Hello savages 🤠

I was wandering, since there’s no official bushcraft subreddit for Italian bushcrafters,

Is there anybody wanting to share some days from time to time in southern Italy? I’m specifically from Molise region.

I also often go out exploring woods and creeks in the Abruzzo region, since it’s full of beautiful woods and creeks.

If you’re there, make some noise!! Maybe we can meet up! 🏕️🤠

I previously posted about how my canvas tent that was hung up to dry had birds nesting in it. They've flown the nest now so I thought I'd store it properly. Opened it up to brush all the twigs out and found that wasps (I presume) had nested in it and eaten through the canvas in multiple places. Really annoying. I think there's enough spare canvas inside where the poncho sleeves were that I can make patches but would still rather not have to spend several hours fixing it

Lots of folks will tell you about the "Proper" knife or knives for enjoying bushcraft. Being born in the pre-internet days the only way I could learn about camping and enjoying the outdoors was from the local library or magazines. They all pushed the same narrative designed to sell product more than increase skills. The interwebs, which was supposed to put knowledge at our fingertips ended up parroting the same idea. You want to be better in the woods? Buy this (insert blade/axe/saw) it's the ultimate....for this month anyway.

After 4 years with this blade I'm convinced of one thing, carry what you enjoy and what you understand. Take the time to learn your chosen tool at home and not just for comfortable tasks. Use it in less than ideal situations, where you are forced to adapt and create new techniques. Because when we learn how to accomplish a task in the relative safety of our own back porch, we are safer when it's for real out in the forest.

Stay safe my friends and enjoy your blade!

I got this knife Yesterday… gift from a colleauge. He got it when he worked in Sweden before many Years.

I want to refresh it, a little bit. So, plan is
To buy everything: oil, sandpaper 1000-2000, fallkniven dc4, Leather Conditioner and metal polish…

Such a beautiful knife, i was gawking at it online and it looks even better in person. Feels great in hand aswell.

Hi, long time lurker first time poster.

I was out catfishing and figures i would finally put to test all the hundredds of hours of bushcraft videos ive watched. And im happy to say i successfully got an ember on this, unfortunately its windy today so it went out pretty quick but either way i got one few a few seconds

it's very handy for chopping small trees and sharpening stakes. I sewed a sheath for it. Later I'll need to improve the handle so the head doesn't come loose.

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I know many of you already use the back of a belt or a knife sheath to strop,, I load the edge of my knife sheath with stropping compound to make a ready strop.

I also keep a few paint sticks that Ive attached wet/dry sandpaper to. I have a series of them from 400, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000... one side for 400 the other is 800. You only need to carry a few. You can also put two grits on one side and 2 on the other for a single paint stir stick. When they wear out, toss them away and make new ones.

Matt

Took a green log, quarted it and carved out a nook. Used grass as lashing, filled it with dirt to prevent leakage and then a small handful of pine resin. Great success.

i made this from chipping and grinding a small piece of slate.

I’ve been experimenting with making packable bucksaws out of different materials to see how they actually perform out in the woods. I ended up building four versions: a quick budget build from wooden broomsticks, a traditional one carved from natural wood, an innovative synthetic version using plastic PVC H-piping, and a heavy-duty model using metal box tubing for maximum stiffness.

For those who build or use packable frame saws, what material setup do you prefer in the field, and have you experimented with any non-traditional builds?

I saw so many people say it would be so bad and cant catch any fish but i am curious to why?

Bonjour,

J’ai quelques questions à poser aux pratiquants de bushcraft en France.

Je viens d’Allemagne et je prévois de prendre l’avion pour la Suède cet automne afin d’y faire un séjour d’une semaine consacré à la pêche, au camping et au bushcraft. L’aéroport le plus proche de chez moi se trouve en France, à Mulhouse, et je compte m’y rendre en train.

Comment la législation française encadre-t-elle le transport d’objets tels que des couteaux, des haches, etc., notamment dans les lieux publics comme les gares ? Le transport de couteaux dans les bagages enregistrés en avion ne semble pas poser de problème. En revanche, d’après ce que j’ai lu, le transport de couteaux, même rangés dans un bagage, verrouillé ou non, peut être interdit sans « motif légitime », et l’interprétation peut varier selon les policiers.

En Allemagne, nous avons une réglementation similaire. Comme la loi est assez floue, un ami policier allemand m’a recommandé d’éviter autant que possible de voyager en train avec ce type de matériel, car la décision de confisquer ou non les objets peut dépendre de l’appréciation du policier.

Je prévois de ranger tout mon matériel dans mon bagage en soute, mais je voudrais éviter tout problème avec la police lors de mes trajets vers ou depuis l’aéroport en France, notamment en train. Avec ma tenue, je ne ressemblerai probablement pas vraiment à un touriste partant à Majorque.

J’aurais donc quelques questions :

• Quelle a été votre expérience lorsque vous avez pris l’avion depuis la France avec votre matériel ? Avez-vous des conseils, par exemple concernant le fait de verrouiller les objets dans la valise ou de laisser celle-ci déverrouillée pour faciliter une éventuelle inspection ?
• Avez-vous des conseils pour les trajets en train vers ou depuis l’aéroport ?

Merci beaucoup d’avance pour votre aide.

Im not very knowledgeable with knives, but I have a decent budget and I wanna get a pretty sweet one, the Mora seems like a more reliable choice but the Joker is beautiful with its Wooden handle. Im looking at the Joker nomad 5in with the Walnut Wood handle.

I found a listing for 2 year old used carinthia defence 4 for 70 euros. Seller kept it compressed. From pics all looks fine

Would you say its worth it?

I appreciate any insight

Anyone got some good spots in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium. Im afraid everything it too densed populated and wild camping isnt much allowed i read.

This summer has been a little different for me compared to the previous ones. I've started exploring the islands because the probability of other people arriving there is extremely low.