Primitive Bushcraft Base Camp

In this video I visit the Bushcraft base camp for the day and I show you around the primitive shelter and base camp.

Whilst in the woods I set out to do some campcraft and create a small hand broom from hazel twigs and spruce cordage to use in the primitive shelter to clear out around the fire.  This simple bushcraft tool can be made using just your bushcraft knife and Saw.

As this is a grass shelter it is a giant tinder bundle and as such containing the camps fires is highly important.

Plans have been made to build some more primitive natural raised beds in the shelter and I hope to bring this to you in future videos.

Forrest of Dean Getaway - Forest Holidays

This video is a montage of the week in the the Forest of Dean in a Forest Holidays cabin. 

We had a getaway (1 year wedding anniversary) and stayed in the same cabin that we had for our honeymoon last year at the same time. This year our Daughter joined us and Nannie and Granddad came for a night. 

Bushcraft Breakfast of Bacon and Coffee

In this video I cook up a bushcraft breakfast of bacon and coffee. Using my bushcraft knife i create a broiler from the natural material around me. Whilst at the bushcraft base camp I gather Hazel and natural cordage (spruce cordage) to make this campcraft grill to be used over the camp fire. 

The primitive shelter / buhscraft shelter has is a great place to practice bushcraft skills and learn about the natural environment around me. 

I am still to make a primitive container so i mix primitive skills with bushcraft gear to enjoy a cup off coffee in the BCB crusader 2 mug. 

Enjoying the rest of my time chatting around the camp fire with Manse from the Wilderness Pioneers. 

Whats in my Bushcraft First Aid Kit (FAK)

In this video I go through the contents of my bushcraft first aid kit which i take out with my into the woods when practicing bushcraft.

This small personal first aid kit (PFAK) stays in my pocket when using any bushcraft tool such as my bushcraft knife or bushcraft axe. This kit cover small to medium cuts. 

This kit is based on the Adventure Medical Ultralight / watertight Medical kit .5 which i have added addition items too. 

Flint Knapping on a Bushcraft Wildcamp Overnight

In this video I meet up with the staff members from the Wilderness Pionners, every couple of months the Wilderness Pioneers Instructors get together to practice bushcraft skills and learn new ones. For some this was the first time knapping and other it was a chance to practice and share techniques. 

I have not done a large amount of flint knapping, but was taken through creating a flint hand axe by Klint Janulis, host of Channel 5 10000BC program. 

We spent some time going through flint knapping 101 and the theory behind a knapping stone tools and there uses. 

After practicing some bushcraft and primitive skills we enjoyed the night around the camp fire and what turned out to to be a great bushcraft camp. The following morning was started with a bushcraft breakfast of a good old full English fry up on the camp fire. 

Kit : Winter Load out

Bimble : Woodland Bimble and Alpkit BruKit