Recent content by FruitBatInShades

I'm in Lee Davies :)

I'm off to the bushmoot on friday and coming back on weds. Any one need transportation?

Thanks guys, CyclingRelf grabbed it for me so a big thanks to her :lmao:

Hi Guys, I left my sleeping bag behind in naughty camp I think. Last remember having it before I left whilst chatting to womble and cyclingrelf by the fire. Did anyone pick it up?

I'm off to new zealand from the 17th Oct - 15th Nov and plan to go bush for a few days. I've been reading some of the doc.govt.nz but could do with someone with local knowledge. I'm hiring a car and driving from Auckland to Palmeston North and will be travelling down the SH1 through what...

Here are some photos I took on crap camera phone. Sorry I didn't get any of the guys but they didn't stay till the morning. I learnt to tie some knots which I have now completely forgotten! Great to meet everyone, I had a good time and spent my first night in a hammock! Comfy, but bad for the...

My best areas are probably herbal knowledge and shelter building.

Just watched the video, well done :) Not even tried a bow drill yet!

muhahaha downloading video now :) This will br my first moot! I must admit I'm new to all this bushcraft as an activity kinda thing. I bought a hammock but never used it before. I'm normally used to just taking a knife, saw and sleeping bag and making my shelter wherever I go but I don't...

I can't find the link to your site Cyclingrelf! Wouldn't mind having a look at the vid :)

LMAO @ the orange tent idea ;)

Yeah, let me know. Would have gone on the brecon beacons one too but I don;t think I can walk that far :(

If your doing anything else in the midlands, let me know. I only just saw this one, been offline for a while. Sounds like you had a good time :)

I recently had a similar experience. I took a girl I like out into the woods for a bit of bushcraft the other day. It had been raining for days, no problem I thought, lots of birch trees around. Off I go, loooking in the branches for dry, dead tinder. Collect fatty birch bark, feather it...

I'm from telford too but end up in derby and nottingham occaisonally (seeing friends, rock city etc)