My daily bushcraft

[Pootle]

Haha. But a kitchen is of finite size. An excess of spoons means less room for other stuff. Like knives for example.

[Woody]

Haha. But a kitchen is of finite size. An excess of spoons means less room for other stuff. Like knives for example.

That is a tough choice ...Knives or wonky spoons? ....

I think I'd have to get rid of the pans and just use one billy can...😂

[FishyFolk]

That is a tough choice ...Knives or wonky spoons? ....

I think I'd have to get rid of the pans and just use one billy can...��

Knives of course...including the spoon knife :-)

[FishyFolk]

Starting to take an interest again as spring progress, even if today has a bitterly cold northern wind, and snow is expected :-(

But as I managed to clean out the shed last weekend, I had room to play in there, so I made an attempt at making a soda-can stove. Which failed as it
ripped open when I pressed the two halves together. But I fired it up and it sort of worked, and I used it to make some char cloth, with a wide eyed 6 year old in attendance!
His eyes nearly popped out when I showed how to make fire with flint and steel, so I think the two of us will have a grand summer ahead of us :-)

[Woody]

It's a great feeling!
Good on you Rune.
We'll soon be seeing a trip report of the little dude's first primitive fire!! 👍👍

Magik

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[crazydave]

Starting to take an interest again as spring progress, even if today has a bitterly cold northern wind, and snow is expected :-(

But as I managed to clean out the shed last weekend, I had room to play in there, so I made an attempt at making a soda-can stove. Which failed as it
ripped open when I pressed the two halves together. But I fired it up and it sort of worked, and I used it to make some char cloth, with a wide eyed 6 year old in attendance!
His eyes nearly popped out when I showed how to make fire with flint and steel, so I think the two of us will have a grand summer ahead of us :-)

re soda can stoves - short tin (soda) and a tall tin (cider/energy drink) they have maybe .2 mm size difference which makes them far easier to slot together.

you can also make a cloth charrer (made up word) in a similar way take the base off one small can to use as a lid for the taller can with the ring pull end cut off, warm it up then press it together to bake the contents.

My missus is still an explorer scout leader and I was gobsmacked when she asked me on sunday if I could teach her how to do it so she can teach the kids. they asked her if she would which astounded me considering all she does is complain how they are always glued to their phones.

as to fire why not, I was a cub scout in my youth and was quite shocked when i became a leader to 11-21 year olds at how little they knew in barely a generation. I was teaching them what I considered cub skills not scout ones. its even worse here now.

I used to light the coal fire at home when I was about 5 or 6 for my mum and baby brother, the perceived fear we put on our children today is shameful.

[FishyFolk]

re soda can stoves - short tin (soda) and a tall tin (cider/energy drink) they have maybe .2 mm size difference which makes them far easier to slot together.

you can also make a cloth charrer (made up word) in a similar way take the base off one small can to use as a lid for the taller can with the ring pull end cut off, warm it up then press it together to bake the contents.

My missus is still an explorer scout leader and I was gobsmacked when she asked me on sunday if I could teach her how to do it so she can teach the kids. they asked her if she would which astounded me considering all she does is complain how they are always glued to their phones.

as to fire why not, I was a cub scout in my youth and was quite shocked when i became a leader to 11-21 year olds at how little they knew in barely a generation. I was teaching them what I considered cub skills not scout ones. its even worse here now.

I used to light the coal fire at home when I was about 5 or 6 for my mum and baby brother, the perceived fear we put on our children today is shameful.

I use an old sho shine cream tin for charring cloth :-)
Yes the kids these days are being let down big time on learning basic life skills, due to an over protecting society. Let the kids earn their bruises. My isx year old was given his own knife at age four but traine on using them from age 1...and know how to build a fire using matches or a lighter. He has got his own bow and arrows, a slingshot and his own set of darts to train his eye hand coordination. he goes on his own bicycle (his third set of wheels now) all over the neigbourhood as he pleases on it, discovering the world, and last night at curfew I had to pluck him down from a 7 meter tall birch tree....lol

[Ehecatl]

and last night at curfew I had to pluck him down from a 7 meter tall birch tree....lol

[FishyFolk]

He was seriously resisting arrest, I tell you!

[crazydave]

and last night at curfew I had to pluck him down from a 7 meter tall birch tree....lol

so at least one of you will survive the next moose then.