 and CCM-Chas, I look forward to meeting you there! There will be LOTS of information and tips to pick up on - the hardest part is picking which of several things going on at once to go to :)

Thanks for the welcome Grant.
I did Morocco on my Monster last October, staying in hotels, but the thought of tents fills me with dread. :rain:
So I've not booked a room at HUBBUK, as my 'challenge' this year is to get to love tents, and Tarps when I'm in the Pyrenees with Austin in October. :D

Think it's time to make a plan. Will you let an old Yankee come if I bring the wife to keep me out of trouble?

We will be starting out in north Italy in May, travel up eastern Europe then to Finland, back south through Norway and Sweden. I am now thinking this might put us to the UK at about the right time to make the gathering.

We will need to find a place to store our bikes for a few months as they keep making me come back to work. If I can find storage in the UK we will be sure to make it. Any ideas on storage spot most appreciated and I will start working on the details of getting to Baskerville Hall.

Bob Thode USA :scooter:

Hello to you Grant, looking forward to meeting people that can put aside my worries of going further than Europe. This is the first step I guess.....?

Signed up and paid! Heading to this and then the Ireland meet the weekend after, Jochen will have me running around the place again no doubt! Looking forward to it!

Hi Bob, glad to hear that you are thinking of coming. There are lots of self storage places all around the UK, some are national chains and a lot are local places. I guess the biggest questions is where you would want to store, but I'm sure places would happily store a couple of bikes if drained of fuel.

Here is an example Instant quote

Would be good to see you if you can make it!

Surely someone from one of the bike forums would store them for you for no charge? Maybe ask on Adventure Bike Rider forums or UKGSER etc?

Been working out the details to be able to make it there. As for storage for the bikes we do not need anything fancy, old farm shed would work, just need to be able to get to an airport some how. Will check out the commercial units but some of these get quite costly. Or we could run back to Italy and store there. If you have any ideas on storage drop me a line. Will also put a couple of other posts up as time gets closer.
Bob:scooter:

Road Hog I can put the question out there on a few forums for you. Do you have a specific area of UK in mind? Would Ireland be possible as well for you?

Road Hog Storage
 

Hi Mate
I have P.M,d you re the storage thing and as a bonus I also live really close to a Airport ... so no problems :) :thumbup1:

I have an empty garage in South Wales your more than welcome to use.
Cardiff or Bristol are close. London can be reached via the mega bus which is cheap as chips

Great to see the community helping out, exactly as it should be!

Thanks everyone for the help on storage. And just a note to anyone interested in traveling the USA and needs a place to store your ride for awhile always have room for one more in the garage.
Bob:scooter:

Even better, you live in the best part of the USA, The great North-West, and it truly is.

We may have to put on some rain for you if you come here! Go easy!

We are planning a trip to the Americas next year. We won't need storage (I hope) but would be great to come for a chat if you are around when we are there. :) We will be at HUBB UK meeting to.


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I'm in like Flynn...


What's the parking situation like ??

I might come down in my van with the bike in the back.

Suzie_32
If you can make it to the Northwest maybe I can escape for a day or two and go for a ride. We have shop facilities if you have need and always a place to camp, sometimes a bed. Will you be shipping a bike over? Best port I have found to be Portland Oregon, big enough to get the job done yet small enough so you don't get lost.
Bob:scooter:

Thanks, camping space would be great. We are only just looking into it but likely will fly the bikes over, probably to Toronto then back out via Argentina. We plan to travel west then down the west coast of USA. :)


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Hi Ted,
There is limited parking for vans but no on-site power. We can probably park you up but its likely the van wont be able to move again until Sunday afternoon.

Glynn

That's cool. I just need to ditch it in a corner for the weekend. :)

Tents are great, Chas. I've used one on every trip I've done from the Arctic to Greece. The secret is to focus on your comfort - and not care what you look like! Tent, sleeping pad and bag (plus ear plugs and using your neck tube as a blindfold to keep the light out!) combine to provide hours of sleep. I even have an ensuite bathroom in mine... More later!

My 'posh' tent is a Hilleberg Tarra - expensive but brilliant. Perfect for long trips, up in 5 minutes in a Force 10.

Andrew.

I really thought I'd grow out of camping as I got older - that I'd welcome the "almost like home" civility of sleeping in a decent bed and look upon tents as something from my out-of-necessity younger days - days when we often didn't bother with the tent in warmer climates, but much to my surprise it hasn't happened. I find myself choosing to camp when the circumstances are right in preference to staying in a hotel even when money isn't a consideration.

