Bushcraft Etiquette (resurrected)

[RonW]

so its OK to dress in green and or brown and look like a meeting of members from "Depressed R Us" but bright colours are circus like? Lighten up chap

Yep, to me that is ok.
What isn't, is someone ridiculing someone else, because their opinion is a different one. To me that is lack of respect, among other things....

 

[John Fenna]

Yep, to me that is ok.
What isn't, is someone ridiculing someone else, because their opinion is a different one. To me that is lack of respect, among other things....

Dont take it personally Ron
Rick is known for his non-helpful, non-constructive and totally irritating posts ... he is not just trying to upset YOU.
There are many ways of playing the outdoor game and some folk just do not get that their way is not the way that everybody has to do it and offer advice that is .... annoying
If you are reading this Rik - it is meant in a friendly , jocular way - not meaning to offend in any way, shape, form or manner
Let us all enjoy BEING OUT THERE in the way we prefer!
All is fair in love and Bushcraft - as long as we do no lasting damage to the environment, spoil other folks ethical fun or bring politics or religion into it!

 

[mrcharly]

Never put on another man's (or woman's) hat. Putting on another person's leather or felt hat is punishable by DAETH.

 

[veryWildbill]

:yikes:I'm attending my first meet with some of you happy campers in a couple of weeks. After reading some of the posts in this thread I'm now terrified that I may be murdered in the night for having the wrong colour tent, or laughing without a licence:yikes:

 

[RonW]

Hey Wildbill,
it's not as bas as it looks!
I'm sure laughter will be very welcome and if all you have is a red tent, that would be just fine, too.
It by no means is an absolute law, not even with me!

But I guess you get the general idea....

@ John; I do not take it personally, but I will address bad mannered people personally... Right, Rik?

 

[spandit]

:yikes:I'm attending my first meet with some of you happy campers in a couple of weeks. After reading some of the posts in this thread I'm now terrified that I may be murdered in the night for having the wrong colour tent, or laughing without a licence:yikes:

As long as you only speak when you're spoken to and don't look any of us directly in the eye, you should be OK. I suggest you bring a cap so you can doff it at relevant times. I imagine you'll be bringing a waterproof anyway so if we spit on you, you won't get too wet...

 

[veryWildbill]

As long as you only speak when you're spoken to and don't look any of us directly in the eye, you should be OK. I suggest you bring a cap so you can doff it at relevant times. I imagine you'll be bringing a waterproof anyway so if we spit on you, you won't get too wet...

Yay...........Just like home

 

[Ex-member PaganBushcraft]

I have never been on a group camp. but your camps sound fun if no a little strange chasing goats through the woods in the night will very drunk. Q what where you going to do to them if you caught one.? If I did go on a camp with other people these would be my expectations not just from others but myself too.

1 leave no trace

2 No heated arguments not fun to listen to.

3 Drinking in moderation tipsy not falling down drunk.

4 I will not ask to use your things so do not ask to use mine as refusal my offend

5 The main thing is gaining knowledge,wisdom so am always open to people telling, showing me new things. If I can do the same for them.

6 Try and help out where you can for the group. Getting water ect'

7 Show respect for others and you gain repect for ones self.

8 run out of things to say.

I hope my opinions has not offended anyone. As I say never been on a group camp

 

[Squidders]

I have just one rule which covers everything for me personally.

1. Be respectful.

Respectful to your host, to the environment you are in, to the group you are with, to the equipment you use and to the critters you happen upon.

If I am a meet that likes to drink I respect that and can join in or not go or go but not drink, I never have an expectation of others to follow my rules unless I am the host. Even if I am the host, The basic respects listed above still make sense.

