Bushcraft

Raining on your campfire plans? Build a rain-proof tinder bundle with a fine inner nest and coarse outer shell. This UK bushcraft method works even when everything else is soaked.

Dropped your lighter in a puddle? Here's how waterproof matches and lighters actually perform in UK rain, wind and cold — and which one wins for damp woodland.

Wet hands kill friction. Here's the simple technique to keep your grip dry and your sparks flying when it's raining.

A wet flint wheel, a damp match strip and a sliding hand are three different failures. None of them lights wet tinder.

Everything is soaked in the UK woods. Don't waste time looking for dry twigs. Here's how to split wet logs to access bone-dry heartwood and light a fire when it's raining.

Struggling to light a fire in the rain? Here's the seasonal guide to the best natural tinder in the UK, from spring catkins to winter birch bark.

Most people look on the ground and fail. Here's how to find dry tinder above head height or inside dead standing wood, using UK field-tested methods that work in rain.

Look up, not at the ground. Loose birch bark is the year-round find. Dry bracken is a dry-day material.

Straight answers to the questions UK beginners ask about uk bushcraft laws, locations & ethics. Each answer links to a full guide.

Straight answers to the questions UK beginners ask about foundational uk bushcraft skills. Each answer links to a full guide.