a bit of bushcraft.

fish · a bit of bushcraft.

bush-craft is a very important thing and in order to make it easier should the time ever come practice is needed.Today my boys and i went into the woods to build an open fronted bender ,they were keen to get stuck in especially 5y.o jack who is very bush-craft oriented. we gathered a mix of beech saplings and hazel sticks and proceeded to make our shelter.
Robin jack and I were to be sleeping out this eve but the weather forecast was for 60% chance of rain from 11pm till 4am so we have put it off til Sunday night which is due only20% chance of rain.

the kids set to work gathering materials

the main frame finished,plenty of room!

the entrance is facing east to make the most of the early morning sun for warmth,we gathered a large pile of seasoned birch and ash for the camp fire.

hope fully we will have a darn good time tomorrow eve and acquire a pheasant or bunny to cook over the spit!

yoggerman

just tie on ya tarp and yor ready to roll............. i bet the kid's sleep well 2nite lol worn out from all that good outside fun...

fish

yoggerman

silenthunter

brillent fish thats what i like to see young ones around bushcraft brillent stuff hope you have a good night under the stars all the best sh

fish

itll be hard work but the memories will hopefuly out life me!

Jack Russell

Ahh fish you are the richest man i know, those young lads are a credit to you and mrs fish. with the location you have and the knowledge you pass down, i am your age and don't honestly know half of what you know regarding our persuits

keep up the great work

much respect steve

fish

steve ,thanks mate,much of what i know is lerned of necessity,as a kid if you wanted food you nicked it ,killed it or foraged it. most of the family budget was blown by my mother on fags and god knows what,she had a 100 a day habbit at one point! that and her addiction to prescribed opiates i fended for myself,dont get me wrong it wasnt all like that all the time but some times it was that and more,my escape from it all was a small woods on the estate called the folly,there i learned my skills and with the advent of Lofty wisemans book i had even more to practice!

Gin

Its the best upbringing for the kids. Lots of good memories for them.

dugaboy

mate I have books going back way beforore lofty cheers

fish

there was bushcraft before Lofty?????!!!

dugaboy

yes mate will dig out some of me old books and name them here cheers

Portland_Jon

My lad would love to do some of that and has no idea how to even build a den. We don't have many trees here on the Portland so not a lot of opportunity.

Jon

dugaboy

mate my grandsons love doing things like that as well they both have there own knife and survival box which they only get to use under supervision you can still teach them stuff in the garden making firesticks using a knife basic traps like fig 4 you dont HAVE to be in the trees to still have fun cheers

dugaboy

dugaboy

dugaboy

bushcraft 1978
wilderness living 1993
the book of survival 1967
all about camping 1962
no need to die eddie McGee 1978 loftys teacher
roughing it easy 1979
loftys book 1986
still a few I have to find cheers

hare basher

wen i was a kid we live on the edge of pamber forest in hampshire me an my brothers thought we were indians

we had every kids dreams cattys,knifes and any thing els we cood get then we met "LOFTY" are bible so much fun and so many memoreis good 2 c youngsters doin the same

fish

oooo lots of good books! the wilderness living looks good! i may have to look it up on flea bay.

dugaboy

mate if you want a read at any let me know not for passaround though no need to die was the bible for a long time cheers

sinawi

Fish can I come and live with you please?

You and the boys (and Mrs Fish) have so much fun... and your knowledge is astounding - please please can I come play?

boon

have just managed to pick up a woodlore book from 1925 in a charity shop for 25p. it is really good read. will post pic later.

Fish we had a wood that me and my brother used to escape to called freds wood, spent many happy days and nights in there. really miss my brother. we were inseprable till i joined up.

Boon

fish

mayfly

uuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, YES

sinawi

fish

tooooooooooo much temptation! lol