Hey guys, I'm Leon
I'm from Nottinghamshire. I've always had an interest in the out doors and have gone on many yomps around Kinder Scout with friends and family. I grew up watching Ray Mears with my Dad and that always made me look at the local surrounding natural environment which would fill my head with thousands of questions, what's useful?, what's edible?, what's dangerous? what can I make? and how can I help improve the health of our woodlands? plus lots more.
Ive recently started falling down a massive rabbit hole learning as much as I can as quick as I can, but happy in the knowledge that it's a never ending and rewarding pastime. Im very early in my bushcraft journey but experimenting all the time. so far I had partial success with a bow drill (I made smoke and black wood!!!) and I've been playing with birch bark, fat wood and today I even tried my ferro rod on some dryer lint in the utility sink, it was far more effective that I anticipated.
This has got me out of the house far more than ever and I am always trying to figure out when I can sneak out of the house for another woodland mooch.
sorry for waffling on, Im going to leave it there as Im now going to try and start a fire in my fire pit with some birch bark and the cook some bacon on it, because why not?
I look forward to learning all I possibly can from you all and I hope you all have a great day!
I'm from Nottinghamshire. I've always had an interest in the out doors and have gone on many yomps around Kinder Scout with friends and family. I grew up watching Ray Mears with my Dad and that always made me look at the local surrounding natural environment which would fill my head with thousands of questions, what's useful?, what's edible?, what's dangerous? what can I make? and how can I help improve the health of our woodlands? plus lots more.
Ive recently started falling down a massive rabbit hole learning as much as I can as quick as I can, but happy in the knowledge that it's a never ending and rewarding pastime. Im very early in my bushcraft journey but experimenting all the time. so far I had partial success with a bow drill (I made smoke and black wood!!!) and I've been playing with birch bark, fat wood and today I even tried my ferro rod on some dryer lint in the utility sink, it was far more effective that I anticipated.
This has got me out of the house far more than ever and I am always trying to figure out when I can sneak out of the house for another woodland mooch.
sorry for waffling on, Im going to leave it there as Im now going to try and start a fire in my fire pit with some birch bark and the cook some bacon on it, because why not?
I look forward to learning all I possibly can from you all and I hope you all have a great day!