Last autumn's trip across the USA was a case in point. Hotels are two a penny (or cent) over there yet we found ourselves choosing campsites - both wild and commercial - because of the ambiance. In one place near Memphis the hotel had a campsite next to it and we camped even when the hotel offered us equivalent rates. Every now and again we'd book a hotel to clean up or when we were in big cities - Vegas, LA etc but most of the time camping gave us the freedom to do what we wanted rather than what the hotel wanted.

I'm booked into this years UK HUBB meet (1st since 2004!) and camping. It just seems right for the kind of event it is.

Thanks Andrew, that's the reason for coming to HUBBUK, to pick up great tips bier

Reconnecting
 

Hi to you all. The new site for the UK meet is perfect - and, for me, close to home so a difinite Yes to stirring my aged bones, oiling knee joints, praying to a Good God that my back will hold up, having B hang a name plate round my neck so that I can check on whom I am AND searching through notes on my last two Indian odysseys. Though why the notes - as I always lose them (as those will testify who have ever listened to my blather)....?
bier

Take a look at the last HUBB
 

For those who missed it the last time around take a look
and see what you missed...

2014 HUBB

Booked and paid for looking forward to it,venue looks good.:thumbup1:

All booked
 

I am booked in and paid for. This will be my shakedown trip prior to a 3 week jaunt round Europe, which in itself will be a shakedown for a bigger trip the following year.
I have been a member on here for just about a year now and I am constantly amazed just how friendly and supportive everyone is. I look forward to meeting plenty of you and learning loads.
Very excited. Ben:scooter:

Good to hear you've been enjoying the site and helpful people Ben! You'll LOVE the HUBB UK or any HU Travellers Meeting, they're all full of great people :)

See you there!

Bringing my 8 year old with me to the Hubb
 

Hi all

Just looked at the registration form and could not see anything that mention bringing kids? Since been born, William has done about 30,000 miles in our Land Rover camper and eaten camel burgers in the camping in the Sahara. Where I go, he comes with me. What is the situation regarding kids? Been on the Hubb for the last 13 years, but never yet made one of the events.

Cheers Mick

Mick,

On the main page is:
Children & Dogs

Horizons Unlimited is naturally keen to inspire the next generation of adventure travellers so you're welcome to bring your children along if you wish, but do bear in mind that the event is for adults (with adult themes and language) and we won't have any specific kids' activities. Children under 14 years old get in for free. Please note that the health and safety of your children is your responsibility and they must be supervised by you at all times. Children will not be allowed in any of the presentations from 8pm onwards each evening.

So if under 14 we don't need to know about them for registration at this time, BUT on the day YOU must sign a waiver for EVERY child.

Over 14 they're the same as everyone else.

Hope that helps!

Now that you are all booked up and planning to attend HUBBUK (you haven't yet?........then why not :thumbup1: ) why not consider extending your hard-earned break and coming over to the HU Ireland event taking place the following weekend in Enniskillen (24/26 June )

Details for the weekend can be found at:

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/ireland-2016

If you enjoy the HUBBUK meeting (and you will !) then you will certainly enjoy the Ireland meeting with the added bonus of having the opportunity to explore some of the great scenery and roads in Ireland. And need I mention the Irish hospitality, the "craic" and just perhaps, Guinness bier

Whichever HU event you choose to attend, where ever it may be in the world, you can be assured of a great weekend in the company of like-minded people.

Slainte from Ireland

Gonna book now, really want to hear everyones stories and advice as planning on doing the americas next april :thumbup1:

downside is i would be on my roadbike haha! no off roading for me :oops2:

No worries about the bike - we have people on Harleys and Gold Wings and R1's - off-road bikes not required at all!

We have always said that it's YOUR adventure - how you do it and what you ride - or drive - it doesn't matter, just get out and go.

Hi Guys n Gals,

it's possible that, depending on how the mechanical wizards in a certain motorcycle factory in Bolton get on, that I may not be arriving by Serow after all!

Time will tell.

Regards

Reggie

So that will be two GP450's there then, or perhaps more :thumbup1:

Mine is looking forward to the trip.

Hi Chas,

mine begins it's production on week commencing 09-05-2-16. Can't wait!

Regards

Reggie

2 more wheels than before.
 

My first HUBB on four wheels, so the kettle should be on most of the time. Pop round for a cuppa. Lots more teabags in a Land Rover than the panniers of a GSA.

Grey and Yellow... Freddie.

Anyone riding to this from "Up North"?
 

