Bcnl ???

[Porcupine]

add one more dutchy to the interested people list


ive been dabbling a bit for years but finaly went on a starter course a few months ago. (extra-survival the owner is rene nauta) we went to a nice piece of private owned woodland he could use for the first time,great fun all in all and if my work hadnt sent me to mexico on short notice id have gone on some more of his courses.

one of the nicer things he also plans in some weekends where you dont have to learn or do anything but can use the woodland (there will be as always the zero trace rules)

also having a "vuurkorf" in your garden helps a lot with firemaking skills,my 3 year old daughter refuses to go to bed now if she thinks ill be out there at an evening

basicly look at bushcraft and slice the things youd do outside up in small parts,you can do lots around your own house.


Porc

 

[Nemisis]

Sounds like a case of how to survive using bushcraft without breaking the law over there. we should get Ray Mere to do a programme from NL see if he can live off the land for a week without getting busted by the law lol

 

[snake|UK|]

there are some bushcraft in NL try http://www.extrasurvival.nl/ they also bring students over to the UK on some courses

 

[Eelco]

Hi Chris,

My name is Eelco and I'm also doing some bushcraft/hiking/camping. It's indeed very difficult to do some real bushcraft in the netherlands, so I generally go to the Ardennes or even further towards germany or france. A dutch bushcraft site is indeed a good idea!

with kind regards,

Eelco Koppert

 

[chrisvreugd]

hi,
for all the dutch people: there is a kind of "maillist" thing:
http://lists.topica.com/lists/bushcraft/read

eelco, oke, ardenne, but where... the ardenne is a small word for a big place...
and is it elegal to have an open fire, or is it illegal to camp there "sowieso"??

greats

 

[Eelco]

Correct, it's illegal to camp in the wild there and it's certainly illegal to make a fire. But I usually go on my own, in which case I can keep out of sight of any rangers.
It's a matter of ethics. I've never left anything behind, no trace whatsoever. In this particular case I have no problem breaking the law. I'm gonna try making a small smokeless cooking fire, which I'll bury afterwards.
The next closest thing for bushcrafting for us dutchies is France. Where it's sort of permitted to do wildcamping, but as a poor student it's hard for me to get there.

 

[acw_akkermans]

I am dutch as well, though now I live in Ireland.

I am from around Maastricht, and there was a piece of private land there in the middle of a forest. I will find out for you if it is still OK to be used for buscraft as it was when I lived there.

Anthonio

 

[PC2K]

more intesting stuff: http://www.easytech.nl/bushcraftweekend/

 

[chrisvreugd]

wow,
that would be nice!!! ACW!!

hoping for it,
chris

 

[Doc]

In northern Scotland you see lots of cars with Netherlands licence plates, and I have also met quite a lot of Dutch folk who have settled in Scotland. Here in Scotland the right to wild camp is now enshrined in law.

Perhaps in the summer we could have some Dutch participation in one of the Scottish meets? I would be happy to pick up people from Edinburgh or Glasgow airports.

 

[Ahjno]

In northern Scotland you see lots of cars with Netherlands licence plates, and I have also met quite a lot of Dutch folk who have settled in Scotland. Here in Scotland the right to wild camp is now enshrined in law.

Perhaps in the summer we could have some Dutch participation in one of the Scottish meets? I would be happy to pick up people from Edinburgh or Glasgow airports.

I would be in for that!!
Only depending on the exact date (uni exams in August, second chance ... so it really depends on my performances this January ... ).
Maybe in combination with a (small) hike true the Highlands

 

[chrisvreugd]

That would be nice!!!
I'm curious for the date, so I can check my vacation agenda

thanks for the offer...
Chris

 

[Tony]

Apart from money and time there's no reason for you not to come over to one of the area meet ups or to the Bushcraft UK Moots.

Also it might be an idea for you to see if you can source some land, even if it's a field and get a meet organised. Feel free to start a thread in The meet ups forum on a meet in NL