Leon's day out...
Fire lighting using common reed, birch bark, crampball in grass taken to fire, rubber inner tube, cotton wool, handgel, char cloth, buffing material and making a nest
Striking matches, protecting matches, making a shotgun match case, using a lighter,
A walk to look at tinders and
Trees: Alder , Elder, Willow, Sycamore, Birch, Ash, Hawthorn
Plants: Butterbur, Self-heal, ground Ivy, Stinging nettle, mint
Discussed construction of debris and kennel shelter building
Sawing and cutting, knife safety
How to make a pot hanger
Creating a fire, building a fire, setting up pot hanger, boiling water, extinguishing fire
Making one metre of nettle cordage
Setting up a basher and tying these knots
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Evenk figure of eight hitch, tarp taut hitch, guy-line slippery loop, hanking cord.
Questions:
1. What would you consider about a location, before setting up your camp?
2. What is distinctive about the Alder leaf and what did I make with it/use it for?
3. How did I make my matches burn longer and waterproof?
4. What distinctive feature can you see when you cut a Crampball in half?
5. The leaf of which of the above plants did i say could be dried and then burn to provide an salty ash residue for flavouring your stew?
6. Why should you make a platform to create your fire on?
Good luck mate!