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[leon-b]

just thought you might be interested i have just bought a DD hammock of ebay should be here by wednesday / thursday hopefully
then in a couple of weeks we are camping at wickham market for the weekend i will test out my new hammock then, the good thing about wickham market is that you are allowed to have campfires

 

[British Red]

That sounds great Leon - now, no matches of course

You might have to take / buy firewood though - sites that permit fires are often cleaned out for dry wood.

Since you have two weeks to practice, can I suggest it might be time for a new challenge? How about Leons breakfast on a fire? All "made from scratch" food - I'm thinking maybe some freash bannock with boiled eggs, pot of coffee, pan fried bacon or even fresh porridge subject to what people like - kippers cook really well in a green stick frame!

Red

 

[Fenlander]

Leon,

It might be a good idea to post a link here to your new thread

 

[leon-b]

red i would love a new challenge it would be really helpful and it would give me something to research and practice

 

[leon-b]

click here to see my photos of our day out

 

[British Red]

Leon,

Okay mate, like I said, lets try something you can do on the campfire when you are out....now this is going to be a practical cooking event ---sooo practice at home (if your mum lets you in the kitchen...).

First up, do you know how to make bannock?

Red

 

[leon-b]

yes i made bannock the other day in a frying pan using a cooker
i guess its the same on a fire but correct me if im wrong

 

[leon-b]

red the campsite provide you with fire wood
and no i wont use matches i will use firesteel and common reed to get it going just like i did with fenlander do you know where i can find common reed

 

[Fenlander]

Common Reed seed heads have past their best now, but I will try to collect you some more. Why not use the Birch bark I sent, cotton wool or find other downy seeds such as thistle.

 

[British Red]

Right Leon, the challenge will be to prepare and cook a proper campfire meal...breakfast is great as I'm sure whoever you are going with (your dad?) would like breakfast in bed.

If anyone on here would like to post some suggestions, we can work you up a menu etc. and a list of what you need to take with you

What pots and pans do you have suitable for campfire use? If the answer is only my Billycan we'll think of soemthing else

I'm thinking perhaps bannock, scrambled egg, bacon, beans and coffee - all that could be done with one pan, a metal mug and some imagination

What else would interest you?

Kevins quiz looks good - he and I chatted about quizes recently - if you like that sort of thing I could put together a little quiz for you if that would be fun?

Red

 

[leon-b]

fenlander i will use birch bark
red can you use any old frying pans on a fire?
i have a mess tin and the billy can

i like these quizes so yes please post more

 

[Fenlander]

If the answer is only my Billycan we'll think of soemthing else

Red

Surely you mean Leon's billy can

I'm about to start a post on the subject of the quiz.

 

[leon-b]

Surely you mean Leon's billy can

I'm about to start a post on the subject of the quiz.

please start the quiz

 

[Fenlander]

Kevins quiz looks good - he and I chatted about quizes recently - if you like that sort of thing I could put together a little quiz for you if that would be fun?

Red

Thread started here Hugh http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community/showthread.php?t=13876

 

[British Red]

Oops - I do indeed mean Leons Billy Can

I'm looking forward to the quiz mate - see how much I don't know

Red

 

[British Red]

Leon,

You have to be careful of plastic on fires - it tends to melt - I have used an old frying pan with a plastic handles, but only when I had rigged a suitable support. Have the ones you have in mind got plastic handles?

Red

 

[spamel]

Get some sausages on the go. They can be skewered end to end on a stick and propped over some coals, turn them now and then and everything will be good. They take a little longer, but they taste fantastic. Also, you don't need to stab hell out of the skin to let the fat out as it will drip out from where you skewer them. A healthy way to cook them so long as you don't use a poisonous wood as a skewer!!

 

[British Red]

And you get to make a skewer too!

Leon - can you think of a way of cooking bacon without a pan?

Red

 

[spamel]

Now I'll be interested in how you do this Red, I know how I do it and it tastes fantastic!! I'll wait to see if Leon can think of a way.

Leon, think how you would cook it at home, and then think of a way to do it a similar way outdoors.

 

[Goose]

If you are struggling to find tinder, you can cheat a little and get plumbers hemp from diy shops or take apart natural string, usually brown hairy stuff, and use that. It works pretty much the same as natural tinders, well it is natural, but can be easier to get hold of if you can't get out to the woods.