Hello everyone i got shown the light of this website buy my best mate who is on here. If anyone has any advice for me that would be brilliant. ( i havn't done much bushcraft, i am a total begginer)
1. Don't spend huge amounts of money on kit. As a beginner you will make mistakes in kit. If you spent a fortune on something that doesn't work, you may be forced to keep it due to the economics of the situation.
2. Don't buy junk. Try to find the middle path. For example don't buy a cheap 2 pound flashlight (torch) and don't buy a 120 pound, bazallion lumen one either. (at least not yet. lol)
3. Listen to your friend and heed his advice. read the forums. limit yourself, at least at first, to the threads that REALLY interest you. Particularly those dealing with the items that you intend to buy.
4. A noob generally will stand out more for being over-kitted as opposed to being under-kitted. Of course there is the opposite--the guy that shows up virtually empty handed. Above all, don't rush out and buy some huge "survival" type knife. For now just get a mora clipper. Work your way in slowly.
5. You probably already have things at home that will serve you passably well for the time being. (something to cook in for example.)
6. Basically, you need comfortable and reasonably water proof clothes and foot wear, a backpack, something to sleep in or on, something to cook on and something to cook in. A reliable way to start a fire, a good canteen, a poncho or tarp.
7. Keep it simple. For example, don't run out and buy an expensive Swedish firesteel, just yet. Buy a Bic lighter. Gathering and making tinder can come later. Don't try to learn everything the first trip out.
8. Relax, go with the flow, and above all have fun. If you are not having fun, you are doing something wrong. (even in the rain!)
9. One last thought. Beginners tend to nearly ignore what food and drink to take with them. If you end up going to bed cold and hungry you will not have a good time. Put a LOT of thought into what you are going to eat. Think light weight and think appetizing. Sitting around the fire at night or in the early morning a good cup of coffee or tea, fixed just how you like it goes a long ways to helping you achieve true bliss.
I undoubtedly forgot something terribly important, and if I did someone will point it out to you.
If anyone has any advice for me that would be brilliant.