Living in the woods ?
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There was someone else on here recently that was going t' do that same thing fer a year......
There was someone else on here recently that was going t' do that same thing fer a year......
Have you read "Treehouse Diaries" by Nick Weston? He only managed 6 months. I guess you'd have to spend a long time in the summer preparing and storing food to last the winter
Hello everybody , as some of you know , i started an exciting new venture and bushcraft site on Dartmoor some time ago , my old name was Mick Sturbs, which was going great guns until my world rather collapsed, wont bore you with those details , but suffice to say i was forced to take a liitle break , anyway i am slowly building back up what i started , which is jigging along gently .
AS i have had a chance to re think my present situation , no partner , no job , very limited access to kids etc and probably most of all fed up with all the rubbish in the real world , i am going to have a go at living in the woods , so if anyone is interested i will state my intentions ...
AS i have had a chance to re think my present situation , no partner , no job , very limited access to kids etc and probably most of all fed up with all the rubbish in the real world , i am going to have a go at living in the woods , so if anyone is interested i will state my intentions ...
I'd be interested to see how you get on - have you thought about contacting any publishers to see if a book deal is in order?
This forum is perhaps easiest
Best of luck with your new living arrangements
Maybe a regular column in a paper or magazine ? Sometimes a little cash flow or deadline is a great motivator when it's cold, wet and miserable to get out and get on.
cheers,
Toddy
Best of luck with your new living arrangements
Maybe a regular column in a paper or magazine ? Sometimes a little cash flow or deadline is a great motivator when it's cold, wet and miserable to get out and get on.
cheers,
Toddy
This is not going to be " into the wild " or anything quite as exciting or glamourous , I am luck enough to have exclusive use of 12 acres of wood right on the edge of Dartmoor , i dont know how long i intend to try and stay out , the longest i have done solo in the past was 9 nights ! wow! i hear you say .
i am only a mile walk from civilisation and have every intention of reasonable contact with the house , bathing , posting on here , supplies etc but most of my time will be spent in the woods and every night as long as i can stick it also , i am cheating in some respects as i smoke rollies and like my beer .
i am only a mile walk from civilisation and have every intention of reasonable contact with the house , bathing , posting on here , supplies etc but most of my time will be spent in the woods and every night as long as i can stick it also , i am cheating in some respects as i smoke rollies and like my beer .
Keep us posted! I'd be inclined to set up a blog (on blogger.com or similar) - they're free and an easy way to store/edit your experiences. Just posting on here could lead to your writings getting lost with all the comments and new posts etc.
Sorry i lost the tale end of my post ! computer crashed, i intend to cook all meals , keep warm and forage what i can from my surroundings , at this time of year not too difficult , anyway if this is boring and general opinion is big deal dont bother i wont .
I am also as those who know me a very social creature so i think loneliness might be an issue therefore , anyone who wants to call in and say hi is welcome .
I am not the kind of person that walks into the pub and shouts , thats it ive given up smoking , cos a week later when you are back on the fags you look a pillock !
So if my little experiment does not work i apologise in advance .
I am also as those who know me a very social creature so i think loneliness might be an issue therefore , anyone who wants to call in and say hi is welcome .
I am not the kind of person that walks into the pub and shouts , thats it ive given up smoking , cos a week later when you are back on the fags you look a pillock !
So if my little experiment does not work i apologise in advance .
I am also cheating , by having tent , tarped area , frying pans pots , kettle ,plates cups , 3 in 1 coffee dried foods , access to clean running water , sleeping bag , sleep mat etc etc.
And Spandit , i am not computer literate , so all that blog/spam stuff is way beyond me , if anybody is interested they will seek out my ramblings .
And Spandit , i am not computer literate , so all that blog/spam stuff is way beyond me , if anybody is interested they will seek out my ramblings .
Give it a go Ivan... You have nothing to loose, and everything to learn!
I'll bring you down a copy of Mors Bushcraft book to keep you company. Lots of common sense camp-craft to practice or adapt.
al.
I'll bring you down a copy of Mors Bushcraft book to keep you company. Lots of common sense camp-craft to practice or adapt.
al.
If you can post on here, you can post on a blog - just might give you a clearer way to organise your ramblings in case a publisher gets interested. http://www.which.co.uk/technology/archive/guides/make-a-blog-using-google-blogger/setting-up-a-blog-with-google-blogger/
I also have a woodland drop, and a lot of the bits and bobs that come with the site as some know , so its not some great survival thing , more the need to get away and see if i can do it , a few mates think i am mad and are running away or escaping , i think i agree , no telly, no news, no people for a while at least, so off to set up , will pop back before i retire later , and perhaps post a bit more , dont know if posting everyday is defeating the object or not ?
Because some may think i wonder how the idiot at home is doing . Still i think most of you get the gist .
Because some may think i wonder how the idiot at home is doing . Still i think most of you get the gist .
I think you need a ferret for companionship. I can always bring you one down and some nets too if you like. There's a couple of nice workable banks I saw.
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