well to start with keep it simple, dont go buying tons of kit, take a pan from the house to cook in or if your worried about trashing it go to the £ shop a buy one for errrrrm £ 1, you have the kit you need really, sleeping bag clothes to keep you warm at night etc etc...
go out have some fun, find out what you like by going with others, and find what route you want to take bushcraft, for me its fire, i like to get a fire going and have progressed to the hand drill now, you can make craft items, all sorts of things, you can choose the food route, making it, finding it, its your choice, you can do it all if you so wish, but most of all dont take things to heart, if your fire wont start dont be afraid to use matches or a packet of tissues etc etc, to fail it to grow stronger, just make sure "IF" you fail, your not in trouble when you do, as in cold wet with no fire or food...
keep safe, and enjoy...
my list (for me) is as follows.
tarp with pegs and cordage/bungies if i need them
sleeping bag
bivi bag (a wet sleeping bag sucks)
roll mat
stove
fuel
fire steel
matches ( as back up or lighter)
cooking pot (my one sits with the stove)
1 set of spare clothes (just incase i get soaked and cant dry off, or rip my trousers open and get cold)
warm kit (buffalo jacket sweat shirt shemag etc etc etc)
knife (mora basic £10 job works very well and are tough)
folding saw (£1 from errrrrm £ shop...
)
axe
diamond sharpening stone
String/para cord (can be used for all sorts, normally for me the bow drill)
small first aid kit (plasters blister kit pain killers and a good strong bandage if it all goes wrong)
thats about it, i dont take a KFS or spoon because i always make one....
i dont bother with a wash kit as such as i wash in the stream where i camp and wash pots there etc. just some washing up liquid (camping break down non toxic stuff) and some toilet roll, moss is ok but its cold...lol...
as i said keep it simple and safe...
but most of all HAVE FUN.......
