#AskPaulKirtley 93 – Bushcraft Mindset, Boreal Winter Trips, Canoe Buoyancy and PK Knives
In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I start with a big-picture question: is there such a thing as a bushcraft mindset, distinct from survival mindset? From there we move our thinking to the winter woods and look at how to move from guided courses to planning your own unsupported journeys in the boreal forest.
I also answer a practical paddling question about additional buoyancy in open canoes, including when you might reasonably leave the buoyancy bags out. Finally, I tackle a short but frequent question: how do you get hold of one of “my” knives; I also use this as an opportunity to revisit the discussion about what place do premium tools really have in a world where a simple Mora still does the job.
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One thought on “#AskPaulKirtley 93 – Bushcraft Mindset, Boreal Winter Trips, Canoe Buoyancy and PK Knives”
Hi Paul, thanks for a great episode again. Always nice to listen to on my train commute to work 🙂
Can I reach out and share some ideas on making winter journeying more feasible? You mention snowshoes. toboggans, wall tents and wood stoves and the cost of shipping those items to northern Scandinavia. I get that that’s the ideal dream trip of Tom who asked you for advice. But would something simpler also be satisfactory to him for the sake of making it actually happen?
You can rent ski’s/snowshoes and pulk’s at pretty much any ski or fjell centre, mitigating the bulk of postage. If you bring a mountain tent, there’s always the possibility of cooking over a campfire outside. Even better, and as much bushcraft as is heated tents, is using a tarp as an open leanto and practice making long log fires for warmth. Why not make a leanto of natural materials such as spruce saplings and boughs…
As for destinations and regulations, there’s a lot of wild taiga forests in Finnish Lapland. You only have to pay a small fee to Metsähallitus (national forestry agency) for being allowed to make campfires anywhere. It is even allowed inside national parks as long as it’s in the ‘remote zone’, away from wilderness huts and more frequented trails just like you mentioned. Some parks or wilderness areas lie close to local airports, making it possible to just start journeying from there.
Just some of my thoughts as a Finnish trained International Wilderness Guide, but all respect to Tom’s ideas or opinions or your suggestions Paul.
Kind regards
Frederik Wuyts from Belgium.