At Frontier Bushcraft we are very lucky to have a talented team of people with a diverse range of skills. As a team we have an ethos of rising to a challenge and finding a solution from within. Rather than … Read More
The Hadza are a tribe of hunter-gatherers in Tanzania. This statement, however, hardly emphasises their importance. The Hadza are one of the last societies anywhere in the world that survive by hunting and gathering. Furthermore, they live in East Africa, … Read More
Whether you are in a static camp or making a journey, looking after your sleeping kit is a priority. Moisture retained in your sleeping bag will significantly reduce its thermal efficiency. A damp bivvy bag will increase heat loss by … Read More
Duane Yates was a student on one of our Elementary Wilderness Bushcraft courses. Duane is a keen amateur photographer as well as an enthusiastic practitioner of bushcraft skills. Coming on one of our Elementary courses allowed him to combine these … Read More
There are many clever ways of carrying paracord in your kit and on your person. But don’t forget the basics. Why do we want to carry paracord? Under what circumstances might we need to use it? Cordage from Natural Materials: … Read More
A student on one of our Elementary Wilderness Bushcraft courses took a great time-lapse sequence of the main camp coming to life one morning. Duane Yates got out of his sleeping bag not long after 04:00. He set up his … Read More
A bow-saw is a very useful and safe cutting tool to have around camp. Unless you are in a semi-permanent camp, you are unlikely to have the use of a saw horse. Often you can find a log or stump … Read More
A tracker doesn’t follow footprints. She follows sign. In its broadest definition, sign is any change from an environment’s natural state inflicted upon it by the passage of animal, man or machinery. Sign can be obvious or it can be … Read More
At first, learning bushcraft is about gaining fundamental knowledge and basic techniques, learning the most useful and widely-applicable elementary bushcraft skills. These bushcraft skills are largely aimed at addressing your basic needs – shelter, fire, water and food. Here there … Read More
Even though it doesn’t feel like we’ve had much of a Spring, the year is progressing at pace. It doesn’t seem like long ago that I was writing about the March equinox but we are now just around the corner … Read More