If you’re spending any length of time in the woods, at some point you’ll need to defecate. And like everything we do in bushcraft, we want to do our absolute best to ‘leave no trace’ as well as to be hygienic. You might also want to take a look at this post on general hygiene […]
Hygiene is important. We know that improved hygiene has had a significant impact on the increased life expectancy seen over the last century. So hygiene for bushcraft is key if you’re spending time outdoors on your own or with a friend, but becomes increasingly important the more people there are in the group. When I […]
When people first started using fish traps is difficult to ascertain, they were made of natural materials after all and would decompose relatively quickly. We do know that people the world over used them with great effect. Here’re some photos showing how Nicola recently made a fish trap using willow wands. This particular type of […]
I prefer sleeping under a tarp when I’m in the woods, so here I look at one popular option – a ‘lean to’ tarp set up. I also explain why I’m not a big fan of it! A ‘Lean to’ tarp set up is one of a few different configurations we look at on our […]
A short video going over the main design principles for a lean to debris shelter. I’ve seen lots of photos and posts online where people tie the ridge pole to trees or even put the ridge pole on the wrong side of the trees, so I thought I’d do a brief video showing how I […]
Recently I made a video showing you how to interlock the supports on an ‘A’ frame debris shelter. This time around I’ve given a few hints and tips for positioning the ribs on a debris shelter. Take a look. We look at positioning the ribs on a debris shelter on our 2 Day Bushcraft Course, 5 […]
