Hi all
New joiner to the forums but long time lover of the great outdoors. I've joined for a number of reasons one of which is to learn & develop new / existing skills so I can pass these onto my Scout group. We're trying to more 'back to basics' with outdoor cooking, camping and general 'getting outside and away from the TV, XBox, DS and every other gadget'.
In my youth, I did a lot of hill walking and canoe trips on various rivers / Lakes (or Loughs) in Northern Ireland with many of these slept under the canoe or bivvy, rather than tents and I suppose I'd like to get my confidence back a bit to do this again with either my own kids or the Scouts.
I've already read many, MANY posts on the forums and have my appetite whetted for getting outside and trying some activities. As a kick start, I'm planning to go on an course next year to make sure that I don't start too many bad habits too early - any comments / suggestions on courses would be appreciated. I know it's not Bushcraft, but currently thinking about Trueways Advanced Survival Skills (3 days) as it's fairly local. I know the company has gone through some issues in the last 12 months but the course side of things seems to be working well.
See you outside
New joiner to the forums but long time lover of the great outdoors. I've joined for a number of reasons one of which is to learn & develop new / existing skills so I can pass these onto my Scout group. We're trying to more 'back to basics' with outdoor cooking, camping and general 'getting outside and away from the TV, XBox, DS and every other gadget'.
In my youth, I did a lot of hill walking and canoe trips on various rivers / Lakes (or Loughs) in Northern Ireland with many of these slept under the canoe or bivvy, rather than tents and I suppose I'd like to get my confidence back a bit to do this again with either my own kids or the Scouts.
I've already read many, MANY posts on the forums and have my appetite whetted for getting outside and trying some activities. As a kick start, I'm planning to go on an course next year to make sure that I don't start too many bad habits too early - any comments / suggestions on courses would be appreciated. I know it's not Bushcraft, but currently thinking about Trueways Advanced Survival Skills (3 days) as it's fairly local. I know the company has gone through some issues in the last 12 months but the course side of things seems to be working well.
See you outside
