I'm back from camping on a farmer's land the past 2 weeks. First week was me and some of the organizers. Second week about 15 youngsters joined us to learn.
The pictures tend to speak for themselves, so I'll try to categorize my photo's with some explanation where necessary to make it more enjoyable.
Some fires and campcraft.
My new zebra pot was the most used piece of equipment in the camp. Never made an adjustable pot hanger like this so that was fun too.
Smoking eels over a fire, an experiment. Tasted strangely acidy this way, therefore the rest of them were baked in skillets. Which was delicious.
Here's what happens when your only pair of boots gets wet while chasing a bream with a landing net.
Carved a bow drill set out of willow. Surprisingly it gave fire immediately. I taught a few friends this skill over the course of the encampment and gifted it to a good friend who wanted to practice it at home.
Cookies
Caught dragonfly
Willow whistle. Taught a bunch of 10 year olds to do this who really enjoyed it. The adults who had to deal with the noise less so.
Hamburgers
Big skies:
A hunter came by and gave us 16 canada geese to butcher and eat.
Some greenwood carving, this one by a friend
My little effort:
There was a workshop in hammock making, which was very interesting.
Unidentified spiders for harvestman. This one was under the ground sheet of a teepee.
This white one was found under ground while digging for worms.
Well, what a great time I had. I'd never camped out for this long, and they were the best 2 weeks of my life so far. I didn't miss any aspect of urban life whilst camping out. I can't wait until a new adventure presents itself.
The pictures tend to speak for themselves, so I'll try to categorize my photo's with some explanation where necessary to make it more enjoyable.
Some fires and campcraft.
My new zebra pot was the most used piece of equipment in the camp. Never made an adjustable pot hanger like this so that was fun too.
Smoking eels over a fire, an experiment. Tasted strangely acidy this way, therefore the rest of them were baked in skillets. Which was delicious.
Here's what happens when your only pair of boots gets wet while chasing a bream with a landing net.
Carved a bow drill set out of willow. Surprisingly it gave fire immediately. I taught a few friends this skill over the course of the encampment and gifted it to a good friend who wanted to practice it at home.
Cookies
Caught dragonfly
Willow whistle. Taught a bunch of 10 year olds to do this who really enjoyed it. The adults who had to deal with the noise less so.
Hamburgers
Big skies:
A hunter came by and gave us 16 canada geese to butcher and eat.
Some greenwood carving, this one by a friend
My little effort:
There was a workshop in hammock making, which was very interesting.
Unidentified spiders for harvestman. This one was under the ground sheet of a teepee.
This white one was found under ground while digging for worms.
Well, what a great time I had. I'd never camped out for this long, and they were the best 2 weeks of my life so far. I didn't miss any aspect of urban life whilst camping out. I can't wait until a new adventure presents itself.
