harry said:
Thanks for all the information guys, although reading through this there seems to be two threads going. One that should be here and another that should be goodness knows where
Tony - do you mean that some of the people that enjoy sailing and mountaineering are interested in bushcraft as well, but not all of them? I think that you mentioned something about this before. OK, sorted :super:
Sorry about the double thread. Last comments on it
:rolmao: Your about right Harry :You_Rock_ . The idea is that there is a lot of cross over from other sports into bushcraft. Walkers can slow down a bit and learn a bit more about the fauna around them. Climbing is a skill, mountaineering is a skill as are all the other outdoor pursuits. They are undertaken by people that enjoy the outdoors. Some of those people will want to expand their knowledge into natural history, firelighting, shelter building etc etc. Some will not.
The idea behind bushcraft is living comfortably in the wilderness and so many bushcrafters know how to climb, they are experienced mountaineers. It is purely a crossover of skills and interests.
The research is mine and it encompasses the different spheres of expertise found in the wilderness. It would be impractical to say that every mountaineer and every climber and every tom dick and harry (no offence
) are what should make up the figures. Hey I may be wrong :yikes: But, the statement was used as an example of how hard it is to get stuff from some manufacturers. That was the point. If you would like to come up with some of your own figures for the representation of bushcraft (in all it's aspects from fungi pickers to spearfishing to spoon carving etc) then go ahead.
I was speaking to a guy tonight that teaches bushcraft and survival skills to children, military, scouts and people off the street. He knows thousands of people that he classes continuously learning bushcraft/survival and that's just one bloke and some employees.
Waffle waffle waffle. Sorry about that. bushcraft is not just those that go into the woods and rub sticks together.
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