yeah i know it will be hard, thats why im here for advice. im also planning well in advance so i have time to get some training and knowledge. ive done hiking before so i know how to read and follow a map so thats not an issue
autumn it is then. for animal protein it would of been river food, but given the info in this thread its probably now gonna be mainly things from a coast, so crabs, mussels, cockles etc.
as for a weekend trip.. do you mean go for a couple of nights then basically straight from the forest to...
for natural plant based sources of fat its gonna be mainly nuts and seeds (and all the varieties within them) however i dont know what types we have growing wild in the uk. most animal sources of protein also have fat though
i thought about eating snails, but i heard they have to be purged for...
yeah its definitely over ambitious, i still think its doable though! :)
so for the course, i first need to decide on a place and a time of year before i can book something in. the thing is i cant do too much practice, as i work monday to saturday and get 4 weeks holiday a year. so its either...
grateful for the advice, tbh i fully expected for atleast one person to tell me its a stupid idea!
I forgot to mention, but i planned on going on a foraging/ survival course before doing it myself, but i thought it would of been a better idea to do the course in the place i plan to hike, but...
no doubt it will be hard, but i will factor it in to the time and distance of the hike to allow ourselves time to forage. if we end up with no food after a day of hiking and foraging its not too bad as we will have backup
so i guess i should pick places based on the criteria that im actually...
im gonna bring backup food but dont wanna bring loads as i want it to be more of a challenge
yeah i was thinking to make it part coastal. maybe i could do it 50/50, so half the hike near the coast, the other hike further in land. then if i cant forage much from rivers and forests, ive still...
brilliant, thanks for that!
i never knew you could only catch fish by rod, why is this? and ill definitely be picking up a copy of that book.
Scotland sounds good, maybe wales aswell, not sure which place would be best. i wont need a place with pubs and that as i think it would defeat the...
ok im new here, but just looking for some advice on going on a sort of mini expedition in England. me and a couple of mates have been hiking twice together this year (longer one being 6 days), but we'd now like more of a challenge and want to have a go at a hike whilst also getting our own food...
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