Friday back down to the flooded quarry at SD91088-48805 inspired by gill's forest walk photo's I decided that even though
we have a flint and steel lit fire everyday at home I'd do one out in the woods and give my stove collection a rest.
So unrolling a piece of rubber backed carpet to kneel on and tinder tin at the ready with a roll of birch bark some hemp fiber
and fluffed sizal string made into a nest
a spark onto charcloth a quick blow and the pine fat wood was away
fire was soon going and one and a half billies of packed snow gave enough water to boil the roasting bag
While in the village the other day I spotted a brass candle nightlight holder and for some reason thought of big swede's fire idol post by
The Cumbrian. So sawing off the bottom and a quick polish gives a crown for the fire idol
this was the camp site with Teddy about to open the bar
Long live the king
dinner was a small tin of beans with sliced thin smoked pork kebanos and the wine a South African Shiraz with a buttered and Marmite French stick
and leaving only footprints this was the site as I left
with this the view on the way home
cheers all Danny
we have a flint and steel lit fire everyday at home I'd do one out in the woods and give my stove collection a rest.
So unrolling a piece of rubber backed carpet to kneel on and tinder tin at the ready with a roll of birch bark some hemp fiber
and fluffed sizal string made into a nest
a spark onto charcloth a quick blow and the pine fat wood was away
fire was soon going and one and a half billies of packed snow gave enough water to boil the roasting bag
While in the village the other day I spotted a brass candle nightlight holder and for some reason thought of big swede's fire idol post by
The Cumbrian. So sawing off the bottom and a quick polish gives a crown for the fire idol
this was the camp site with Teddy about to open the bar
Long live the king
dinner was a small tin of beans with sliced thin smoked pork kebanos and the wine a South African Shiraz with a buttered and Marmite French stick
and leaving only footprints this was the site as I left
with this the view on the way home
cheers all Danny