View Full Version : Next course - what would you do?
outdoorgirl
08-11-2004, 10:26
OK, so you've been on a basic bushcraft course, and learned how to light a fire, build a shelter, dress and cook wild game, make natural cordage and so on.
What do you do now?
- some kind of camp craft?
- an 'expedition' style course (perhaps abroad, or in a UK 'wilderness' such as Scotland)?
- a 'survival' style course, where you have nothing but the clothes on your back and a knife - having to survive off the land?
- something else?
What would you do - or have you done? Were/are theses courses available?
What would you like to see offered on a course?
Me? I'd like to increase my general campcraft - I vaguely recall time in the Girl Guides (as was) making useful things for around camp. I'd like to refresh my knowledge on knots and lashings, on making containers and utensils.
I'd love to do more tracking and outdoor movement couses. I'd also like to do an ancient technology one.
I am in kind of position and hope to do a tracking and awareness course with Shadow Hawk (http://www.shadowhawk.co.uk/courses.html) :wink:
jamesdevine
08-11-2004, 11:16
I plan on doing the Primitive Living 2 course next with Wild-live which basically is learning advance skills whilst in the woods with a knife and your cloths. It's a camp based course but I would love to do a nomad/Journeyman type course in say scandinavia or Canada. I believe the Karamat school in Canada do a course like this call the Walk. A bit far to go but it might be worth it.
Also a dedicated tracking course is definitly on the cards.
I hope to get to scandinava in 2006 either on a course or on my own I am not yet sure. I might do both.
James
bambodoggy
10-11-2004, 13:21
Hey,
Can I make a sugestion that you purchase a copy of "Wildwood Wisdom" by an american chap called "Ellsworth Jaeger". The book covers lots of basic woodcraft and also many of the camp items you are interested in making. Look the book up on amazon (I' think it's about £8). It was written in 1945 so it's not very PC (still calling Native American's "Red Men") but it's got heaps of good idea on camp items to make from coat hangers to camp kitchens.
I think you'd enjoy the read if nothing else but it's a really usefull book.
Hope that's of use to you, persnally I want to improve on my tracking and stalking skills. :)
Regards,
Phil.
I'm with James. I would love to do more stuff overseas and Mors Kochanski's courses are hi on my list.
Another type of thing I'd like to do is a horse back expo up high into the Rockies!!
jamesdevine
10-11-2004, 14:26
Gary Check out Wild-Pathways I believe they are planning something like this.
James
masongary44
10-11-2004, 14:35
I have managed to book a place on the Woodsmoke Nomad course for next year, 100 miles travelling lightweight thorugh the lake district.... Can't wait...
:rolmao:
I know they are James - I was chatting to Geoff about it!!
And James if you ever do plan to go to Karamat tip me the wink I might go with you!!
I have managed to book a place on the Woodsmoke Nomad course for next year, 100 miles travelling lightweight thorugh the lake district.... Can't wait...
:rolmao:
That would be my utmost favourite course to go on. Who did you do the previous woodlander type course with? :biggthump :roll: