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Bushcraft Club thread
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16-06-2008 12:48pm#1ok, i am restarting the thread from here as i intend to put pictures up, and that previous thread is already eight pages long, and waving all over the place regards topic. so fresh start.
Donal (crapbag) is an unusual type who actually does what he says he does. he has gotten the bushcraft club up and running, all above board, insured through the MCI and with land usage permissions from Coilte and everything!! so, all talk, all action. well done Donal.
as stated previously on the other thread, we had our first official CLub outing this weekend (14th-15th june) it was only myself and Donal on this one as Coilte confermation came late and other people couldn't reorginise their weekends to suit. Luke from survival.ie came out and chatted with us. he had some cool info on foraging, but only stayed a few hours. thanks Luke.
fires were started with good old flint and steel.
fire was mainly to keep the bugs at bay, but also helped out with my tea addiction. without tea, its only survival. with tea, its bushcraft.
it rained a little bit, so we opted to have dinner at my place.
the wood. a bit piny.
a fire is nice in the evening
we harvested birch, thistles, burdock root, new pine leaves (are they called leaves?) and nettles. the nettles were made into cordage, which is quite strong. the core of the stalks or thistle taste like celery. the burdock root is like a fibrous turnip. the new-groth pine leaves have a lemony taste.
the birch bark will be rendered into birch tar glue. amazing stuff. some will also go into our tinder bags. the birch wood itself will be used for carving and tool making. its an amazing wood, but in short supply in crone valley.
here you can see the birch wood, the roles of bark, the cordage made from nettles, and my flint and steel.
Donal with the birch branch
the rest of the pics are viewable on my photobucket account here, and there is also stuff over on my trip blog here
does the above look like your idea of fun? if so, join up. dont think your knowledge is up to the task? dont worry. you will learn as you go along.
dont think you are fit or hard enough? we dont have a "grr manly" attitude to suffering either, so dont worry bout it.
Tim1
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cheers phil. would be cool if you came out on the next trip.
the tarp i am currently using is the current issue brit army tarp. it is designed to double as a 2 man field stretcher as well. if it is strong enough to lug two squaddies, it is strong enough for me lol. i got it off a company called kitmonster in england. i got two of them at the time, as well as my lowe alpine saracen pack. cost a bit, but great kit.
on the inside it has extra tie spaces, so i hang lights and anything i may need to get my hands on from the inside of the ridge. i dont use a ridgline, i just tie with two short pieces of paracord to the trees. the tarp is well strong enough for this. most wouldn't be.
one of the great things about meeting up like this is trying out different types of kit.0 -
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We had a very successful trip down to Cahersiveen to the IPNA. Aebhric, Anna and Greg were very hospitable and welcomed us with open arms. I personally didnt want to miss a thing so I took the trip after work and 6.30 on Friday just to get down there. Aebhric was good enough to stay up for my arrival. The other two were already set up and by the fire. I ended up setting up in the dark getting eaten my miggies but I guess thats all part of it.
On Saturday morning we decided to help Aebhric set up so of the school area by assisting in putting up the tarp. We felt it only right since he was kind enough to invite us down.
Myself and Ciara had a good chat about the club and its direction. Ciara is a previous member of staff of the MCI and was great with advice and direction.
We also got to see Anna's fantastic Composting toilet, which we dubbed 'The Thrown' given how well put together it was. It almost felt wrong crapping in it.
Greg was a master of the bow drill and was getting embers with barely any effort. He was happy impart his knowledge and experience with us. His quite manner and silence through the forrest was that of a true woodsman.
We did some interesting exercises on sense awareness and movement in the wild. Aebhric and Greg wanted us to tune into the forest and all the sense by which we feel. Indeed it was a very good experience and one which should be practiced by everyone. An emergency fire lighting exercise was great fun and Setenta proved himself as the fire master. We covered some basics of basket making with Anna and some basic plant knowledge. Aebhric, Anna and Greg were all very kind with their knowledge and very interested in what we were doing. The camp fire chats were a great place for exchanging knowledge and ideas.
On Sunday morning we covered tracking with Greg and Aebhric. One of my favourite bushcraft activities I was delighted just to get onto the beach and track birds, dogs and other everyday animals. Its amazing what a few tracks can tell you.
