...so what is Bushcraft?

Every time I hear the term "Bushcraft" used I think dirty thoughts :)

hell - I just like to play with knives in the woods.
 
tonym said:
Don't listen to him Bob. He always brings Rick around. You know the "two stick method":eek:
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Oh, yeah, the "two stick method." Heard of that. I'll stick with my stick: it's been working for years (doesn't seem to attract chicks anymore, though).:D
 
Marcelo, it would be bad form to call you an ass. After all, bushcraft is supposed to be British flavored.

Marcelo, you're an arse.

I always buy my bushcraftsman tools from Sears. If I break one, I can bring it back and they will hand me a replacement then and there.
 
Raymond1000 said:
I always buy my bushcraftsman tools from Sears. If I break one, I can bring it back and they will hand me a replacement then and there.
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I quit buying my power bushcraft tools at Sears when they started having them all made in China from S30V, a really brittle metal related to peanut brittle.
 
kgd said:
They talk to their houseplants, always first addressing them by Mr. Latin name.
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Thinking about anybody in particular, you neanderthal, nature hating, wood bashing bastard? :confused:

Anyway :D, I've played in the woods most of my life (all 200 years or so, if you would believe Talfuchre or tonym), been carrying a knife, every day, since I was about 10 (including to school - capital offense these days) and made all kinds of things in the woods, and tried to learn many more things.

Didn't know it was called bushcraft. In fact, I didn't even know what a 'chest lever' was until today, although I've used the technique many times before.

I think Bill said it best, "What's in a name, would not a rose........"

As far as a bushcraft knife goes, I always thought it was the one I was using that particular day, regardless of shape, thickness, grind, etc.

On another note, there has been a marked emigration from this forum. I'm sure a lot of you have noticed it. If we don't start treating each other with a little more respect and consideration, this will turn into just another forum full of d**k heads. It's up to YOU.

Doc
 
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Who you callin duckhead?
 
survival is sitting in your garbage bag, ready to be dramatically rescued. Bushcraft is inviting the SAR team into your shelter for tea with the cups, saucers and spoons you made, while forgetting how many days you said you'd be away for.
 
I am pretty sure that 'bushcraft' is simply a combination of:
'bush' = general reference to the wilderness
&
'craft' = skill & knowledge

This refers to skills used when camping such as shelter, fire & food skills. Even setting up a tent would count as bushcraft - but there are many many skills over and above that. Some people have very few food prep skills beyond 'put it in the microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes' - bushcraft includes being able to cook food without electricity or even a kitchen.
 
Codger_64 said:
I quit buying my power bushcraft tools at Sears when they started having them all made in China from S30V, a really brittle metal related to peanut brittle.
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I never use power bushcraftsman tools in my BOB. What if I were stranded in a wilderness with no electrical outlets?
 
My take on what it is would be Survival +P:D

You know basic survival skills plus learning skills one might use to live on a slightly longer term basis in the wild.

I think really if you think about it the most in detail "bushcraft" book is Kepharts.
 
Bushcraft is a too broad term.
I think we should draw inspiration from martial arts and go with "systems". I can foresee it:

* My "Reality Based Bushcrafting" TM completly owns your "Real American Mountainman Survival System"(R). It is based on the "Genuine Redneck ways" (c) with a flavor of "Survival Evade Resistance and Escape for Real Men Course"-rights reserved. We all know that anything that comes from "True Shaolin Monk Survival Skills" is for loosers"
 
"Bushcraft" is the absolute best way to start a 52 page argument in WS&S that gets three people infracted, one person banned and gives another an ulcer.


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It's like everything else: it means different things to different people. The Brits have their style, Americans have their style, the Aussies have their style.
Everybody will say something different about it. Somebody's "bushcraft" is somebody else's "survival", and somebody else's "camping".
Either way.
If you enjoy it and it gets you out there, it doesn't matter what you call it. :thumbup:
Personally, I always just call myself a "Wuhdz Bum". Cuz I'm always bumming off of Ma Nature. She'll get pissed eventually and tell me to get a job, I'm sure.
 
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