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Banjobill
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I am a big fan of Ray Mears - attended his lecture tour, read his books, watch his DVD's etc. I was involved in a 'Pub Argument' about him and the whole topic of Bushcraft, as practiced in the UK, came up.
I was asked the above question. The only answer I could give (other than 'I like it' which sounds a bit girly), was the one about getting close to nature and being able to shrug off the trappings of modern living etc etc.
It sounded very weak in the face of his scorning criticism, that all Bushcrafters do is play at being Frontiersmen and pretending that their survival rested on their abilities to whittle a four-poster bed out of a twig. We are never more that half an hour from a supermarket in this country, so why grub around for nuts, roots and berries? And as for lighting fire by any other means than using matches or a lighter....!
I felt a bit silly at not being able to counter his arguments. So, I pass the question on...
What is the point of bushcraft in the UK?
I was asked the above question. The only answer I could give (other than 'I like it' which sounds a bit girly), was the one about getting close to nature and being able to shrug off the trappings of modern living etc etc.
It sounded very weak in the face of his scorning criticism, that all Bushcrafters do is play at being Frontiersmen and pretending that their survival rested on their abilities to whittle a four-poster bed out of a twig. We are never more that half an hour from a supermarket in this country, so why grub around for nuts, roots and berries? And as for lighting fire by any other means than using matches or a lighter....!
I felt a bit silly at not being able to counter his arguments. So, I pass the question on...
What is the point of bushcraft in the UK?