...When you have more wide brimmed hats in the hall than there are people in the house...
I'll get my poncho...;-)
Cheers, Alan.
I'll get my poncho...;-)
Cheers, Alan.
You Know You're A Bushcrafter When...
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you know you a bushcrafter when
you scream were not worthy at the sight of ray mears and proclaim he is a god
when a knife isnt only a tool its an object to be reveird
when you spend more time sharpening your knife than on personal grooming
when a pair of boots is for life not just work
when you appreiciate watching squirrels rabbits and pigeons at play only to shoot them for lunch 10mins later
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you scream were not worthy at the sight of ray mears and proclaim he is a god
when a knife isnt only a tool its an object to be reveird
when you spend more time sharpening your knife than on personal grooming
when a pair of boots is for life not just work
when you appreiciate watching squirrels rabbits and pigeons at play only to shoot them for lunch 10mins later
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You give directions to someone saying: " left at the small leaved lime the straight on towards the white poplar..."
Your children think that wood smoke smells like Daddy.
You have rather too informed an opinion on sharp things.
You can watch Bear Grylls as entertainment.
You have rather too informed an opinion on sharp things.
You can watch Bear Grylls as entertainment.
When you no longer own shoes.
When what was going to be the spare bedroom becomes a kit store room.
When your friends no longer ask "what did you just say!?" when you mention going camping at -10.
When you spend more time drooling at woodland for sale online than porn.
When what was going to be the spare bedroom becomes a kit store room.
When your friends no longer ask "what did you just say!?" when you mention going camping at -10.
When you spend more time drooling at woodland for sale online than porn.
you Walk past anything not nailed down a remark to your self "i could turn that into....
you reach in you suit pocket and you find a hank of cord and a folding knife.
you say to your four year old son over dinner would you like to see a picture of what your eating then turn to the bookcase and pick out your complete British wildlife guide. (this happened tonight dinner was muntjac)
you have a use for almost every plant in sight
you have planed the purchase for your sons first knife/camping trip/canoe trip.
the people you work with either think you nuts or humor you just to find out what crazy(in their opinion) stuff you got up to at the weekend
all your mates:
have logins here
own as many if not more knives than you.
own a canoe and long to travel in it.
can talk all night about bushy stuff with you much to the annoyance of your other halfs.
when you all get together you could open up your own outdoor kit store
when you all meet it looks like a meeting of the green man society
smell of wood smoke
have a collection of natural materials outside the back door like you
you reach in you suit pocket and you find a hank of cord and a folding knife.
you say to your four year old son over dinner would you like to see a picture of what your eating then turn to the bookcase and pick out your complete British wildlife guide. (this happened tonight dinner was muntjac)
you have a use for almost every plant in sight
you have planed the purchase for your sons first knife/camping trip/canoe trip.
the people you work with either think you nuts or humor you just to find out what crazy(in their opinion) stuff you got up to at the weekend
all your mates:
have logins here
own as many if not more knives than you.
own a canoe and long to travel in it.
can talk all night about bushy stuff with you much to the annoyance of your other halfs.
when you all get together you could open up your own outdoor kit store
when you all meet it looks like a meeting of the green man society
smell of wood smoke
have a collection of natural materials outside the back door like you
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that makes two of us I used to live at abergwesyn and used to drive through the ranges on my way to work every day, I realy miss living out there , back garden lead on to a 1000 arce pine forest and then the moors above, great fun every time we went for a walk
as for the thread
you know when your a back woods man when you see everyone around panicing because of some form of food storage/scare story and all you have to do is find a hedgerow
or evan worst you know hen your a back woods man when the wife finaly gives up trying to wash your outside outfit and just leaves it outside!!
you know you're a bushcrafter when:
When cold in a town you have to forcefully resist the temptation to start a fire somewhere.
You actually grimace when someone shows you their pride and joy ( a chinese made curved blade, double edged large guard fighting knife) ....and you think to yourself they aint going to be feathering any wood with it.
When passing a birch tree in spring you go out of your way to check the sap run.
You pick things up and eat them from the hedge, not because you're hungary but because you know you can.
When cold in a town you have to forcefully resist the temptation to start a fire somewhere.
You actually grimace when someone shows you their pride and joy ( a chinese made curved blade, double edged large guard fighting knife) ....and you think to yourself they aint going to be feathering any wood with it.
When passing a birch tree in spring you go out of your way to check the sap run.
You pick things up and eat them from the hedge, not because you're hungary but because you know you can.
When you look forward to the changing seasons and the bounty they bring.
In each little place, for each bush, shrub and tree, and for each living creature.
In each little place, for each bush, shrub and tree, and for each living creature.
When you can't pass a fallen birch in the woods without collecting some bark.
When SWMBO accepts this as your normal behaviour without passing comment.
When Christmas presents are either shiny silver or OG.
And definitely the smell of woodsmoke.
When SWMBO accepts this as your normal behaviour without passing comment.
When Christmas presents are either shiny silver or OG.
And definitely the smell of woodsmoke.
when you have planned your entire garden re-plant around local edible plants, fruits and veg, have boxes of wood in the airing cupboard drying. have had an anvil in the living room for months (not quite bushcraft but still far from normal), "forgot" to wake up to go off-roading because you found a dead standing birch and a good place to set up a shelter. when you leave the site of your fire looking better and more natural than when you arrived.
when you have sharpened some butter knives, when you have too many axes to use in a year, when you receive your new GB Swedish carving axe and accidentally steal some branches from your neighbours apple tree while their on holiday.
have to hand over your svord peasant that you left in your pocket to your head teacher and get your parents to pick it up (oops )
when you have sharpened some butter knives, when you have too many axes to use in a year, when you receive your new GB Swedish carving axe and accidentally steal some branches from your neighbours apple tree while their on holiday.
have to hand over your svord peasant that you left in your pocket to your head teacher and get your parents to pick it up (oops
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When you can walk into a wood, stand and listen for five minutes, and walk out again rejuvenated.
When you're thinking of having two half Telegraph poles mounted in your garden as you don't have two trees to hang a hammock from
But you know someone who works for BT
Richard
But you know someone who works for BT
Richard
woodspirits
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
When you're thinking of having two half Telegraph poles mounted in your garden as you don't have two trees to hang a hammock from
But you know someone who works for BT
Richard
ha ha went to look at a new house yesterday two concrete post for washing lines in the back garden perfect for a hammock i new i wanted the place as soon as. just got to convince SWMBO
when the wife says "i kept that long grass for your tinder"
when you get told of at work for heat treating blades in your store
you live and die in your boots
you always have a fire steel attached to your body
the wife says "what another knife"
the spare room turns into a brewery
if its not nailed down it turns into THE NEXT PROJECT.........
when you get told of at work for heat treating blades in your store
you live and die in your boots
you always have a fire steel attached to your body
the wife says "what another knife"
the spare room turns into a brewery
if its not nailed down it turns into THE NEXT PROJECT.........
