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…
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…
So with a few days off and after a night hammock camping I took the dog along the beach from Walberswick to Dunwich along the Suffolk coast. [wpvideo IWCS4Drs ] It was a beautiful day off shore wind and se was calm. Stopped half way along his behind the dunes and used the jet boil…
I’m lucky enough to have use of a 2.5 acre piece of land that borders the river Waveney on the Norfolk Broads. So after finishing a set of busy night shift working for the Ambulance service I grabbed a few hours kip and then filled the car and headed of just up the road. Initially…
So with a weekend off and weather not to bad it was time to take the boys out and have a day by the fire. So with the car packed we headed to a piece of land we use for a day outside cooking, bushcraft and carving. So with a fire kit we put our…
I enjoy working with leather, I can’t say I’m brilliant at it but it is something I enjoy. I’ve been making sheaths for trauma shears (tuff cuts) for a while and wanted to try another project. So watching a YouTube video I saw how someone had put a leather collar on his axe and I…
I love spending time in the woods. Here is a list of what goes in my Day bag (give or take a few bits depending on what I am planning to do). I generally take my dd frontline hammock and tarp really just to practice using in various different ways and the rest of the…
So I thought I’d give these ago. I wanted something to keep my tarp taught and also be easily adjustable so found these online set up the tarp and went out to try them for the day. I must say I’m impressed with the ease of use but just how they will act in a…
I always end up thinking “that would be helpful” and end up buying another stove here is a review on the stoves I have used. I have in my arsenal loads of different stoves and they all have there advantages and best conditions to use them in. Swedish Army Trangia These stoves are a brilliant…
I am lucky to have been shown a few safe mushrooms to pick by my wife. My wife is Polish and in Poland it is very normal to go out picking wild mushrooms and utilising them into diet. Mushrooms in Poland are normally either dried or pickled for storage. Now I only pick what I…
