Bushcraft Club thread

Tim , thats a beauty, it reminds me of the first time I was out with The Bushcraft Club I brought a bow saw , the guys were looking at me as if to say where are you going with that. It was in November and as it got dark the temp went down to between -4 to-6 . We had spent the time before it was dark finding dead wood and cutting it up (bow saw) . As we sat beside the fire it was quite warm as we moved away it was very cold . I am pleased to say that all of the members that came out with us that night are still with us. Our next meet will be in Nov so I think the Bow Saw will be out again. Great to see that you have found us Gary, How does that bs compare to the rm bowsaw? Tim if you come across an anvil please let us know.
Tony.:D

Hello!
Can you guys recommend a website to buy a mora? i tried lakeland bushcraft but they don't ship to ireland.

Eoin

http://www.survivalschool.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=2&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=9&vmcchk=1&Itemid=9

No postage fee from here ... I have used them myself several times and can recommend them.

Andrew

Hello guys I'm originally from Mongolia and Didnt know the meaning of the word "BUSHCRAFT" until a few seconds ago.(English is my second language):D This is the exact thread I have been looking for ages...I used todo this kinda stuff when i was kid.Hopefully I'll learn alot of stuff from u's:) most of the above photos look cool.

Looks like this is turning into "The Bushcraft Sales Tread"
T.

Agreed, guys we would really like to support the home grown industry for bushrcraft. Really we would but there is a place for it and its not on this thread or the boards im afraid. If you are interested in bushcraft and want to advertise, than contact the club directly for a link. This thread would not be viewed if it was full of Ads and right now it has good ratings because of its current content. Dont take it as a personal attack, its just how the forum works.

Lads pleasure to meet yis yertderday up in Cavan @ club HQ
Have to say much respect to everyone for pitchin up a tarp in this



but luckily enough we were ready for anything mother nature threw at us, Noah dropped by and knocked up a handy vessel, god bless all who sail in her



Thankfully before we were all torn assunder with the hunger Jim pitched in with his latest purchase I mean accessory which he's had for ages. Of course it was dark by the time we figured out how to turn the feckin thing on!!!



Look forward to getting together at the next meet which may be under a tarp with a laptop and 3g card in phoenix park by all accounts!!

PS I believe the committee may deciding on whether calls/txt's may be made after dark from now on

PPS thanks to Andrew for putting me onto the right thread!!!

and it begins

Guys,
Really enjoyed the weekend and good to meet you all.Thanks Andrew for your help with the Tarp, practice makes perfect!!

I'm raging i missed the Feb meet in the Galtees but hope you all had a good time. the weather seemed a bit rough, but i'm sure this just added to the outing.

hope to see you all for the March meet.

Gearóid

The 2nd outing of the year took the club down south this time.

The 10am start kicked off at 10.45 much to the chagrin of The President who is currently considering a new tardiness policy. The commitee is to ratify th new "If they turn up late they'll be left behind in future policy" at the next meet, this will superceed the "Should of left 'em behind" policy that was tabled on the day.

The camp was preceeded by a 5k hike up the side of the mountain and tree line through what what started out as a light rain but gradually increased throughout the day. Not long up the road I took some footage of the impressive flow of what is normally a large mountain stream but that day it was nature showing off. At this spot last May a few of the guys popped in for a paddle, needless to say there were no takers this day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x60HVuakfwI

The hike although wet was great and despite the beautiful views the highlight was the river crossing. Due to the route and heavy rain we were faced with trying to cross the river at an awkward point just before we arrived at the site.

A lot of scouting was required and minor reroute to find an appropriate point to cross. Luckily for us we came across a point where there were some stones and we were able to cross using the fallen branches from on old dead beech tree.


We finally got to the site at about 14.30 and nearly everyone chipped in setting up the tarp for the camp and getting firewood, which was some craic given how wet it all was. We got the fire going about 16.00 and some folk began setting up their shelters while others continued getting the firewood. There were 8 of us out on the day so plenty was needed, incidently 2 newbies. Thankfully everyone got set up cos as ye can see below it didn't clear up much!


Most of us got dinner by 19.00 and then a few headed off for an early night, yes some of us need 14 hours sleep it seems!!!! The rest of us stayed up till around 10 before heading to bed. The main theme from this trip was ensuring you are prepared in future. Whether it's the right kit, from shoes to wet gear, or just a map so you know where to go, planning a trip such as this with as many folk in these conditions means that you have to be well prepared and I think the whole team got a good lesson out of this trip.

The camp rose round 8.30 and we got to making fire and breakfast
and some of us got to enjoy this view over a bowl of porridge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMq6SHeRftI

We took a more direct route back down to the carpark and got back down in good time, hitting the cars at around 12

A motley damp crew!



More updates to follow later
thanks to gris for the photos