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Yew - An ancient tree deep in belief
There are woodlands solely of yew, but it is also found as an understorey species in many woods, especially with beech or ash. It flourishes well in the south &...
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The Mors Kochanski Super Shelter: when bushcraft, inventiveness and physics combine
Introduction In the world of bushcraft and wilderness survival, some ideas are so simple yet effective that they become very well-known throughout the world. The Super Shelter, pioneered and popularized...
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Spinning wool from scratch
Most people perhaps don’t think of crochet as a bushcraft skill, but what is bushraft if not crafting things from natural materials to turn them into something useful. I decided that...
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Let there be light, and there was light
So sang AC/DC, and so in this Blog, we will discuss the importance of illumination in the field when bushcrafting and choosing the right sort of illumination for the right...
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How to make a walking pole
In this blog I will be talking you through how I have made myself a walking pole. I will be using... A metal spiked tipped ferrule for walking sticks and...
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What is your Bushcraft why?
In this blog I am going to explore some of the different reasons for being drawn into Bushcraft and Survival, and how those "Why" reasons change along the journey. As...
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Honour Thy Kin: Ancestor Worship in a World That Forgets
Reflections from The Red Tent As I begin to shape the Red Tent, a new art studio space nestled above the barn at Woodland Ways, I find myself thinking more...
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Natural Navigation in The Yukon Territories
We are often taught information which we take at face value, with this in mind I decided to put some of this to the test during a two-day rest stop...
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How Playing Chess Makes You Better at Bushcraft
Over the years, I've often said that bushcraft and survival are about far more than tools and techniques. It’s a way of thinking - of reading the land, anticipating change,...
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Cooking in the Wild: How to Make a DIY Thermal Flask Cooker
When you're out in the woods, every calorie counts and so does every bit of heat you can save. One of the most useful bushcraft tricks I have found is...
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Restoring an Old Axe
A side effect of people knowing I am a Bushcrafter is occasional gifts of odd tools. In this case I was offered a rusty axe but one that had an...
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Sharing Bushcraft with the next generation
As a child I had one great love, the outdoors. From a young child I would often find myself wandering into the wilderness armed with nothing but a pot, a...