That's the problem - it's foreign. We don't have "the bush" in Europe, we have the woods, moors etc.
I'm reading "The Confessions of a Poacher", written in 1890.
Here's the very first paragraph:
and he's not talking about carpentry
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That's the problem - it's foreign. We don't have "the bush" in Europe, we have the woods, moors etc.
I'm reading "The Confessions of a Poacher", written in 1890.
Here's the very first paragraph:
and he's not talking about carpentry
I think Harryhaller is correct. "Bush" or "Bushcraft" is "foreign sounding" here in America as well. We all know what the "bush" is but the term is regarded as an Australianism. As Harryhaller says we have "forests," "woods," etc. but no "bush."
Offered up for your consideration: "woods lore.''
in the late 1800s up until probably around the turn of the century, variations of this term were used here in America to describe the body of knowledge that had grown up around living/camping/surviving/making things in the woods.
I have seen it in various forms such as "woods lore," "wood lore," "woodslore" and "woodlore"
If you look up the word "lore" you will discover that it has just the right meaning:
I like the term "woodcraft" but as Harryhaller has suggested it has been hijacked by the carpenters and woodworkers.
Of course this whole discussion is purely academic because there is no way in hell that "bushcraft" is every going to evolve into "woodcraft" or "woods lore" or anything else for that matter. Its too entrenched. (and the Aussies only smile!)
Offered up for your consideration: "woods lore.''
in the late 1800s up until probably around the turn of the century, variations of this term were used here in America to describe the body of knowledge that had grown up around living/camping/surviving/making things in the woods.
I have seen it in various forms such as "woods lore," "wood lore," "woodslore" and "woodlore"
If you look up the word "lore" you will discover that it has just the right meaning:
I like the term "woodcraft" but as Harryhaller has suggested it has been hijacked by the carpenters and woodworkers.
Of course this whole discussion is purely academic because there is no way in hell that "bushcraft" is every going to evolve into "woodcraft" or "woods lore" or anything else for that matter. Its too entrenched. (and the Aussies only smile!)
I remember doing the backwoodsman badge in scouts a long time ago. Of course, nowadays that would have to be the backwoodspersons badge.
On the basis of the tasks needed to get the badge, I think that would make bushcrafters - backwoodspeople.
We could have a band, kind of like the village people but with more DPM.
On the basis of the tasks needed to get the badge, I think that would make bushcrafters - backwoodspeople.
We could have a band, kind of like the village people but with more DPM.
I remember doing the backwoodsman badge in scouts a long time ago. Of course, nowadays that would have to be the backwoodspersons badge.
On the basis of the tasks needed to get the badge, I think that would make bushcrafters - backwoodspeople.
We could have a band, kind of like the village people but with more DPM.
Trouble is, 'Backwoods' is a little too close to 'Backwards' for my liking. We could form a band where everyone forgets the lyrics and can't really play their instruments.
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