My Intro and Philosophy

[Nicholson95]

Hello
I am Iain Nicholson, I'm from a town called Livingston just out side of Edinburgh. I started of getting into bash craft when I was training to join the army (I changed my mind after a while) and also the fact my brother is a game keeper and we used to go camping as children. I only really stick to the local area as I don't yet drive, so I guess I'm quite lucky that I live near the Pentland Hills, I have been to a few visits to the Ochill hills in fife and Ive walked the Sothern Uplands Way as well. I'm looking to walk the North Highland Way in the next few years.

Some Bush Craft Philosophy:

You Can Do A Small Job With Big Knife, But You Cant Do A Big Job With A Small knife. < AMEN!

If Your Roughing It...Your Doing It Wrong....

Kind Regards
Iain.

 

[Bluefrog]

Hay man, welcome

love the ray mears quote, not sure i agree with the other one though

 

[ex-member Raikey]

lol...

welcome along Iain,...

i reckon if your roughing it, you need more lube

have fun,...

Stu

 

[JAG009]

Wecome to the forum Iain

Jason

 

[Sniper]

Welcome to the forum Iain, think you got the knife thing the wrong way round though, much easier to get someone else to do it for ya

 

[TeeDee]

Hi Iain ,My take , which is one that I have finally had to admit is that , An Axe is far better than a Large Knife , its just physics.

 

[morch]

Hi Iain and welcome aboard

Dave

 

[Radix lecti]

Hello Iain and welcome.

Daz

 

[John Fenna]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Richie'66]

Welcome Iain , your gonna have fun here .

 

[Nicholson95]

Wow thanks everyone

 

[Nicholson95]

love the ray mears quote, not sure i agree with the other one though

Im glad you noticed it as a ray quote.
and the other one is just what i have found, i mean smaller knifes are great doing the jobs they were designed for and all that but I think that jobs like cutting fire wood making shelters etc require a decent sized knife or axe or machete to do then quickly and efficiently. or if your camping in a dense woodland area i found it hit me quickly how much a larger knife would have impacted my work progress. but yeah i do agree with you that there are meny jobs a large knife cannot do ware a small knife can.

Iain

 

[Nicholson95]

i reckon if your roughing it, you need more lube

Haha! very ture! :L

 

[Jaysurfer]

Im glad you noticed it as a ray quote.
and the other one is just what i have found, i mean smaller knifes are great doing the jobs they were designed for and all that but I think that jobs like cutting fire wood making shelters etc require a decent sized knife or axe or machete to do then quickly and efficiently. or if your camping in a dense woodland area i found it hit me quickly how much a larger knife would have impacted my work progress. but yeah i do agree with you that there are meny jobs a large knife cannot do ware a small knife can.

Iain

It is very rarely that a job done quickly is done efficiently if it is by the hand of man! Usually if a job is taken the time and care to be done properly it is done with minimal waste and greater precission...

Any job can be done with a small knife it may just take more time! A big knife is very rarely the best knife!

 

[Soloman]

Welcome from me,over in fife.
Soloman.

 

[StJon]

Pull a log up to the fire mate,
jon

 

[pango]

Another big welcome fae Fife mate... we're not all that mean!

 

[Retired Member southey]

Hi!........................

 

[Bluefrog]

Im glad you noticed it as a ray quote.
and the other one is just what i have found, i mean smaller knifes are great doing the jobs they were designed for and all that but I think that jobs like cutting fire wood making shelters etc require a decent sized knife or axe or machete to do then quickly and efficiently. or if your camping in a dense woodland area i found it hit me quickly how much a larger knife would have impacted my work progress. but yeah i do agree with you that there are meny jobs a large knife cannot do ware a small knife can.

Iain

Fair play mate, its personal preference after all, i personally carry and axe with me and a 3.5' blade

 

[Barn Owl]

Hi Iain and welcome.