<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Frontier Bushcraft</title> <atom:link href="http://frontierbushcraft.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com</link> <description>Wilderness Skills and Adventure.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:20:30 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>A Rough Weekend in the Midlands and an Object Lesson in Interconnectedness</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/05/16/rough-close-bushcraftuk-meet-paul-kirtley/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/05/16/rough-close-bushcraftuk-meet-paul-kirtley/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:47:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Frontier Bushcraft Courses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature Observation and Awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What The Frontier Team Is Up To]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wild Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BCUK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bushcraft courses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cookery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navigaton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[private courses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wayfinding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wild food foraging]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2720</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last weekend I jumped in my Land Rover and braved the motorways to visit a great group of bushcraft enthusiasts in the Midlands. The group are all active members of BushcraftUK and regularly get together at Rough Close Scout camp for social meets where they share skills and time in the woods together. 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If you are going to travel anywhere in wild country then you need to know how to navigate. There are various simple, reliable tools you can use to help keep your navigation accurate and consistent. One of these tools is a speed chart, also known as a timing chart. 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You are immediately connected with the landscape around you. You can see the birds and animals, you can smell the dew. None of the hemmed-in stuffiness of a tent. Compared to a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/04/05/tarp-hanging-line/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Use the Northern Lights for Navigation</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/04/03/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-natural-navigation/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/04/03/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-natural-navigation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:07:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Natural World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[aurora borealis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equinox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jupiter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navigaton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[northern lights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal trips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Polaris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The North Star]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2492</guid> <description><![CDATA[The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, are a phenomena of high latitudes. Science informs us that the aurora are caused by solar wind interacting with the Earth&#8217;s magnetic field and atmosphere. Long before modern science formed theories about the northern lights, indigenous peoples of the north observed their usefulness. I have heard anecdotes about aurora [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/04/03/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-natural-navigation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stopped Clocks and Navigation: What An Equinox Tells Us About Direction</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/03/20/equinox-natural-navigation/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/03/20/equinox-natural-navigation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:14:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Natural World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equinox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navigaton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solstice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tropic of Cancer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tropic of Capricorn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wayfinding]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2458</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most of us have known the old adage that the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west for so long that we can&#8217;t remember where we first heard it. Somewhat like a stopped clock being correct twice a day, however, this old adage is only correct twice a year. Only on the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/03/20/equinox-natural-navigation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Folding Your Outdoor Jacket: A Neat Trick</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/03/13/folding-your-outdoor-jacket-a-neat-trick/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/03/13/folding-your-outdoor-jacket-a-neat-trick/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tips & Tricks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[canoeing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[outdoor clothing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[packing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rucksack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[skiing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walking]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2417</guid> <description><![CDATA[I like to be organised with my outdoor clothing and equipment. I also like to keep things neat and tidy, with minimal extraneous kit to do a job. I suspect you are similar. These days you can get some very lightweight stuff-sacs and packing systems but the lightest packing system remains no packing system at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/03/13/folding-your-outdoor-jacket-a-neat-trick/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>38</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Natural Navigation: What&#8217;s Happening with the Three Brightest Objects in the Night Sky?</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/21/natural-navigation-three-brightest-objects-night-sky/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/21/natural-navigation-three-brightest-objects-night-sky/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:30:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bushcraft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natural World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jupiter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mercury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navigaton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[planetary conjunction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wayfinding]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2314</guid> <description><![CDATA[For the purposes of wayfinding, it&#8217;s important to have an understanding of the brightest objects in the night sky. The three brightest objects in the night sky are not stars but planets: The Moon, Venus and Jupiter. These planets are up to something rather special in our skies at the moment (read on). It&#8217;s at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/21/natural-navigation-three-brightest-objects-night-sky/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Animal Tracks and Sign: Vole or Mouse?</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/15/animal-tracks-sign-vole-mouse/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/15/animal-tracks-sign-vole-mouse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:08:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Natural World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature Observation and Awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bank vole]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clethrionomys glareolus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[feeding sign]]></category> <category><![CDATA[field vole]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Microtus agrestis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nature awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tracking]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2240</guid> <description><![CDATA[While the snow we’ve had over the past few weeks is a great medium on which animal tracks are readily recorded, it’s also a very easy medium on which to track. For much of the year we don’t have the luxury of snow to make our lives as trackers easy. Even so there are many [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/15/animal-tracks-sign-vole-mouse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Winter Walking on Wetherlam</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/02/winter-walking-wetherlam/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/02/winter-walking-wetherlam/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:52:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[What The Frontier Team Is Up To]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Coniston Fells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hiking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lake District]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Moon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural navigation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navigaton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[private courses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sun]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Venus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wayfinding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[weather]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wetherlam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2217</guid> <description><![CDATA[At Frontier Bushcraft we don&#8217;t need much of an excuse to get outside. In fact we need a good reason to remain indoors. So, on Wednesday after a morning of working on some documents, James Bath and I closed our laptops and headed for the hills to stretch our legs. It was a clear, crisp [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/02/02/winter-walking-wetherlam/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hands and Ears: In Search of Elder, Sambucus Nigra</title><link>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/01/27/jews-ear-auricularia-auricula-judae-elder-sambucus-nigra/</link> <comments>http://frontierbushcraft.com/2012/01/27/jews-ear-auricularia-auricula-judae-elder-sambucus-nigra/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:53:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Paul Kirtley</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bushcraft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Natural World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wild Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Auricularia auricula-judae]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bushcraft courses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Common Sorrel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elder]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friction fire-lighting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jelly Ear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jew's Ear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sambucus nigra]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wild food foraging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wood Ear]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://frontierbushcraft.com/?p=2196</guid> <description><![CDATA[Earlier in the week I was out in the woods with a couple of clients on a private 2-day course. 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