What bushcraft stuff have you done this week?
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Played with my new Hultafors axe (still have all my digits),Tornedal and EKA knives, Fox hammock system and Carinthea sleeping bag system (2 nights out under the tarp so far since monday) playing continues on thurs (I am working on wed!) with my new Tatonka 4x3 polycotton tarp getting its first usage.
After so many cold nights star gazing recently it will be nice to be out as the warm rain returns on thurs.......
Today I will be mainly playing with knives and axes....
After so many cold nights star gazing recently it will be nice to be out as the warm rain returns on thurs.......
Today I will be mainly playing with knives and axes....
Been on a canoe/camping trip in central Sweden for a couple of days, sure was worth driving 3600km by car
Looks like a absolutely amazing trip
Not exaclty bushcraft but this week I finished the thumb stick I was working on.
wasnt very pleased with it as I tried a new finish on the head and wasnt satisfied.
I left the bark wrinkled as I pesonaly like the effect and added a steel rim to the brass ferule,just have to polish the ferrule and decide wether or not to add a rubber disc on the bottom
wasnt very pleased with it as I tried a new finish on the head and wasnt satisfied.
I left the bark wrinkled as I pesonaly like the effect and added a steel rim to the brass ferule,just have to polish the ferrule and decide wether or not to add a rubber disc on the bottom
eating things near the bottom of poles in towns ? - ew ! i dont mind a bit of wild food, but dogs weeing on it puts me off.
Did a bit of work on a net I'm making and made a new bag for the portable bit of my leather working kit at the Ayrshire meet last weekend.
Back at home, been out looking for a pair of long eared owls that were nesting in our local plantation until the council decimated it last week.
Made a couple of wooden reels and wound them with linen thread for the above mentioned kit.
Re packed some of my kit for warmer weather conditions on my next outing.
Back at home, been out looking for a pair of long eared owls that were nesting in our local plantation until the council decimated it last week.
Made a couple of wooden reels and wound them with linen thread for the above mentioned kit.
Re packed some of my kit for warmer weather conditions on my next outing.
Last week was carving some spoons, building shelters and doing some fire lighting practice.
I was out with a Silver D of E group at the weekend and managed to;
Light fires and have plenty of brews.
Forage sorrel, nettle, goosegrass and get them to try some.
Made a willow whistle.
Extole the virtues of wool blankets to three adults who thought they knew better
Convince the same three people that barbequed pineapple with brown sugar and rum is a good idea!
Slept under a tarp.
Then since the weekend I managed to;
Strike a deal on some ventile for a project.
Done some more D of E training with another group.
Prepare a lesson for the Cadets on angular observation.
Not sure where the time goes to be honest.
Ogri the trog
Oh, and nettle soup for tea tonight.
I was out with a Silver D of E group at the weekend and managed to;
Light fires and have plenty of brews.
Forage sorrel, nettle, goosegrass and get them to try some.
Made a willow whistle.
Extole the virtues of wool blankets to three adults who thought they knew better
Convince the same three people that barbequed pineapple with brown sugar and rum is a good idea!
Slept under a tarp.
Then since the weekend I managed to;
Strike a deal on some ventile for a project.
Done some more D of E training with another group.
Prepare a lesson for the Cadets on angular observation.
Not sure where the time goes to be honest.
Ogri the trog
Oh, and nettle soup for tea tonight.
Well today I repacked my Belt Kit, Repaired the odd snag on my bushcraft clothing.
At the weekend I taught my 8 year old how to start a fire with a, fire steel and dryer lint.
Next week I plan on brushing up on some of my coastal bushcraft skills, such as identifying coastal wild edibles, identifying and acquiring edible shellfish and other marine edibles.
Makes sense really considering i live less than 2 minutes walk from the coast.
If anyone can help me with identifying coastal wild edibles it would be appreciated even more so if it accompanied with pictures.
At the weekend I taught my 8 year old how to start a fire with a, fire steel and dryer lint.
