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The Orkney Dream - DAY TWO - by Joanna Tinsley

play2survive wrote 6 months ago: It was 8oC and it was hammering it down. Yet here I was, fully gortexed-up, barefoot on a beach on O … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, Environment, fire making, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, Survival Skills, Travel, barefoot, BBC Countryfile

Books about Natural Navigation - no map, compass, or gps - not even a signpost3 comments

play2survive wrote 9 months ago: Moon at dusk can guide navigation when you are lost I am passionate about the lost art and science o … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, My Books., Survival Skills, Celestial Navigation, Compass, emergency navigation, GPS, map, natural navigation

"Fire-Maker" by Jacqui Woodward-Smith1 comment

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Fire-Maker Published – Goddess Pages – Spring 2008 by Jacqui Woodward-Smith (for Malcolm … more →

Tags: fire making, fire maker, goddess pages, jacqui wodward-smith, Orkney, Poetry, Scotland

One Man's Journey -The Crieff Drovers Tryst

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: One Man’s Journey along the Skye to Crieff Cattle Drovers Route By Malcolm Handoll, published … more →

Tags: My Books., Scotland Tourism, Travel, Bivvy, Camping, cattle drovers, Crieff, crieff tryst, Diet

What they are saying about Five Senses in Orkney, Scotland3 comments

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Following yesterday’s post about attention to detail, here are some quotes from testimonials, … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, Environment, fire making, health, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, Self-Sufficiency, survival, Survival Skills

Camping in Scotland - Rackwick on Hoy is a real treat.1 comment

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Rackwick Bay – Bothy and Campsite – Hoy, Orkney, Scotland: A superb location beside the … more →

Tags: Environment, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, Travel, bothy, Camping, campsite, Hoy, hoy trust

Scotland Info and Pictures - an honest insiders view2 comments

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: As I have lived in Scotland over 10 years, moving here from Wales, and my wife is from the USA (we m … more →

Tags: Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, Travel, Britain, Edinburgh, Holiday, Hoy, Isle of Skye, Photography

Amazing Orkney Islands, Scotland - Day Tour in summer3 comments

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Here are some of Orkney’s many wonderful places to visit – from a day tour in the Five S … more →

Tags: Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, Travel, archaeology tours, five senses tours, Holiday, Hoy, northern isles, orcades

Miracle Thread: Bog Cotton - July Harvest4 comments

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: The annual gathering of Cotton Grass / Bog Cotton took place today – a day late but no great d … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, Environment, fire making, Orkney and Shetland, Self-Sufficiency, Simple living, survival, Survival Skills, Annual Gathering

Flickr Photo Download: Orkney Islands, Rock-at-Birsay, low tide

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: I decided my blog lacked images, so here you are – this is the rocky shore around Orkney, show … more →

Tags: Environment, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, Travel, birsay, Coastline, Orkney, Orkney Islands, orkneys

Making Fire by Friction with Bow Drill, Hand Drill, Pump Drill, Plough and any wood-on-wood methods

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: So you want to make fire, without using matches or magnifying glass or even a flint and steel? Here … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, fire making, Self-Sufficiency, survival, Survival Skills, birch bark, bow-drill, cramp ball, Ember

Primitive Friction Fire Making - How to make fire by friction, flint and steel4 comments

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Primitive Friction Fire Making – How to make fire by friction by rubbing sticks together and b … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, fire making, Survival Skills, fire kits, firelighting, flint and steel, friction fire making, how to make fire by friction

All Five Senses Orkney Survival Skills and Tours

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Orkney Tours and Survival Skills Courses in Scotland, using your senses Five Senses runs tours of Or … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, Environmental Action, fire making, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland Tourism, survival, Survival Skills, Travel, allfivesenses

Game for all the family1 comment

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: Find a use for all your waste for a week! This game is based upon the concept of Zero Waste and is i … more →

Tags: my thinking and ideas, Environmental Action, survival, Self-Sufficiency, Simple living, waste, Game, zero waste, scrap heap challenge

You've got to play to survive

play2survive wrote 1 year ago: The purpose of this blog is to share some of my “crazy” ideas with people out there. If … more →

Tags: Bushcraft, Environment, Environmental Action, Global economy, health, my thinking and ideas, Self-Sufficiency, Simple living, survival


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