What did you learn at the Bushmoot?
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Come along to the amazing Summer Moot (21st July - 2nd August), a festival of bushcrafting and camping in a beautiful woodland PLEASE CLICK HERE for more information.
I learned (at the PreMoot course) - several new to me leatherworking methods and some great ideas for camp furniture from sticks!
At the Moot itself I picked up some new to me ideas for basketry, how to build a "Father and Son" bow (thanks George!) and how to lose an archery contest to a teenager using a broken bow, some cooking ideas, some field kitchen gadgets ideas, how to avoid suicidal cyclists, how to help steal hats, how to accept ritual humiliation gracefully and how to cover the full length of the site in a hurry with both knees locked together after indulging in Nettle Beer the night before.......
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I also learned that if you cannot hold your drink you should not pick it up .......
and not everyone reads the "camp fire etiquet" threads before going on the Moot
and your best mates - are always out to stich you up!
At the Moot itself I picked up some new to me ideas for basketry, how to build a "Father and Son" bow (thanks George!) and how to lose an archery contest to a teenager using a broken bow, some cooking ideas, some field kitchen gadgets ideas, how to avoid suicidal cyclists, how to help steal hats, how to accept ritual humiliation gracefully and how to cover the full length of the site in a hurry with both knees locked together after indulging in Nettle Beer the night before.......
PS
I also learned that if you cannot hold your drink you should not pick it up .......
and not everyone reads the "camp fire etiquet" threads before going on the Moot
and your best mates - are always out to stich you up!
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I was on the same course with John and like him I learnt some great leatherwork methods and green woodworking techniques which will come in handy
The rest of the moot I saw some neat kitchen gadgets... how simple pyrography is when done by an expert
... how mind blowing Dave Budds chilli vodka was this year :yikes: and I refreshed my memory with regards net making (thanks Ed and Ogri )It's only ritual if it happens again next year John
As for this year... it was worth it judging by the look on your face when you got your proper card Thankfully I didn't partake of John's nettle beer other than a mouth full
How to make whoopie slings, how to spend money on new shiny things, that mates do take care fo you when your having a major wibble, and just how lucky i am to know such fine people
I learnt how to fall out of a hammock the hard way. And how easy it is to spend money on things that l really must have but don't know what to do with.
I learnt how to tablet weave...going to give it another go over the weekend and hopefully post up the results.
I also learnt that a head torch is not always necessary (apologies to Ogri after blinding him whilst doing the dishes
), that my knots are holding up pretty well for the hammock, how to make a stool (both Eric's way and my own), an idea confirming my own on making a large group table, how not to slice my thumb again and that the wayfarer's chocolate pudding tasted horrible.
Plus I am sure there were many other things, oh including how to keep my gear tidy under the tarp using a tripod.
I also learnt that a head torch is not always necessary (apologies to Ogri after blinding him whilst doing the dishes
), that my knots are holding up pretty well for the hammock, how to make a stool (both Eric's way and my own), an idea confirming my own on making a large group table, how not to slice my thumb again and that the wayfarer's chocolate pudding tasted horrible.Plus I am sure there were many other things, oh including how to keep my gear tidy under the tarp using a tripod.
so very very much, i said i came to learn knowledge and skills and indeed i did, thanks to all i met..
i learned, in no particular order: many knots, to work with bark, use bramble for bindings, carve with an axe, principles of knife sharpening, make fishing net, gather seaweed, make camp furniture, amazing camp kitchen variations, principles of wood gas burning stoves, how to find fatwood (yippee), sleep in a hammock, use wood ash as a dye mordant, which woods work best for what, that aspects of leatherwork and basketry are diffiuclt! and thats all that comes to mind, there's stacks more....
oh, and never to take other people's generosity and hospitality for granted. it was good to put faces to names and i take away experiences that i will draw on for a long while. thanks everyone
i learned, in no particular order: many knots, to work with bark, use bramble for bindings, carve with an axe, principles of knife sharpening, make fishing net, gather seaweed, make camp furniture, amazing camp kitchen variations, principles of wood gas burning stoves, how to find fatwood (yippee), sleep in a hammock, use wood ash as a dye mordant, which woods work best for what, that aspects of leatherwork and basketry are diffiuclt! and thats all that comes to mind, there's stacks more....
oh, and never to take other people's generosity and hospitality for granted. it was good to put faces to names and i take away experiences that i will draw on for a long while. thanks everyone
I learned what an inspiring bunch of people there are on this site, who are unstinting in their generosity with their time and knowledge.
I too made whoopie slings, made some paracord bracelets, watched longstriders cutting demo with awe and lastly learned how to make a wicked sausage casserole.
sorry to hear that but if its any consolation, i was stung 5 times on the premoot course 93 on the face) with barely any reaction. luckily i was carrying antihistamines as had had an extreme reaction to a wasp sting a week previously but the 5 stings barely bothered me at all.... so i reckon youre safe now for the rest of the season!
Practised my reflector oven bread-making, learned how to rock-climb, saw Longstrider's awesome demonstration
Incidentally, my 6 year old nephew saw this photo of Longstrider cutting a can in two pieces:
Chopping a can in two lengthways by Cyclingrelf, on Flickr
After a moment or two contemplating how difficult it would be to chop a can like that without crushing it, he said
"I think he glued it to the wood. I think it was in two pieces, and he glued it to the wood, then when he hit it with the knife the glue came unstuck"
Hmmm...canny!
Incidentally, my 6 year old nephew saw this photo of Longstrider cutting a can in two pieces:
Chopping a can in two lengthways by Cyclingrelf, on Flickr
After a moment or two contemplating how difficult it would be to chop a can like that without crushing it, he said
"I think he glued it to the wood. I think it was in two pieces, and he glued it to the wood, then when he hit it with the knife the glue came unstuck"
Hmmm...canny!
