After some car trouble we decided to shorten a 4 day Scottish trip to a 2 night trip in my usual camping/bushcrafting spot, my usual partner in crime Damien, Carl, Phil and myself. Damien and I are experienced campers and bushcrafters, Carl and Phil... Well not so much.
Was a great weekend that we all enjoyed, and Carl and Phil both learned to make fire using a firebow, and I won a bet with Damien about it being possible with pine (i didn't half enjoy that pint)
Damien and I set up our usual tarp and hammock setups, and a large lean to style for the 2 newbies to bed down under. Although they decided to use a small 2 man tent under it too, against our advice.
We had a comfortable night, despite a little rain in the wee small hours
Carl our soft squaddie I fear from that look didn't sleep quite so well!
The bulk of the wood chopping and fire building was done by me and damien as Carl and Phil enjoyed the surroundings and questioned the safety of the water I've been drinking for years! And if I do say so what surroundings
As usual my cooking did not disappoint, with some bannock (cheese and wild garlic) cakes
A nice batch of rock stew
And enough bacon to fell lesser men
A great weekend with a bit more housekeeping of the site that's been abused somewhat by some less reputable sorts! Like the fire pit being knocked down and too much litter for my tastes
Had a few blisters from chopping so much wood, all with permission may I add the local custodian marks trees for me to cut with spray paint
And Damien giving it the Viking routine with the axe
All in all had a great time and think I've sewn the seed into 2 lads that might make decent bushcrafters one day! If all Phil looked a bit glum at the lack of a toilet
Damien go so sick of my taking photos with our technology ban he did this
And me looking particularly fetching in a mozzy headnet
I'm not great at these trip report things but it's a first offence!
NB. This is on private land with permission from the landowner. Fire pits are dug out and lined with rocks and sand and are always extinguished with gallons of water before we leave. I'm in no way encouraging going off into someone's woods or a plantation and starting fires and sleeping there. I wouldn't do it in somones back garden so I wouldn't do it in someone's woods!
Was a great weekend that we all enjoyed, and Carl and Phil both learned to make fire using a firebow, and I won a bet with Damien about it being possible with pine (i didn't half enjoy that pint)
Damien and I set up our usual tarp and hammock setups, and a large lean to style for the 2 newbies to bed down under. Although they decided to use a small 2 man tent under it too, against our advice.
We had a comfortable night, despite a little rain in the wee small hours
Carl our soft squaddie I fear from that look didn't sleep quite so well!
The bulk of the wood chopping and fire building was done by me and damien as Carl and Phil enjoyed the surroundings and questioned the safety of the water I've been drinking for years! And if I do say so what surroundings
As usual my cooking did not disappoint, with some bannock (cheese and wild garlic) cakes
A nice batch of rock stew
And enough bacon to fell lesser men
A great weekend with a bit more housekeeping of the site that's been abused somewhat by some less reputable sorts! Like the fire pit being knocked down and too much litter for my tastes
Had a few blisters from chopping so much wood, all with permission may I add the local custodian marks trees for me to cut with spray paint
And Damien giving it the Viking routine with the axe
All in all had a great time and think I've sewn the seed into 2 lads that might make decent bushcrafters one day! If all Phil looked a bit glum at the lack of a toilet
Damien go so sick of my taking photos with our technology ban he did this
And me looking particularly fetching in a mozzy headnet
I'm not great at these trip report things but it's a first offence!
NB. This is on private land with permission from the landowner. Fire pits are dug out and lined with rocks and sand and are always extinguished with gallons of water before we leave. I'm in no way encouraging going off into someone's woods or a plantation and starting fires and sleeping there. I wouldn't do it in somones back garden so I wouldn't do it in someone's woods!
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