Best Bushcraft presents ???

[R-Bowskill]

OK what Bushcraft presents did you all get?

I got a book on local weather lore, some of the signs I'd learnt by my own observation, and a small wind up charger for my mobile so no more problems with the battery going dead when I'm away from the mains.

 

[Tantalus]

i know this is not what you meant but i am gonna post it anyway ):

best present this year was the snow

makes tracking soooo much easier

added incentive to light a little fire and make a brew

and of course a bit of a shelter to keep the worst of the weather out

lets me test all the other new toys :rolmao:

Tant

 

[Hoodoo]

I got a venison cookbook and a Garmin etrex legend. For hunting, these gps units are the poodle's noodles. ): I can find my treestand in total darkness. I can walk out of the woods in total darkness and not worry about becoming disoriented. Got the map right there in my gps.

Still carry my compass though.

The other day I was ice fishing and used it to mark a good fishing hole. I know it's high tech but...it sure is nice. :wave:

 

[TheViking]

I got a green skull cap in wool, a new pair of fleece gloves, and some boot liners. Perfect for keeping warm.

 

[Andy]

I got a torch. I know it's not really bushcrafty but still
My birthday pressie is bushcrafty though (my birthday was 27th december)
http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6890

 

[RovingArcher]

I got a wide brimmed straw hat from my daughter and her man friend. I will have to replace the black cloth band that reads Pebble Beach Golf Links and replace it with a nice bandana of sorts, but it'll be great for summer hiking and the like.

 

[Abbe Osram]

Got Faber Alaskan Snowshoes and the book
"The Good Life up the Yukon without a Paddle" from Dorian Amos.

cheers
Abbe

 

[Wayne]

My wife paid for me to go on a tracking course to Poland on leave in 2 weeks.

I got my AW Woodlore too.

 

[Rhapsody]

I got a new sleeping bag! Very important, seeing as my old one was far from ideal in winter conditions.

 

[arctic hobo]

I got a Devold Norwegian sweater *dances* not really that bushcrafty but hey.
Andy, that knife is beautiful :biggthump

 

[giancarlo]

Nanok Endurance -25 sleeping bag for me....
early Christmas pressy though

birthday on the 17th Jan... wonder what else will come along

 

[ScottC]

swandrii Ranger shirt and a bivi bag, a small possibles pouch and a well stocked new FAK

 

[Nightfall]

A new poncho,wool mittens,2 new books,moon phase calender and a crooked knife.

 

[martin]

Georgina gave me a Bearclaw Possibles Pouch, a Classic Mora, a Flint and Steel and an Ultimate Tinder Pouch :You_Rock_

With the money I was given I've bought a 6L Dutch oven and some Canvas Gaiters ):

Oh and my Christmas present to myself a Bearclawbushcraft Course in Sweden this June :biggthump :biggthump

 

[Viking]

I got a pair of these in light olive/grey

 

[maddave]

I got a Tool Logic SL3 Fire survival knife.. One of these

http://www.bkcg.co.uk/products/misc/tl010.html

And Ray Mears extreme survival series 3 :super:

 

[Wink]

A pair of Ullfrotte longjohns, a Berghaus Vulcan rucksack, laplander folding saw and best of all a small stainless steel folding trowel (see Deuteronomy 23v13 for Biblical authority).

The saw made short work of a damaged tree in my garden (I know, not v. bushcraft). Sadly it hasn't been cold enough to use the longjohns yet, and the Bergan has been lent to a friend who is climbing Kilimanjaro, so I won't see it until February. I'm also still waiting for an opportunity to use the trowel...

 

[jakunen]

My present to myself is a silk liner for my sleeping bag. Hasn't turned up yet as apparently they had twice as many orders as stock...

And no Adi, you can't use it for charcloth!