Sorry I've been away so long, but I thought I should come back and update you on my bushcraft life.
I thought first I should let you know why this mood and comeback has happened, last week I visited my Nan whom I have not seen for some time shes 94 now and will be moving to a new home soon, as quite often happens to grandchildren when they visit grandparents they leave with a gift, my nan gave me a file that she had some old correspondence's in, when I got home I looked through it, some of it was boring stuff such as old utility bills etc, but some of it was a revelation, there were letters and stories she had written about her life, these got me thinking, I found them so interesting, even my children (who as is the want of children find history boring) sat in wrapped silence while I read about some of her experiences.
So now we get to the self centred part what if any of my kids show an interest in me when I get old(er), perhaps I should leave them something.
As some of you will know I have a terrible memory, so to help with the last 3 years I will use the vids from my YouTube channel and photo's as well.
With luck and maybe a bit of rambling, some of it wont be in order and some will be as I think I remember it (this can occationally be a bit dubious).
I'm sure I went on a meet before my first vid as upon I have some kit that was a gift from Canoe Joe, the trip I met him on was a Stoneage Bushcraft meet, with Mike Dixon, Paul DeFitter, Migs and Canoe Joe we met at Leith Hill and had an adventurous few days.
On 3rd of Sept 2011 I made a firelighting vid, I had been sent some gifts by Canoe Joe mainly comprising of a firelighting kit/tin.
http://youtu.be/9zFFcPUFvks
Ye gods I've just rewatched this vid, I remember at the time being so proud of my firelighting skills, looking at it now I can see so many mistakes, it appears to have been more luck than judgement that it worked (I may end up remaking some of these vids).
