Hello from Sussex

[shinobi]

Hiya,

I've just stumbled over this site after a long time looking up bushcraft on the net, and I've just spent the day getting answers to a LOT of questions that have been going around my head.

I've been on a couple of bushcraft courses but I'm mainly self taught. It's great to talk to people and get direct answers and suggestions rather than rely on web pages and expensive (sometimes) courses.

I look forward to quizzing you all on the forum and treading the same paths.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[tomtom]

Welcome Aboard Matey... :wave:
lookforwards to hearing of your adventures.. any questions just ask we're a friendly buch!

are you the Shinobi from Shinobi Vs Dragon Worrier in the lost prophets song... or nothing to do with that ??? ):

 

[Ed]

Welcome aboard :wave:
Any questions you have please fell free to ask as I'm sure someone here will have an answer.


Ed

 

[Neil1]

Welcome Shinobi,
Ah the Downs I remember them well.
Neil

 

[MartiniDave]

Welcome Shinobi!

Pick a nice log and sit down with us :wave:

Dave

 

[Rob]

Hi Shinobi. :yikes:

Plenty of answers on offer, as long you as you reciprocate

 

[Tony]

Welcome to bcuk, it's good to have you :biggthump

 

[shinobi]

are you the Shinobi from Shinobi Vs Dragon Worrier in the lost prophets song... ):

Hiya,

Nope afraid not. It's from the Martial art I practice. I get the same from a lot of americans when they see my moniker. Except they think it's from a computer game :shock:

P.s. Is a Dragon worrier a bit like a sheep worrier, only braver???

Thanks everyone for making me feel welcome. I've never been tempted to part with my hard earned cash on the first day of being on a web site until I came here. One full membership coming up !!!

I look forward to sharing and learning with you all.

Martin

 

[shaggystu]

fantastic mental image of a dragon worrier!! thanks for that!!

just as an aside, i think the game was called shinobi vs' dragon ninja, bit pedantic i know, but it was a great game!!

anyway, welcome aboard shinobi

stuart

 

[TheViking]

Hello and welcome! :wave:

 

[shinobi]

Well I've just spent a lovely day up in the Ashdown forest in the rain foraging for chestnuts and Mushrooms and hearing the first bellows of the rut followed by a small group of Fallow deer passing across the path ahead of me.
I love this time of year :icon_bigg

I'm so blissed out, I've just signed up for full membership !!

 

[jakunen]

Hmm, reminds me of when I was a kid.

Was walking with mum and one of her friends, somewhere in Sussex. A rather posh lady asked mum's friend what she was going to do with the chesnuts. She turned around with a big grin and said "Stuff 'em". I then had to explain that she was going to stuff a venison haunch with them.

 

[Rob]

Well I've just spent a lovely day up in the Ashdown forest in the rain

Nice day for it. :shock:

 

[Shamisen]

Welcome to the group Shinobi.

I too had a lovely day in the forest, and it was very wet indeed.
Isn't that the best time though, not a soul to spoil the view ):

Hope you learn lots here.

Shamisen

 

[Dave Farrant]

Good to hear about your day Shinobi. Now I'm jealous. All I did was drive from Warwick home to Lancashire.
Welcome to the site. Enjoy and participate.
:wave:

 

[ScottC]

Welcome! :wave:

 

[shinobi]

I too had a lovely day in the forest, and it was very wet indeed.
Isn't that the best time though, not a soul to spoil the view ):
Shamisen

Only the commandant of the MOD property that I strayed onto and was promptly escorted off by:shock:

It wasn't my fault , Honest !! :roll: it isn't marked on any map and there were no fences. When I told him what I was doing he was fine about it espcially when I showed him my fine crop of chestnuts. He still insisted on driving me back to the main road though.

All in all, a lovely day. Especiallly as it's now 5:30am and I'm going to work.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[Shamisen]

Oh whoops a good day other than being escorted off by the MOD man then

Did you try and say, you would rather walk back, than be taken back to the road? Seems a bit petty him taking you back to the road, especially as he could see you weren't up to anything fishy.
Glad I don't live by MOD land. Wonder why It's not on any maps?!

At least, you will know next time to steer clear of there I guess.
Glad it was a lovely day other than that

Shamisen

 

[shinobi]

Did you try and say, you would rather walk back, than be taken back to the road?Shamisen

Hiya,

Yes I did offer to walk back to the road, but he would rather I got a lift with him. He was worried that I would brake a leg and try to sue the MOD and have to fill in all of the paperwork !! he was pretty good about it when he knew that I seemed to know what I was up to and especially that I was polite to him. A little manners goes a long way.

It was just unfortunate that I stumbled onto their area in a middle of a "right of way" area.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[shinobi]

Firstly, can I say thank-you all for making me feel so welcome on to your website.

A little more about my origins in bushcraft.

I first got into Bushcraft through seeing Ray Mears brief snippets on the "Tracks" series. Prior to that, I had learnt bits whilst in the scouts and the Air training corps. Although that was presented as something to be endured rather than enjoyed, I always enjoyed the smell of woodsmoke on my clothes.
I have since attended courses provided by various instructors, but have felt isolated away from these courses. I realise that being self-reliant is a powerful incentive to get things right, but I learnt that the thing I was missing was sharing my fire with other people of a similar persuasion and trading tales and knowledge.

Since I've stumbled on to your site, I've met lots of people that I would gladly share my hearth with as well as an incentive to continuing my learning from. I may be a bit quiet whilst I find out more about how things work aroud here. As my confidence grows, I will contribute more rather than absorb.

Cheers,

Martin