PHOTOS ADDED - 8th Annual South Florida Gathering 2018 (Nov 17-18)

[cuckoo4141]

Slow down Doug!
Forgot a pic but Doug should have this one.

 

[dougmays]

hahahahahahahaha. That Brad guy is not invited next year! ;)

 

[dougmays]

I have a bunch of pics ill post in a little bit

 

[jarjarchef]

hahahahahahahaha. That Brad guy is not invited next year! ;)

Brad was funny, but could not understand much of what he said...

 

[JckDanls 07]

OK Then... where does one begin to express the great time they had ??

As usual a big 'THANK YOU" goes out to Jeff for creating the "most bestest" forums ... Without it none of this would happen in the first place... Also need to thank him for the 2 cookbook's he sent... They went to the winners (top 2) of the "Friendly" rib competition...

Gonna give a big shout out to Lisa and her awesome vacuum sealer bags that she provided .. We used them again to bag some cheese we cold smoked and handed out... By all means all members need to support Lisa and her business...

Doug... You and Smoking Al (for reason's unknown was a no show) need a big pat on the back for starting up this AWESOME Gathering 8 years ago ...

I gotta Thank all SMF members (to many to try and list) that came and contributed to the big success that it has been...

The Dutch Oven Clan... Thank you all for your contributions as well... everything was great ...

Unfortunately we had some members that had some things pop up and weren't able to attend and had to cancel last minute.. but that's to be expected ..

We had some new members (Gene and family, Mark and wife, and others that unfortunately I have forgotten names of, sorry) join us.. All were very friendly and seemed to have a good time ... They say they will be back next year so we'll see... Hopefully they enjoyed themselves and maybe learned a new technique or something (LOL) ...

So I've been in a food induced coma since Sat. night and my liver also needs a rest (at least until this weekend)... LOL ... We haven't had enough camping yet so were heading back out Sat. to Hardee Lakes County Park ...

Don... that was funny right there.. I don't care who you are...

So for now I'll sit on the sidelines and wait for pics...

 

[floridasteve]

The only thing I brought home that wasn't mine is Steve's (FlSteve) torch for lighting his charcoal chimney .. .

Shit! I left it on your lighter stand thingy!

 

[floridasteve]

OK Then... where does one begin to express the great time they had ??

As usual a big 'THANK YOU" goes out to Jeff for creating the "most bestest" forums ... Without it none of this would happen in the first place... Also need to thank him for the 2 cookbook's he sent... They went to the winners (top 2) of the "Friendly" rib competition...

Gonna give a big shout out to Lisa and her awesome vacuum sealer bags that she provided .. We used them again to bag some cheese we cold smoked and handed out... By all means all members need to support Lisa and her business...

Doug... You and Smoking Al (for reason's unknown was a no show) need a big pat on the back for starting up this AWESOME Gathering 8 years ago ...

I gotta Thank all SMF members (to many to try and list) that came and contributed to the big success that it has been...

The Dutch Oven Clan... Thank you all for your contributions as well... everything was great ...

Unfortunately we had some members that had some things pop up and weren't able to attend and had to cancel last minute.. but that's to be expected ..

We had some new members (Gene and family, Mark and wife, and others that unfortunately I have forgotten names of, sorry) join us.. All were very friendly and seemed to have a good time ... They say they will be back next year so we'll see... Hopefully they enjoyed themselves and maybe learned a new technique or something (LOL) ...

So I've been in a food induced coma since Sat. night and my liver also needs a rest (at least until this weekend)... LOL ... We haven't had enough camping yet so were heading back out Sat. to Hardee Lakes County Park ...

Don... that was funny right there.. I don't care who you are...

So for now I'll sit on the sidelines and wait for pics...

Ditto, ditto, ditto!
Well said Keith!

 

[dougmays]

Great times as well! This was by far the biggest and most fun (not saying the past events weren't a blast as well!!) gathering yet! I think we had 23 or 24 sites dedicated to our gathering!?

I'm out of town with family for vacation but will try to get pics up in the next day or 2!

I think in a few weeks we can start planning/booking for next year :) I say we make it double the size next year, what do y'all say?!

 

[floridasteve]

I think in a few weeks we can start planning/booking for next year :) I say we make it double the size next year, what do y'all say?!

If I keep eating like I did last weekend, I WILL double my size!

 

[floridasteve]

Has anyone heard how Carol is doing???

 

[JckDanls 07]

This is from John on Thurs.

Yep, appears as though the surgery was successful. At least the doctor was happy with what he accomplished. Carol had a rough day yesterday, but that was to be expected. And today will be her first day with physical therapy. She sure won't enjoy that. We expect her to be mobile enough by Friday or Saturday to return home for the balance of her recovery.

Thank you for your interest.

 

[floridasteve]

This is from John on Thurs.

Yep, appears as though the surgery was successful. At least the doctor was happy with what he accomplished. Carol had a rough day yesterday, but that was to be expected. And today will be her first day with physical therapy. She sure won't enjoy that. We expect her to be mobile enough by Friday or Saturday to return home for the balance of her recovery.

Thank you for your interest.

:):):)

 

[roadkill cafe]

I didn’t take a whole lot of pics, but here are a few...

 

[dougmays]

Sorry for the delay! Here are the pics i took!

 

[ojenny]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WakzsmYCWhvrVDBfA

I'm hoping this uploads the pics

 

[dougmays]

Yep, ojenny that works! It's too bad this forum doesnt allow for bulk upload like the old platform

 

[ojenny]

 

[ojenny]

That is a whole LOT of food. I can't imagine what it will look like if we double it in size next year. I Do have an idea on that though...... I've wanted to try to organize statewide DOG (dutch oven gathering) I just haven't had the opportunity in the past, and I wasn't sure what venue to use etc. Let me know what your thoughts are on that dougmays and I can throw it out there on my cast iron groups and see what happens. I have one other goal for next year too... I want to LOSE that darn "Newbie" tag...

 

[dougmays]

That is a whole LOT of food. I can't imagine what it will look like if we double it in size next year. I Do have an idea on that though...... I've wanted to try to organize statewide DOG (dutch oven gathering) I just haven't had the opportunity in the past, and I wasn't sure what venue to use etc. Let me know what your thoughts are on that dougmays and I can throw it out there on my cast iron groups and see what happens. I have one other goal for next year too... I want to LOSE that darn "Newbie" tag...

Hey Jenny! I think a DO gathering could be cool. Are you asking if we want to combine these 2 or create a separate DOG? I would say, have your DO people join the forum since there is a DO section and maybe start the first Smoking Meet Dutch Oven Gathering. But if you wanted to invite them to ours, i dont see a problem with that either. Just my thoughts...looking forward to seeing others

 

[floridasteve]

If they all cook like those that came this year, I’d say "Hell Yes!"