sweden trip

[HuBBa]

ahh home sweet home =)

Which of the lakes around Årjäng were you at? Im heading up next year, course or no course, to that area myself actually. Around Lelången / Lennartsfors & Årjäng. It's my old summer stomping grounds as my mother was born just a short trip away from there, so we spent pretty much all summers during my upbringing around there.

Great place.
/HuBBa

 

[tenbears10]

Bam,

Great photos mate. I only got about 20 but I will put them up asap.

The course was a fantastic week which I think everyone would highly recommend. The scenery was amazing and the company was better. Big thanks to Gary, Johan, JP and Preben.

 

[jamesdevine]

Well it sounds like you guys had absolutly wonderful time and I have to me honest that for once I am glad that my company doesn't allow me to see many of the pictures posted on this forum.

I am not sure I could handle them at present.

James

 

[tenbears10]

Ok here are my photos

Vildmark course

 

[falcon]

HuBBA - the lake is Vastra Silen - a pair of nesting Ospreys, Elk tracks all over the place, Red Squirrels, Black Woodpeckers and two of the guys found a Beaver lodge while canoeing......

 

[Kim]

I do wish I wouldn't go on courses that change my life...IT'S EXHAUSTING.

Oh for a beach holiday where I sit and do nothing all day and come back the same as I went away.

I'm now thinking of buying a bow saw to practice with...a bow saw for goodness sake.

 

[shinobi]

I'm now thinking of buying a bow saw to practice with...a bow saw for goodness sake.

Hey Kim, There's a garden center near me selling the Bahco (Company that made your folding saw) bowsaws for £6. Everywhere else, they're up for £20+
If you want, I'll pick one up for you?

Martin

 

[ScottC]

Wow sounds great

 

[Povarian]

Sounds and looks like you all had a great time.

My current shade of green - it's camouflage really.

 

[Tony]

Great stuff guys, it sounds like a great course and it looks like you had a fantastic time, I’m with the others on the envy front, you lot over there and me doing exams! Something not right there!

Preben sounds inspirational and a must meet sort of chap, there’s too few of his like these days.

The pictures you guys have put up are great, it’s good to see what’s going on.

Well done to those that organised it, it’s looks to be a great course.

 

[bambodoggy]

Oh also....meant to put up the group pic:

 

[arctic hobo]

Really, really jealous of you lot... it's with a great effort that I stay calm as I sit here Sounds great and Preben sounds like an amazing bloke. Might have to book myself on the year after next

 

[Paganwolf]

Bam ill impregnate your bushcraft thong with rose hip itching powder before i give it to you for that one LOL as for the plastic cup everyone in sweden must be an officer then as every camping shop sells them and the camping shops in sweden are something else,it truely is bushcraft heaven in more ways than one(no offence taken buddy lol ) it was an absolute honour to have been with all you guys and gal last week, you are a top top bunch and a credit to your selves every one of you, thank you for a fantastic week oh and Hi Charlie lol, still cant get over the fact we know each other how spookey was that!! all the best JP

 

[whitebuffalo]

Booking forms arrived today! How exciting!

 

[Ravenn]

Great oppurtunity folks.. photos of the location are awesome, quite a gentleman to learn from. Any idea what his belt knife was?

 

[shinobi]

Great oppurtunity folks.. photos of the location are awesome, quite a gentleman to learn from. Any idea what his belt knife was?

Nope, I was too busy watching what he was doing rather than what he was doing it with LOL
Different combinations depending on the day, but usually a large and small Sami knife.

Martin

 

[Ravenn]

Shin..
Understood!!
Thanx for the info, glad you enjoyed it the trip.. are those forests as dense as they appear?

 

[Gary]

Ravenn Preben uses a small (3") Puukko for camp chores, carving and fire lighting (with a steel) - his current one has a antler sheath and he was given it by Innuit while on a expo to greenland a year or two ago.

His main knife is a 8" Leekku (sami) knife and this he uses for almost everything else. I beleive his is a custom job but the Stromeng samkniv model is more than up to the task.

Sometimes he wore then seperately other times he wore then on a combo sheath.

I am sure the guys who where there will agree watching him use them both is impressive and I am also pretty sure that in the future you will be able to tell the former Vildmark students from the rest by the fact many of them will be sporting a large sami knife as well has their standard knife!

 

[shinobi]

I am sure the guys who where there will agree watching him use them both is impressive and I am also pretty sure that in the future you will be able to tell the former Vildmark students from the rest by the fact many of them will be sporting a large sami knife as well has their standard knife!

some of us already are, Eh Gary?

Martin

 

[Gary]

If it works -------- it works.

Speaking of which did you repair your sheath yet?