The ULTIMATE kit for bushcraft

**Tiley** · 07-06-2008, 04:01

Gold wood burners aside, what would you recommend as the very best personal kit for bushcraft, money no object? Why would you recommend these things?

I apologise for putting this on - it's a beautiful Saturday, I'm at work and bored...

**Lasse** · 07-06-2008, 05:08

I'd recommend Woolpower underclothes any time if money is no problem, but maybe Woolpower ain't expensive enough to be part of the ULTIMATE kit?

Anyway, pros are: comfy, antibacterial, warm even when wet, very breathable, quite light weight, and thanks to the fibre mix (ullfrott&#233

it should be quite strong as well as able to be washed at higher temps to kill everything inside... I like mine a lot

**xavierdoc** · 07-06-2008, 05:12

Money no object? The best personal kit you can invest in is your brain! (Cliche, of course)

**Tony** · 07-06-2008, 05:18

Heck, there's so many different ways of looking at this...

Personal safety stuff, say a sat phone if you're far away from anyone, I'd like bespoke boots made for me.

Having a helicopter would be good for getting places

The trouble is that most kit is personal to the person using it, there's not a one size fits all solution.

Money opens the door to opportunities, there's only so much kit you can buy or use...

**philaw** · 07-06-2008, 05:31

Leica binoculars would be nice.

**SimonM** · 07-06-2008, 05:33

Not really kit but ...

I would really love to own a mature, broad leaf woodland, with a small stream feeding a pond ...

I guess this would be a common dream on here though!

Simon

**xavierdoc** · 07-06-2008, 05:36

Originally Posted by philaw

Leica binoculars would be nice.

Yes! Yes!

My Geovids are the single most expensive object I own (not including house or motorbike). They are fantastic and can transform even a simple walk into a visual feast. The rangefinding is useful for deerstalking, too. When muddy, a careful rinse gets them clean.

Rest of my kit is pretty economical, though I don't think any the worse for it.

I think I lack the imagination for this thread!

**hammock monkey** · 07-06-2008, 06:09

old grey fleece that's been left outside under shelter,
comfy old boots,
old unwashed trousers,
dull coloured very comfy rucksack,
half decent bag and hammock (bush pod pro) that arent new smelling,
knife, ferro rod, lighter, enamel mug.

no rush to get back is probably the greatest luxury i have!

new kit is great but I go out to watch wildlife and it all smells so strong that animals are more likely to keep their distance.
also I'd never wear clobber that i'd feel embarrased to go for a pint in, with the possible exception of a net with loads of ferns etc stuffed in it!!

i aggree a helicopter or small plane with canoe strapped to ski's would be nice

i'd be interested to know what camera's people rate most highly for wildlife photography. I'm thinking about a dslr after years of dig compact, (lenses too)

cheers,

**Tiley** · 07-06-2008, 06:23

Having started this and at the risk of being a pretentious a**e, I think the ultimate thing I would like to have is time. Time to learn, to practise, to enjoy, to share, to reflect...

and some hand-made boots WOULD be nice ...

**spamel** · 07-06-2008, 06:38

Difficult decision about what kit to opt for. Saying that, it would always depend on the lifestyle you would pursue with bushcraft. Is it weekends only? Or the rest of your days? Travelling vast distances quickly or a few miles a day? In an over populated country or a place with space? Tipi with heater, or hammock and tarp setup? On foot, quad or horseback? By yourself or with company?

Just a few thoughts to throw into the mix to see what folk would really want to do!

**Ogri the trog** · 07-06-2008, 07:26

Originally Posted by Tiley

Having started this and at the risk of being a pretentious a**e, I think the ultimate thing I would like to have is time. Time to learn, to practise, to enjoy, to share, to reflect...

and some hand-made boots WOULD be nice ...

My thoughts exactly,
One lifetime to earn the money, and the next to enjoy it - or if time travel was an option, one lifetime to earn it and the previous one to enjoy it!

Ogri the trog

**leon-1** · 07-06-2008, 08:02

The money to be able to spend the time with the indigenous peoples and learn the skills directly from them rather than second hand would be nice, but strictly speaking it ain't kit.

I can't say hand made kit, most of mine is already, but I still think that I would carry a small opinel saw, a leatherman (wave, surge or charge), a Kathmandu tarp, Alpkit Downbag, you could go on forever

**Toddy** · 07-06-2008, 08:10

Money no object ?
20 acres of indigenous woodlands with hedges and burns, maybe a wee lochan, and no fuss or bother from the planning dept. to build half a dozen small traditonal buildings, roundhouses, longhouse, and the like, scattered and well spread out for friends to come and visit, work and chill out.
That'd be pretty good

Kit ? Stuff from individual makers, and, " Oh yes!", on the hand made boots

cheers,
Toddy

**OregonDave** · 07-06-2008, 08:23

a couple of old companions like Mr. Swiss Army Knife and Miss Trangia. Open them up on a day when you can't get out and relive the days.

