INTERMEDIATE Wilderness Bushcraft Course

INTERMEDIATE Wilderness Bushcraft Course - day to day account

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5 жыл бұрын

In this video I provide a day-to-day account of the 6-day 'INTERMEDIATE Wilderness Bushcraft' course that I recently attended, ran by Paul Kirtley, Henry Landon and James Bath from Frontier Bushcraft.
This course is designed to "start where most bushcraft courses finish" and boy-oh-boy does it do that!
6 fantastic days of not only world-class instruction but also several opportunities to be 'left alone' to actually immerse ourselves in the task at hand and gain an appreciation of just how much time and effort can sometimes be required to undertake some of the 'heftier' bushcraft tasks.
Many thanks to Tom King from Backgarden Bushcraft and John Hogebrug Thompson and Simon Hooper for sharing their photos with me, some of which I've used in this video - Cheers fellas!
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@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

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@Rudecheers 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a brilliant course. I've done the Elementary and the Canoeing course at Windermere with Frontier Bushcraft, so I can totally attest the time the instructors invest in their clients. Top notch!

@BASurvival 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video Craig, great to see your experience. Just finished the intermediate course myself. Nice to meet yourself Paul and Henry. Great course really enjoyed the week so much to learn and great opportunity to practice bushcraft skills with the freedom to learn by trying. Agree with your comments highly recommend the frontier courses to anybody who is looking to do a courses.

@steveneugene339 3 жыл бұрын

Team Work , well done

@TheBushcraftPadawan 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Steven, it was a brilliant course.

@andreborsch2266 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig! Great insights into the course. Sounds like you had a lot of fun. Now I am looking forward to your august bushcraft video, when you try to make a net needle. :-) Just kidding. ATB André

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

It's funny you should say that Andre...... keep you eyes peeled......

@williambartlett1054 5 жыл бұрын

Ah the intermediate bushcraft course, I remember it well! You forgot to mention the stench of the water you waded through the collect the cattails, I bet you made sure that you had visit to the bucket shower later that day! 😂 How did you find the chicken and salmon cooked in the burdock leaves, don't you think that the leaves left a strange taste to your food? As for sleeping the night in the blanket with the fire going in the middle of the shelter! It's a pity that you didn't experience the night waking up around 3-4 am freezing your balls off, after the fire had died down, and you only had the blanket to keep you warm! It's then you realise the joys of a modern day sleeping bag! 😏 It has to be said though that the course is excellent, and the instruction given is first class! Anyone thinking of giving it a go should do, it's money well spent!

@Yorkshiremadmick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing I must watch how to make nets. Got a net needle, no idea how to use it. Good narrative 👍🏻

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael and many thanks as always for supporting my channel by taking the time to drop by, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, keep your eyes peeled in the near future for me taking the first steps in crafting my net-making gear 👍

@jonholmes1464 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, and a good insight into the contents of the intermediate course. The bags under your eyes told a million stories as the week wore on, so it was great to see that washed away by your enthusiasm for the last day’s activities .. good work on the hand-drill!

@perebird 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the passionate and comprehensive feedback Craig....the course sounds impressive and effective in helping you achieve the all round improvements you aspire to. Great stuff 👍

@RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 5 жыл бұрын

Was alright that fella 👍. Enjoyed it

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, I appreciate the feedback, cheers 👍

@nigelgregory4777 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, Many thanks for the video, a good insight to the course, I'm on the forest hunter in October and the elementary and woodcrafter next April, nobody offers better courses than Paul, they may be cheaper but look at the content, I now have think is my next course the intermediate or canoe skills, life is so difficult 😀😀. Many thanks, Nige.

@viewsandreviews180 5 жыл бұрын

It sounds like you had a good time and were able to check why you learned before. I hope to learn how you make a net.

@TheBushcraftPadawan 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Views and Reviews and many thanks as always for supporting my channel by taking the time to drop by, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the positive feedback, cheers! If you check out one of my subsequent videos to this one you'll see that I have a go at net making myself.

@ewjorgy 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, Wow! Sounds like it was a great course! Wish I could have been there. I am glad that your knee survived the experience. I was worried it was going to do you in. Good show! Thanks for giving such a great synopsis of a week's worth of bushcraft knowledge! Can't wait to see the netting video! ;) Take care and keep up the great work!

