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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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  • I have not engaged in Bushcraft. If were wishing to learn serious Bushcraft skills that would stand the test of time in any situation near home or in other geographical areas of Northern Europe, I would buy the Kochanski book. From the reviews on Amazon, it seems to have stood the test of time. My only hesitation is to ask if the skills needed in Britain would be the same as those needed in Canada (tree species, climate etc)? Having said that, UK readers have given the book great reviews.

  • in reply to ArchaeC

    Luckily, I am quite knowledgeable about native UK plants and trees - I think your good point about Canadian species versus UK species would probably be manageable.

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