new to bushcraft

[crushthesystem]

Hi all i'm new to this website and fairly new to bushcraft, i'm 19 and live in kent and love being outdoors. I've been fishing for about 9 years and recently have discovered a taste for bushcraft and was wondering if anybody had any tips on finding places to practice this habit. I understand that getting permissions from landowners is a good way and wonder if you can offer any advice on going about this?

Thank you if any of you can offer any advice. Steve.

 

[timboggle]

Welcome

Knock on a door and just ask mate, be polite and present yourself well and you'll be surprised.

Take it easy

 

[durulz]

Whereabouts in Kent are you?
There's always the North Downs. That's where HRH Mears learnt his skills (admittedly on the Surrey side).
There's also the Bushcraft Magazine (http://www.bushcraft-magazine.co.uk/)site to the south of Ashford.
All depends on what you want to do.
If you're looking for somewhere to go for a good walk and do a bit of outdoor cooking and carving then you're well served.
If you fancy a night out under the stars in the woods then you'll have to be a bit more...well, er...selective.
The Bushcraft Magazine site is a good place to start. Especially if you're new. They'll help you with good advice and guidance, especially if you tell them you're new. Best to learn a few fire-management skills before setting to the landscape. And you can camp out on their site (for a tenner) and enjoy a night out in a safe, remote, quiet and legal spot.

 

[MartinK9]

Hello and welcome to the Forum

 

[John Fenna]

Hello and welcome!

 

[crushthesystem]

i'm in maidstone but i didn't know about the bushcraft magazine place so will definately look into that and i'm happy to learn any skills that anybody wants to teach because you never know when you'll have a situation that arises which will need to be dealt with in a particular way thank you so much for responding so far everybody on this website seems to be very helpful.

 

[ocean1975]

Welcome from another kent bushcrafter you will love this site but be warned it's very addictive

 

[Chopper]

Hi ya !! Kentish Man or Man of Kent?

 

[crushthesystem]

Would it be a bad thing to admit that i've not heard of bushcraft magazine before? the only one i've found is "bushcraft and survival skills" which i have found a good resource but you're all being very helpful and it's great to find people who will happily help other learn more

 

[ocean1975]

http://www.bushcraft-magazine.co.uk/ there you go that should get you there

 

[durulz]

Would it be a bad thing to admit that i've not heard of bushcraft magazine before? the only one i've found is "bushcraft and survival skills" which i have found a good resource but you're all being very helpful and it's great to find people who will happily help other learn more

Don't see why it would be.
It's only available by subscription so you wouldn't know about it unless you'd been 'doing' bushcraft for a while. As somone new then it's only natural you'll only find out about it when you start. I only found out about it earlier this year, and I've been doing bushcraft (well, we used to just call it 'camping out for the night') for nigh-on 20 years.

 

[gowersponger]

lots of people from kent in here i used to live in hernebay up in wales now

 

[Chris the Cat]

Chopper!,I can't remember what I am! (no smart answers folks!)
I was born in Folkstone,Kent.
So am I a MoK,or a KM?
Cheers.
Chris.

 

[Chris the Cat]

Sorry,forgetting my manners! Welcome!!
Interesting user name!
( I say that as an Anarchosyndicalist!!)
My best.
Chris.

 

[JDO330]

I really like Kent, would like to live there one day.

Welcome to the forum.

ATB, Jon.

 

[crushthesystem]

yeah i'm lucky to be in kent lots of beauty (believe me i don't mean maidstone itself) and the name just stuck from a combination of things, no anarchistic connection, although who on here doesn't slightly dream of governmental breakdown and this country dissapearing into forests and everybody having to live with knowledge and skill?

 

[Chris the Cat]

It was a Monty Phython line!
But I get uyour point!
Welcome!