A quick video on igniting char cloth, including with traditional flint & steel, fire steel, parabolic mirror, fire piston and a lens. Of course, it doesn’t have to be char cloth, it could quite as easily be other charred material such as birch polypore or punkwood. You might also want to take a look at […]
Generally when I’m out practicing bushcraft I try to avoid using cordage if possible. So for example, I’ll build a shelter using a few simpe design principles and negate the need for string. But there are times when you do need to use cordage. An example here might be to make a platform to keep […]
The temperature has dropped here in Kent with night time temperatures of around -5ºC. So it seemed a good time to put together a video showing my winter sleeping system. You might want to take a look at this post containing advice on staying warm in the winter months too. We discuss winter sleeping system […]
The inner bark of sweet chestnut is a fantastic tinder that can be lit with various ignition sources or used as a tinder bundle. We’re fortunate in Kent to find it in abundance. In this short video I show you how to collect and prepare it for use. We teach collecting and using sweet chestnut […]
Now is a great time of year to process fibres from brambles for making cordage. Take a look at this short video to find out how to extract and prepare those fibres. Depending on the time of year, you will find us making cordage from brambles on many of our courses, including the IOL Bushcraft […]
A simple recipe to make wild Mediterranean big beans using foraged plants. This has quickly become one of my favourites! Ingredients 1 red onion, finely sliced 150g of prepared nettles 1 tin of butter beans (drained) 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 1 tbsp of runny honey ½ tsp of dried chilli flakes 1 tsp of […]
