Bush-craft Quotes (please add your own)

[Fizzlebang]

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
Terry Pratchett

 

[havocsdad]

"Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts, There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of birds, the ebb and flow of tides,the folded budready for spring.Thers is something infinitely healing in the repeated refarins of nature- the assurance that dawn comes after the night and spring after the winter" Rachel arson 1907-64

 

[ex member coconino]

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
Terry Pratchett

I'd forgotten that!

 

[mrmel]

"That's not a knife......"

And my signature is my all time fav but some one got there first!

 

[Biker]

You may be a king, or a little road sweeper, But sooner or later you dance with the Reaper. - Death from Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.

Don't have any bushcrafty ones, at least none that spring to mind. Thanks to Unorthodox for including Betty words of wisdom. made me chuckle that.

I suppose a good Bushcraft one would be the one I heard about applying Linseed oil to wooden handles. Betty also used that in one of her top tips.

Once a day for a week,
Once a week for a month,
Once a month for a year,
Once a year for a lifetime.

Robert Heinlein is my favourite author and one of his books is packed with handy quotes. I'll have a look and see if there is anything applicable here.

Biker

 

[geordienemisis]

Invest in the the best boots and sleeping bag you can afford, coz if you ain't in one your in the other. (Anon)

 

[wolf man]

"Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating;
there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather"

John Ruskin

 

[Radix lecti]

Next time private,pierce the top of the tin before you boil it in water. Cpl Smith Para depot 1986

 

[santaman2000]

"Skin that one Pilgrim! I'll be back with another one." From the movie, Jerimiah Johnson.

 

[ex member coconino]

I've heard it said about blankets that "one underneath is worth two on top", which I find also applies to other tent comforts.

 

[sapper1]

My favourite quote has to be,

Is that jacket ventile or is it waterproof.

By Jungle RE

 

[Rychard]

this one not realy bushcrafty
expensive fishing tackle dose not catch fish it catches fishermen
but i think the same goes for bushcrafters to

 

[Muddy Boots]

Having a Lavvu without a stove is like having a black chick you don't oil up! - favourite forum quote.

 

[durulz]

Having a Lavvu without a stove is like having a black chick you don't oil up! - favourite forum quote.

I don't get that. Explain. A black chick I don't oil up?

 

[bearman]

Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.
H. G. Wells

 

[Tilia]

are you suggesting coconuts migrate? Monty python

 

[Mesquite]

Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints

 

[jamin]

when out for a walk with the scouts. 'dont wory its leveling off to a slope'

 

[Twodogs]

My favourite quote has to be,

Is that jacket ventile or is it waterproof.

By Jungle RE

Love that one Sapper

 

[Tilia]

when out for a walk with the scouts. 'dont wory its leveling off to a slope'

Are we there yet Papa Smurf