A limited kit night out in the woods
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Good post. I love pine needle tea. Dunno about the Ramsons though.. I'd have hated to smell your breath after that little lot 
Nice small shelter and comfy bedding, great to see propper bushcraft, very refreshing
Nice small shelter and comfy bedding, great to see propper bushcraft, very refreshing
Stuart come on have I no taught you anything wheres the gourmet food bag ???
looks excellent anyway
looks excellent anyway
Stuart come on have I no taught you anything wheres the gourmet food bag ???
looks excellent anyway
Hi Russ, yeah i was considering taking 3 sponges and a couple packets custard along with me to round off the meal
suburban bushwacker
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Great stuff Stuart,
Maybe not Russ's custard, but some of Patricks deer biltong would probably have went down a treat.
Regards
Stephen
Maybe not Russ's custard, but some of Patricks deer biltong would probably have went down a treat.
Regards
Stephen
This brings to mind a Friday evening when my lads were younger, our local Cub leader took the boys for a hike and camp, three parents went along as helpers. Unfortunately we departed late and had a 3 mile hike ahead of us, no great distance but the average age of the kids would have been about 12 and we arrived at the camp site after dark.
The boys made groups of two and the first job was constructing shelters in the dark, well we didn't lose any and eventually we had sufficient shelter for the night, I cheated and took along a poncho. The boys enjoyed a light supper and were soon off to bed, not long after a light shower began and continued intermittently throughout the night.
Early next morning we had a post-mortem, the shelters had been sufficient to keep them dry and only a couple complained of being cold. Due to the late departure breakfast provisions had been left at the Cub house, on arrival there was a hearty breakfast for all.
What came out of this was that these lads from very different backgrounds and limited outdoors experience were able to have a comfortable night in the great outdoors with little preparation and virtually no equipment.
Upon experiences like this can be built confidence and a belief that they can overcome many of the trials that life will through at them by meeting it head on and dealing with each episode as it arises.
Thank you Stuart for reminding me of that and how little we need to be comfortable but how important those things are.
Pothunter.
The boys made groups of two and the first job was constructing shelters in the dark, well we didn't lose any and eventually we had sufficient shelter for the night, I cheated and took along a poncho. The boys enjoyed a light supper and were soon off to bed, not long after a light shower began and continued intermittently throughout the night.
Early next morning we had a post-mortem, the shelters had been sufficient to keep them dry and only a couple complained of being cold. Due to the late departure breakfast provisions had been left at the Cub house, on arrival there was a hearty breakfast for all.
What came out of this was that these lads from very different backgrounds and limited outdoors experience were able to have a comfortable night in the great outdoors with little preparation and virtually no equipment.
Upon experiences like this can be built confidence and a belief that they can overcome many of the trials that life will through at them by meeting it head on and dealing with each episode as it arises.
Thank you Stuart for reminding me of that and how little we need to be comfortable but how important those things are.
Pothunter.
C
cakey
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I did the blanket only thing when I was a youth, and had quite a comfy night. In fact, my first night out under the stars was just that, no tarp above me and I saw my first foxes ever the next morning. It was a pretty awesome experience that I still remember vividly, so it must have had a huge impression on me. Last year i slept with a blanket only but without a fire and it was tough going!
BOD
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Great post and great looking shelter.
It looks very cosy. Now to find somewhere cold to try it out!
It looks very cosy. Now to find somewhere cold to try it out!
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