A while ago I heard someone ask a well travelled professional bushcraft instructor which was his favourite country / tribe. His reply was surprising in that he said the UK and the British people. I never thought of ourselves being a tribe before and this got me thinking...
With so many people interested in the bushcraft of other tribes and cultures are traditional British bushcraft skills, crafts, tools, clothing etc being overlooked?. I am unlikely to travel to many of the places I see on TV and I would like to learn and keep alive the skills of my own tribe to use in this country.
Many will be familiar with the discussions about the merit of the billhook vs axes & machetes but how about considering the merits of the coracle vs the canoe for example.
Does anybody have other suggestions for traditional bushcraft skills, tools recipes, clothing, folklore, festivals etc. that could be regarded as particularly British ?
With so many people interested in the bushcraft of other tribes and cultures are traditional British bushcraft skills, crafts, tools, clothing etc being overlooked?. I am unlikely to travel to many of the places I see on TV and I would like to learn and keep alive the skills of my own tribe to use in this country.
Many will be familiar with the discussions about the merit of the billhook vs axes & machetes but how about considering the merits of the coracle vs the canoe for example.
Does anybody have other suggestions for traditional bushcraft skills, tools recipes, clothing, folklore, festivals etc. that could be regarded as particularly British ?