Bushcraft Blog
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The Benefits of Cold Weather Layering
During the recent drop in temperature, I naturally resorted to a layering system. I have a physically demanding day job, so i need to be able to manage my core...
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5 Ways to Practise your Bushcraft when Life Gets Busy
Practise, practise, practise. This is the golden truth to developing knowledge and skills in just about anything, but it applies particularly to learning bushcraft. We apply our understanding of the...
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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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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...
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Introducing Bushcraft Skills to your Holidays
How you can introduce Bushcraft Skills to your holiday, wherever you're going, whoever you're with.
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Making a canoe paddle while paddling the Yukon
During a trip to Canada with Woodland Ways, where myself and 14 other people canoed and wild camped nearly 500 miles of the Yukon river. One of the many great...
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Cook box setup
In this weeks blog I’ll be showing you how I have set up one of my Really Useful boxes to suit my needs whilst out in the field. It is...
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Adventures in the world of bow drill
Hi folks, this week's blog came as a result of me setting myself a bit of a friction fire challenge for the month of November, that challenge was to produce...
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Always something to learn
As you walk, run or dance your way through life, there are core skills we learn either as a child or, as we move into adulthood; riding a bike, using...
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Updating My Ridgeline System
After relying on the same ridgeline setup for my tarp over many years, I began to notice signs of wear and fraying, particularly around the areas where the Truckers Hitch...
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Rucking - How NOT To Do It!
It seemed like such a great idea for a blog post. I had a cast iron, rock solid, A1 plan – a mission! A purpose! An idea! ‘I know!’ I...