Equipment Reviews


Considerations when buying a tarp for bushcraft

There’s a lot to think about when you’re trying to decide which tarp to buy for when you are out and about practicing your bushcraft.  In this video I talk about soem of those factors. We look at the factors to consider when buying a tarp for bushcraft on our 2 Day Bushcraft Course and 5 Day Bushcraft […]

taking down a tarp | tarp for bushcraft | one handed tarp and hammock

Purifying water

I’ve previously written posts on finding water and filtering water, for this post I want to take a look at different ways of chemically purifying water using commercial, shop bought products. Broadly speaking, for chemical purification we have 3 chemicals at our disposal: Iodine, Chlorine, and Chlorine dioxide. There are many products on the market […]

purifying water | bushcrfat | Kent | London | south east

selecting a tarp | bushcraft | Kent | south east | London

Selecting a tarp

I thought I’d put a few thoughts together on selecting a tarp to help with choosing the right one. For me a big part of bushcraft is connecting with the natural world, it’s an exploration and appreciation of the marvels that mother nature provides.  And for that reason when I’m sleeping in the woods I […]


Snugpak Chrysalis 2 2

I was contacted recently by Nightgear asking if I would review a sleeping bag for them.  They asked me to try out the Snugpak Chrysalis 2, a new offering in the Snugpak range.  The deal is that I write a review and can then keep the sleeping bag. A lot of the stuff I use when […]

Snugpak Chrysalis 2