Bushcrafting Wives/girlfriends/partners

[redcollective]

Apologies to all the female bushcrafters on here :You_Rock_, but for those of us with someone at home who isn't particularly interested in bushcraft - what are some of the ways you have been able to spark a little interest? Mrs Redcollective is fond of foraging and will happily turn a bucket of blackberries into muffins and jam, however that's about where the interest stops.

Anyone out there managed to convert a bushcraft widow into a bushcrafter? What worked for you?

Stu

 

[BushTucker]

Mine is well on her way to it, she wore a poncho I got her, we were out hiking and the heavens opened, before i got mine on she was kitted, lol, and she admitted it had its uses.

 

[Ogri the trog]

A regular afternoon stroll through your local woods, with a well placed "Do you fancy a cup of tea?" Nice place to sit, whip out your stove, etc.
That'll soon turn to the subject you've already covered - Blackberries: Have some bannock mixture ready to go - just knead in the blackberries for a sweeter taste and cook it while the tea is boiling.
And if you can get the good lady along to a moot, where she'll find solace in the many other long suffering "better halves" and soon will be hooked.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[torjusg]

Have not yet been able to spark any interest from her part. She likes to pick a little berris, walk skies (only short distances) and she also says she would like to learn how to make fire by friction.

She is very, very "townish". There is no way I'll be able to convert her. I don't bother trying anymore either.

 

[jerv]

the face says it all!
a gentle walk in the woods getting arrow shafts spruce gum, an afternoon of archery anything but the rough stuff. Having said that she can make fire with a handdrill.

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[janiepopps]

She may look a bit happier if you carried your own kit Jerv!!

j

 

[British Red]

Hmm interesting.

A few of you have met Bushbaby.

She will:
Camp out (rough)
Cr** in the woods
Carry the same load as me
Shoot
Hawk
Fish
Dress and cook what she hunts
Make the best campfire food ever (really - ask the guys)

She wont
Get involved in gear conversations ("I have a pait of boots - they work "<shrugs>)
Do "hardcore" where theres a better alternative
Do things in a harder way than seems logical (lighters are fine...carry a spare)

She loves being out and about, but shes not into "talking about it".

I think I'm unbelievably lucky tbh

Red

 

[torjusg]

Hmm interesting.

A few of you have met Bushbaby.

She will:
Camp out (rough)
Cr** in the woods
Carry the same load as me
Shoot
Hawk
Fish
Dress and cook what she hunts
Make the best campfire food ever (really - ask the guys)

She wont
Get involved in gear conversations ("I have a pait of boots - they work "<shrugs>)
Do "hardcore" where theres a better alternative
Do things in a harder way than seems logical (lighters are fine...carry a spare)

She loves being out and about, but shes not into "talking about it".

I think I'm unbelievably lucky tbh

Red

Sounds like your she is really a he, Red... I hope you have checked her "kit" out sufficiently to be sure. If it is pointing the same way as yours, you have got it all wrong.

Seriously, you are one lucky guy!!!

 

[fredcraft]

Sounds like your she is really a he, Red... I hope you have checked her "kit" out sufficiently to be sure. If it is pointing the same way as yours, you have got it all wrong.

Seriously, you are one lucky guy!!!

 

[Toddy]

She may look a bit happier if you carried your own kit Jerv!!

j

I agree....no wonder she's looking miserable; what did you do? pack for the apocalypse?
Gentle hint; rule of thumb, if it won't go in a day pack for a day out, you don't need most of it

Ogri's idea is a good one and a meetup where you can take the comforts of home along in the car helps too for the non bushbabes.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[saffy]

The title of this thread caught my eye and then was disappointed to see that it was not in the Trading / Swap Shop section.

 

[Zammo]

My fiance thinks its sad and can't understand why anyone would want to camp outside in the freezing cold when they could be in a nice hotel.

I'm still trying to get her to come camping with me, but no joy yet. Though she will have no choice if we get Glastonbury tickets, muhhahahahahah!

 

[sxmolloy]

If she can't spend my money on new outfits (for going out {not in the woods}), she ain't intersted.

 

[redcollective]

The title of this thread caught my eye and then was disappointed to see that it was not in the Trading / Swap Shop section.

LOL very very funny, however I'll not let Mrs Redcollective see it lest she take a sudden interest in bushcraft (and in particular sharps) and present me with a tinder pouch made from my very own nethers.

 

[william#]

the problem that i have found with getting partners out is that they kind of like the idea of it bt they dont generaly have the kit needed so when u get into your toastie bag and comfy thermerrest and sleep like a logg they have a restless cold night .
also u spend a lot f time sorting them out .
oh yes and not forgeting helping them find there torch for the upteenth time in an hour (yu know the skill you learn early on about always placing torch where yu know where it is takes time but after enough mistakes yu remember, mind yu im also a strong believer in those little micro lites round neck now).
though i am am happy to help people take first steps out and about , i must admit i like going with a few good friends who know what they are doing are self suficient and know when to jump in and do there bit .
(im running for cover now )
RUN AWAY
LOL

 

[Tengu]

I take a dim view of relationships

 

[w00dsmoke]

I must admit my good lady being a bit of a biker in he rpast is not too fussed about roughing it now and then however i've made it my mission to kit her out in the best gear I can afford to make sure she is comfortable and therefore enjoys it ...

Okay she'll never have the patience nor the confidence to play with a whisperlite, but she can put a tipi up and do most camp stuff and even do a good try in a kayak and canoe...(All year round).

To be honest It's hard teaching her stuff as she grew up in a city. She doesn't have the knowledge I grew up with. Today for example I took her on a walk to learn her trees...and she is geting there slowly.

~It's all about concessions/compromise...this photo below is on our honey moon on Loch Marree after an overnight camp in glen Etive and drive north. I do things for her that I hate (living in a city and trawling around shopping with her) and she does her best to make me happy too.

We now have a tipi...and she is more comfortable...I'm lucky to have her

 

[Glen]

My fiance thinks its sad and can't understand why anyone would want to camp outside in the freezing cold when they could be in a nice hotel.

My girlfriend is of a similar view but she has started to appreciate freshly made hot food and drinks on extended picnics and various bits of kit during a couple of powercuts. Just don't anyone tell her that a Trangia is not Scandinavian fondue cooker

I think by mid Summer, when it's too hot for a duvet anyway, I might even be able to get her to stay out overnight this year with promises of a romantic sunrise over a lake from a hilltop, after all we don't want to walking up a hill in the dark.

 

[Spikey DaPikey]

My Womble is a great lass

Used to be in guides, then a guide leader, then did some scouting, been a biker for ages, cooks good over the open fire, can do most if not all the things a bloke can do, and she's great

 

[spamel]

I've always wanted to take the missus out for a night "roughing it"!!! Oooer!

Seriously though, this summer it may just happen, as I will be in UK and can lumber the kids with the olds for a night!! I'm thinking blankets, thermarests and ponchos. I know a lovely place out by Wharnecliff crags that is just fantastic and if we can go there and stay the night, the morning view would be well worth it.