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  • BushMoot: Come along to the amazing Summer Moot 31st July - 5th August (extended Moot : 27th July - 8th August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
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    Music

    Why do we choose to venture into the woods? Among legion other things, it is for the peace and quiet that they afford us. We opt to abandon the trappings of 'modern life' to get closer to something more elemental and intrinsically beautiful. By that argument, it also means abandoning the music...
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    Bushcraft Word Association Game

    Cloth I'm sure Lady Gaga is vegetarian...
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    Bushcraft Word Association Game

    Constrictor
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    Which folding saw?

    I started with a Laplander and, don't get me wrong, it's a great saw. But then, someone recommended a Silky and I haven't looked back. I like the fact that it cuts on the pull - it adds to the feeling of pecision and safety when making a cut; I like its impressive sharpness and I like the range...
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    Most durable/long lasting waterproof jackets (without maintenance)

    It seems to me that there is no one ideal fabric or jacket. Given the weird and varied range of conditions that we experience in the U.K., that is understandable. Add to that an individual's tolerance or intolerance of fabric and cut and one can understand the insuperable challenge confronting...
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    A luxury and a book...

    My mistake! Assume that your hygiene essentials, along with any prescription medicines, are included in your kit. That said, I do remember that the NOLS in America teach their students how to dispense with Andrex and use two sticks instead...!
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    A luxury and a book...

    Here is the scenario: you are heading out into the woods for a month; you have all the 'necessaries' with you in your rucksack, that is to say - something to sleep under, something to sleep on and something to sleep in, food (including brew kit), water bottles and means of purifying, clothes and...
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    Bushcraft Word Association Game

    Deceiver
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    Bushcraft Word Association Game

    Discovery
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    If there is one piece of kit that’s gone, you could bring back what is it ?

    Yeah, but not with Cobmaster or Karrimor Annapurna packs attached! I have recently returned to an external framed pack and it's brilliant: light(-ish), strong and versatile. Sometimes, modern takes on old ideas can be thoroughly worthwhile; at others, the old ideas simply can't be improved.