Deck of Cards -Plants

[TeeDee]

Has anyone found any one whom manufactures a GOOD set of Playing cards with bushcrafty/survival type information upon - predominately thinking plants/trees

One of those deck of cards that has information on that is dual purpose. Bit gimmicky but easy way to learn I guess.

 

[Toddy]

We had one of those packs years ago, long before BcUK, when my sons were little.
I have no idea what happened to them.

Richard Graves comes to mind somehow with them. The Australian fellow who wrote the books on bushcraft. From ropes and cords to campcraft, from food and water to snares and traps, firemaking to navigation, etc.,

It was a good way for the children to pick up information.

Pretty sure we had a set on trees too; British trees.

 

[William_Montgomery]

Has anyone found any one whom manufactures a GOOD set of Playing cards with bushcrafty/survival type information upon - predominately thinking plants/trees

One of those deck of cards that has information on that is dual purpose. Bit gimmicky but easy way to learn I guess.

I couldn't comment on the quality, as I've not seen them in person, but there are these:

https://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/flora--fungi-playing-cards-62146-p.asp

https://www.thebushcraftstore.co.uk/bushcraft-playing-cards-62131-p.asp

 

[Broch]

It was playing with a set of 'British Birds' playing cards when I was a nipper that first taught me quite a few of our native species. I've looked for a set recently but they're all 'Birds of the World' - much more dramatic I'm sure but not as educational for the UK

There are a few 'wild flower playing card' sets such as these:

The Famous Wild Flowers Playing Cards - Heritage Playing Cards

Buy The Famous Wild Flower Playing Cards from Steenbergs UK online shop for playing cards, loose leaf teas and eco groceries.

steenbergs.co.uk

Oooh... they also do fungi and birds etc.

Garden Birds Playing Cards Illustrated - Heritage Cards

Buy The Famous Garden Birds Playing cards from Steenbergs UK online shop for playing cards, loose leaf teas, baking and cooking ingredients and eco cleaning.

steenbergs.co.uk

 

[TeeDee]

So for those that have been contributing to these threads ( and thank you ) its been to see if it would be possible to theoretically create ( and maybe in reality if anyone knows anyone in the printing / production trade although I suspect minimum numbers would make that a non-starter ) a deck of European based bushcraft Cards.

Most likely these will remain a theoretical exercise but even as flash cards or things to learn it at least provides a framework for those that need basic learning framework.


As Cards are something that is common place and offers enough variety to keep things interesting and educational.

I appreciate deck of cards contain more than 10 items per deck but I had to start somewhere so we can expand these somewhat.


Top Ten Fungi - https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/top-ten-fungi.169246/

Top Ten Medicinal Plants - https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/top-ten-medicinal-plants.62036/

Top Ten Edible - https://bushcraftuk.com/community/threads/top-ten-edible-plants.63919/



The super observant of you will notice I have only Three of the Four suits - which opens up the question of , what should be the Fourth suit ??



As its winter , as there is a weather warning on , as we all tend to enjoy a conversation/debate/argument -I'm interested in what you would suggest.

 

[Toddy]

There are always knots....

How about tips though ?.....like don't pitch up under Beech trees.

 

[Pattree]

Toxic plants?

 

[Kadushu]

I should think you could do a whole deck with just plants and maybe divide them into 4 suits based on land type - woodland, coast, heath and grassland for example?

 

[TeeDee]

I should think you could do a whole deck with just plants and maybe divide them into 4 suits based on land type - woodland, coast, heath and grassland for example?

But would they be useful?

I don't doubt we could create a list for those areas - but just to learn them?

I was thinking what are the most important ( discard the least important ) top 13 of each chapter/group.

Open to have my opinion changed however.

 

[TeeDee]

There are always knots....

How about tips though ?.....like don't pitch up under Beech trees.

Knots - I did think about that and still its one of my top runners - which then lends the question - Which Ten??

If we genuinely all use them in Bushcraft listing the Ten ( Thirteen ) should be relatively straight forward.

 

[TeeDee]

Toxic plants?

I do get what you are saying - but isn't that a bit like ignoring what you should be learning? If space if limited ( single suit left ) do we really want to have an entire chapter dedicated to what should be ignored???

I understand the implications of not learning Toxic plants - dunno , partly it seems like wasted premium real estate in some ways

 

[Chris]

Useful Trees?

 

[Kadushu]

But would they be useful?

I don't doubt we could create a list for those areas - but just to learn them?

I was thinking what are the most important ( discard the least important ) top 13 of each chapter/group.

Open to have my opinion changed however.

Fair comment. I've no doubt there are 52 useful plants in the British Isles but admittedly they might not group up evenly in the way I suggested.

 

[Toddy]

Knots....

Reef
Bowline (whole discussion re bowline, sheet bend and weavers knots......
Round turn and two half hitches....if it keeps my washing line up, it'll keep a tarp in place
Slip knot
EvenK hitch

........

 

[Broch]

Top ten tinders?

 

[TeeDee]

Top ten tinders?

Would that be the full side of a card for a single tider type?