I agree with most of your points but I’d point out that in the trust my wife works in which is a very large NHS trust covering 3-4 counties there are no clinical grade 9 health care professionals. Nurses or others.
My wife has over 40 years clinical experience and is considered a clinical...
Whilst I am an advocate for open access to land and our waterways. I understand some of the frustrations of landowners.
The woodland I lease is often treated as a playground with no respect for the environment. My firewood burnt, litter etc. people intruding on courses to be inquisitive...
I’m back from another successful wintermoot. This one was a bit wetter than I would have liked, it’s February, sometimes it rains. We had plenty of cover so not a real problem although cooking with heavy pots in mud adds a certain excitement.
Lots of meals cooked and techniques demonstrated.
I don’t post here very often as I’m not very good at self promotion.
Firstly I’m super excited to have been asked to set up a course program in Nova Scotia. It’s going to be an amazing opportunity for UK Bushcrafters to experience a really stunning part of Canada that’s still fairly wild.
I...
Breakfasts and an evening meal are available to purchase during the moot.
Every morning and evening except Friday night when the Forestknights team have a night off.
Food cooked during demonstrations will be handed out as tasters during the day free.
Mine got crushed by the baggage handlers at Gatwick I watched them drop my kit bag off the side of the airplane when unloading. I was pleasantly surprised that the base was the only thing damaged. the kettle still works it just sits at a jaunty angle.
My only constant companion is my Iphone 13 Pro. I get stressed if I dont know its exact location.
Otherwise I'm not normally far from a Leatherman juice Xe. Non locking sub 3 inch so UK legal.
I think dental health is over looked in outdoor first aid.
Many expeditions have been blighted with teeth and gum issues. The pain of infected gums and a broken tooth is hard to ignore and will often take stronger pain relief than most folk have access to without a prescription.
Antibiotics...
I have a canon r7 for wildlife photography. Currently waiting for the new 200-800mm lens to be in stock in the Uk.
hopefully the new R5 mark 2 will be out soon so I’ll be selling a kidney for one.
I previously just used my iphone 13 Pro and a Sony point and shoot. I’m trying to be far more...
I only use Down bags. I camp over 200 nights per year. The weight and compressibility of Down is far super to synthetic bags.
For those that complain that down isn’t great when wet. Have you tried sleeping in the middle of winter in a wet synthetic bag? I have it’s miserable.
I camp in all...
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