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Thanks for the advice. Well best go and start the process. If anyone is South Wales sees black smoke coming over the Severn, don't worry it isn't toxic, just a mad bushcrafter doing a bit of seasoning.

Thanks for the info - and so quick. Another question - can you season over a wood fire, I am thinking it might be difficult due to keeping it upside down (as in an oven).

Hi, Just had a new Ronnie Sunshine 8 ltr oven as a birthday pressie. Excuse me if I am repeating something similar but I did not find an answer easily. My question is if I am only going to cook some sort of stew affair in it do I need to season it? I understand that seasoning provides a...

Hello and welcome, hope you find out enough stuff to make your enjoyment of the outdoors more fun.

Don't know if anyone has heard of barn fires starting after farmers collected in their hay which was still a bit damp, I have and it was astounding to think that damp grass can cause such a fire. Thats the reason why the large round bales are left out side for so long whilst the old small...

Try some PP with anti freeze. I use to great effect, make a small "nest" out of newspaper, pour in some PP and then pour in some antifreeze, scrumple up the newspaper (this mixes the ingredients) and then place on a non combustable surface and wait. It takes anything from 10 seconds to about 1...

How did you try and tighten the bow, I have my bow with a fixed string and use my hand to then squeeze as necessary whilst bowing thereby not needing to alter speed. You could try letting the scouts take one end each of the bow and you or another on the downward pressure on the drill. Make...

I use the Ray Mears fero rod and found the striker that came with it much better than my previous Light my Fire one. I would keep away from Webtex ones as the striker is not that good. I use the end third of the rod to get sparks not the whole length as you will tend to press harder in the...

The book that got me into bushcraft was a book by Anthony Greenbank called Survival for Young People. It is an old book (1970's) but it is very well thumbed and I have spent many happy times using the book. Just had Mushrooms by John Wright (the chap on HF-W's River Cottage) as a birthday...

Hi, Hello and welcome. I agree hammocking is the way forward. Have you tried getting your Scouts into hammocks. I did with mine last October in DD hammocks Scout edition.

Hi Crazywolf, Nice to hear from someone who lives not far from me. Perhaps we should meet somewhere outside and have a chat.

Have you tried other woods such as hazel/lime (drill/baseboard) combination. I have used these a lot demonstrating Bow Drill technique to my Scout Troop. Hope this helps.

Some downloadable info can be had from Wild Food School Cornwall.

All children these days like to be given some freedom and trust. I find that the rigid constraints of school need to be balanced with some adventure outdoors. By giving young people the chance to explore the great outdoors with some fun learning thrown in they will appreciate it for a long...

Hi, SimonM's advice is fantastic, I add a bit of Greater Reed Mace (Cat's Tail) down as an extender to the ember from the charcloth. I put the down in the centre of my tinder bundle then position the ember into this bed. When used with natural materials this helps ignition greatly. I use dry...

Hi Kim, I too am a new member but unlike you I did not make any resolutions. Our paths might cross in the future as I use bushcraft regularly but would like to explore the open canoe aspect of journeying. Belated Happy New Year to all. JamieG

I make all my char cloth from old denim jeans. So far it has never failed to take a spark. I have heard of using old egg cartons to make something between char cloth and char coal. Not tried that yet but will do very soon. JamieG

Hi, I too have had trouble in the past keeping warm and went about slinging an old sleeping bag underneath. I used an eyelet kit to make a series of holes along each side with bungee cord threaded through and tied off to the tree. Problem I had was trying to keep the under bag close enough to...