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Bushcraft Book Recommendations?

DormouseAtRest_25

There are lots and lots of "bushcraft" books available in the marketplace - which would be your recommendations?

They tend to cover outdoor skills and equipment such as: 

- cooking outdoors

- camping / bivvy

- every day carry (EDC - the essential kit you must not lose)

- firecraft

- first aid

- fishing

- foraging

- hammocks

- hiking

- knots

- lightweight folding equipment

- map reading / orienteering

- rucksack (and essential items)

- shelters

- stoves

- tarps

- tools and their maintenance

- track and sign

- woodcraft from natural materials (useful rather than decorative)

My preference is for books highlighting the "function over brand name" when it comes to equipment (I am more likely to notice an item has a NATO number than a glossy logo!).

I am not interested from a "prepper" or "hunting" emphasis. 

More so, I am interested in making a long day outdoors (UK: sea coastline / temperate woodlands / rural footpaths / foothills rather than mountains) a rich experience ...without carrying much kit, on a tight budget.

I have seen promising reviews for "Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival Kochanski, Mors" - but have yet to be able to browse this title.

Any recommendations for other bushcraft titles?  Thank you.

 

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  • in reply to ArchaeC

    All sounds like a perfect Bank Holiday weekend plan!

  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    All the best for your adventure in “The Bush”. I hope the book provides what you were looking for. 

    My outdoor activities this weekend are not so adventurous. Breakfast with a friend at a nearby spot tomorrow, followed by a walk. The weather forecast looks promising, so I plan to make the most of the rest of the weekend in the garden. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    I managed to obtain quite a good condition used copy of the Mors Kochanski paperback - first impression is that it looks promising.

    If the weather is kind (sometime over the Bank Holiday): I will pitch my hammock between a couple of trees and start reading.

    With non-fiction books such as this; I like to read a topic.  Pause to mull it over.  Then have a go at / plan or source something around the topic - before reading the next section.

    Chapter 1 is firecraft and outdoor cooking. 

    The field near us is tinder dry and set drying ready for baling - so a camp fire or barbecue will need to wait for another time. 

    Still, it would be fine to break out the trusty Trangia Stove in a pavered area of the garden. 

    The windspeed and direction early on Saturday morning looks well set for a cooked breakfast excuse ...without our neighbours getting either disturbed or jealous!

  • in reply to DormouseAtRest_25

    That sounds like an enjoyable thing to do. I always loved outdoor activities as a child and would have loved to have learned bushcraft skills, so the book was tempting. I would be better off first learning some of the basic basics, such as tying knots and lighting a fire. 

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Thank you for that additional information.

    In part, I am trying to revive some skills long ago enjoyed (when I was very young) and used to be in the company of a couple of male relatives who really knew their outdoorsman lore and craft.