Had a half day at work so snatched a couple of hours in the local woods. These woods are quite small and is sandwiched between the M25 and the railway line so has a constant hum of traffic. The woods are criss crossed with paths and is popular with dog walkers so solitude is not really possible but it will do for a few hours of Bushcrafting
On the walk in I spotted a recently wind blown tree, an Ash(edit: not Ash but Horse Chestnut).
That will do for a bit of whittling so I set about cutting a couple of bits to make a bowl and cup...
A bit further on I came to my camp, well it was someone else's that I found but I am adding to it as a work in progress starting with a debris roof. It's not supposed to be watertight really as the shelter is really to give a bit of privacy as there is a path 30 yards to the rear. Actually your never less than 50 or so yards from a path...
The view from the shelter...
After adding a bit of debris to the roof I set about hacking at my liberated timber with these tools....
I started on the cup or Kuska and got it to a roughed out form. I started to get a sore patch on my palm from the spoon knife so left that and started on the bowl. I got it to a very rough form with the axe.
I was starting to get hungry so on to lunch which consisted of my current favorite camp grub...
Rice and Chorizo with veggies Easy to cook and even easier to gobble down!
My cook kit...
So on to lunch, first chop the meat on a dirty knee, wood chippings optional...
Fry in it's own oil for a couple of minutes till it goes almost crispy...
Add the formerly frozen veg, I'm liking mixed peppers and peas, and heat through....
Add the rice-a whole pack fits in the Titan kettle lovely!!
Add water to keep things moist and to help steam...
Add spices to taste. I used here salt, pepper, steak seasoning, mixed herbs and paprika...
Finished meal...
Put into the pot cozy to keep warm while I put a brew on...
And stuff ones face, om nom nom nom It gets tastier the further down you go until....
I didn't get a chance to practice my fire lighting as it got dark so packed all my kit in the old 37 pattern pack....
...and cleared up and set off for civilization but while on the way taking pot shots at random cider cans and plastic bottles that seem to be sprouting early this year with me catty
Steve
On the walk in I spotted a recently wind blown tree, an Ash(edit: not Ash but Horse Chestnut).
That will do for a bit of whittling so I set about cutting a couple of bits to make a bowl and cup...
A bit further on I came to my camp, well it was someone else's that I found but I am adding to it as a work in progress starting with a debris roof. It's not supposed to be watertight really as the shelter is really to give a bit of privacy as there is a path 30 yards to the rear. Actually your never less than 50 or so yards from a path...
The view from the shelter...
After adding a bit of debris to the roof I set about hacking at my liberated timber with these tools....
I started on the cup or Kuska and got it to a roughed out form. I started to get a sore patch on my palm from the spoon knife so left that and started on the bowl. I got it to a very rough form with the axe.
I was starting to get hungry so on to lunch which consisted of my current favorite camp grub...
Rice and Chorizo with veggies
Easy to cook and even easier to gobble down!My cook kit...
So on to lunch, first chop the meat on a dirty knee, wood chippings optional...
Fry in it's own oil for a couple of minutes till it goes almost crispy...
Add the formerly frozen veg, I'm liking mixed peppers and peas, and heat through....
Add the rice-a whole pack fits in the Titan kettle lovely!!
Add water to keep things moist and to help steam...
Add spices to taste. I used here salt, pepper, steak seasoning, mixed herbs and paprika...
Finished meal...
Put into the pot cozy to keep warm while I put a brew on...
And stuff ones face, om nom nom nom
It gets tastier the further down you go until....
I didn't get a chance to practice my fire lighting as it got dark so packed all my kit in the old 37 pattern pack....
...and cleared up and set off for civilization but while on the way taking pot shots at random cider cans and plastic bottles that seem to be sprouting early this year with me catty
Steve
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