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Mine has to be something one of my scouts said after the troop had slept out in shelters for the first time. It was the morning after and they were all sitting quietly around the fire. He stared into the flames and said: "I woke up really early this morning but I didn't mind, I just lay and...

Neils right about not needing flint. Where I am there is no flint, but I pick up pieces of quartz when I'm on hill walks and they work a treat. Apparently granite also works but I've not tried it.

Fantastic, looking forward to the next part also. Looks like a proper adventure!

Glad you folks enjoyed the read! Unfortunately I won't be using it again due to the issue of fire lighting in a plantation. If any of you are having a go at anything similar, we can use this thread as an ideas/experience pool. I'll also post up more trip reports in the future, it was good fun...

Finally got round to finishing the last instalment, sorry for the delay folks!

Part 3 After the fire had got going and the place had warmed up a bit we got dinner on the go. We boiled up some pasta and mixed in some bolognese. No need to make a pot hanger, we just suspended the pot from some chord tied around the Lavvu apex. I tied an adjustable loop knot on the end which...

Yes there will be a part three don't worry! I hope I will get it written up in the next couple of days. Right now to answer some questions: Outdoor dude: Much of the boughs came from a tree that fell in a storm after my first visit to the site, which provided easy access and reduced the amount...

Great stuff treadlightly, I am really interested to see how this more portable tipi type works out. With the shape of the parachute I take it there is a load of extra material around the base? Is it easy to fold away, or does it flap around? For the doorway is there any way you could pull up...

Well you still have to be carefull here in Scotland. I have just been reliably informed that the spot I chose for the fire really wasn't a good idea. It turns out that if you check Annex 1 of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, (I only checked the wild camping part) lighting a fire within a...

Part 2 So the Lavvu frame was complete and I had started the thatching. But there was still a lot of work to be done before the shelter was complete. In the run up to the final trip, I managed to find another hardy soul willing to accompany me, and with the extra help, I was sure it could be...

Man of Tanith: Yea I seriously underestimated the time and effort to build, but I wanted to do it properly so i just kept at it. You are right about the benefit of having more people. I had a friend join me to finish it off and use it; we got things done much more quickly. I always have trouble...

Yea thanks, it was. I'll post up the second half about finishing and using it in the next couple of days when I get a chance.

Part 1 Shelter building, as most skills I have learned in bushcraft, have have been from uncle Rays books. I started out with "The Outdoor Survival Handbook" by building the one man "kennel" type debris hut. Then I experimented with open sided shelters with fires, like the lean-to and the...

I just read your post stevet and I'm impressed. The suspended patrol tent is pure genious, some good lashings going on there! I'm a scout leader myself and try to get as much bushcraft in as possible. (although I get resistance from the "I'd rather have them camp on a grassy field with...

Hello, I'm a long distance hiker. I've walked 3 of scotlands long trails and one 200 mile trek last summer. A few things I would say: Firstly I wouldn't expect to achieve 20 miles per day average. Yes on a flat canal towpath you may do a 30 mile day but you will find it difficult to keep this...

What a lovely looking axe, is it still for sale?

Hopefully I'll be able to do this, i'm looking forward to it and all write ups of the other entries!

Yea the bed was a success. I pegged out the frame first then filled it with stacked heather tips then finished off with a layer of ferns. It took a lot of work to make and I felt rather Ill by the time it was finished. Probably a combination of low blood sugar and lack of sleep. But anyway I...

Yea, it was a fantastic weekend, really want to go again...

Ah so you were sleeping out on Friday night as well! I stayed out in a local wood under a natural shelter. I read the weather forecast before i went so stuck on an extra covering of lime boughs which did the job and kept me dry. Lighting the fire in the morning was a bit of a mission though!