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My driving instructor in the Welsh valleys said in the 1970s,the mountain roads would be shut all winter. Doesn't happen now, there's often one day but nowhere near the same. The impact of man-made climate change and ecological destruction is a disturbing thing to contemplate. And especially...

I think this would be really fun, esp if the challenges were open ended enough to be solved in lots of different ways. Hmm, there was a History Sewing Monthly (this is going somwhere I promise) challenge every year run by sewing blogs where there was a theme each month. It was motivating, but...

Aside from that, I've actually been thinking about a black and white paper poster that members could print to advertise the Bushmoot events, but equally we could make one for the forum itself. It strikes me that bushcrafty types are pretty offline anyway, and I can think of loads of places...

This is a good idea, tho it's worth doing some research as well because these social media companies work for them, not you. When accounts don't have interaction, the algorithm disfavours them - in some cases, even if someone is following you, they won't necessarily see all your posts. Social...

This topic has come up on Dreamwidth, a really nice independent social media site. Whenever bad stuff goes on on tumblr everyone will say, 'let's all move to Dreamwidth!' and nobody ever does. Part of that is the network effect that everyone wants to be where everybody is, but a big part of it...

My go to is tortilla wraps. Fry some onion and spices, and then add quorn chunks or chicken. Once they're mostly done, throw in some veg: strips of pepper, or whatever you have to hand. You could add rice or beans to pad it out a bit. When it's well on the way, add tomato puree and more...

I rememebr you carving it - it's wonderful to see the set. I love the abstraction too, the way they're sort of tall and still similar to trees. Very powerful!

What works for me is an affordable and unglamorous Mora chisel knife - perfect for batoning, feathering sticks, levering bark off, even as a chisel. I can bash it about without guilt and save my nicer knife for nicer things.

@Astrochicken I would certainly recommend you come along to one of the moots, a lot of very friendly and VERY knowledgable people, as well as an opportunity to live wild for a little while I'm a big advocate of garden bushcraft tbh. If you think of it as a survival skill, then learning to make...

I feel pretty strongly opposed to commercial surveys - it's so easy for hobby spaces to become overrun by commercial interests & for those spaces to be seen as untapped client bases instead of social spaces, and it's a bit gross. (Although I don't think anyone would begrudge long-time...

I really love that way of approaching it, yes! Like a knife or a hat or a kettle, none of them nag for my attention, they just stay until I need them.

Does anyone have advice or a resource on how to DIY your own clamps in a bush situation? I often find myself doing little sawing jobs in the wood or in my kitchen when I can't get to a tootlbox quickly, and I've been daydreaming about counter-weighted systems and strapping things down with cord...

The issue is that most people have moved over to the Big Four social media, and those are deliberately designed to keep people 'on site'. Some of them even deliberately hide posts with links in. Those sites are designed to be more sticky and grabby, it plays havoc with anyone who's a bit...

I haven't got my ticket yet, but wholly intend to come - so I'll start the bidding at £50. Who's next? ^_^

Always nice re-reading and keeping up with this thread. Today's plan at the woods I help with is to remove the sand supporting the shape of our cob pizza oven, at our site on the outskirts of the wood. I've not got as far as looking out the window this morning to check for snow... I suspect...

Decluttering a house for a friend and dug up one of those urns for keeping hot water warm and dispensing it. Not for hikes of course, but carrying the first hot tea to a campsite to save on time & labour or heating water over a fire, I'm very excited.

I really want to - I've camped in frost before - but unfortunately, health prevents. Too sleepy to get up and pack my rucksack, so certainly too sleepy for a difficult camp out! I get so twitchy indoors in the winter but even with decent kit, going outside in the wet and cold is a big hurdle...

Thsn Thanks for sharing - I linked it to the people who make decisions in the woodland I help manage (I just do the lifting, shifting & kettle haha)

... can I ask you about the bulb thing? Is that all bulbs or just some? My beloved Lumie 'go to bed slowly sunset' lamps, the old halogen bulbs are no longer supplied anywhere. I've kept the lamps tho, it would be wonderful if it was possible to convert the fittings

I guess that Scandinavian countries, similar to middle of nowhere American towns, have more of a 'natural' preparedness mindset as part of their daily lives. If it's liable to be seriously snowy or emergency services are hours away etc, preparedness is an extension of how you're living anyway.