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How easy does char cloth lit? I did a batch recently and I can’t get it to catch a spark for the life of me. Maybe was too little time in the coals? 🤷🏻‍♂️ My understanding is that if it stops fuming it is done… can it be overcooked? Or is that not an option?

Hi,

Looking to sell my Esse 6 as I’m looking for a change and have no idea where I can sell this without raising eyebrows. Thanks :)

What's the best way you've found to correct rain water? This will be for the Cairngorms area but I want to know the most efficient way to collect as much water as possible when it rains?

i’m 15 years old and have alot of experience in the outdoors. i’ve done over 70 wildcamps in my life and climbed alot of mountains. i’m looking to do my first bushcraft solo camp. here are some of the necessary items i have: Multi tool, Cotton balls, -10° sleeping bag, thick sleeping mat, foldable shovel, plenty of warm clothes, Flint and steel, UL pan and emergency bivvy bag. Has anyone got any advice? Like is it scary to be alone? Other necessities? Any advice in general would be appreciated. Thanks.

I really want to go out and build a shelter and stay there for the night but I just can’t figure out where to do this. I would do it with minimal damage to the environment and leave no trace of course but would like to use fallen branches, maybe chop a couple of small branches, forage for food, have a campfire. Catching food is probably unrealistic but trapping/hunting would be cool if possible.

Not looking for precise locations but where in UK / Europe can I do this truly wild bushcraft experience without getting into trouble?

I feel so extremely bad about myself and rage about it everytime, every weekend I have free time I try to go out to the forest and sharpen my bushcraft skills, especially starting a fire, I started this habit around 1-2 months ago, and everytime the process goes like this : I get birch bark and set it up on the ground usually, then I get some sticks for kindling, I used to try to get spruce sticks from the bottom so they are dry, the last few times i just tried random sticks that probably were a little wet, because this time of the year everything is wet, and I usually didn't even get bigger logs because it's impossible to find dry ones. Then I started, i tried to flint and steel spark the birch bark but every single time it failed, I got angry and just took some cotton from my backpack and a small cube of a fire starter, then before setting it on fire i place around the sticks of spruce or any random ones around in a pyramid usually, and then the cube was burning but nothing ever catches on fire, and then i just absolutely rage and feel bad about myself before going home with the rest of the day ruined. What am I doing wrong?

I understand how to make water safe from bacteria/protozoa/etc via boiling, chlorine tabs, or filtration. What I'm less clear on is how to avoid water contaminated with agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, etc that I believe are not removed by those methods? How can I identify water that's at risk of being contaminated by these, and how can I purify water of these? I presume water draining from a spring coming out of a rock is likely safe?

ETA - I'm based southeast if that's relevant.. I believe land usage and how built up it is makes for greater risk?

Title speaks for itself I suppose, just got my first hot tent (pomoloy loco 20) any recommendations for a stove to go with it please ? Not sure I want to invest 250+ in a large titanium beast just yet, is it a bad investment to get one of the cheapest (150 ish) off amazon to start with ?

Is any of you also member of r/Bushcraft? Is it not working anymore?

I’m pretty sure this is fat wood. But it doesn’t smell like it.

I find myself in need of a lightweight folding chair, that is easily portable on short hikes. Anyone got any recommendations?

I'm just getting into everything right now, starting from scratch. I want to take a tent, sleeping bag and pad, then use my free time to practice bushcraft, maybe some shelter building to sleep in the second night. So I'll be taking an axe and saw. I don't have anything yet, so a secondary question might be, do I start by buying my gear then a bag last? I have so many questions 😂 any good YouTubers I can watch for some knowledge so I don't bombard the sub.

Hi all, I’ve been looking for a good quality bushcrafting axe as i’ve been using a cheap magnusson hatchet for quite some time now. i am a huge fan of the gransfors bruk small forest axe. sizing is perfect and looks neat but i just can’t justify the price as im still in school and looking for more budget friendly alternatives. could you give me any suggestions on quality axes that wont break the bank?

Longtime lurker - first time poster.

There are many posts here about fires, safety, and leave-no-trace decisions, etc. My question assumes we are making a fire on the ground (assumes that we have permission to create a fire and leave-no-trace isn't an issue) - we still have concerns about the risk of fire igniting peat in the ground, tree roots, etc, and want to light fires responsibly.

My question is: how do you identify land with peaty soil, making it a no-go for fire lighting? I've found the UK Soil Observatory website (www.ukso.org/) which has some awesome maps showing areas of peaty ground, but I have no idea if this data is granular enough to be reliable for decide where to light a fire. As an example, it shows a lot of the south-east of the UK being non-peat soil. So how would you identify peaty soil, or other risks (buried tree roots) to avoid it?

Thanks in advance!

As I’m new to bushcraft I have a question. I’m aware of the leave no trace rules. My assumption so far is that I can build shelters on most land from dead things as long as I take them down etc.

I had also assumed fires in the wild are not allowed but I have seen YouTube bushcraft people lighting fires in the woods across the UK. Is that ok? What are the rules on that? (Other than being safe etc)

I will be camping most of the spring for the new youtube channel. Planning to do it in the north, any recommendations will be paid a reward later 😛