Course subjects

[Tony]

This thread and Poll is to get feedback on where you would like us to concentrate our Course energy :D Please limit your choices to 3 and only post if you would really be willing to do the Course, this is not a commitment but a real world idea of how many would be interested. If we waste time working on Courses that you aren't really interested in but you just like the sound of it's going to damage the whole thing.

if you are interested in just one thing, if you're interested in lots of things then prioritise up to 3 of them that you would pay for and go on.

Any questions, suggestions or enthusiasm feel free to post in this thread - There's a number of things that i left out due to limited poll spaces - Anything can be done.

You can see a comparable poll in the bushcraft UK Expedition forum

[Man of Tanith]

Votes casted
Fingers definately crossed
cheers Tony for doing this
yet another reason i love this website
Sam

[jungle_re]

''PM sent''

[johnnytheboy]

Forging would be one i'm interested in

[born2roam]

Good poll,

need to prioritize!

Grtz Johan

[demographic]

Pretty much just the foraging ones, so thats the two foraging ones and the fungi one.

For me the Fungi one would be ahead of the rest as the consequences of getting it wrong are more likely and often more of a problem.

Makes no odds cos I'm skint anyway but those would be about the ones I'm interested in if I were in the market for a course if you get my drift.

The herbal medicine would be interesting as long as its fact based (with medical evidence) and doesn't involve homeopathy or any of that water with memory of what has once been in it nonsense.

1, Fungi
2, Skills - Foraging / Wild foods - Forest, stream and field
3, Skills - Foraging / Wild foods - Seashore / Sea
4, Herbal medicine maybe, as far as I can remember Toddy has the right idea of what I understand as proper medicine as well as the book that I still haven't been able to afford yet that describes the stuff to use.

[Mikey 1]

Sorry voted before I read the instructions.

Thanks for the idea Mike

[pteron]

Sorry voted before I read the instructions.

Thanks for the idea Mike

Me too, oops!

[Matthew.Passmore]

I would like to do any of those, but I forced myself to pick 3;

Advanced Bushcraft.

Basecamp & fintknapping as I have never really done much of that.

For basecamp I would really like to do some metalwork, like forging a Tripod/pot hanger and other camp utensils and maybe some basketry & net making?

[sensi5446]

Sorry I picked more then 3 without reading the tread, doh!
I would like to do them all but here are my top three.

Foraging / Wild foods - Forest, stream and field
Carving and woodcraft
Knife making

Sensi

[Chris the Cat]

Put mine down,thanks Tony!
I need a huge treck! An adventure! cover some miles,miles from anywhere
and make do with what I am carrying and the skills of those around me!
Something different,a touch epic!
Life is too short... AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Chris.

[Tripitaka]

I picked more than 3 too. <blush> Sorry Tony...

[Tiley]

I'm afraid I picked several (four!) - part of the problem of being spoilt for choice! They're areas of interest and greater weakness in my bushcraft arsenal...

[Ahjno]

Can we have a first aid course aswell Boss? :D

[Tony]

Absolutely, this years when very well and we'll be doing more next year, we jsut need to nail down the dates.

We're thinking of doing a couple (or few) different ones.

[fred gordon]

Just found this thread. Great idea Tony. Can we have venues spread around the country, please.:D

[gazmc2]

just found this & voted, great idea!!

[Neolithic]

Ooh, I buggered up my voting sorry! Clicked too many and can't delete my vote, I'd go for:

Bushcraft Weekend (based on introduction type course)
Skills - Foraging / Wild foods - Forest, stream and field
Skills - Flintknapping


Would want to go for the whole Bushcraft week, but would depend on time and cash.

Dee

[wabbiter]

flint knapping would be great especially if it could be arranged in the north west as theres nothing like that up here.....mack

[aksnc30]

ahh crap - my 2nd ever post on here, voted for what i wanted to learn more about & then just read am suppossed to limit choices to 3, sorry :banghead:

would have prioritised

1.tracking
2.navigation & bushcraft
3.lightweight travel & bushcraft

[troopermaz]

i would definately be interested in basics courses being new to bushcraft

[Womble_Lancs]

Would I be considered mean to suggest a child-free weekend meet?

[brandon26]

I want to do Skills - Campcraft and Pioneering course Please tell me the duration and fees of this course whether it is useful or not..

[Puddock]

Any courses running in Scotland?

[Shadowolf]

firstly I must apologise i voted on more than 3 subjects I didn't see the original post.
the three that i've prioritised are: 1. Bushcraft weekend 2.Basecamp setting up etc and finally 3. carving and wood craft.
Cheers
SW

[Lone Wolf.]

I would be intrested in shelter building , navigation, and forging food .

[user24]

Sad to see relatively little interest in flint knapping. That, tracking and knifemaking are three things I'd definitely pay for.

[Chiseller]

please accept my apology too as I voted more than 3 . using an old mobile an still getting used to seeinglast post first.

In priority to me
1. lightweight travel
2. tracking
3. traps n trapping

cheers

[Bushwhacker]

Judging by the post traffic on here I reckon you should a) Organise a death match between Ray and Bear and charge for tickets and b) Take everyone on a shopping trip to a camping shop.

[Annabanana3]

Anything in Cornwall!!

[Elen Sentier]

How about in Hereford/Shropshire/Monmouth ???

[Tony]

Generally the courses in the UK are carried out at established locations, but we can look into it :D

[Goatboy]

Hi Tony,

I shant vote as I can't really see myself traveling all the way down from sunny Scotland for a course. This isn't a reflection of the course quality as whenever I've read threads of folk who've been on them they sound great. It's just that course costs coupled with travel costs can make it a tadge expensive for us frugal Scots. Do you have data as to how many BBUK members reside in which geographical locations? See a lot of active members from Wales, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Scotland but it would be interesting to see if running courses in certain locations would be viable. Though believe me I know trying to organise groups of folk for things is like trying to herd frightened cats.
Great site and I'm really enjoying being back after my soujourn in the electronic wilderness.
Cheers
GB.

[ReamviThantos]

Light weight travel and bushcraft (Bushcraft Journey on foot foraging/fishing/hunting on route etc)

get's my one and only vote, a fundamental type Bushcraft course is covered by every course provider out there and i personally wouldn't see the point of this. Looking at the other providers menus i think this type of delicious course is missing. But like C da cat said earlier the more epic the better.... well within a week span that is. Preferably in the UK.

[Lordzod01]

Picked more than three, sorry about that. Would seriously like some of these to go ahead though.