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Wilderness Canoe trip Scotland
This April saw us driving over 1500 miles around the UK. It began with a trip to North Wales and Snowdonia National Park where I had to take an assessment for a Rock Climbing qualification, I passed which is good news for lot’s of reasons, not only can I now offer rock climbing as part of the courses and activities …
45 day’s on Darnet island
I came across this interesting video and thought it so good that it was worth sharing. The man who made it was in a position that many of us can relate to, split up with his girlfriend and made homeless at the same time, add to that – no job and the situation can seem very dire indeed. It is one of …
How to tell how long you have before sundown
Want to know how much daylight there is left? Count how many ’4 fingers’ there are between the horizon and the sun. 4 finger = roughly one hour. In this photo I had about an hour and 20 minutes left until sundown. It is a surprisingly reliable way to know how much daylight you have left, useful for knowing when …
A month in the life of a Bushcraft Instructor
Winter is usually pretty quiet for those that work in the outdoors. The customers usually fade away until spring and we use the time to go off on our own adventures, to gain more experience, train and increase out qualifications. The world had other ideas for me this February. February began with me carrying out maintenance on the woodland in out Hertfordshire …
Firewood
Lot’s of people ask me what my favourite type of firewood is, Usually my answer is whatever is abundant. Really though, my favourite is Ash. Seasoned Ash lasts for a long time on a fire, burns well and strong, throws off a lot of heat and burns down to ash. Your not left with fire dogs, half burnt logs, they …
How To Use An Axe
The Axe Axes are wonderful timesavers allowing you to tackle tasks that would not be possible with a knife. When used properly an axe can make short work of chopping and splitting firewood, felling trees, limbing branches, feathering sticks, carving, pretty much anything that you can do with a knife can be done with a sharp axe provided that you …
Great British Bushcraft
The Bushcraft industry in the UK is a fragmented and distant collection of individuals and companies offering a wide range of services. We do not yet have a national governing body as most other outdoor pursuits and other industries have. The reasons for this are many and varied but I believe that one day we will have a regulated industry …
Using an old Parachute as a Bushcraft Group Shelter
Army surplus parachutes have long been a staple group shelter in bushcraft, they are absolutely massive, very strong and quite pleasing to look at for some reason. You will struggle to find a tarp of equal size for the £50 that you pay for a parachute. The added advantage to these is that they come with paracord attached, a lot of …
How to make a bow drill set
A bow drill set is an excellent way to produce fire by friction. It is an extension of the hand drill method in that it brings some mechanical advantage to bear by means of the bow. By using the bow you can get a lot more ‘spins’ on the drill in a shorter amount of time. Once you get the …
How to Start A Fire Without Matches – Bow Drill
This is one of the most sought after Bushcraft and Survival skills – How to start a fire with Friction. In this video I show you how easy it is and dispel the myths that it is hard.