Hi all

[scoops_uk]

Hi Everyone,

Nice to meet you, I'm Scoops (named so coz of my ability to kick a football over the bar from just a couple of inches out :?: )

Anyway, I've been interested in bushcraft since I got a copy of Brian Hildreth's How to Survive book when I was a nipper (about 25 years ago!). I've always been a keen walker/hiker/backpacker/camper but pure Bushcraft has mainly been an intellectual interest and I've not really pursued things a great deal practically until more recently.

High point of my bushcraft career so far was attending the Woodlore arctic course taught by Ray Mears and Lars Fjalt which was a fantastic experience.

Looking forward to getting to know you guys :wave:

Scoops_uk

 

[Adi007]

Welcome to bcUK Scoops! I look forward to seeing you around the virtual fire!
:chill:

 

[Paganwolf]

Hi and welcome scoops :wave:

 

[Ed]

Welcome aboard mate :biggthump Make yourself at home.....


Ed

 

[bambodoggy]

Hey Matey....welcome to the gang :wave:

 

[Kim]

Greetings Scoops, welcome.
:Crazy_071

 

[Stuart]

hello scoops :wave:

come on in and make yourself at home

 

[JakeR]

Welcome Scoops, enjoy!
:biggthump

 

[hootchi]

Good to have ya scoops. :biggthump

 

[nomade]

Welcome around this campfire Scoops!

Gosh! The arctic expedition must have been something! I hope you will tell us more about it.

 

[Ranger Bob]

Welcome to the pack scoops :wave:

 

[Tony]

Glad you could join us mate, the guys and girls on here are great so I'[m sure you'll fit right in :biggthump You've started the best way by just getting stuck in, keep it up

 

[Snufkin]

welcome to the tribe :wave:

 

[arctic hobo]

Come and warm your hands by our fire, share some stories too :wave:

 

[tomtom]

Welcome aboard!

 

[scoops_uk]

Thank you one and all. :biggthump

Scoops

 

[scoops_uk]

Gosh! The arctic expedition must have been something! I hope you will tell us more about it.

There's a bucnh of photo's of Sweden and the course on my website at

http://www.skeels.net/Woodlore 2003/index.html

I hope posting links is OK I havn't checked but it's not commercial and it's on topic!

Scoops

 

[Squidders]

Great pics scoops :super:

Only -20 is a little dissapointing though

 

[scoops_uk]

Only -20 is a little dissapointing though

To be honest it was a little, it's a mixed blessing. -20 isn't overly life threatening so you can make a few mistakes and be OK, -30 and below starts getting much more serious and the cold makes thinking straight harder so mistakes are more likely and more costly. I guess -20+ was ideal for learning but a shame on the experience side.

Apparently we did get a brief spell (about 30 mins) of -40 one night when the atmosphere did something silly, but I was asleep in my snowhole and missed it.

Was pretty cool drifting off to sleep in the snow hole watching the northern lights kick off overhead (Pun unintended ): )

 

[Squidders]

Still, looked really good, i'm dead jealous!