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[drewdunnrespect]

doing a seriously extended camp i have a load of questions and that is

your of for a year in the woods and your starting at the BCUK Moot and finishing at the end of the following years moot and its a static camp

1 What would you take

2 what reading material would you take

3 what projects or learning would you like to do while there

4 what would do you reckon be your weekly resupply buget

5 what would you use as your main sleep system I.E hammocks or ground or a bed of some sort

6 Also would you take a your furry friend if you have one

7 what do you think it would teach you about yourself and the skills you have now

drew

 

[cbr6fs]

Love backpacking and i love camping, if i'm camping out for more than 2 weeks though i've had enough and i'm ready for my own bed.
So for me it'd be the car, so i can drive home after a week or 2

It's not so bad if i'm hiking, but if i'm at a static base camp the boredom just drives me insane, i'm bet a large sum of money i'd be back home after 4 days.

 

[Hoodoo]

I've done this for over 3 months at one time while working every day doing field research in northern Wisconsin and I had access to a shower at a research station. I had a tent I could stand up in and a screen house I could cook in during rain. I slept in a cot with a 3 inch foam mattress. I was comfy all summer long. I have done the same 4 or 5 times since but I bought a small Aliner camper to live in. Not fancy but it is weather tight and makes a good home away from home.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Sleep system- Hammock/Tarp. I've done two weeks and could have timed that x25 easy (nice idea)

Small cargo parachute or large tarp for work/cooking area, pots, pans, kettle, tripod (self made or brought in) plate/s, KFS, cup/s ect. Chair (self made or brought in)

Books, as many as I could carry or cart, from roger phillips mushrooms to john mc'phersons ultimate guide to wilderness living.

Basic facilities, a bucket to wash clothes in, a gravity shower that will hold hot water. Coleman petrol lamp. Access to drinkable/useable water.

Splitting axe, hatchet and bow saw. Swiss army knife, camp/bushcraft knife. Sharpening kit. FAK.

Budget for re-supply's £150 a month getting by, £300 a month sheer comfort (bottle of wine to watch the stars with)

Company- deffo a hound, or you are going to realize very quickly what loosing your marbles is actually like.

That's just off the top of my head. You also need to consider sanitation, refuse and security.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

1 What would you take..................................more or less what I would take for a shorter trip only more clothes & food.

2 what reading material would you take...............................none,

3 what projects or learning would you like to do while there..............................Depends on the circumstances.

4 what would do you reckon be your weekly resupply buget ...............'bout a Dollar & a half a day

5 what would you use as your main sleep system I.E hammocks or ground or a bed of some sort..............Foam sleep mat, sleeping bag in a tent.

6 Also would you take a your furry friend if you have one ..........................................I'd like to take my wife's pet beaver but she's too attached to it so I'll just be taking my dog.

7 what do you think it would teach you about yourself and the skills you have now.....................It won't teach me anything about my self as we know each other very well.................as for skills, probably enough to get by on.


Like cbr6fs I can't stand to be static & even a day in the same place would drive me nuts.

 

[spandit]

Much as I love the woods, staying in the same place for a year would get really boring and as much as I hate my job, I'd have to have some sort of employment. I'd also be worried about security as someone else mentioned.

Is this a serious thing you're proposing or idle speculation?

 

[sasquatch]

I'd be bored witless after two weeks, I like to think I'd attempt something a bit more permanent than a tent or hammock, I'd try to go all Dick Proenneke to make it educational as well as enjoyable. You can get a lot done in 12 months...

 

[bilmo-p5]

Will someone give Drew a nudge, please; the needle's stuck...

 

[blacktimberwolf]

I think Drew's planning to do a runner & just double checking his kit list.

 

[shaggystu]

Will someone give Drew a nudge, please; the needle's stuck...

thanks for the link, i was wondering if he'd had time to get back from the first one yet

good on you drew for keeping your dream alive, the world's got enough cynical old men already (there's about 15,000 of us on this forum alone!), there's always space for a few more day-dreamers

practical advice - buy yourself a little 4 berth touring caravan and find somewhere nice to park it up, i lived in one for a couple of years in a friend's orchard when i was about your age, it's a great way to live when you're young and single.

cheers

stuart

 

[cbr6fs]

practical advice - buy yourself a little 4 berth touring caravan and find somewhere nice to park it up, i lived in one for a couple of years in a friend's orchard when i was about your age, it's a great way to live when you're young and single.

For me it depends, if they're living in the caravan/tent but still working and socialising then fine, as the tent/caravan is just accommodation.


If on the other hand my kids shut themselves away in a caravan or tent away from civilization for any great length of time, i'd consider getting them some professional mental health help.

I'd be happier if they went backpacking in Afghanistan, at least they're exploring and seeing the world that way

 

[shaggystu]

.....If on the other hand my kids shut themselves away in a caravan or tent away from civilization for any great length of time, i'd consider getting them some professional mental health help.......

why's that then?

 

[cbr6fs]

why's that then?

IMO that's not the sign of a well balanced and mentally stable person.

I'm not talking about a 2 weeks trekking adventure here, i'm talking about someone that removes themselves completely from society for a long period of time.

 

[shaggystu]

IMO that's not the sign of a well balanced and mentally stable person.

I'm not talking about a 2 weeks trekking adventure here, i'm talking about someone that removes themselves completely from society for a long period of time.

the society that we live in is neither well balanced nor stable, maybe it's the well balanced and stable people who are best suited to removing themselves from it

 

[drewdunnrespect]

Will someone give Drew a nudge, please; the needle's stuck...

cheers bud i forgot i had posted that

 

[blacktimberwolf]

IMO that's not the sign of a well balanced and mentally stable person.

That's probably true, I'd love to wander off & never see another person as long as I live............... & everyone who knows me could confirm that I'm not a particually well balanced individual.

 

[Man of Tanith]

If on the other hand my kids shut themselves away in a caravan or tent away from civilization for any great length of time, i'd consider getting them some professional mental health help.

So hermits weren't mentally stable?

 

[Joonsy]

practical advice - buy yourself a little 4 berth touring caravan and find somewhere nice to park it up, i lived in one for a couple of years in a friend's orchard when i was about your age, it's a great way to live when you're young and single.

i echo that, great advice, a lovely way to live that will give you many happy memories, highly recommended.

If on the other hand my kids shut themselves away in a caravan or tent away from civilization for any great length of time, i'd consider getting them some professional mental health help.

in my childhood and youth i spent loads of time in an old small eccles caravan tucked away from 'civilisation' in farmers fields, it was remarkably good for my mental health and was some of the best years of my life.

 

[blacktimberwolf]

in my childhood and youth i spent loads of time in an old small eccles caravan tucked away from 'civilisation' in farmers fields, it was remarkably good for my mental health and was some of the best years of my life.

So you didn't go home for tea then or go to school ?

 

[blacktimberwolf]

So hermits weren't mentally stable?

Compared to whom ? ...Trappist monks ?