Hi,

new to this site, HUBB, and adventure bikes. Very experienced biker but new to the world of adventure bikes/travel and keen to see what other people are up to.

Lots of dreams but no definite plans yet.

Looking to go to HUBBUK 2016 and looking for person/people to share the ride with. Live in North Yorkshire, on the edge of the North Yorks Moors, just south of Middlesbrough.

Current plan is that I will be working in Doncaster on Thursday16th June and then intend to head to Baskerville Hall as soon as I can get finished. Hopefully 4pm at latest. Heading home sometime on the Sunday 19th.

Riding style; Safe, enjoy making progress when roads/traffic/weather permit. I like to enjoy the journey, not just get there as fast as possible. Avoid dual carriageways/motorways whenever possible, happy to take the route less travelled. Would be keen to make a mini-adventure out of getting there/home.

Not sure if it's relevant but 51 year old married male.

Give me a shout if you also fancy some company for the trip. :mchappy:

Welcome to HU Mothy!

See you there, Grant

I'm leaving Market Drayton at about 1.30pm and am aiming to get there at about 4pm on Thursday. Taking the back roads through Shropshire and Herefordshire. Will be returning on teh long way home to ensure I don't get home too early and have to cut the grass.

Happy to go with company if your interested.

cheers

Dave

Looking forward
 

Whimp, Ya havn't lived untillya slid down a dirt track sideways on a road bike. :rofl:
Why does everyone think that a road bike is for roads and only an adventure bike is for adventures. Sean did the Pan American on a 100cc Honda Cub. There are plenty of instances of like minded souls doing the same.
I have decided to do a "JoinTheDots" tour to all the places I've missed out on over the years. But not decided which bike to use. So will be discussing this over a glass of something at the HU. bier
Hope Ted is there to give us some advice.:thumbup1:
Look forward to meeting ya'all.

Day Visitors/Tickets
 

I'm hoping to come for 3 or 4 days. I have a friend who can only come for the Friday and Friday night, unfortunately has to leave on Sat morning. Do you have day visitor tickets or something similar that would facilitate this please?

Thanks.

Hi Mothy,

We have a Weekend Pass only at currently £49 (59 on the day) for arrival after 7pm Friday.

Due to the difficulty/impossibility of ensuring someone actually leaves at the designated time, that's all we can do.

We also feel that someone who comes for only a day will NOT understand the event, and won't get the real benefit of the event, and may even think it's rubbish :). We don't have hundreds of vendors and a wall of death for entertainment, it's all about getting INSPIRED to go, and learning / getting INFORMED how to do it in the seminars, with a few good vendors who are focused on what WE all do - adventure travel. And of course one of the most important parts is CONNECTING with other travellers and getting inspired by them in casual chats by the fire or wherever.

I hope that works for your friend, and maybe he can rearrange his schedule, or at the very least book NEXT years date now: June 15-18, 2017!

I am pleased to say that our club http://theoverlander.org
Are attending in their 12 ton Overland trucks.

Should be a great weekend.

Neil

Cloud 9 is Born

No wall of death! That's a disappointment, I was quite looking forward to having a go at that. Never mind, I can console myself with a burger or something. There is a McDonalds, right? :rofl:

(Actually, given how useful McDonalds wi-fi is when you're on the road maybe they ought to be there.)

Hubb UK facebook page have you seen it?
 

Hi All,


We are posting lots of new information (presenters, sponsors, bands....and lots more) on the UK Hubb facebook page if your on facebook have a look & you are :welcome: to share with your friends & clubs:thumbup1:

https://www.facebook.com/events/2029...tive_tab=posts


All the best
Jo

Confirmation
 

Hi all.
Stupid question, I registered and paid for the UK event in January, was there a confirmation e mail, the reason I ask is that some of my folders in my e mail have disappeared (thanks Virgin). Is there a way of checking I am on the list? I am just trying to be organised for a change.

Also, my son (17) has seen the site and wants to come, I am assuming I need to register him separately.

Any help for this newbie would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Yes, you should get a confirmation email within seconds of submitting. If not, the email address you entered is bad, or Virgin lost it! (there's something funny there, just not sure what...)

Yes, you ARE registered and even paid! :)

Yes, EVERYONE registers separately, it's the only way we can be sure to get it right.

How's that - three yeses! :) :mchappy::mchappy: oops better make that three :mchappy:

see you there

Thanks Grant, I'll get my lad registered, I am assuming my entry will be ok without a copy of the e mail.
Really looking forward to it.

Paper not required - save the planet!

