Dream Bushcraft location

[fred gordon]

We all dream! Have you ever thought about what would be your dream bushcrafting holiday location?
Personally I would have to go for the seaboard of the west coast of Scotland. Somewhere where there is oak/birch woodland right down to the seashore, sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds, so I could camp comfortably and have a protested fire.. A goodly supply of seafood, such as mussels and razor clams and a spot to launch my canoe, so that I could fish. Some good wood for carving bowls/spoons and the like. A viewpoint where I could watch the western sun dip into the sea would be a nice bonus and where I could sit in a breeze to get away from the midges.

 

[Shewie]

Sounds perfect Fred

When are we going, I`ll drive.


Seriously though doesn`t that sound just like Knoydart ???


Rich

 

[Steve27752]

A hot and humid jungle.

 

[spamel]

Alaska. No hesitation.

 

[Shewie]

Too many choices to pick just one, some of the faves would be .....

British Columbia
Anywhere remote inside the Arctic Circle
New Zealand
The American badlands

and not forgetting good old Blighty broadleaf woodland.


Rich

 

[BushTucker]

I may have to second Spamel, lots of trees, snow, cold temps, seclution, wild food to catch, some grog for the colder nights and some baccy

 

[Robby]

We all dream! Have you ever thought about what would be your dream bushcrafting holiday location?
Personally I would have to go for the seaboard of the west coast of Scotland. Somewhere where there is oak/birch woodland right down to the seashore, sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds, so I could camp comfortably and have a protested fire.. A goodly supply of seafood, such as mussels and razor clams and a spot to launch my canoe, so that I could fish. Some good wood for carving bowls/spoons and the like. A viewpoint where I could watch the western sun dip into the sea would be a nice bonus and where I could sit in a breeze to get away from the midges.

I can't think of a better place, Canada would probably be next on the list alongside Alaska, closely followed by the Scandinavian countries. Although I would have to say I've never been to any of the others. My opinion is based on what I've read and watched regarding the others. That, and the fact I love Scotland

 

[Miggers]

Overseas it has to be Algonquin Park in Canada. At home, any broadleaf woodland, soft spot for Scotland though. Just wish the Rain Gods would smile on me.

 

[UKHaiku]

Sounds perfect Fred

When are we going, I`ll drive.


Seriously though doesn`t that sound just like Knoydart ???


Rich

Hmmm...

I was looking at their website the other day - looked very interesting...

Never been camping in Scotland before - when is the worst of the midge-season?

For my list it would be the Pacific NW - so Washington/British Columbia/Alaska, followed closely by Sweden (that's just from what I've read mind..), then the UK..

 

[Dr Onion]

Season? For midges? You're having a giraffe!!

Seriously though, pretty much beginning of Spring right through to end of Autumn is Midge season up here! Although this year they have been out longer due to the mild winter - sign of things to come maybe!

An island off our coast sounds like bliss but I wouldn't mind an island somewhere tropical too just for a change of scene!

Dr O

 

[tomtom]

Southern England. Plenty of mixed board leaves and a river running though. I'm sure much of the mid latitude northern hemisphere could provide me with a good spot.

 

[woodstock]

Sounds like heaven on earth

 

[fishfish]

for me it wpold have to be alaska,canada lakes,or thr russian taiga.

 

[mayfly]

I've often day dreamed about this - good question! I think you'd be hard pressed to say temperate deciduous (broadleaf and mixed - oaks, beeches, birches, firs, spruces) forest is not the best climax vegetation for bushcraft given the available resources found within it, though you do tend to get above average rain. I'd go for New Zealand without hesitation given the positive attitude of the people to all things 'bushcrafty' over there in my experience. Long way mind you. I have also heard very good things about the Chilean Lake District, and into Argentina. Chris

 

[gregorach]

Seriously though doesn`t that sound just like Knoydart ???

It does rather, doesn't it? What a result - your dream location is actually less than a couple of hundred miles away, and you have a legal right of responsible access. And it's free! (Although you do need to pay for parking at the road-end at Kinloch Hourn if I remember right).

I love Scotland!

 

[Grooveski]

A viewpoint where I could watch the western sun dip into the sea would be a nice bonus...

That's the one thing missing from my pal's pad. It faces east at the foot of a steep hill and you lose the sun long before it sets.

It does make for nice sunrises though, and when the hill shades the loch the fish bite more.

 

[Minotaur]

Wicklow National park
Inverness
Hay on Wye
The national park outside Arnhem, in Holland

Those are the ones that spring to mind.

I surpose the US has to be the Ulitmate, but that is more for ever than just for Bushcraft.

 

[FarPoint]

Being from CAnada, I did spend a couple of months tenting it up in Northern British Columbia and it was absolutely magnificent-had a close encounter with a grizzly however. I live a few hours away from Algonquin Park (it can take weeks in a canoe to get from end to end) and that is my default place to go and again, hard to beat but can get a tad busy in areas in the summer.
All that being said, I am dying to go to northern Sweden. It is always greener on the other side of the world I guess.

 

[big_swede]

All that being said, I am dying to go to northern Sweden. It is always greener on the other side of the world I guess.

I must agree! My dream is canada and the northern parts of the US (especially alaska).

 

[FarPoint]

Hey Fred-you make the coast of Scotland sound awfully enticing. Consider too the north shore of Lake Superior (one of the Great Lakes in Canada, kind of in the middle and borders USA). Rocky, remote, an enormous body of water with great fishing. Wonderful woods and majestic rocks. Not to dissimilar to what you are describing.
A bit of a commute for you however!
Richard