When it came time to leave, I honestly didnt want to go. It felt like we had covered alot in a small space of time. I am very grateful to Aebhric, Anna and Greg and wish them luck with their new school. They are very open minded and honest people. We hope to work with them again soon0 -
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I second that. Thanks again to Aebhric, Anna and Greg. Great hosts and teachers. Best of luck with the school.
I hope Anna wont mind me posting a picture of ''The Throne''. As Crapbag says its a true ''Grand Design'' and a shame to have to use it.
A view from my ''sit spot''
My neighbours at my ''sit spot''
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Hi Guys,
Just thought id update the thread on how our last meeting went. Last weekend (Sept 20th/21st) we headed down again to Cahersiveen to the IPNA for Aerbhics open weekend. He invited the club members again and some locals to see what he was about in his new school. The school is really taking shape and his courses have already kicked off. This weekend we discussed survival and the four essentials of surviving and some of the rules applied to them
We discussed food in its many forms and how to get it. Aebhric showed us his favorite plants for both eating and medicinal purposes.
We were also thought how to make a short term 'Father and Son bow' for hunting at short distance
I had the pleasure of sleeping in a debris hut for the night. It was very comfortable, above its in the early stages of building
We discussed emergencies fires and how to utilise some of the elements of the fire to make tools. Here we are hollowing out wood using embers
Again my sincere thanks to Aebhric and Anna for a fantastic weekend. The hospitality, generosity and honesty makes you feel right at home every visit. I again look forward to going down to Kerry and despite the long haul from Dublin, its worth it.
We plan to have a few of us to go to Wild Live in the North early next month. Anthonio is having a gathering and some of us are hoping to go up there to learn some things. Also it is nice to meet new people who may be interested in the club. For details check out his site www.wild-live.org0 -
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We're just back from the weekend in Castleward, Co. Down. Anthonio had a bushcraft gathering for two days where people could come and discuss bushcraft and also practice some skills. I first went to Anthonios course in 2003 for Primitive living 1, so being back in his yurt brought back memories
The weekend was mostly a meet and greet with people form different ends of the country. Some people knew Anthonio through previous courses and others found out through the Web. There was an interesting bunch down there and the conversation constant in out of the rain on Saturday
As a group exercise, Anthonio challenged us to try and make a giant sized bow drill set. It was a good experience and made us think about the basic principles of the set. It was also a good ice breaker
Here myself and Liam discuss the rhythm and how best to start
Unfortunately all we got from the set was alot of smoke but had a good laugh in the effort. On the Saturday evening, Anthonio proposed we do a sweat lodge. It was an interesting experience running half naked in the forest, in the rain to the lodge. Only four of us braved it and we all had a good laugh. In the sweat lodge itself, it was a world onto itself and I think everyone should try it at least once
We got to see some of the crafts made by Anthonio and take a look around the fabulous estate of Castleward. Many thanks to Anthonio for the weekend, it was good to meet up and work with him again0 -
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Its hard to get time but there is currently wood and tools all over my apartment floor
i am the same. bits of wood everywhere. i have a bit of ceder i am using for a baseboard for drill seems good. have some good willow for the drill. need better cord than paracord though.
i will be building a frame for a deerhide soon. my sister and her boyfriend are back, so they will surely be slaughtering the poor countryside soon enough. so skins galore.
getting into doing a bit of airsoft at the mo. bit of fun. in forests, only shooting people. lol. should help keep me in trim for the winter.
will be setting up an archery range at my sisters place in sligo soon. they have the land. did a fair bit of archery in france.
bow was only 20 lbs draw though. good cos i could shoot it all day, but not meaty enough.
for the laugh i made my own arrow. leaves for the fletching. worked fine actually.
some other pics of france
ya, cannot wait to get out for a weekend again. i think the weekend of the 17th-19th is out for me, but good apart from that i think. thinking of doing a walk in sligo. my usual bushcraft one. want to do it before winter sets in and the route becomes impassable.0 -
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On a recent sailing trip to Collanmore Island I was asked to introduce some bushcraft skills to people doing a sailing course. So I set a basic scenario for them to work with. I told them that they had just had swam from a sinking vessel to the island. They were wet and cold and only 10 minutes to light a fire to prevent hypothermia. They had only 10 dry matches and whatever they had on them at the time. The aim of the exercise was to get people thinking and have fun,rather then trying to teach them a specific lesson.
People gathered all kinds of materials to burn.
Out of all the groups of people who tried to light their fires. Only one group managed to get it going with lots of persistance and a lighter which one of them had.
