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That's great! Thank you for willing to help me :) Sorry for the delayed reply, college work is getting a bit manic in the final months!

One thing I didn't forget was the friendly members! To be perfectly honest, i'm interested in EVERYTHING. I'd love to learn how to light a fire using the hand drill or bow drill, but i'm up for learning anything I can be taught! Thank you :) The name is Danny by the way, Mr Monster is a...

Been a while since i've been on here, been caught up with a few bits and bobs! I'm still really interested in bushcraft, turning 18 not long ago and now owning a car makes it slightly more accessable. I'm wondering if anyone in the Bedfordshire area fancies a little gathering to share some...

Thank you for all the positive, welcoming comments! I'm trying to arrange a camping trip with my friends for this weekend, alright the weathers not perfect but i'm just going to spend the night out in the cold in a tent and see how I get on. As long as it's not offputting i'll continue onto...

Thank you MSkiba. Could you recommend any books for example that'll be good for studying? I have myself a little Victorinox Pocket Knife which is a start for the tools I guess I just need to look at tents etc. And lastly, what's the law (or guidelines) that involve me going into any...

Joined this forum a few months backb ut never made anything of it because college work made me too busy but now i'm back :) Basically i'm 17 years old and have loved the idea of living with nothing but 3-4 tools for a few days but i've never known how or where to learn.. Was just wondering...

That is a suggestion i'll definitely be looking into, I haven't even considered it until now. Don't worry about the ramble, it's exactly what i'm looking for because like you said, a youth surrounded by smoke isn't always an approachable one to most of the dog walkers etc in my woodland. Thank...

I'll definitely look into that, sounds like a good plan. Can't make the closest one but perhaps I could do what you do and attend one annually. I have been offered a lift but unfortunately due to college I can't attend the closest meeting.. I will look into summer definitely though.

Apologies, I have found a similar post. Can somebody delete this for me? Much appreciated. Apologies once more.

The only two i've tried, was just wondering what everybodys favourites were? With little to no experience with wood, I set up both and only managed to catch an ember when doing the hand drill, the bow drill for me just kept breaking the string (a shoelace at the time!). Although I haven't...

Thank you Rik. I am indeed in full time education at college at the moment. That's also another thing that has been leaving me short for time, especially at this time of the year where daylight is hard to come by!

Thanks Dave, I have looked on that Natural Bushcraft site before, the 7 second bow drill fire I saw came from there and it was pretty inspiring tbh. I might have to go and have a little look into both of those sites you mentioned, anything that helps! I'm not looking to spend a tonne of money...

That would most likely be my form of Bushcraft for the time being until I can get the experience of being more natural with building shelters with nothing but a knife (my aim anyway!) I'll look into those authors, I did get a Ray Mears book that I was reading a moment ago and I agree, it's about...

Thanks Tod! The meetings do seem quite tempting but until I have my own transport they're just out of reach at the moment. I'm quite shy too! I did read a few threads on teenagers starting bushcraft in and around these forums, so I can't be alone! Lol.

I didn't mean the bushcraft as a whole was expensive, I managed to pick up (what I believe) a good little Victorinox Hunter SAK for just £20, so it's not that bad at the moment. I was mainly aiming the expenses at 2 day courses for £300. I have been ebaying a lot of equipment, except at this...

Unfortunately I don't drive yet (failed my test the other day, damn cyclists! haha) so I won't be able to attend that just yet but I will definitely look into future meetings when I have available transport. I do at the moment only have a Flint + steel firelighting kit and a Victorinox Hunter...

I think I should start off by introducing myself. My name is Danny, i'm 17 years old and i'm from Luton in Bedfordshire. I've had a rather frustrating time as of late as i've had a keen interest in bushcraft but i've never known where to start as the courses are way to overpriced imo as well...