I'd just like to say a big, public, thank you to the guys from Tamarack Outdoors who ran a Bushcraft training weekend for a group of Leaders from East Lancashire last weekend.
We had a very wet weekend, which did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the instructors and pupils - although we did retreat to the huge tarp for a brew during the heavier downpours
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The course covered many topics, including:
Many of the Leaders present have been in Scouting for years, but it is a testament to the knowledge and skill of the guys from Tamarack, that they all left feeling that they had learnt a great deal and enthused to pass on their new found skills to their own Scouts.
The weekend was a full on introduction to the field of bushcraft, at no cost to the Leaders other than a donation to Help for Heroes, the chosen charity of Tamarack.
So, on behalf of all the Leaders who attended...thanks guys!:You_Rock_
Simon
We had a very wet weekend, which did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the instructors and pupils - although we did retreat to the huge tarp for a brew during the heavier downpours
.The course covered many topics, including:
- Equipment and clothing talk
- Knife, saw and axe maintenance and use
- Fire ( preparation of ground, ignition to full establishment, tinder's, feather sticks, extinguishing )
- Spoon carving
- Woodcraft gadgets
- Tarps and knots
- Plant and tree identification and use
- Tree felling
Many of the Leaders present have been in Scouting for years, but it is a testament to the knowledge and skill of the guys from Tamarack, that they all left feeling that they had learnt a great deal and enthused to pass on their new found skills to their own Scouts.
The weekend was a full on introduction to the field of bushcraft, at no cost to the Leaders other than a donation to Help for Heroes, the chosen charity of Tamarack.
So, on behalf of all the Leaders who attended...thanks guys!:You_Rock_
Simon
