This was my final night pass from SWMBO as we have a baby due in 5 weeks. So I headed off to the woods for the night with my brother Bevan, fellow bushcrafter Jamie (BusbcraftBob) and my brother friends Barry and Dave who I have been out camping with before.
Jamie and myself turned up aroud 3.30 and setup and the other guys turned up about 6pm.
My Setup
Jamies setup
That was all the setup as Bevan, Barry and Dave slept around the fire with just a foam roll mat and sleeping bag.
Around Camp
Dave has recently started to learn how to carve woodspirits, this was his first spirit and he was working on the second in the woods
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Bevan Zeroed in his rifle
Jamie and I did some bow drill practice
Jamie burning the first hole in
Jamie had gathered some damp grass and dried it by the fire.
Jamie and myself then took the guys though the bow drill letting them have a go themselves.
Bevan was a natural and with his first attempt got an ember.
Barry struggled with technique but after a few adjustments got a smooth action going.
Dave when 1000mph using about 3 inches of the bow, but it worked
with a bit of help stablising the hearth.
Thankfully the guys said you two make it look easy, but still always learning.
As we had permission to shoot Bevan and Dave went out with the air rifle and came back with a rabbit.
Jamie is an old hand and preparing the rabbit so took Dave though step by step. Dave did a great job and soon the rabbit was cooking.
The rest of the night was spent around the campfire enjoying each other company and stories.
Night time marshmallow and choc hobnobs. Yummy!!
After seeing a thread a while ago I tested a 35mm film canister on the Hugsby torch to turn it into a lantern. It worked really well and dispersed the light well.
Next day Bevan, Barry and Dave headed off around 10am, leaving Jamie and myself to sort out the place and having a brew before heading off around 12pm
Great time for my last night out in a few months and hope you enjoyed this report.
Thanks
Jamie and myself turned up aroud 3.30 and setup and the other guys turned up about 6pm.
My Setup
Jamies setup
That was all the setup as Bevan, Barry and Dave slept around the fire with just a foam roll mat and sleeping bag.
Around Camp
Dave has recently started to learn how to carve woodspirits, this was his first spirit and he was working on the second in the woods
Bevan Zeroed in his rifle
Jamie and I did some bow drill practice
Jamie burning the first hole in
Jamie had gathered some damp grass and dried it by the fire.
Jamie and myself then took the guys though the bow drill letting them have a go themselves.
Bevan was a natural and with his first attempt got an ember.
Barry struggled with technique but after a few adjustments got a smooth action going.
Dave when 1000mph using about 3 inches of the bow, but it worked
with a bit of help stablising the hearth.
Thankfully the guys said you two make it look easy, but still always learning.
As we had permission to shoot Bevan and Dave went out with the air rifle and came back with a rabbit.
Jamie is an old hand and preparing the rabbit so took Dave though step by step. Dave did a great job and soon the rabbit was cooking.
The rest of the night was spent around the campfire enjoying each other company and stories.
Night time marshmallow and choc hobnobs. Yummy!!
After seeing a thread a while ago I tested a 35mm film canister on the Hugsby torch to turn it into a lantern. It worked really well and dispersed the light well.
Next day Bevan, Barry and Dave headed off around 10am, leaving Jamie and myself to sort out the place and having a brew before heading off around 12pm
Great time for my last night out in a few months and hope you enjoyed this report.
Thanks
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