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Hey buddy! Yeah it was a fantastic week's course (as they always are with Paul and the team at Frontier Bushcraft). It's funny you should mention the "netting situation"..... keep your eyes peeled for next weekend's video.... 😉

@southbucksbushcraft6572 5 жыл бұрын

sounded great mate i think i will be booking myself one of these courses now

@TheBushcraftPadawan 4 жыл бұрын

Hi J&S Outdoors and many thanks for taking the time to drop by my channel, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I really don't think you can go wrong with a course from Paul Kirtley, amazing depth of knowledge and a real skill in conveying it. Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already, I'd really appreciate it, cheers! 👍

@BackGardenBushcraft 5 жыл бұрын

Really good video of the coursr. Agreed 100% on all points. It is a fantastic experience and certainly raised the bar for me as well, giving me loads to study. Frontier and Paul were fantastic as always. It was Great working with you throughout the course as well mate. Atb, Tom.

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Tom, thanks for dropping by it's really appreciated, as is you allowing me to use some of your photos in this video 👍. We'll have to get our heads together soon and hatch a cunning plan....

@outsidecomfort6334 4 жыл бұрын

It's good to remember everything we did, particularly from my comfortable couch. I like your approach after the fact, revisiting particulars. I'm doing the same, beginning with the basket. I wasn't feeling it the first time, either, drained from the day. Mine carried what I foraged, but I didn't win any awards for best dressed/accessorized. Thanks for the video!

@TheBushcraftPadawan 4 жыл бұрын

Hey JC, thanks for dropping by and checking the video out, much appreciated 👍. The bark basket want my finest hour either, so I'm keen to revisit that but I guess it's one for next Spring once the sap is rising again?

@KenSchafer63 5 жыл бұрын

It sounds amazing. I hope to take the course in the future.

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Ken Schafer and many thanks as always for supporting my channel by taking the time to drop by, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that we may see you over here again in the future my friend👍

@dogmandoug1715 5 жыл бұрын

I got back into my sleeping bag 😂 you legend ! 👏🏻✊🏻

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Dougie Weir and many thanks as always for supporting my channel by taking the time to drop by, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I stuck it out until 0200-0300 but the constant wriggling and rolling about to try and get the blanket to cover me got the better of me in the end!

@dogmandoug1715 5 жыл бұрын

The Bushcraft Padawan sleep deprivation is torture and can really mess up the mind. There’s a time and a place for being uncomfortable and that’s not on a course. Just my opinion. Keep up the good work Craig

@vincentlearoyd4882 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig! I seem to be one course behind you each year. When I was on the Elementary course with (Gordon Deadman) you was on the Woodcrafter the following week. This year I was on the Woodcrafter with (Ken Schaffer) and next year I’m doing the intermediate. My question is; what’s next for you mate?. Will you do anymore courses? Obviously you can’t go any further on the Bushcraft aspect with Paul so are you considering doing something with WillLord or something along those lines. I would love to hear your plans and thanks for giving me the previews before the courses as it gives me a great run up before. All the best. Vince

@TheBushcraftPadawan 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Vincent Learoyd and many thanks for taking the time to drop by my channel, watch and comment, it's really appreciated. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the positive feedback, cheers! I'm hoping (pending operation permitting) to go on the tracking course with Paul this year, keep your fingers crossed for me! Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already, I'd really appreciate it, cheers! 👍

@RuthlessMarauder 4 жыл бұрын

Let me ask the most important question. What were the toilet facilities like? 40 minute round trip to the middle of nowhere or dig and manage your own facilities? Oh, and thanks for the insights!

@TheBushcraftPadawan 4 жыл бұрын

Good question! For the sake of health and hygiene there was a shallow trench latrine area a few hundred metres away from the centralised teaching area that we established. If you needed a pee then that was done on an individual 'find a tree' basis although again, there was a centralised pee-tree close to the reaching area. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment on the video, it's really appreciated. If you like the look of my channel and would like to see more then please consider subscribing. Stay safe 👍

@RathwulvenBushcraft 5 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute, do I spot Wilfried there? :-D He's one of our veterans at the Bushcraft Freunde. The world really is a small space... I heard there was some issue with his Silky on location, but besides that it seems as if you fellas had a great time. :-)

@TheBushcraftPadawan 5 жыл бұрын

Wilfred was indeed on the course too, well spotted! He wasn't in the same team/group as me but I had a couple of conversations with him over the course of the week when we came together en masse. Thanks for watching Ralf, it's always appreciated 👍

@RathwulvenBushcraft 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheBushcraftPadawan Haha funny, I met him for the first time some 1 1/2 years ago, if I remember correctly. Left quite an impression passing by with a ton of blood-stained, still-to-be-tanned deer hides and a way too big supply of flint stone for knapping hahaha. I should get to check the upcoming dates of Paul Kirtley's classes - still on the bucket list, for when there's some extra cash to spare. :)

@vincentlearoyd4882 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, what’s your next course plans?

@TheBushcraftPadawan 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Vincent, I haven't got a clue my friend!! At the moment I'm just planning on getting out and practicing the skills I've recently acquired.