Other groups didnt have as much luck
The great thing about an exercise like this is that you dont have to be an expert to organise it. I gave the group a scenario, they tried to complete a task and they learned the lessons for themselves. Most important of all, they had a bit of fun trying it!0 -
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Its been a while since I update the thread. Thankfully its not due to inactivity in the club. We got out this weekend to a place called Mount Nugent in Co. Cavan (not Meath as I said before) thanks to a very generous couple who allowed us to use their magnificent woodland. We arrived on the Saturday and set up camp. In total we had 7 on site but only 3 able to stay. There was alot on this weekend (including the match and the bike show) so I wasnt surprised that not many stayed. Our sincere thanks to the landowners and the people who helped me arrange it by getting me in contact with them.
Neolithic with his mini bow drill set. Proving the idea that the size of the set doesnt matter. Although it was the butt end of some jokes :-)
Irishlostboy in his favorite position, bed! We almost need to carve a throwing stick to get him out.
We cleaned up the fire so well, we actually couldnt find it ourselves afterwards. 'You're pointing in the wrong place T!'
We identified what looked like tinder fungus but there are a few that look similar, so we're gonna dry it and test it out.
All together it was an excellent weekend. We are hoping to run many more coming into the summer. We got 3 new members from the weekend so If you are interested, pm me here or contact us by email thebushcraftclub@gmail.com0 -
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(with special ingredient) ;-)
lmao. you can keep it.
i have two fungi. one tony and yourself found (cheers for the lump.) and another that although looked quite similar when fresh, seems to be drying very pale, and does not have the same fire properties as the dark one. dark one is the business. will not take from my flint and steel, but will from an ember. maybe ground into a powder it may take from a spark? will have to experiment. next thing to make. mortar and petsel, og bushcraft style.
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Hi Guys,
Well we just had a great weekend in Cavan. We headed up on the Friday afternoon to get set up early to have all Saturday to play around. We made good use of the time. We got lots done including a ground oven, chair making, glue making, knife making, tracking and some edible food identification. All together it was a hugely constructive weekend and personally I learned loads.
My first task was to construct a chair, with having back trouble at present I needed it. It held up very well and last all weekend. In fact I stashed it for next time we went out there, it worked that well.
Our mission this weekend was to successfully cook a lamb joint in a ground over without getting food poisoning. We built the ground oven and prepared the fire for the stones. The stones had to be white hot and quite large to retain the heat for any length of time. (Avoid shale porous stones that contain natural fissures. These tend to crack and spit)
Next we set about making some pine resin glue. This worked quite well, we extracted the resin and added to fat and used charcoal as a temper.
The end result wasnt bad but might have done with a little less fat as it took a while to set.
I wanted to make a knife out of natural material this weekend. My initial experiment was with antler. I heard antler was tough to break. Guess what, it was and it made it difficult to work with. Burning through it would have made more sense but I needed the shards to work with.
Instead I decided to use the bone from the roast as it broke more cleanly and gave me what I wanted, a nice flake. Its tough to sharpen though. The antler can be used for flint napping now anyway
We made the ground oven and the roast was a great success. Im not a big fan of lamb but this was the best lamb I had ever had. The meat was nicely done and very moist. Big hit with everybody
We had the roast with a wild garlic stew and primrose tea (all collected locally)
We got more done than I could put in a post really.Some of the other stuff we did included, collecting birch poly pore, tinder fungus, rabbit tracking and more. It was a fantastic weekend and I hope all our weekends are this educational and worthwhile.0 -
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was a great trip out. much thanks everyone. hopefully it will keep going so well for the summer. here are some more pics of the trip out. thanks to Donal, Shane and Keara. cant wait to get out with you all again soon.
cooking dinner
an irish kebab. lol.
keira carving.
there were loads of frogs.
the location is beautiful.
pork on the hoof.
was a relaxing time.0 -
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Always good to see frogs. We're you allowed to eat the saddlebacks? :P
lol. the size of them, it would take an army to get through one. when you see one of these full grown pigs you can see why they are such a staple food. they are huge eating/plowing machines. as it was donal had more than enough lamb left over to make sandwiches for his lunch for a while, and i carried out half the food i brought in with me, but was still eating non-stop. good food, good sleep, good people. toughing it out in the wild is such a chore :cool:
ya i love frogs. great sign life as they are delicate. there were of course also tics. i hate tics.0 -
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