talking on bushcraft
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Sounds interesting I'd never thought of bushcraft like that but it makes sense It just came into my head about an episode of wild food ray mears did when he took soil samples have you done anything like this?
Yeah I agree they tend to want you to know how to answer more than actually knowing
Good luck what's it on? Yes defiantly enthusiasm.
Yeah I agree they tend to want you to know how to answer more than actually knowing
Good luck what's it on? Yes defiantly enthusiasm.
Tengu's point about fun is valid. If we didn't enjoy it we wouldn't do it. Fun can be quite, thoughtful and respectful of traditions, and doesn't have to be all laughing madly and running about. Bushcraft IS fun. A bit of enthusiasm is a great thing to have in a presentation, as it shows you are not just churning out something that you don't really believe in. You obviously feel strongly about it, and know what you want to communicate, so all you have to do, when you think about it, is talk to some people in a mature and positive way.
If you do that and you get an A, it will be down to you, not the advice on here.
If you do that and you get an A, it will be down to you, not the advice on here.
Harvesterman when you say it like that it makes a lot more sence it's standing up talking about something I like and showing them that. The advice has definitely given me things to talk about and I should do quite well
Harvesterman when you say it like that it makes a lot more sence it's standing up talking about something I like and showing them that. The advice has definitely given me things to talk about and I should do quite well
Like the other say fun is the major component in it for most of us or it would be a chore and not recreation.
Luckily some of us get to do the fun stuff as work. Tengu and her archaeology, I was lucky enough to be a forester for years and still miss it. The outdoor retail dealing with folk wanting skills and kit to play with outside.
But I also see them as life skills. Luckily I live in the country and use some of the skills everyday, whether it's lighting the fire, using a knife, or cutting wood. But it's also a mindset. I was brought up to have these skills as part of my everyday life, and how I approach tasks and problems is strongly coloured by the experience and way of thinking that this has taught me. I try to do what's right and in an efficient moral manner.
So although it's fun, it's also a set of lifeskills that get used everyday.
It'll be good to hear how your talk goes. Doing a formal talk can be pretty nerve racking, but you've a good head start as you've chosen something you have a passion for and that'll help it flow from you after a few little initial nerves.
Good luck,
GB
Luckily some of us get to do the fun stuff as work. Tengu and her archaeology, I was lucky enough to be a forester for years and still miss it. The outdoor retail dealing with folk wanting skills and kit to play with outside.
But I also see them as life skills. Luckily I live in the country and use some of the skills everyday, whether it's lighting the fire, using a knife, or cutting wood. But it's also a mindset. I was brought up to have these skills as part of my everyday life, and how I approach tasks and problems is strongly coloured by the experience and way of thinking that this has taught me. I try to do what's right and in an efficient moral manner.
So although it's fun, it's also a set of lifeskills that get used everyday.
It'll be good to hear how your talk goes. Doing a formal talk can be pretty nerve racking, but you've a good head start as you've chosen something you have a passion for and that'll help it flow from you after a few little initial nerves.
Good luck,
GB
Hi dennydrewcook,
Everyone on this Forum comes with good advice and all seem to have a good sense of humour, so my advice is say what you feel how ever silly it seems and see what replies you get and on a serious note 'You will get good advice on the great outdoors and all it has to offer'
All the best
Backpacker
Everyone on this Forum comes with good advice and all seem to have a good sense of humour, so my advice is say what you feel how ever silly it seems and see what replies you get and on a serious note 'You will get good advice on the great outdoors and all it has to offer'
All the best
Backpacker
I from the hills of West Virginia where there were many people still doing things the old way, though I doubt as many do as used to. That's what I thought, anyway. But when visiting my hometown last September for my 50th high school reunion, I saw people making apple butter the old-fashioned way in a big copper kettle. They had a gas fire, however, but it was being done on the sidewalk for a street fair. There's nearly always going to be someone who can still do things the same as their grandparents, though not necessarily for the same reason.
Be that as it may be, however, not so much of it would be "bushcraft" or woodcraft related. Most of it would be more of a homestead-related sort of thing and I believe there is a section here somewhere about homesteading. The biggest difference, I guess, it that little of it (the knowledge of traditional crafts and so on) had to do with travelling, that is, hiking and camping. But people still went camping (for fun) and hunting. I assume that was and is true all across the country but the traditional ways and knowledge is not going to be the same everywhere for many different reasons, usually for reasons that are obvious but still things that you don't think of.
