...the archipelago?
Most of you that either have been, or are planning to come, to Sweden for a bushcrafttrip are going for the widespread forests or northern mountains and want to "live bushcraft" for a while.
I wonder if one of, in my opinion, the best areas for bushcrafting is being overlooked.
The archipelago.
Sweden has great archipelagos in many places around the coast as well as in the larger lakes but the baltic coast, roughly between the cities of Stockholm and Västervik are unequaled!
Thousands of islands of different sizes, most of them forested, are scattered only a few hundred meters apart making islandhopping with rental kayak or canou so easy that it can be recomended even for absolute beginners.
Take a look using "Google earth" and you get the picture.
Most of the islands are uninhabited and the "right of public access" gives you unlimited campsites, shores and beaches. Fishing with handheld equipment is free and if you can´t feed yourself on perch and pike you simply aren´t doing it right.
The opportunities for foraging are good as long as you know what plants to look for (a swedish survivalguide is helpful).
The only problem may be fresh water. The seawater is brackish but drinkable although blooming of poisonous algy makes this unwise without adequate filtering.
There are however many marinas and other places where you can fill up your supply and in my kayak I have 20 litres which lasts me a week before refilling.
There are many places to rent kayaks or canous and most of them also offer courses.
For example:http://www.nykoping.se/en/guiden/See_and_Do/Outdoor_Activities__Adventures/Canoe_Kayak__Boat/Letting/Canoe__Kayak/ (Skavsta airport is in Nyköping)
or http://www.stannakajak.com/foreign/engelska.htm maybe a couple of hours by buss from skavsta.
Most of you that either have been, or are planning to come, to Sweden for a bushcrafttrip are going for the widespread forests or northern mountains and want to "live bushcraft" for a while.
I wonder if one of, in my opinion, the best areas for bushcrafting is being overlooked.
The archipelago.
Sweden has great archipelagos in many places around the coast as well as in the larger lakes but the baltic coast, roughly between the cities of Stockholm and Västervik are unequaled!
Thousands of islands of different sizes, most of them forested, are scattered only a few hundred meters apart making islandhopping with rental kayak or canou so easy that it can be recomended even for absolute beginners.
Take a look using "Google earth" and you get the picture.
Most of the islands are uninhabited and the "right of public access" gives you unlimited campsites, shores and beaches. Fishing with handheld equipment is free and if you can´t feed yourself on perch and pike you simply aren´t doing it right.
The opportunities for foraging are good as long as you know what plants to look for (a swedish survivalguide is helpful).
The only problem may be fresh water. The seawater is brackish but drinkable although blooming of poisonous algy makes this unwise without adequate filtering.
There are however many marinas and other places where you can fill up your supply and in my kayak I have 20 litres which lasts me a week before refilling.
There are many places to rent kayaks or canous and most of them also offer courses.
For example:http://www.nykoping.se/en/guiden/See_and_Do/Outdoor_Activities__Adventures/Canoe_Kayak__Boat/Letting/Canoe__Kayak/ (Skavsta airport is in Nyköping)
or http://www.stannakajak.com/foreign/engelska.htm maybe a couple of hours by buss from skavsta.
