I like Hammocks.
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Answer this simple question and we'll tell you if you're a bushcrafter or not....
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Playing outside, Hammocks and Hobo stoves- you're definitely a bushcrafter
Cheers
Ness
Playing outside, Hammocks and Hobo stoves- you're definitely a bushcrafter
Cheers
Ness
I sort of stopped and looked around me.
Hadnt done that here before.
Large chunk of waste ground, bits of broken furniture, fly tipping, grass clumps, wire....
Some broken street lamps in the middle of nowhere.
Yuck.
Hadnt done that here before.
Large chunk of waste ground, bits of broken furniture, fly tipping, grass clumps, wire....
Some broken street lamps in the middle of nowhere.
Yuck.
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The ground here is all levelled local tip.
Its bad.
However, this bank, between a major road with all the cars and lorries screaming up it, and the old tip....
Seems its home to badgers, at least.
Need to be careful not to disturb their area - especially at this time of year.
Its bad.
However, this bank, between a major road with all the cars and lorries screaming up it, and the old tip....
Seems its home to badgers, at least.
Need to be careful not to disturb their area - especially at this time of year.
Its still drizzling.
The grounds wet and muddy.
Its also frozen.
Im just going to stand here and count to 200 in rough second counts.
Gives me time to actually see and hear whats around me.
The traffic noise is astonishing from the road 35 yards away.
There is the occasional crash from a dropped pallet over in the yard.
A dust cart stops and backs up with its loudspeaker blaring "Warning, large vehicle aproaching" or something similar.
I see the arm of a person walking along the foot path beside the road above. No head, the bank Im on is too steep to see that much.
Looks like unless someone actually stops and looks over the 4 ft chainlink fence, directly above me.....
Im invisible.
Im reasonably happy with that.
I would rather be in deep natural forest - prefferably beside a river, oh and in good weather - or at least no wind....
But other than that....
Reasonably happy.
The grounds wet and muddy.
Its also frozen.
Im just going to stand here and count to 200 in rough second counts.
Gives me time to actually see and hear whats around me.
The traffic noise is astonishing from the road 35 yards away.
There is the occasional crash from a dropped pallet over in the yard.
A dust cart stops and backs up with its loudspeaker blaring "Warning, large vehicle aproaching" or something similar.
I see the arm of a person walking along the foot path beside the road above. No head, the bank Im on is too steep to see that much.
Looks like unless someone actually stops and looks over the 4 ft chainlink fence, directly above me.....
Im invisible.
Im reasonably happy with that.
I would rather be in deep natural forest - prefferably beside a river, oh and in good weather - or at least no wind....
But other than that....
Reasonably happy.
The birds are starting to chirp again.
Just seen the first red breast Ive seen for a long time.
Little birds...Finches? Robin shaped birds, with bits of yellow...Small. body about 1 inch sort of round.
Camera is in my bag.
Bag is still on my shoulder as the ground is too wet while Im just adjusting to put it down.
A beautiful very healthy looking orangy brown fox just walked across the mouth of the badgers set and on towards me.
I want to scramble for my camera butknow it will be gone before I am half way there....
Think it must be colour blind and/ or nose deaf.
It walked carefully past less than 10 yards away, stopping, testing the air and then moving on again cautiously.
I love encounters like that.
Just seen the first red breast Ive seen for a long time.
Little birds...Finches? Robin shaped birds, with bits of yellow...Small. body about 1 inch sort of round.
Camera is in my bag.
Bag is still on my shoulder as the ground is too wet while Im just adjusting to put it down.
A beautiful very healthy looking orangy brown fox just walked across the mouth of the badgers set and on towards me.
I want to scramble for my camera butknow it will be gone before I am half way there....
Think it must be colour blind and/ or nose deaf.
It walked carefully past less than 10 yards away, stopping, testing the air and then moving on again cautiously.
I love encounters like that.
Counted another 100 with nothing else moving.
I always find myself wanting to wait just a little longer - just in case something is about to break cover....
How come my nose always itches, and the back of my leg, and the cold starts to make me shake and I start realising that I must move as Im getting very wet and cold.
I suppose I should have put on my waterproofs.
They are in the top of my pack.
Stupid.
I always find myself wanting to wait just a little longer - just in case something is about to break cover....
How come my nose always itches, and the back of my leg, and the cold starts to make me shake and I start realising that I must move as Im getting very wet and cold.
I suppose I should have put on my waterproofs.
They are in the top of my pack.
Stupid.
I think I have an excuse to use my hobo
Surprised at how rich the soil is under the leaves.
Not much of it over the rubbish but nature is re establishing itself
Decided I need a foil tray. I used my heatshield to protect the frozen ground
Surprised at how rich the soil is under the leaves.
Not much of it over the rubbish but nature is re establishing itself
Decided I need a foil tray. I used my heatshield to protect the frozen ground
I remember reading on here that you can run one of these using twigs.
The twigs look green and wet. Dont think they will burn.
Just remembered someone saying that standing dead ones are usually dry.
Going to try some.
Nervous about smoke from the fire going up and over the road.
Thinking it should have spread enough by the time its gone that far.
Here goes....
The twigs look green and wet. Dont think they will burn.
Just remembered someone saying that standing dead ones are usually dry.
Going to try some.
Nervous about smoke from the fire going up and over the road.
Thinking it should have spread enough by the time its gone that far.
Here goes....
As it burns, its starting to smoke less.
Wasnt expecting that, although I suppose the heat is making the burn more efficient so its burning outth eparticles that would ahve made smoke at a lower temp...
Its starting to feel warmer here...
Not sure if thats a psychological illusion though...
The bird song stopping isnt though.
Hmm... Looks like Im affecting things.
Wasnt expecting that, although I suppose the heat is making the burn more efficient so its burning outth eparticles that would ahve made smoke at a lower temp...
Its starting to feel warmer here...
Not sure if thats a psychological illusion though...
The bird song stopping isnt though.
Hmm... Looks like Im affecting things.
With proper twigs, its burning cleaner and hotter than it does on newspaper and cardboard.
Its staying alight better too.
Still no people investigating....
Maybe its just too cold, or maybe Im not making that much imprint.
Either way.... Happy.
Its staying alight better too.
Still no people investigating....
Maybe its just too cold, or maybe Im not making that much imprint.
Either way.... Happy.
