I spent the weekend in the around forest of dean with two others, lighting fires, testing equiptment and bushcrafting! (And then down the pub for a pint!)
But one problem, the birch bark, as advertised in Ray Mears essential bushcraft, is (for me) IMPOSSIBLE to work with!!
I used cotton wool to get fires up, they were no problem, and the lapp puukko is a great knife.
But i couldnt get to grips with creating fire, or anything with the bark of a birch tree!
Help?!
Jake
But one problem, the birch bark, as advertised in Ray Mears essential bushcraft, is (for me) IMPOSSIBLE to work with!!
I used cotton wool to get fires up, they were no problem, and the lapp puukko is a great knife.
But i couldnt get to grips with creating fire, or anything with the bark of a birch tree!
Help?!
Jake