Bushcraft with family

[RonW]

I searched through the fora, but did not find a similar topic.

I am one of those lucky ones, who can go out and enjoy the outdoors with the entire family, albeit that they enjoy it with different levels of enthusiasm sometimes.

Is there anyone else who is this lucky, too and how do you do it?
Since I have just started to pick the subject up again last spring I could sure use some tips or suggestions and maybe share one or two myself.

Here's a small impression on what it looks like on a cold day in the more northern parts of Europe, practising one of the essentials: outdoorcooking;

Scrambled eggs, a can of saucages, knäckbröd, coffee and tea make up a good, warm lunch on a cold day (-5).

An easy way of getting saucages warmed up. Open the can, put the lid back and place the can on the edge of the fire. Thes use a fresh, forked twig to lift the can.

Chowtime!
The disposable cutlery has been replace by more durable ones....

Now all I have to do, is find a way to make a shelter for a group.....

 

[woof]

Nice photo's, thanks for sharing. Looks like your children will have some good memories & stories to tell their friends.

What is knakbrod ?.

Rob

 

[TylerD]

At the moment most of my "Family" bushcrafting is done in the back garden, however, my girls do love going to the local woods for a nose about They're forever pointing out Mushrooms/Fungus and Birds long before I see them.
Sadly we rarely see any animals and critters (other than squirrels in high branches) as our dog is waaay too clumsy and noisy

 

[gowersponger]

Lovely pics. good tip to pick the can up! I will be trying that one next time!
I take my two boys out with me on occasions. Set a target up in the woods the other day with the air rifle they both loved it. Heres some pics of them enjoying the outdoors.

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[superc0ntra]

What is knakbrod ?.

Rob

It's a Swedish hard bread. http://www.wasa.com/sv/fullkornsgalleriet/ click on knäckebröd

 

[silvergirl]

Good to see other people out with their kids enjoying the great outdoors.

My kids have been on regular camping trips since they were a few weeks old (in the woods, I don't count campsite camping as anything other than an ordeal)
They know how to choose and set up camp, how to deal with toiletting issues, what is the best firewood to gather, how to lay and light a fire. They both have their own knives which they use for whittling and hve made the occasional very rough spoon with them. We have taken them on foraging trips since they were very small and will now send them mushrooming on their own. We look for tracks and discuss what position of footprints tells us about the animal. They build natural shelters in the woods and are happy to explore the local woods on their own. I have shown them how to make cordage and they know a fair amount about knots. They have their own firesteels and bags of flint and charcloth.

Whether any of that classes as 'bushcraft' or is just a normal upbringing for kids I don't know. Its normal for us anyway.

 

[Chrisj]

I'm lucky in that SWMBO is also into camping albeit with a few more luxuries than I necessarily need. I manage to practice my bushcraft by careful choice of venue. We go camping as a family and I set up the family tent. Then if there are any suitable trees and the site allows I am allowed to set up the hammock for me. In fact recently I found a spot where I could get 2 hammocks up side by side under one tarp and my daughter joined me in the hammock whilst my wife and son slept in the tent.

Our set up.

The kids relaxing in the hammocks.

Cerys tucked up for the night.

Where the site will allow I take the yukon to cook on (which my son always insists on assembling, so next step will be teaching him to light the fire in it) and the ghillie kettle for hot water. But I also take a more conventional camping stove for if my wife wants to cook something whilst I'm not around. Although she does like using the ghillie kettle.
The family like to at least have basic facilities on the site but we get round this by taking a porta loo and toilet tent if we want to use a site without toilets.

I have managed to get my daughter out wild camping by a mountain lake with the kids walking club that I help lead. We are in the little VauDe Hogan closest to the lake.

Can't wait for the next trip.