Hey guys,
I'm a 36-year old bushcrafter from Germany. Actually I have been practicing bushcraft for the most time of my life without knowing that there was a term for it... Lots of the things I know about bushcraft and the outdoors have been passed on to me by my grandpa during my childhood and youth. Most time of the year I spend in Germany where I live, work and practice my hobbies with my wife whose mum lives in Northern Ireland. Spending a couple of weeks or more over there at least once a year puts me somehow in contact with bushcraftuk because I can't even stay away from the outdoors on holiday
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If someone should be wondering about the nickname I use... No, I am not a gnome. Actually I'm a little over 6'1''. The nickname comes from a German term that my wife used in the past to describe what I do in my free time before she got involved in it, too. In German a woodgnome is a hideous little creature living in the woods being grumpy most of the time. A woodgnome is not evil or unfriendly just... a little odd. So, whenever I took my pack for bushcrafting or else, my wife was asking: "Are you going woodgnoming again?"... Probably it sounds a lot more funny in German but anyway, that's the story.
So much for a brief introduction.
Regards,
Marc
I'm a 36-year old bushcrafter from Germany. Actually I have been practicing bushcraft for the most time of my life without knowing that there was a term for it... Lots of the things I know about bushcraft and the outdoors have been passed on to me by my grandpa during my childhood and youth. Most time of the year I spend in Germany where I live, work and practice my hobbies with my wife whose mum lives in Northern Ireland. Spending a couple of weeks or more over there at least once a year puts me somehow in contact with bushcraftuk because I can't even stay away from the outdoors on holiday
.If someone should be wondering about the nickname I use... No, I am not a gnome. Actually I'm a little over 6'1''. The nickname comes from a German term that my wife used in the past to describe what I do in my free time before she got involved in it, too. In German a woodgnome is a hideous little creature living in the woods being grumpy most of the time. A woodgnome is not evil or unfriendly just... a little odd. So, whenever I took my pack for bushcrafting or else, my wife was asking: "Are you going woodgnoming again?"... Probably it sounds a lot more funny in German but anyway, that's the story.
So much for a brief introduction.
Regards,
Marc
