Wild Camping / Bushcrafting

[AlanG]

Cold but does the soul a power of good.

Certainly does Jim. Bonus is that i also found another nice little area to camp in. Nice clearing in the heather in-between two Rowan trees. Perfect place to put up my tarp with a view onto the mountain to wake up to.

[Cunnie]

Great stuff,unfortunatly my hicking and camping days are over for the time being..Best i can do at the minute is take my brew kit and camp stove in my car,find a nice spot and sit and have some egg and bacon and a brew.

[AlanG]

Better than nothing Cliff. I'm just looking at getting a new cast iron skillet for frying up stuff. Love the taste of newly smoked (over a wood fire) eggs n bacon

[JR]

Alan, sounds like you have found that place.
Reminds me of time spent in Norway map reading , the landscape was very much like that . Pure bliss as far as I was concerned .

[AlanG]

Out for a couple of coffees in my usual place and to start making a few little 'improvements' there. This includes a couple of wind breaks and fire heat reflectors. But whilst up there for the first time i noticed an abundance of moss that i used for making hedges/bushes like in my ongoing Bocage diorama. So it would be rude not to take a few bits to replenish my stocks eh?

Was a nice day up there. Not cold or wet (unlike today). Spent a few hours mind dumping and chilling

[adt70hk]

Out for a couple of coffees in my usual place and to start making a few little 'improvements' there. This includes a couple of wind breaks and fire heat reflectors. But whilst up there for the first time i noticed an abundance of moss that i used for making hedges/bushes like in my ongoing Bocage diorama. So it would be rude not to take a few bits to replenish my stocks eh?

Was a nice day up there. Not cold or wet (unlike today). Spent a few hours mind dumping and chilling :smiling3:

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Very good Al. How do you preserve it for the long term?

[AlanG]

How do you preserve it for the long term?

To be honest i've used them with no preservation and some with glycerine. It hasn't made a difference either way so far. So i think it's safe to say that you can just dry them out, paint and use

[AlanG]

Not been out for a coffee for a while now due to various reasons. But i intend to get back out soon and thought i would give myself a little treat.

Bought myself a new gas stove. It's really powerful and will boil a litre of water in about 1.45 mins. Whilst it's nice using my woodgas stove
, it does take a little longer. So after some research i thought this one would be perfect for me.

Also got the essential midge head net. My old one has been lost somewhere and i am fed up of being a walking buffet for the little blighters.

Got another bit of kit coming in the post too. But will update about this nice bit of kit when i get it.

Had to sell a few kits to get all this but it's worth it given my rate of completion on the kit build front :smiling3:

[AlanG]

Well i got out today for a quick coffee after work. Went to a new spot for me. I followed the Speyside Way just down from Boat o' Brig. Stunning scenery and lots of quality quiet time. There was a mass of wild raspberries everywhere. And they tasted lovely

Found some potential camping spots too. Needs a little more investigation but i think they'll be ok.

[The Smythe Meister]

Looks a great spot there....
... and the wings on that flutterby are spectacular :thumb2:

[Jim R]

Beautiful indeed. Just sitting and taking it all in puts things in perspective.

[adt70hk]

Good to see you getting out Alan!

[Andy T]

I really miss being out in the hills. Just sitting and drinking in the view is the best tonic and detox for me. I can almost feel it recharging my batteries.

My honeymoon was spent hillwalking in the lake district, that's how much Zoë & I enjoy the outdoors.

It has been far too long but we have some time away in a few weeks, hiring a motor home, and I really can't wait to be back out there. We are both at a major crossroads in our relative careers and we really need the reset and clarity that nature can bring.

[BattleshipBob]

Cracking location Al, did the butterfly taste like chicken lol

[Tim Marlow]

Nice one Alan. Good shot of the Peacock flutterby as well.