Next week I plan on brushing up on some of my coastal bushcraft skills, such as identifying coastal wild edibles, identifying and acquiring edible shellfish and other marine edibles.
Makes sense really considering i live less than 2 minutes walk from the coast.
If anyone can help me with identifying coastal wild edibles it would be appreciated even more so if it accompanied with pictures.
Went for a walk and spent most of the time identifying wild foods and "useful" plants. Cut myself.....
...a new walking-pole!
Bet you thought I was going to say "with a knife or axe!"
Both would have been true bushy activities though....
...a new walking-pole!
Bet you thought I was going to say "with a knife or axe!"
Both would have been true bushy activities though....
Spent the weekend at the Ayrshire meet, put names to several plants I've only read about, played with Erics whips & Bows n Arrows. Got some great tips on making stuff from Eric and Wayland. Found out I really want a hammock.. Practised with a fire bow every day since I came back and have managed to get an ember once, but tinder was a bit damp.. then couldn't get another ember at all.. oh well practise practise practise. Although the bearing block seems to get hotter than the hearth..
Practised with a fire bow every day since I came back and have managed to get an ember once, but tinder was a bit damp.. then couldn't get another ember at all.. oh well practise practise practise. Although the bearing block seems to get hotter than the hearth.. 
Been teaching someone how to make feathersticks, what a LMF Swedish Firesteel is, and how to make a fire with it, and with a magnesium block and firesteel, and dryer lint, twigs and cotton wool, not all at once, obviously!
Took a fantastic walk through Newborough forest with the missus and in laws. When the sun got too hot I put up a tarp lean to as a sun shelter.
Spent a couple of days walking the dogs in the local countryside , sampling some of the local grub, nettles and (for me a first) dandelion. Spotted three buzzards just enjoying the thermals.
Found an old collapsed Oak , used the saw on my SAK to cut a wrist thick log, took it home and built a fire in my chimenea, using my axe to split the wood etc - another first for me . Planted various veggies in pots in my garden.
Sitting in the garden as it went dark, listening to the evening chorus, blazing oak fire in the chimenea , hot brew and the dogs flaked out I was utterly content.
Its been a good week.
Spent a couple of days walking the dogs in the local countryside , sampling some of the local grub, nettles and (for me a first) dandelion. Spotted three buzzards just enjoying the thermals.
Found an old collapsed Oak , used the saw on my SAK to cut a wrist thick log, took it home and built a fire in my chimenea, using my axe to split the wood etc - another first for me . Planted various veggies in pots in my garden.
Sitting in the garden as it went dark, listening to the evening chorus, blazing oak fire in the chimenea , hot brew and the dogs flaked out I was utterly content.
Its been a good week.
Mounted an expedition from my house to the Loosahatchie River about a mile away. I was exploring for a possible geocahche trip with the kids. Doesn't sound very far but the terrain was pretty rough, and had to wade through some water that was almost hip deep (I'm 6' 7'' so hip deep is pretty deep). Stopped and cooked up some lunch in my billy and dried out my socks along the way.
Taught a session on basha building and got the cadets to use sticks, twigs and cordage left around on the training area to build their own using ponchos. Also facilitated them struggling through compo and hexamine. They were all really impressed with the pea lighters from DealExtreme (I've got one on the zip of my smock).
Played around with my own belt order and bergan kit, but hardly used any of it.
Claudiasboris
Played around with my own belt order and bergan kit, but hardly used any of it.
Claudiasboris
Made a 4 x 2m gill net, went off with an open canoe for 3 days on the river Paraná in Argentina, caught Amarillito fish, very oily and tasty, tried fire by friction there had it hot n charring but couldnt get it to embers, but its all variations of spiecies of willow on the islands there so no contrast of hard and soft wood. So out came the lighter . Also wove a BBQ grill out of green willow to cook on, and works really well. Started a cast net the other day.
Had a night out in the woods trying out my new tarp, some foraging, tried out lots of new bits of kit...
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