I absolutely love jerky it’s so versatile and perfect for snacking when out fishing, hiking or at work. The word jerky comes from the Quechua word ch’arki which means “dried, salted meat”. All that is needed to produce basic “jerky” is a low-temperature drying method, and salt to inhibit bacterial growth. I use a dehydrator…
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Dutch Oven cooking
I’ve had a Dutch oven in my kit room for about 10 years now and dabbled in cooking with it quite a few times. What a versatile piece of kit the only issue with it is the weight. It’s not the sort of thing you throw in your backpack and carry on a thruhike, it’s…
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After learning the knack of a few methods of fire lighting I’ve decided to remove the ‘good ole faithful’ ferro rod from my fire lighting kit and replace it with a more traditional method. I took my son a few years ago on a bushcraft course with woodland ways and they showed us many different…
Continue ReadingForest therapy for the soul.
I mentioned in previous post the need to balance out life for the sake of everything (your family, work and yourself). It is very important to give yourself the time to reflect on things going on and take some time to wind down and relax to keep that balance in equilibrium. I work full time…
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We are all limited with time due to work, family and other time consuming things, so utilising what precious time we all have to spending it with our families which then gives great memories and also teaches the little ones a thing or two. I have recently been spending more of the little spare time…
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