 

[Toddy]

Yeah, simple courtesy goes a very long way

This whole thread must be terribly off putting to many people.
I know I laid out clear ground rules for a meet up once ( in the most part because I was being firmly encouraged to do so by people who were thoroughly fed up with the same issues happening time after time, and thought this might ease things all round) and then being rather dismayed at the meet up when the very young son of one member admitted that he had been so put off that he nearly didn't come, and was surprised to find that I wasn't a really, really, strict schoolteacher
That said, at the same meet up one parent was so displeased that I stopped his toddler son from waving a lit stick around, poking it in and out of my cooking fire, that he took his family away from the group entirely

Cannae win, sometimes
At the end of the day, every company is different, and I think Squidders is right; respect for others, for the space/place and it's inhabitants, and yourself too, and it all works out.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[dasy2k1]

Indeed, when I'm being a scout leader waving lit sticks around is definitely not allowed.... If you put it on the fire it stays on the fire....


On a bcuk meet if you want to wave lit sticks around that's fine provided you go somewhere else to do it where you are not in anyone's way and not going to set anything on fire if you trip over

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[drewdunnrespect]

Respect now there is a word I like a lot and I agree you should be respectful at
All times but people can I ask a question

And that is what's wrong with being loud and off the wall (this is not drunk by the way) and having agood
Sing song and a party? The reason I ask is my birthday at middlewood was just like that on the Sat night
With a sing song and jokes and what knot

Drewt

 

[DavidBFPO]

hello,
RESPECT for The Great Outdoors. If you want to party..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg7E2pbG5QE&feature=related
Regards
David

 

[jason-bushcraft]

WOW i never thought bushcraft would be so political but after reading this thread i think i was wrong.
Being a scout leader i have met/camped with lots of "different" people from this country and others some good some bad but i think thats why some ground rules are a good thing i dont mean strict rules just basic out lines then it is up to individual people to join meets/camps or not and everyone starts off on the same foot i think as long as three words are followed respect,courtesy,manners both people and surroundings should stay happy and the end of the day we are all there to enjoy ourselves but i think the biggest problem lies with some people do bushcraft but are not bushcrafters but that is my opinion and im sure there are people that dont agree with me but at the end of the day it would be boring world if we were all the same happy and piecefull but boring Anyway HAPPY CAMPING folks hopefully catch up with some of you at meets in the future.

 

[Lister]

Following from 6:

6b. Once you have made a brew, refill billy/urnie (or whatever you name your brew-making appliance) AND replenish/refill/topup the water supply.
6c. Don't use the stiring spoon to put coffee/sugar in your tea, use fresh spoons for each and wash them up after use
6d. To lessen waste, split open used teabags and sprinkle around plant roots, then throw away the bag, used tea can be used as plant food, the bags however can not.

 

[Bearded Bugs]

16. Do not step over food

This is the one I've had most issue with in the past. Finish cooking, lay out the food on plates and in bowls next to the cooking fire, someone gets excited and jumps up to go and wash their hands or something, kicks pine needles and mud all over the food. So frustrating.

 

[Lister]

If you collect wood for the fire (and there is an established graded woodpile), "file" the wood away properly, else, look to grade the firewood....it'll only make it easier for you later on.

 

[Count of Undolpho]

I have just one rule which covers everything for me personally.

1. Be respectful.

Respectful to your host, to the environment you are in, to the group you are with, to the equipment you use and to the critters you happen upon.

If I am a meet that likes to drink I respect that and can join in or not go or go but not drink, I never have an expectation of others to follow my rules unless I am the host. Even if I am the host, The basic respects listed above still make sense.

Agreed, when in Rome and all that!

This whole thread must be terribly off putting to many people.

also agreed!

If you see a sign in the lift of a nice, well kept shop that says " Will customers please refrain from spitting on the floor of the lift signed The Management " wouldn't that change the way you see the shop?

 

[Lister]

Agreed, when in Rome and all that!



also agreed!

If you see a sign in the lift of a nice, well kept shop that says " Will customers please refrain from spitting on the floor of the lift signed The Management " wouldn't that change the way you see the shop?

Na, I'd just spit on the ceiling of the lift instead

 

[MartinK9]