We use char cloth regularly on our courses when we’re teaching fire lighting. Char cloth is a tinder made from natural fabric that’s charred in a tin, a bit like making charcoal but on a much slower, and quicker, timescale. I generally use cotton as it’s easy to get hold of. And from the various […]
We use mallets regularly on our courses for all manner of tasks, from batoning with a knife and splitting with an axe to simply knocking in pegs when we’re putting up a tarp. In this video you can see Peter making a woodland mallet with a folding saw and a knife and then Bob doing […]
We make woven and folded containers on our Cordage & Containers day and sometimes we have a little left over. This was the case on our last such course back in June and whilst the bark had dried out it became more than pliable enough to make a plaited bark strap after soaking for a […]
When we teach debris shelters we always make a big deal about the importance of getting off the floor. It’s incredibly important to get get something between you and the ground as the ground will literally suck the heat right out of you. So here’s a video of Peter making a bed for a debris […]
Take a look at this short video where I demonstrate splitting wood with an axe, firstly using a stump to split onto and secondly splitting a piece of wood on the ground. This video can be viewed in conjunction with this post that describes various splitting techniques (written 5 years ago, where does the time […]
Half price courses in 2019 end of season sale!!!!!! We have a few places left on 2019 bushcraft and survival courses and because we’d like to fill them, we’re offering those remaining 2019 places at half price. So what are you waiting for, grab yourself a bargain, enhance your bushcraft skillset and have a great […]
