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Thank you, I really enjoy finding ways to make complicated subjects as simple as possible.

It's a very negative topic, but I always try to stay focused on what I can do rather than lamenting things that are out of my control.

Glad you find my video useful and good luck!

Yep, Scotland isn't exactly accessible for most people in the UK and even there there are limitations to what you can do.

Can't disagree with much of that. Well said.

I broadly agree with you, there were significant underlying problems with the UK long before Brexit (and major idiocy since). My argument is that Brexit is the straw that broke the camels back and will make any transition out of a service-based economy a long and difficult one. 100% with you on the preparing for things to get worse, "prepare for the worst, hope for the best". Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts.

Just as well that my intuition guided me to sell my home in a depressed market 21 years ago, and buy a small acreage. Now I've no bills and am off-grid and able to live on little. Originally I thought I'd fkd-up, but now know it was the best decision of my life.

@@spindelnett6315 I moved away from the city where I grew up and went to a rural area in the UK about 9 years ago. For years I'd have a gnawing feeling in the put of my stomach like something wasn't right.

@@JagdgeschwaderX I hope you've planted plenty of trees. I put in 5,500 in my first 10 years and the joy now of starting to coppice it for fuel, building and greenwood furniture, is amazing. Bloody hard work, but at least I get the full payback for my efforts rather than some parasitic corporate entity.

Thanks for the recommendation, I will check it out.

Thank you, I just try my best to add value wherever I can.

Thank you, that is high praise indeed! I try and distill whatever I teach down to a system that will work regardless of environment and location.

@@BrackenOutdoors we're collecting wood in a forest soon for a Ghillie Kettle brew up. This will be invaluable! Cheers!

That is a good way of putting it, more appropriately sized fuel is rarely a problem unless it stifles oxygen.

I have found the tundras quite slippery on smooth surfaces as well. The rubber compound isn't the grippiest, but I think it is also worth remembering that deep lugs are designed for off-road walking and very bumpy terrain where they can dig in and shallower tread patterns are designed to give more surface area and grip for man-made terrain.

Yep, you've got keen eyes there. I was a little too focussed on the camera etc. and forgot to fill the kettle at first and ended up cutting out the filling of it in the editing process to make a more smooth video. It would be a bad idea to boil it dry, but thankfully I remembered it in time .

Glad you like it, my hope is that future leaders won't have to go through as many struggles as I did setting up.

I offer a variety: Weekly forest school sessions with parents Weekly bushcraft sessions for over 7s Fortnightly bushcraft sessions for over 10s Plus a mix of other sessions and events. I have all of the sessions on my website at brackenoutdoors.com if you want to get some ideas.

Hi! I keep classes small (under 12 children) because it is just me leading the session. As such all of the sessions with young children have the parents stay and then for the sessions for older children I ask a couple of parents to stay to maintain ratios (though most prefer to stay anyway). I may well introduce drop-off sessions if I can find an assistant/co-lead (home-ed parents could do with a break too).

You're welcome!

I made gravel, sand and rocks available but the idea is that they try out different combinations of materials they find in the woods. It helps to have a moss or cotton wool plug in the bottom of every bottle.

Glad it was helpful!

Yep, had some earlier comments point it out. Still a pain in my opinion

Glad you liked it, hope it helps with faster and easier untying.

They are pretty handy for festivals!

Thank you!

Yep, I hate that too. I like to have really good situational awareness whenever I am outside the house.

Nice, cinnabar moth?

@@BrackenOutdoors yuh

@@benharrison8973 very cool

You are correct. However, as I have a mixture of old and new kettles in my kit, in the interests of consistency (and the potential dangers involved with getting this wrong) I have decided it is better just to teach that all bungs are removed before operating the kettle.

Great idea, I am kind of regretting not getting two when they were on sale for under £30.

Glad you like them!

Thanks

I did not know that, I'll give them a try.

100%, modifying tools is the way to go with many things.

I find the knuckle grip easier personally and find that as long as you hold the striker sideways at 90* rather than straight ahead the gap between the flint and your hand is sufficient.

Absolutely, just need to figure out a way to stop losing them all the time.

I will, thanks for the tips

Great to hear, I might just mix it up and do a bit of both depending on how I feel on the day.

Very nice, I have no doubt that mil-spec means they are bomb-proof. May well give them a go.

@@BrackenOutdoors Yeah they are. They have a witch craft design inside that makes them not require an air vent port. The handle design allows for two to be carried easily in one hand, so four in one trip for shorter distances. They come in half sizes as well. They have good color options if you wanted to designate colors for the proper contents. Blue for water, yellow for diesel red gasoline, ect. Ofcourse desert tan and OD and one for kerosene even. The handle design also makes them easily tie down and remain very stable, as they do not try and spread apart at the bottom when too tight. Definitely have all the kinks worked out since they have been in service for so many years. Highly recommend.

They are really quite decent, hopefully you can get them in the states as well. If I was heading out into the desert I'd also take extra water in a metal jerry can even if it just sits in the car, just in case you have an accident with the plastic ones.

Glad you liked it.

@@BrackenOutdoors Subscribed after one more, no idea you also had the group leadership skillage teaching going on, yesss!

Thanks, I appreciate your kind words. I firmly believe that outdoor skills are about so much more than just the knowledge and actions.

You're welcome, glad you got something out of it

Glad it was helpful!

I have watched bits and pieces of Simon Sinek's talks and always found them interesting, I shall definitely have a look at that book. You are right, everything goes so much better when you start with why.

Great results for such a simple design isn't it.

Glad you liked it.

Good point, the chain is shorter than any other firesteel out of the box so I thought it was worth highlighting.

I always disconnect my chain when I use it and then reconnect the chain for storage so I don’t loose the striker . It has a quick connect after all so in my mind the short chain is an asset

You're welcome, I hope you found it helpful.

Thank you so much for your kind comment and I'm glad you are getting some value out of the things I do. I try to keep editing to minimum by focussing on doing whatever I can to film things in one take or less and the rest gets faster with time and practice.

I'm glad you got some value out of the videos, I'm just starting to adventure into the wellbeing space as well so hopefully I should be able to talk more about that side of Woodland leading soon. By the way, if you haven't seen them already, I have some great interviews with people in the wellbeing space on the podcast that you might find useful thebrackenoutdoorspodcast.buzzsprout.com/1659643/8120170-the-outdoor-voices-podcast-episode-9-liz-benstead-on-wellness-through-bushcraft

@@BrackenOutdoors Ah brilliant, thanks a lot!

That makes a lot of sense. How is the saw for carpentry projects? I would have thought the agressive teeth and wide rake would make accurate cuts more difficult.

@@BrackenOutdoors yes well I don't use the outback one, I use the silky super accel with fine teeth. That's great for that purpose!