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Step-by-step guides for UK beginners heading outdoors. Skills over kit, honest about what goes wrong, and short enough to read before you set off.
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Winter is a good time to learn fire, knots and tracking.
Best knots for a tarp shelter: 6 to learn
The best knots for a tarp shelter, with clear numbered steps: bowline, Siberian hitch, trucker's hitch, prusik, taut-line hitch and slipped half hitch.
Bushcraft · 7 min read
Bushcraft kit list for beginners: all under £100
A bushcraft kit list for beginners that costs under £100, with rough UK prices, what to skip, and a plain guide to UK knife law.
Bushcraft · 6 min read
Do I need a fishing licence in the UK?
Who needs a rod fishing licence in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, what it costs, how to buy one and the rules for children.
Fishing · 6 min read
Easy fishing knots for beginners: 5 to learn
Five easy fishing knots for beginners with clear numbered steps: improved clinch, palomar, uni, surgeon's loop and loop-to-loop, plus how to test them.
Fishing · 6 min read
How to light a fire in the rain and wet weather
Light a fire in the rain the safe, simple way. Find dry fuel in wet woods, build off the ground, keep it going and leave no trace afterwards.
Bushcraft · 7 min read
How to make a feather stick, step by step
Make a feather stick that catches first time, even in damp winter woods. Pick the right wood, hold the knife safely and carve long, thin curls.
Bushcraft · 6 min read