Rumi
06-09-2010, 22:18
Hi All
I've just been reading the posts in the welcome section and this looks like one of the friendliest and hospitable Bc Forums I have as yet come across which really reflects the attitude of how Bc'ers' should be in the wild. Oh.. I have forgotten to introduce myself.. Im Rumi from Oxford (thats where I live at the moment & for the foreseeable future).
I have been practicing Bc for about 20 years at various different levels and in many different environments though I am by no means an expert and it has only been in the last 2-3 years I have been more open in sharing expertise and teaching. I am by no means an expert and I don't think a day goes by when I don't discover some new thing, some new use for a plant, or a stone which can be used in a new way, some new as yet unexperienced animal behavior or some moment which holds me in rapture.
I am a great believer in experimentation and adaptation, pushing the boundaries and I think this is probably how our ancestors were so successful at Bc. I don't think it is enough to be able to light a fire in one particular way, or to only make the same type of shelter over and over again. Sorry I sound very opinionated, this is just what I believe.
I'm very much a homesteader, growing a lot of my own food, foraging for some of it, living off grid and trying to raise a family in the best way possible...
Well thats me, if I haven't put it here and you want to ask, just ask..
Rumi
I've just been reading the posts in the welcome section and this looks like one of the friendliest and hospitable Bc Forums I have as yet come across which really reflects the attitude of how Bc'ers' should be in the wild. Oh.. I have forgotten to introduce myself.. Im Rumi from Oxford (thats where I live at the moment & for the foreseeable future).
I have been practicing Bc for about 20 years at various different levels and in many different environments though I am by no means an expert and it has only been in the last 2-3 years I have been more open in sharing expertise and teaching. I am by no means an expert and I don't think a day goes by when I don't discover some new thing, some new use for a plant, or a stone which can be used in a new way, some new as yet unexperienced animal behavior or some moment which holds me in rapture.
I am a great believer in experimentation and adaptation, pushing the boundaries and I think this is probably how our ancestors were so successful at Bc. I don't think it is enough to be able to light a fire in one particular way, or to only make the same type of shelter over and over again. Sorry I sound very opinionated, this is just what I believe.
I'm very much a homesteader, growing a lot of my own food, foraging for some of it, living off grid and trying to raise a family in the best way possible...
Well thats me, if I haven't put it here and you want to ask, just ask..
Rumi