For instance, you might think of canoes and canoeing as being a traditional American thing. It is but there was no tradition of canoeing where I am from and I can also tell you there is none in Oklahoma. It's more of a northeastern thing. Likewise, there are many parts of this country where there are no woods, believe it or not. So while interest in knowing about campfire might be as high in New Mexico as it is in Maine, they just aren't going to do things the same way. And I don't know if they even make apple butter in either place.
Be that as it may be, however, not so much of it would be "bushcraft" or woodcraft related. Most of it would be more of a homestead-related sort of thing and I believe there is a section here somewhere about homesteading. The biggest difference, I guess, it that little of it (the knowledge of traditional crafts and so on) had to do with travelling, that is, hiking and camping. But people still went camping (for fun) and hunting. I assume that was and is true all across the country but the traditional ways and knowledge is not going to be the same everywhere for many different reasons, usually for reasons that are obvious but still things that you don't think of.
For instance, you might think of canoes and canoeing as being a traditional American thing. It is but there was no tradition of canoeing where I am from and I can also tell you there is none in Oklahoma. It's more of a northeastern thing. Likewise, there are many parts of this country where there are no woods, believe it or not. So while interest in knowing about campfire might be as high in New Mexico as it is in Maine, they just aren't going to do things the same way. And I don't know if they even make apple butter in either place.
Members have given you a great steer in the direction of your talk. It could be on the different reasons people do Bushcraft.
Fun, self-reliance, as adjunct to their job eg archaeology, re-discovering old skills etc. You could almost copy out all the above and read out!
You might also make something out of the similarities and differences between bushcraft, survival and prepping.
Anyway, good luck with your task. Let us know how you got on.
Fun, self-reliance, as adjunct to their job eg archaeology, re-discovering old skills etc. You could almost copy out all the above and read out!
You might also make something out of the similarities and differences between bushcraft, survival and prepping.
Anyway, good luck with your task. Let us know how you got on.
Please forgive me if I touch any raw nerves here but I dislike the concept of "prepping." It isn't because I am against being prepared, it because of the totally different mindset communicated by "preppers." I've been called out on my criticisms on other forums but hopefully others here may be more sympathetic to my point of view.
As I hear preppers, they are getting ready for the end of the world, the total breakdown of civilization, another great war of Northern aggression, an invasion by either aliens, terrorists or the tyrannical United States Army or something like that. Things will happen, to be sure, only I don't think those are legitimate things to be prepared for. Moreover, they never sound like people you'd want living near you under any circumstances. Of course, they're going to "bug out" when "the balloon goes up" anyway, so maybe you won't have to worry about them when something really happens.
So what's going to happen?
The same things that have been happening with some frequency, if not regularity, for as long as people have been living wherever you live. Floods, tornados, hurricanes, power outages, snow storms, strikes, droughts and I don't know what all. You can bet they'll all happen again sooner or later. Those are things you have to prepare for. Usually the county government will have information on being prepared because they've been through it before, over and over again, and they are the ones who usually have to do the most to cope with problems. Just don't wait until you start seeing snow flurries.
As I hear preppers, they are getting ready for the end of the world, the total breakdown of civilization, another great war of Northern aggression, an invasion by either aliens, terrorists or the tyrannical United States Army or something like that. Things will happen, to be sure, only I don't think those are legitimate things to be prepared for. Moreover, they never sound like people you'd want living near you under any circumstances. Of course, they're going to "bug out" when "the balloon goes up" anyway, so maybe you won't have to worry about them when something really happens.
So what's going to happen?
The same things that have been happening with some frequency, if not regularity, for as long as people have been living wherever you live. Floods, tornados, hurricanes, power outages, snow storms, strikes, droughts and I don't know what all. You can bet they'll all happen again sooner or later. Those are things you have to prepare for. Usually the county government will have information on being prepared because they've been through it before, over and over again, and they are the ones who usually have to do the most to cope with problems. Just don't wait until you start seeing snow flurries.
Cheers guys you don't mind me stealing your ideas do you 😂😉 should be a good talk
Just to inform I did my talk today, it went well and even got into a conversation with my teacher about bushcraft the actual test so it went quite well I got an a and that's 25% of my exam so quite please couldn't have done it without you guys helping me and this forum thank you very much everybody 😊
Denny 😊
Denny 😊
Well done. Any chance of a brief synopsis of your talk? I doubt that I'm the only one who would be interested.
