Hi de hi campers,
Thought I'd share a link to my latest video. I've been doing a bit more bikepacking lately. This is simply as a way of using the car a little less and being more active. In this video, I cycled out to my local woodland permission for a couple of nights. I was loaded up to the gunwales on this camp and deeply regretted loading up my military rucksack for the journey (never again) as it made the hills a lot more challenging.
But, I challenged myself to lighting the fire with only the tinder materials that I could forage (always a good fun and practical bushcraft challenge). I've also been trying to avoid using the industry standard Birch bark as a tinder and diversify my firelighting skills.
I also did some work on a spoon that I started carving months ago. I slept on a lovely sheepskin and wool bedroll (probably the principal reason why my kit was so heavy!). I cooked up some nice food and enjoyed a good craic around the fire with good friends.
A feature that I've been putting into recent videos is also a biscuit dunking review. Not bushcrafty in the slightest, but a good bit of fun none the less.
Lessons learnt:
Pack light on the next bikepacking trip
Never walk past a decrepid, punky and horrible looking pine that's probably been sat on the forest floor for a decade
The sheepskin was plenty warm enough, relatively comfortable, but not as comfortable as my usual foam pad
Wafer biscuits aren't really meant for dunking in your brew
Thought I'd share a link to my latest video. I've been doing a bit more bikepacking lately. This is simply as a way of using the car a little less and being more active. In this video, I cycled out to my local woodland permission for a couple of nights. I was loaded up to the gunwales on this camp and deeply regretted loading up my military rucksack for the journey (never again) as it made the hills a lot more challenging.
But, I challenged myself to lighting the fire with only the tinder materials that I could forage (always a good fun and practical bushcraft challenge). I've also been trying to avoid using the industry standard Birch bark as a tinder and diversify my firelighting skills.
I also did some work on a spoon that I started carving months ago. I slept on a lovely sheepskin and wool bedroll (probably the principal reason why my kit was so heavy!). I cooked up some nice food and enjoyed a good craic around the fire with good friends.
A feature that I've been putting into recent videos is also a biscuit dunking review. Not bushcrafty in the slightest, but a good bit of fun none the less.
Lessons learnt:
Pack light on the next bikepacking trip
Never walk past a decrepid, punky and horrible looking pine that's probably been sat on the forest floor for a decade
The sheepskin was plenty warm enough, relatively comfortable, but not as comfortable as my usual foam pad
Wafer biscuits aren't really meant for dunking in your brew
