Basic kit hit-list?
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With all those head wobbling options, i bet he's gone and bought a caravan.
he's still reading through Erbswurst's posts 
I bet there's enough gear stowed away in members houses that never gets used, enough to offer the OP as a gift. Well done @Nice65 for offering a knife.
I will send him a bacho laplander that will see him good for a few years, so there's two things.... c'mon peeps, it's nearly Christmas!
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Now, that's a brilliant idea. I'm sure - no, I know that I've got a whole load of bits and bobs that would help out someone starting out into the outdoors.
Sorry, dumb yank here. Is there an age requirement to purchase/own a knife in the UK? Agreed on the Mora, enormous bang for the buck. I mean, pound. Euro?
My grandmother bought me a pocketknife when I was 5, in 1965 - much to my mother’s dismay.
My wife actively sort out and gave our girls knives, when they were aged 2 and 3 years (last year), my now 4 year old can feather stick and light fires with a fire steel consistently. Very proud
All my children have been given very basic kit over several years. Starting with small SAK’s then ss mug & pot then as they became more adept I upgraded from chicken feather filled surplus army/Coleman sleeping bags to Alpkit down filled items. Now they’re growed’ up they understand quality and can make their own choices.My wife actively sort out and gave our girls knives, when they were aged 2 and 3 years (last year), my now 4 year old can feather stick and light fires with a fire steel consistently. Very proud
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It's absolutely sensible to look at very cheap stuff for children.
Cheap steel mugs for example are often very thin and rather small and that means, that they are very light, nearly as light as titanium mugs.
The cheapest clothing is often very light because they saved material costs. And if they grow out of it anyway faster than they can wear it off it's no fault to get that if you will spend the time with them.
For boy scout camps it's different of course, because they can't reach a replacement if needed.
Cheap steel mugs for example are often very thin and rather small and that means, that they are very light, nearly as light as titanium mugs.
The cheapest clothing is often very light because they saved material costs. And if they grow out of it anyway faster than they can wear it off it's no fault to get that if you will spend the time with them.
For boy scout camps it's different of course, because they can't reach a replacement if needed.
In that video he has a brilliant idea for a cheap billy.
Greencraft on Youtube has a really good series of Bushcraft on a budget videos. The clothing video is really good I have already bought the bamboo socks he recommends.
The big problem is as he says a lot of what he recommends is hard to get hold of or expensive due to that.
Winter weekends, we "camped" in the lounge room. "Living Room" to me and my kids. Up go the tents, in go the sleeping bags and mats. Dad gets an extra cushion layer.
1. You can used the bathroom. No grid lights, torches only.
2. All cooking will be done on camp stoves but in the kitchen (less flammable.)
3. Somehow, the torch lights for reading books never went dim. Funny that.
4. They did bacon, eggs and shredded potato. Eat your own or starve.
5. What did we need? What could have been left behind?
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End of school at the end of June. A camping trip with a little trout fishing. The kids knew exactly what to do for the camp. Was satisfying to watch. Jeez! If I got down on my knees again like that, I might never stand up again.
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So, I suggest a bunch of indoor, lounge camping events to sort out the kit.
1. You can used the bathroom. No grid lights, torches only.
2. All cooking will be done on camp stoves but in the kitchen (less flammable.)
3. Somehow, the torch lights for reading books never went dim. Funny that.
4. They did bacon, eggs and shredded potato. Eat your own or starve.
5. What did we need? What could have been left behind?
= = =
End of school at the end of June. A camping trip with a little trout fishing. The kids knew exactly what to do for the camp. Was satisfying to watch. Jeez! If I got down on my knees again like that, I might never stand up again.
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So, I suggest a bunch of indoor, lounge camping events to sort out the kit.
