The last thing you want when on the trail is to get sick. Good hygiene is important. Get the low down on taking a dump outdoors.
What’s Your Little Outdoor Luxury?
June 4, 2010
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When you’re out and about there’s nothing like a little luxury to make the day brighter. Life’s all about compromise and this is an area full of compromises. In reality you know you don’t need that extra stove or can’t justify the weight and bulk of that tent but they’re just nice to have along [...]
How long can you maintain an eruption?
April 21, 2010
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Has anyone else found themselves staring open mouthed at the TV news spouting yet more stuff about volcanoes, cancelled flights, yada yada yada. Of course I sympathise with anyone who has had travel plans disrupted – it’s a pain in the arse. It just really hacks me off when the coverage turns into the usual [...]
Winter in the northern forest
February 10, 2010
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A look at traditional equipment and clothing for winter in the North.
Just a quickie…
January 25, 2010
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Not much time so this picture says it all. You Might Like These Too…Snow In The Woods Rabbit Tracks In The Snow Tales From The Riverbank Making Traditional Mukluks Winter in the northern forest
Some winter bushcraft in Canada
January 23, 2010
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I’m eight days into my visit to Canada. I’m here to learn more about traditional winter travel and put some of the learning into practise. Some in depth articles will follow. For now here’s a quick round up: Most of Canada has been experiencing abnormally mild weather. Many places usually snowbound at this time are [...]
Bow Drill Scrummage
December 2, 2009
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I spent a couple of hours last weekend at a Sea Cadet Instructor training course run by my friend George. It was a fairly wet and wild weekend and I arrived in time to see George set the guys to work with the bowdrill. It’s in this kind of weather that you really learn about [...]
Travelling with bushcraft stuff – the practicalities
November 25, 2009
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January’s only a stone’s throw away and preparation for my trip to Nova Scotia is underway. As this trip is a bushcraftin’ one I’ll be needing to pack bit of equipment which the nice people at airport security woudn’t like to see on their x-ray machine! I often see questions about this kind of thing [...]
The Widowmaker
November 9, 2009
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Widowmaker is an old logging term for a limb or tree top which will drop when the tree is felled, quite possibly killing the logger. The name sums up the reality pretty well and is one worth remembering if you’re camping out in the woods – a mature branch is something you don’t want dropping [...]
Five Navigation Tips And Techniques
July 20, 2009
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1. Thumbing the map Use your thumb on the map as a pointer to your current position. This avoids the visual search you seem to have to do every time you look at the map if left un-thumbed. 2. Orienting the map Use known features or the compass to keep the map pointing the same [...]