I am the King of Gutta Percha!!!
Google that Gaz, he was a Gorbals lad and the name "Guttie" for a pair of rubbers/trainers is named in his honour mate.
New Marvel?
Tengu, they've been selling dried powdered milk for years now hen...
Hello there, I'm new to Bushcrafting and could someone help me.
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I am the King of Gutta Percha!!!
Google that Gaz, he was a Gorbals lad and the name "Guttie" for a pair of rubbers/trainers is named in his honour mate.
New Marvel?
Tengu, they've been selling dried powdered milk for years now hen...
Hi
Welcome, I recently joined having spent years in the "wilderness" of not really examining the electronic web where through BC UK and Facebook I have discovered a community of bushcrafters like myself who enjoy a blend of animal watching, conservation, survival, martial arts, skilled craftsmanship, tracking, wild food and medicine and the warmth and welcome of a camp fire.
I received a very warm welcome when I joined here and there are some very sound and knowledgeable folk here who share their knowledge freely. I started bushcrafting when I was around 16, inspired by Richard Maybes' Food for Free and going to school in the lush chalky Surrey landscape. I have had the privilege of being able to learn survival skills in many different environments (jungle, desert and temperate zone and at sea) and only ever had to use it in anger once.
The only advice I can offer is to practice everything you learn over and over again until you are an expert. You should practice your fire skills until you are an expert and can light fire in pitch darkness in the heaviest rain, snow etc, with or without your tinderbox. With fire making experiment until you have an encyclopedic knowledge of every single plant which makes good tinder
Im not a gear freak, but I like the tools I got:
1 pull saw with a sheath (expect to pay £50 or more for one which wont break 1st time you use it)
1 side axe, you will be able to make any thing with this (£70 or more
1 small set of diamond sharpening "stones"
1 carbon steel fixed blade (I like the norse pattern knives)
1 military grade Swedish firesteel on a lanyard with your blade
1 Swedish spoon making knife
1 Stainless Steel "Eco Tanka" water bottle (doubles as a kettle)
1 Pack of water purifying tabs and micro screen.
1 Compass
1 Torch, preferably dynamo
you can get modern left and right handed side axes from Bristol Design
http://www.bristol-design.co.uk/
Spoon making tools and a variety of other green woodworking tools at Pennyfarthing tools
http://www.pennyfarthingtools.co.uk/index.htm
Learn a martial art, learn something which teaches you how to disarm an opponent who either has an edged weapon, axe or stick as a weapon of attack. I recommend and practice Krav Maga, it was developed in Israel and is used on there on a daily basis. It is an unarmed combat technique which can be learned in 6 weeks and nearly impossible to forget (It has saved my life and that of others on at least 2 occasions).
I recommend http://www.selfdefencespecialistskent.com/
Be sensible about herbal medicine, wild food and fungi.
There is a whole other side of bushcraft which I have noted many people on here seem to shy away from discussing. Im not shy about it at all because it forms the central part of my life and my whole philosophy of bushcraft. Bushcraft is a very spiritual thing to do, and is only possible to do for any length of time with psychological preparation. After all in any 24 hour period it never takes more than a few hours to get everything you need for the day. Human culture and religions originated in that free time. You can PM me if you dont want to talk openly about such matters
I wish you all the very best of luck in your endeavors.
Rumi
Welcome, I recently joined having spent years in the "wilderness" of not really examining the electronic web where through BC UK and Facebook I have discovered a community of bushcrafters like myself who enjoy a blend of animal watching, conservation, survival, martial arts, skilled craftsmanship, tracking, wild food and medicine and the warmth and welcome of a camp fire.
I received a very warm welcome when I joined here and there are some very sound and knowledgeable folk here who share their knowledge freely. I started bushcrafting when I was around 16, inspired by Richard Maybes' Food for Free and going to school in the lush chalky Surrey landscape. I have had the privilege of being able to learn survival skills in many different environments (jungle, desert and temperate zone and at sea) and only ever had to use it in anger once.
The only advice I can offer is to practice everything you learn over and over again until you are an expert. You should practice your fire skills until you are an expert and can light fire in pitch darkness in the heaviest rain, snow etc, with or without your tinderbox. With fire making experiment until you have an encyclopedic knowledge of every single plant which makes good tinder
..is good advice, learn to craft fire in this route, learn to make fire with ice, water, flint and iron pyrite, etc etc.. experiment.
Im not a gear freak, but I like the tools I got:
1 pull saw with a sheath (expect to pay £50 or more for one which wont break 1st time you use it)
1 side axe, you will be able to make any thing with this (£70 or more
1 small set of diamond sharpening "stones"
1 carbon steel fixed blade (I like the norse pattern knives)
1 military grade Swedish firesteel on a lanyard with your blade
1 Swedish spoon making knife
1 Stainless Steel "Eco Tanka" water bottle (doubles as a kettle)
1 Pack of water purifying tabs and micro screen.
1 Compass
1 Torch, preferably dynamo
you can get modern left and right handed side axes from Bristol Design
http://www.bristol-design.co.uk/
Spoon making tools and a variety of other green woodworking tools at Pennyfarthing tools
http://www.pennyfarthingtools.co.uk/index.htm
Learn a martial art, learn something which teaches you how to disarm an opponent who either has an edged weapon, axe or stick as a weapon of attack. I recommend and practice Krav Maga, it was developed in Israel and is used on there on a daily basis. It is an unarmed combat technique which can be learned in 6 weeks and nearly impossible to forget (It has saved my life and that of others on at least 2 occasions).
I recommend http://www.selfdefencespecialistskent.com/
Be sensible about herbal medicine, wild food and fungi.
There is a whole other side of bushcraft which I have noted many people on here seem to shy away from discussing. Im not shy about it at all because it forms the central part of my life and my whole philosophy of bushcraft. Bushcraft is a very spiritual thing to do, and is only possible to do for any length of time with psychological preparation. After all in any 24 hour period it never takes more than a few hours to get everything you need for the day. Human culture and religions originated in that free time. You can PM me if you dont want to talk openly about such matters
I wish you all the very best of luck in your endeavors.
Rumi
if you are serious you might want to listen to me talk on You tube http://www.youtube.com/user/erinisabella33?feature=mhee thats only if you want to get serious. Read Tom Brown Jr books, Larry Dean Oslen, and John McPherson books. Read Botany in a day. Forget camping stuff or camping stores, they meant to sell you something and already be steering you wrong. this is only if you want to get real serious.
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