Hi all,
I'm David, a 21-year-old graduate living in Derbyshire (I'm actually in India as I type this but I live with my parents in rural Derbyshire normally).
I've always had a keen interest in the outdoors, and in the past three years my interest has grown. I am particularly into mycology, foraging and shelter-building.
My family own a house in Aberdeenshire, just inside the Cairngorms, surrounded by rolling hills, forests and rivers. My brothers and I had great fun growing up with my brothers there in summer, hiking, cycling, fishing etc. I am planning to visit the area in mid April 2017 for between 6 weeks and 12 weeks, depending on how much I enjoy it. I am hoping to build a natural shelter in the woods and live there for as long as I feel comfortable. I will go back to the main house every couple of days for supplies but I am going to limit the time I spend there, I want to focus on building the shelter and enjoying the natural life. I have done camping a few times before and thoroughly enjoyed it, and I loved den-building as a child, so I wanted to use this free year of my life to challenge myself in this sort of environment. I am hoping to write a blog during my time there, explaining everything I am getting up to; constructing the shelter, cooking, perhaps hunting, etc.
I am joining this community to learn as much as I can about what to expect and how I can enjoy my time there more, and am keen to meet people who have done this sort of thing before! I have been watching Ray Mears docs, videos by MCQ Bushcraft, Zed Outdoors, Survival Lilly etc. and reading books on foraging, mushrooms, and general bushcraft. I am really excited for this trip and hoping that by joining this forum I can have a better experience while I'm there
I'm David, a 21-year-old graduate living in Derbyshire (I'm actually in India as I type this but I live with my parents in rural Derbyshire normally).
I've always had a keen interest in the outdoors, and in the past three years my interest has grown. I am particularly into mycology, foraging and shelter-building.
My family own a house in Aberdeenshire, just inside the Cairngorms, surrounded by rolling hills, forests and rivers. My brothers and I had great fun growing up with my brothers there in summer, hiking, cycling, fishing etc. I am planning to visit the area in mid April 2017 for between 6 weeks and 12 weeks, depending on how much I enjoy it. I am hoping to build a natural shelter in the woods and live there for as long as I feel comfortable. I will go back to the main house every couple of days for supplies but I am going to limit the time I spend there, I want to focus on building the shelter and enjoying the natural life. I have done camping a few times before and thoroughly enjoyed it, and I loved den-building as a child, so I wanted to use this free year of my life to challenge myself in this sort of environment. I am hoping to write a blog during my time there, explaining everything I am getting up to; constructing the shelter, cooking, perhaps hunting, etc.
I am joining this community to learn as much as I can about what to expect and how I can enjoy my time there more, and am keen to meet people who have done this sort of thing before! I have been watching Ray Mears docs, videos by MCQ Bushcraft, Zed Outdoors, Survival Lilly etc. and reading books on foraging, mushrooms, and general bushcraft. I am really excited for this trip and hoping that by joining this forum I can have a better experience while I'm there