OD

**rik_uk3** · 07-06-2008, 09:35

Originally Posted by Tiley

Gold wood burners aside, what would you recommend as the very best personal kit for bushcraft, money no object? Why would you recommend these things?

I apologise for putting this on - it's a beautiful Saturday, I'm at work and bored...

If money was no object I'd get a couple of Sherpa's to carry all my kit

On a serious note, if I won the lottery I would be on the first plane out of the UK and stay out for good. Canada would be my goal.

This type of thing would do

http://www.bchomesforsale.com/view/s...il/Default.htm

http://www.bchomesforsale.com/view/q...ud/Default.htm

**Survival Bill** · 07-06-2008, 12:13

The wife would say Ray Mears as her personal man servent...

**-Switch-** · 07-06-2008, 22:17

Money no object?

I'd take the money and get on with the kit I've got

**Wayland** · 07-06-2008, 22:24

Tiley beat me to the top one but close second has to be place.

No point having the time if you haven't got the place to go to.

Problem is the place is shrinking day by day.....

**fishy1** · 08-06-2008, 20:31

I have lots of amazing places to go for bushcraft, but I would love a few thousand acres of natural caladionian forest with a decent salmon river and a couple of hill lochs, along with good mountains to climb. Other kit I'm pretty happy with.

**Tengu** · 10-06-2008, 20:50

Id like the time too.

and maybe a small campervan with a wad of free fuel vouchers.

**galew** · 10-06-2008, 22:01

The only thing you really need it your brain and skills to survive, but a good knife will be a big help, as will be someway to start a fire, and something to cook in is always nice. Hard to know just what you are looking for, as don't know what you want the kit for.
Is it to be a bug out kit or something like that? Or just something to take with you on a day hike?

**crazydave** · 10-06-2008, 22:50

a pair of old aboriginal women and you're sorted

**galew** · 10-06-2008, 23:29

I found this today, looks like a good kit list

http://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/grab_bag.html

**Pignut** · 11-06-2008, 08:20

Originally Posted by hammock monkey

no rush to get back is probably the greatest luxury i have!

Says it all for me! (Least thats how I would like it to be)

**Chance** · 11-06-2008, 12:54

If we're talking "ultimate", can you get Time in carbon fibre or titanium ?

**Tiley** · 11-06-2008, 13:53

'ULTIMATE' can refer to just about anything that you would like to have for bushcraft purposes but simply cannot or will not afford, be it knife, axe, stove, woodland, even time - which, incidentally, is no longer available in carbon fibre

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**MikeE** · 11-06-2008, 14:08

A large 4x4 off road camper based around a hydrogen fuel cell!!
Probably have to fund the research first though......................mo ney not a prob, well!!!!!!!!!!!

**Jedadiah** · 11-06-2008, 15:32

I know what your saying about 'money no object' but, and i hope i'm not alone here, i've had some absolutely cracking kit; from custom made knives, through clothing and everything else. I just cannot bring myself to use half of it! So, off it goes, through classifieds and e-bay and i stick with good but reasonably priced stuff.

Call me a tight Yorkshireman, but some of the knives i've had have been absolutely gorgeous and they have been made to be used. I just see the workmanship that has gone into them and, to be honest, the cost. I have to sell them to allow someone who does not have this crippling affliction and who will use them for what they were meant.

I have to say though that a good sized plot in Alberta would be nice. Log cabin, woodland, possibly a river or lake. I don't know whether it's because it's a bushcraft dream or whether i'm so disillusioned with society that i'd like to remove myself and my family from it for safety reasons.

So, basic stuff for me, basic but quality. I think, going by my bushcrafting experience, the one thing i treasure the most is the company. Good company is priceless, yet costs nothing. Whether it's a group of like minded individuals or the wife, Jed jnr and the dogs. If the company is wrong it can spoil the occasion, if it's good, you never want to go home!

**Wayland** · 11-06-2008, 16:01

Originally Posted by galew

I found this today, looks like a good kit list

http://www.ravenlore.co.uk/html/grab_bag.html

I've added a few things since then as well.

**Minotaur** · 13-06-2008, 19:09

Money means no have to work, so all time can be spent doing what you want, and can live the way you want.

So should the numbers come out on Saturday, anyone know of any good highland places?

One place in wales always fancied wonder how much it would be worth.....

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