King among trees The silver Birch. (Betula Pendula) Genus- Betulaceae The Silver Birch is one of the bushcrafters most beautiful and useful trees. It [...]

It is great to have all the modern convenience of a Ferro rod, a lighter, or even a box of matches, but if you want to connect with history and have some fun doing it, making up your own tinderbox is a fantastic exercise.

The adjustable pot hanger is excellent because it is simple and quick to put together. The pieces are easy to find and can easily be scaled up or down in size to accommodate different weights of pots or kettles.

Well who doesn’t like cooking outside, but who really likes collecting fire wood, if you’re like me the latter isn’t much fun so how do [...]

Making fire without lighter or matches seems to be one of the main skills that people associate with bushcraft, and here I am going to [...]

Way back when I would buy my charcoal in from various woodsmen but after a while, I started to make my own in oil drums, [...]

I was a bit unsure what to expect from this book, I've known John to be a top ranking bushcraft instructor to those attending his [...]

The Art of Fire by Daniel Hume Who doesn’t want to learn more about fire? if there is anyone I'm not sure I know them! [...]

A little peep into an (almost) off-grid lifestyle in the UK today By Leshy of BCUK Introduction When I was asked by Tony, if I [...]

Please tell us a little about yourself and how you would describe who you are. I was born in rural Suffolk in 1989 and have [...]

So which woods are good for burning, and which aren't? We often have a range of wood that we can burn and because we don't [...]

How to start a fire by friction The following video demonstrates the basic technique on how to light fires using a bow drill. Fire by [...]

Here is the next instalment of the Ecozoom stove review, the first part can be found here: Unpacking the Ecozoom Versa. The plan was to [...]

A great little article from Mad Dave showing just how simple it is to make some charcloth... Hi Dudes and Dudesses This tutorial is just [...]

When I first started venturing into the world of bushcraft I got into carving spoons and bowdrill sets. It's like a rite of passage with [...]

Review By John Fenna Pretty much everyone here is familiar with ferro-rod “spark sticks” or “fire steels”, and a 12mm fire steel is at the [...]

Welcome to Part 6 of this series on bushcraft candles. On my 'to do' list was the Raappanan tuli candle. From my research on candles it [...]

Review It started 5 years ago - my experience with Gransfors Bruks hatchets & Axes. I've had a couple of them but the one to [...]

Article Welcome to Part 4 of this series on bushcraft candles. This type of candle is slightly different to the others I have been building [...]

Article Welcome to [B]Part 3[/B] of this series on bushcraft candles. I must admit to having taken thousands of pictures of flames over the years [...]