Hi Gipsy
 

I'll be there this year, arriving :mchappy: thursday afternoon with sheese and wine (perfect contact kit bier ) hope to see you there. Are you coming to the french one in september? It's gonna be a fantastic meeting,as usual (well done Pongo! :thumbup1:)

see you all very soon
Ride safe and cool

Roger

Son is registered and paid for, just a thought, my tent was going on my back seat so where shall I put him?
Neil, had a look at your site, trucks look awesome.
Can't wait to get some ideas for my next trip.

I really hope this event is a success! Would there be any minor date changes in future years, or is this date pretty much set for the foreseeable future?

My party of 3 have had to change our plans quite a bit. We can no longer come using the bikes we planned, and will be one car and one 4x4. We will also be arriving very late Thursday night rather than Thursday afternoon. What time will Reception close on Thursday and re-open Friday morning?

Deana (getting really really excited to be at HU again) :scooter:

Reception will probably close around 10pm every evening.

Glynn

The HUBB has always been traditionally held the same weekend. Its sometimes changed due the venues commitments but middle of June is the ideal date!

Hi Liam,
We'd have loved to pop over to do some more of the Wild Atlantic Way in our Land Rover Carawagons and join you at HU Ireland again, but too many things have conspired to get in our way this year as I'm sure Steve will have told you :oops2:

A shame as we loved the informal, more 'intimate' meeting there last year, but don't worry - we're planning on trying again for next year :)

Hopefully see you then beer

Cheers,
Robin

Hello all, i don't know if this is the place to put this but here goes.
My bike is currently on a ship inbound from Sydney to the UK, i have been informed it won't be here until the 23rd of June.
All my camping gear is in the crate with the bike, i have registered and paid for the HUBB UK event but with no easy way to get there or a tent, its minimum 11 hours to get there from London via public transport and walking if i don't get lost.
Is anyone from London heading over and back via their car and would allow me to tag along for fuel money?
Also I'm looking to rent at least a tent if anyone won't be using their one for the event. I can find cheap used tents on eBay, getting to the event is more what I need help with.
Cheers and looking forward to meeting some of you at the event

:censored: A good opportunity to try other meets!

And a note from Ed to anyone who might be tempted to stand on their footpegs while riding through the campsite.
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So that's decided then, as the oldest rebel in town I will be mostly riding on site stood on my pegs :scooter:

I think there's still a few tutorial slots left - you could do a talk on it! Why not - there seems to be talks on just about everything else. :rofl:

Hi, i can supply you with a single skin one man tent and sleeping bag if you like FOC that you can keep, the tent has never been used the sleeping bag used maybe two or three times, let me know by Wed evening before i pack my gear.
I'll be getting there Thursday afternoon.

Looking forward to this one. Coming over from Northern Ireland for this one. beer

Hia again. With the event getting ever closer, we are now arranging our pickups for the trip down to Brecon. It is clear that we will arrive after Reception has closed on Thursday night, but will we still be able to access the camping fields and set up our tentage, or will we have to wait somewhere for Reception to open in the morning before we can come in?

Deana

I see the events schedule is now on-line (version 3) HERE.

Can anyone tell me what the red "R" and "RL" refers to on some of the events, please?

Cheers,
Robin.

HUBBUK 2016, Baskerville Hall, June 16-19
 

RL I believe is 'repeated later', R is 'repeat' I think. Think it's at bottom of 1st day. :)


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Ah yes, that makes sense, though I was looking at the last page for some sort of 'key' :oops2:

Thanks :)

Missing it
 

Have a great event everyone.
I'll miss it this year because I'll be in the Pyrenees or the Massif Central or... ...well, somewhere on the road anyway.:scooter:
Enjoy the weekend and catch up with of you somewhere in the future.
Moose

Very sadly I'm not going to be able to make it to the HUBB UK this year. I've only missed 3 of the 15! Always brilliant fun, full of inspiration and the pure buzz of overlanding!

Why not with you guys? I'm on a book signing and presentation tour in Arizona and California at the moment.

The new HUBB UK venue looks brilliant and the list of presenters and coaches? Top notch!

Have a ball mates

Day pass?
 

Hi
Can we just come for a day and how much would that be to come in please? We have other things on so can't come for the who love weekend.
Thanks
Suede

You can buy the weekend pass only, that is the cheapest option for access, no one day tickets available.

Hey Jay, Sorry for not replying I was busy travelling in Scotland with no wifi till the day before the event. I ended buying a super cheap waterproof tent from tesco $13 (which let in water almost instantly) which i will be returning, and a $7 sleeping bag which was actually ok haha. I really do appreciate the offer. My bike and camping gear arrives in a week so i can start camping properly and not get wet whenever it rains.:rain::Beach:

I have just got back rather tired but happy after a good weekend at Baskerville Hall. Thanks to everyone who made it happen and to those who came to my talk, I hope you found it helpful and interesting.

