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Winter Woollen Trousers
In this blog I want to show you how I made a pair of woollen trousers. The material used was originally a white blanket with a check / tartan pattern...
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Dehydrating Foods - Lightening the Load for Exploring the Outdoors
I am always looking for way to reduce the weight of my kit, mainly so I can carry more sleeping bags. I hate to be cold! There's no getting away...
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Journey into carving and wood
When I first joined Woodland Ways my carving skills were somewhere between challenging and challenged. So, this blog is encouragement for anyone who feel that they have a hopeless chance...
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The Humble Possibles Pouch
As outdoorsmen / women we often look for the solitude of the wide expanse of nature as our natural way of everyday life, be it kayaking, wild camping or mountain...
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The Ötzi the Iceman Inspired Modern Hybrid Backpack
Over the years I've made a lot of my own clothing and kit to keep me comfortable both in the UK on courses and on overseas expeditions. I find it...
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Tracking.. What is Tracking?
This blog is all about how tracking changed my outlook on animal encounters and gave me a greater connection to the animal. Tracking.. What is Tracking? By definition, to track...
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Bushcraft & the Art of Gift Giving
In 1999 I met a wonderful woman who would later become my wife. Over the years we’ve been lucky enough to share over 100 calendared opportunities to buy each other...
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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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The connection between bushcraft kit and our courses
For this week’s blog, I wanted to highlight the connection between our retail operations, and our courses and instructing team, with a specific focus on the kit we stock being...
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Making a leather pouch from scratch
I have experimented with tanning animal hides a few times. I have tanned hides using a purchased ‘K tan’ solution and using eggs for a ‘brain’ tan and have been...
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Antler Shelf
In this weeks blog I will be showing you how I made an Antler shelf for my home. You will need... Suitable Antler piece of your choosing for mounting Saw...
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The Forest of Dean is a Boaring place
Sorry about the pun there, but the Forest of Dean is famous for two mammals. The Wild Boars and Bears, but I would not recommend asking the locals about Bears...