Bushcraft help

[thompsonlewis]

Im new to the site so dont know if this is the right thred to use so ill get on with the question,im 17 need help getting into bushcraft no cources near me also cant drive yet so is they and self help avalible anywhere or can i teach my self live in west yorkshire not sure if you needed to know but any help will do thanks.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

hiya mate the best adfice i can give is to read this site and you will learn so much also there is so much you can learn in your back yard and also when you go walks in the wilds and woods and with a few books you can be doing bushcraft in no time mate

 

[thompsonlewis]

Yeah ill try to mate but im limited to the wilderness around here well woods i need to have the equpment first what knife and equpment you suggest.

 

[resnikov]

As drewdunnrespect said have a read in here, there are lots of threads on here about what kit you need. As for a knife, you cannot go wrong witht a mora for anout £10, great starters knife, but you would need to be 18 to buy it.
You can always use public transport to get somewhere a bit wilder.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

two books that will help you that you can get for about a tenna of amaerzon are

colins gems pocket guide wild food

and the same for trees

these will teach you about wild food and how to identify it and the same for trees

drew

 

[thompsonlewis]

Thanks all what a great and helpfull site

 

[drewdunnrespect]

no worries mate anytime also

anither to books two read and get off amazon are

ray mears essentisal bushcraft

and

mors kachanski's northen bushcraft

drew

 

[DaveBromley]

there is also a lot of useful information to be found on youtube, just type in bushcraft and away you go!

Dave

 

[SimonD]

you've found the best bushcraft resource mate, this site. the people on it are great, ridiculously friendly and helpful. whatever you want to know about there will already be a thread on the subject somewhere on the forum.

si.