I love travelling by canoe. And I love campfire cooking. I definitely prefer cooking over a campfire to cooking indoors at home and, moreover, I think some of the dishes I cook are actually bette...
I have a passion for wilderness skills and encouraging others to go into the woods, to experience nature through the lens of bushcraft. I sometimes fear, though, people may be discouraged from ex...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2016/getting-started-with-bushcraft-kit-considerations-for-beginners/
In previous articles and videos I've discussed equipment choice and ways of lightening the load of your pack. In this article, with video, I look at one particular tarp and bivvy bag set-up which...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2016/lightweight-tarp-and-bivvy-set-up-2/
Here's my thoughts on the BCB Crusader II mug. I don’t post a lot of gear reviews but a metal mug is one of my core pieces of personal kit. So, I was interested to try the redesigned hard anodi...
Other than knocking out the occasional small spoon for eating with, I’ve not had much time for carving recently. It’s not that I don’t like carving. Quite the contrary, I really enjoy carvi...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2015/carving-set-utensils-for-frost-river-utensil-roll/
I’m asked a lot of questions about kit, which is a little bit ironic because bushcraft, fundamentally, is about knowledge of nature and what you can use from nature. Most of us go out with at l...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2015/lightening-the-load-pt-1-tarp-bivvy-sleep-systems/
I get a lot of people asking me how I pack all of the kit I need to take to the woods. Particularly, a while ago I wrote an article with some photographs about what I actually take with me. But I...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2013/how-to-pack-a-bushcraft-camping-outfit/
Sometimes called a slippery adjustable loop, an adjustable guy-line knot is very useful to know, particularly for those interested in bushcraft. Whether you are setting up a small or large tarp, ...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2011/how-to-tie-an-adjustable-guy-line-knot/
Folding bucksaws are a simple means of taking a large saw with you on a trip. Quick to assemble and neat to carry in a case or pack, this size of saw is a natural partner to an axe. Folding bucks...
With heavy rain being a fairly regular feature here in the UK - even during the summer - I rarely, if ever, go for a day hike without taking a waterproof jacket. This is hardly an earth-shatterin...
https://paulkirtley.co.uk/2011/bushcraft-tarp-in-your-day-pack/