German group hang - June 15th-18th - Report

[hutzelbein]

Hanging in the German flag is certainly a good starting point in life

You're lucky that we Germans are not very patriotic or at least very relaxed in these matters: the German flag is black red gold, not dark green, yellow, red

Looks like a great hang. I'm glad you were all able to come together. Maybe a few of us Amis might make it over there for a visit.

Please do. This was our first meeting with more nationalities than just Germans and Austrians. It's great to meet people from other cultures in such a nice setting.

Wow, I'm jealous of so many things about your hang, but especially that monster fire pit & covered gazebo with seating. I've never seen anything like that and I think it is perfect! I wish every group site in the U.S. came with one of those. By chance, is there a special word for it? Something like: Ehrfürchtiges Feuerstellehaus? (Awesome firepit house?)

Yes, it's a fantastic site. Don't get the wrong impression, though: unfortunately places like that are few and far between. That's why I drive 7 hours to hammock meetings there. That might not be a lot to an American, but it's almost another country in Europe! These types of places usually belong to a village and were built by the community for the community. But they are private. In this case, we have good connections to the Ortsvorsteher (I don't think there's a word for that in English - but you could translate it jokingly with "village chief").

I will suggest putting a plaque with "Ehrfürchtiges Feuerstellenhaus" on the fire hut, but we only call it "Grillhütte" (BBQ hut) or - if our chief of firebugs is there - "das Höllenfeuer" (hellfire)

[Hammock Goofy]

Your welcome! come over we always have a place free for our hammock friends from the US that would be an honor for us.

[Bernd Odenwald]

Here are some nice pictures of our 2016 group hang:

http://www.outdoorfriends.net/index....ed-sommer-2016

[rick417]

That is some awesome hanging! Thank you for sharing the photos and the wonderful descriptions.

[Tacoma96]

Looks like a great time with great pictures, thanks. Was wondering where this hang was held since I drove my motorrad (Motorcycle) all over Europe when I was there. The german people where always great.

[ljane]

This looks fantastic! I'd be up for joining you at one in the future. I've been looking for a reason to go back to Germany.

Where was this hang? I used to live outside Frankfurt.

-Laura

[ljane]

Where was this hang? I used to live outside Frankfurt.

-Laura

Ah, Mengerschied?

[hutzelbein]

Ah, Mengerschied?

Yes, the hang was at Mengerschied. About an hour drive from Fankfurt.

[Womble]

Any plans for 2018 ?

[Tyroler Holzhacker]

Was fuer ein geiles Urlaubplatz! Prima!