Survival How survival instincts can help with coronavirus lockdown 9 Apr 202012 Apr 2020 AS most of us now embark upon the third week of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re entering the critical period where many could experience a tipping point in…
Bushcraft courses Bushcraft courses postponed 19 Mar 202019 Mar 2020 UNFORTUNATELY, due to the current climate brought about by the coronavirus outbreak, it has been necessary to cancel all courses until further notice. In the hope that the Covid-19 crisis…
Equipment Clothing layers for cold weather 14 Mar 2020 LAYERING your clothing for cold weather is hugely important, and an easy skill to get right once you’ve mastered a few tricks. At Wild Parkin, we invented the DEW method…
Outdoors Pitching in the wind 8 Mar 20208 Mar 2020 If there’s one thing the UK’s had its fair share of these past few months it’s high winds. Storm Ciara, Dennis and even Jorge have battered these islands, putting paid…
Outdoors… How to survive a mountain blizzard 12 Feb 202012 Feb 2020 RECENT storms have highlighted only too clearly how dangerous bad weather can be. Even in seemingly unextreme climates like the UK, ferociously high winds and freezing temperatures have already demonstrated…
Bushcraft… Bushcraft on a budget 7 Feb 2020 THE very idea of bushcraft revolves around using resources available to you in order to thrive. It’s a classic case of ‘living off the fat of the land’. And yet…
Bushcraft… FORAGING NOTES: February 30 Jan 2020 Many would argue that February is possibly the most difficult month of the year in which to forage or survive in the wild. However, if November and December have done…
Bushcraft Finding dry firewood on a cold, wet and windy riverbank… 6 Dec 2019 Sometimes, when it's cold, wet and windy, it can be pretty easy to let your spirits slump with camp morale on a long trek or expedition. Especially if you've been…
Bushcraft… River Wye canoe expedition 22 Sep 2019 WE'VE had some epic adventures in our time, but few can match the absolute pure joy and delight of wild camping your way down a river. And few waterways can…
Equipment… Sturdy 750ml titanium kettle put through its paces… 14 Sep 201913 Sep 2019 WHEN a manufacturer asks me to test their gear for them, it rarely happens quickly. You see, in my eyes as a professional outdoorsman who relies on his gear day-in-day-out,…