No problem, i took it anyway just in case and told the people on the gate the situation so they knew where to fiond me in case you did turn up

I would just like to say..
 

we attended our first HUBB and found it both inspirational and amazing. I did not realise how generous people would be sharing their time and knowledge.

Many thanks

mick and chris

Thank you CCM !
 

Had a great weekend at Baskerville Hall ( even though it rained a lot ! ) - great people and fantastic presentations , thanks to all those who organised and helped at the event , but I would like hot beans next year please :( .

A very special thank you to the CCM Boys who rescued me on Sunday - I was on the white Yamaha TT 600 RE with the tank and seat off in the car park doh with the recovery man who diagnosed a faulty coil ....... well to cut a long story a little bit shorter Ben kindly offered to take my bike back to Bolton in the CCM van . I arrived on Monday lunchtime with a spare coil and TCI , they let me use the workshop space and I was able to replace the faulty parts ........... RESULT ! A running bike . Thanks again to a really laid back and friendly bunch of people who saved my bacon . I would really like to be in the position to buy a GP 450 off this ( local to me ) company and maybe one day ?

So finally thanks again and .................enjoy the Jameson's Ben ! bier

An exceptionally large THANK-YOU!
 

It seemed a shame there was no UK HUBB meet last year, but it did give us the chance to hop over to the Irish HUBB, which was wonderful.
So this year when Grant and Susan announced the event it was a chance to meet up with friends known and unknown at Baskerville.
Brilliantly organised, thanks, even without Uncle Sam :whistling:
We had a great time and particularly enjoyed some inspirational presentations.
Simon made us laugh, Dylan made us cry.
Some travellers are decidedly understated and we can learn much from their experiences and attitudes.
Many thanks again to all the organisers and helpers.
Cheers
Stephen
PS Not sure what was wettest... the beer or the :stormy:, but both kept us on the go.

It was my first HUBB too.

I really loved it, everyone so friendly and id so agree it was kind of a family affair. Offering to be a volunteer really helped me to appreciate that and in the future, give it a go, you get some great experiences.

Moans..... very few.. campers could have done with some washing up facilities, the slow bike race had turned into an uninteresting specialists event but everything else seemed to go really well.

Thanks Grant and Susan, and EVERYONE else. Also, sorry for eating all the biscuits in the welcome tent. As an official first aider, I had to administer them to myself by myself. I'll bring a whole new pack next year to replace!

Yet another fantastic HUBB event, thanks to Susan and Grant, and all of the presenters and volunteers.

Although we were on 4 wheels rather than two we had plenty of interest in our classic Land Rover campers, as in previous years.
I'm sure there are a few bikers out there perhaps secretly hankering after a bit of comfort, especially after the very wet start to the event :rain:

Hopefully next year we can return to the Irish HUBB as well - it was just a bit too tight, time-wise, for us this year, but we'd love to finish the Wild Atlantic Way and end up at the Irish HUBB again.

Thanks once again,
Robin.

Bravo!
 

Wonderful,warm,friendly,dreamy,colourful,funny,emo tional,tasty and :rain:wet wet wet weekend,thanks to the known and unknown organisers, sorry to have been the only french representent (apparently) but hope to see a large number of you at the HU France :Beach::palm: next September for another great travellers brotherhood celebration bier.

Roger


Ride safe and cool

Thanks for your generousity
 

Thank you to so many for giving generously of their time and knowldge.

Thanks also to those bikers that stopped to help with a flat back tyre. I'd only got as far as Glassby. Luckerly my wife attended Grants tyre patching course.

Brilliant.

Excellent people/location/stands and atmosphere- as usual!
 

I presented on Morocco on a budget, filmed and the pitfalls we faced.
to some 250+people. Thank you all for attending and making it such a great experience for us on stage!
HUBB virgin-"Durham Dave" - felt immediately welcomed as he spoke on stage about the trip...this warmth and spirit extended throughout the weekend...he was amazed with the whole weekend...another convert!

My personal thanks goes to the organisers- particularly Caroline; whom reassured me with her calm & professional manner in helping set up the presentation.

It was through HUBB I found some of the team to complete this adventure.
If you were inspired & would like to come on the next trip or wish for routes/tips etc- do contact me here(PM) or at Shaw2Shore where other episodes can also be found