[Tin hat]I'm a Bushcraft magazine subscriber sticking his head over the top!
There's been (as Tony said) a large amount of negative comments about the mag yet no one from memory had started a dedicated thread before Dave's one. Also, did anyone write to the mag with constructive criticism? Dare I radically suggest BCUK combining it's talents with Bushcraft and S S magazine? Great to hear an alternative talked of, but who's gonna stump up the time and the cash for it?
Surely there's also a finite(ish) amount of things that the magazine can cover on the subject-As for repeating itself, what do a lot of BCUK threads do?!
I've only glanced at the latest issue as I'm saving it for holiday reading, but bushcraftwise there's articles on:
*Tapping sap and what to do with it
*Ultimate Ash bow
*Mr Budds' What saw?
*Badger watching
*Striking a spark (flint and steel)
*Building a raised (shelter) bed
*Mors Kochanski words of wisdom
*Shore plant foods
*Budget bushcraft
*Handmade knife review
*Cedar as a medicine
*Tanning small pelts
*Night navigation
Sure, you can argue about the depth and length of features but they are relevant. I would agree that perhaps the Ben Fogle one does stretch the mags remit somewhat. I would also agree that those that don't like Bear have seen a lot of him recently but to be fair to the magazine, the features were there on a plate for them and I can't fault them on that, it's just a shame that the opportunities came in succession.
In general I'd say it's hard to pigeon hole what constitutes bushcraft titles. When I started the Bushcraft and Nature Social Group on Escouts I replied to a post where someone said they where an amateur and I said: Knots, camping, compass, fires, pioneering, nature walks, pioneering, axe and knife work it's scouting, no bushcraft, no scouting , no bushcr...I'd personally ike the mag to stick to 'temperate climate subjects' but appreciate that there are those who enjoy other stuff.
Oh, and my forthcoming contribution is a recipe in letter format.[/Tin hat]