Bushcraft bible

[demographic]

On a slightly more serious note I would suggest Australian Traditional Bushcrafts by Ron Edwards.
Not easy to get hold of in the UK but the one I have (book 1) is a cracking book and almost unknown in the UK, no idea why.

Link to seller.

 

[GGTBod]

The implication of the subtitle of that book seems to suggest so...

I wasn't aware that things were that different when out in the bush. But then I am only a woman, so what would I know?

J

I would have thought the title meant nothing to the reader if the reader wanted to obtain the useful information inside regardless of age or gender, like for instance myself being a man i would not think that book is for boys and is therefore no good to me as the information was not written targetted at my demographic

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

The implication of the subtitle of that book seems to suggest so...

I wasn't aware that things were that different when out in the bush. But then I am only a woman, so what would I know?

J

Yep your right the title does suggest so ha.it is a fairly old book though n theirs no getting away from the fact sexism existed back then.laughable really


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[Quixoticgeek]

I would have thought the title meant nothing to the reader if the reader wanted to obtain the useful information inside regardless of age or gender, like for instance myself being a man i would not think that book is for boys and is therefore no good to me as the information was not written targetted at my demographic

Of course not. Books should in theory be gender neutral. However, the title, being from a different age, is a bit out of date...

Yep your right the title does suggest so ha.it is a fairly old book though n theirs no getting away from the fact sexism existed back then.laughable really

I appreciate it's from a different age. My reply was partly tongue in cheek.

J

 

[Tiley]

If we are prepared to accept that bushcraft is a series of techniques and skills that improve with practise, I reckon that any decent guide to the flora and fauna of the area in which you find yourself would act as a 'bible' for me. Knowing what I was dealing with would enable me to put my few skills to better use. "Telle est du moins la these..." Though, as has been established, there really is no one book...

 

[GGTBod]

Me too tongue firmly in cheek, i was trying to be stand up about non gender specifics, i am funnily finding the reverse at the minute as i am reading lots of books on basket weaving and other such crafts and many are written targeted at women and some feel one step away from going down the pink colour scheme like the knitting book i recently read, it was so bad i was almost expecting kisses and love hearts dotting the I's (please excuse my stereotyping of schoolgirl handwriting)

Gotta start somewhere with these things

 

[bilmo-p5]

Any of our so-called Sunday newspapers - you can start an awful lot of fires with any one of them........................

I've often thought that one of the weekend broadsheets and a Kelley Kettle would be a good combination.

 

[artschool]

is anyone else googling womens bush craft?

very creative.

 

[Wandjina]

It's so personal/subjective but I have used Ray Mear's 'Outdoor survival handbook', and 'Bushcraft'. Also the Collins Gem SAS survival handbook (for portability) and Richard Mabey's 'Food for free' are useful.