Steampunk & Bushcraft

[Pandabean]

I was reading the article below on the BBC about Steampunk, which was quite interesting. Basically its looking at the world as if victorian technology carried on into the present or if certain things were invented back then that changed things, such as us flying around on boat-plane-airship kind of things.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8376028.stm

I was wondering, for a laugh, in one of these worlds how would you think bushcraft would have changed? For example a SAK: http://www.instructables.com/id/make-a-Steampunk-pen-knife/

Anyways just something random I thought about feel free to ignore me for being mad.

Andy

 

[johnboy]

Rather than discussing Air rifles....

I think we'd be discussing the latest Tool of Mass Destruction from Dr Grordbort

http://www.wetanz.com/rayguns/

 

[malente]

And wear heavy goggles...

 

[tobes01]

Love this stuff - huge crossover with bushcraft in its own way, reusing and adapting materials... - http://steampunkworkshop.com/

 

[jamie18thmo]

I just recently saw an exhibition of this stuff during a Victorian heritage celebration and thought it was great. Impressive weaponry! I'm sure a steampunk inspired bushcraft blade or survival knife would be an interesting sight!

 

[Pandabean]

Nice link Tobes. Do you know of any other good websites about it?
I found a survival handbook on a SteamPunk magazine website. Not your usual Ray Mears stuff.
I wonder if that Dr Grodbort weapon can help with firelighting and cooking

 

[Wayland]

I love steampunk gear, I just wish I could think of a way to do something in schools around it. That could be great fun.

There have been a few films experimenting with the theme lately and it makes a nice change from the usual stuff.

 

[Pandabean]

Its just something I found out about recently. I have seen the ideas in movies but I never realised it had a following until I read that article on the BBC.

 

[Wayland]

As the article says, it is a bit of a spin off from the Goth scene and I saw some bits and pieces knocking around Whitby a couple of years ago.

It appeals to my bizarre sense of design.

 

[Tetley]

Steampunk has a big followong in roleplaying and comic books with Castle Falkenstein and Space 1889 having been big in the early 00's

SteamPowered robots and various things like that !

pseudo victrians with Pickelhaube helmets and lasers mmmmmm

Wonder if there will be any at Middlewood next year

 

[firecrest]

I love the victorian PC on that link

 

[Matt.S]

Steampunk appeals to me in that I love brass, mechanisms and anachronisms. However I sometimes feel it is a little... pretentious, for want of a better word. Mind you I sometimes feel that about bushcraft (whatever that is!).