I always like to find the easy way to do things when I’m practicing bushcraft. Firewood is a good example, why saw if you don’t need to. Here’s a couple of alternatives to sawing firewood. We talk about cutting firewood (or not) fire on our 1 Day,2 Day & 5 Day Bushcraft Courses as well as the IOL Bushcraft Competency […]
Sit spots, sometimes called still hunting, are a great way to get to see wildlife. So here are a few hints and tips around sit spots. We talk about and practice sit spots on our 1 Day Trapping Course and our 5 Day IOL Bushcraft Competency Diploma course. You can see loads of photos from those courses, […]
We’re often asked about the kind of food that we take with us for a few days in the woods. One of my favourites are bushcraft kebabs. These ones are nice and simple, chorizo, haloumi, cherry tomatoes and chestnut mushrooms. We talk about food to take on a bushcraft adventure, including bushcraft kebabs on our […]
I wrote a post several years ago on how to ret lime bark to make cordage. I’ve had in mind the idea of trying the same thing with sweet chestnut for a while now and finally got around to it this year. So here’s a short video on how to produce the fibres to make […]
Bushcraft is about knowledge and not kit, the more you know the less you have to carry. So here’s a video of me making woodland tongs for cooking. There’s more information on our typical bushcraft tools in this post. We look at the techniques involved in making woodland tongs on our 1 Day Spoon Carving […]
Food acquisition is a big part of bushcraft and some of that food will be from wild game. But it’s unwise to consume any animal that isn’t healthy. So, here’s a few pointers on disease in rabbits (although much the same would apply to a hare or other small mammal). Before consuming a rabbit or […]
