Bushcraft Blog
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Continuing my journey as a Woodland Ways Apprentice
I thought I would write an update about how the apprenticeship is going. Being on the apprenticeship is, without doubt, a lot of effort. But is it worth it? Am...
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Nature’s Keepsakes
My first Woodland Ways course was back in 2011 and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, spending two nights outdoors without a tent was new to me. However the...
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Bushcraft and Survival in the Amazon
This year, Woodland Ways ran their first Amazon expedition, arriving back in the UK only a few weeks ago. While the learning and emotions are still fresh it feels like...
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An old friend in the woods: Six Years with the Gränsfors Bruks Wildlife Hatchet
There are some tools that come and go - and then there are the ones that stay with you, shaping the way you work and the way you move through...
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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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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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In depth fire bow stance and technique video
For an indepth look at one of the stances and techniques for the Fire Bow see Jason as he passes on his vast knowledge to a crowd at the NEC...
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Shelter
Out of the four basics requirements for survival (fire, food, water and shelter) shelter comes out pretty much at the top of the list irrespective of the environment you are...