Guidance that allow us to operate Bushcraft is not listed by the UK Government as a business that is prohibited from operating (i.e. music festivals, venues, libraries, indoor gyms, soft play areas, water parks etc.). Furthermore, the UK Government has maintained that all businesses not prohibited should continue to operate wherever possible, but in line […]
A few weeks ago I did a video showing you how to tie a taut line hitch and a timber hitch, take a look here. Sometimes, however, I’ll tie an Evenk knot rather than a timber hitch. Generally I’ll use an Evenk knot if I’m putting up a tarp above head height as I find […]
Parabolic mirrors are named after their shape, a parabola, which is a 2 dimensional curve, or in other words, bowl shaped. Think of them in the same way as the satellite dish on the side of your house. Wherever the radio waves (in the case of your satellite dish) hit, they are reflected back to […]
As we’re preparing to start running courses again we’ve been putting some thought into hand washing. A popular method is to use a tippy tap. This is a straightforward idea – hang a water container on a pole between two tripods, tie a piece of string to the container and tie a foot pedal on […]
Here’s a short video demonstrating how to tie a taut line hitch, a timber hitch and also how to hank your cord again afterwards. Typically I’m going to use these 2 hitches to put up a tarp, so they’re useful to know. Learning various hitches to put up tarps and hammocks is something we do […]
Now in it’s 7th year, we’ll be starting Bushcraft Club on Tuesday 7th July at 6:30pm from our ancient woodland camp in Westwell, Kent, just a few miles from Ashford. After much thought we’ve decided that this year we will run Bushcraft Club for adults only; normally on Family Bushcraft Club we have more people […]
