Reviews

sportypenny 🍄Honest Review🍄 of @thrivebushcraft
Spent a couple of days bushcrafting on the edge of Dartmoor with Alex from Thrive Bushcraft. Long overdue review.
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⬆️ That’s the little waterfall where you’ll fill up the kettle every day 😊
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Aside from dramatically improving bow drill technique, I’m extremely pleased with my very first results in
- willow weaving: ‘t is a small but mighty coaster!! Roaaarrrr!
- clay pottery in open fire: perfect shot glass size ✌️
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But what really blew my mind is how UNBELIEVABLY DELICIOUS foraged and wild food can be.
Forget munching on dandelion leaves and nodding appreciatively at the bitter taste.
Standby for elderflower champagne, rowan berry syrup, wild garlic pickle, fried hogweed shoots, veggies cooked in burdock leaves, …
This is a 5 star Michelin restaurant bushcraft situation right there.
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Do you like my over-engineered burdock wrapped veggies, by the way?😂 it didn’t work too well, the handle had to be cut off to turn it over.
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Seriously though - go to Chagford and do some bushcrafting. Bring even your non-bushcrafty friends. Alex will make them totally comfortable and may even convince them this ‘wild foods’ and ‘foraging’ malarkey is actually totally worthwhile because it’s YUM.
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For all female solo adventurers like me out there : don’t hesitate. It’s safe and wonderful. ✌️
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You’ll be with a fantastically skilful instructor who is also very willing to tailor activities around your needs. He can work with you if you’re a total beginner as well as a seasoned bushcrafter - you’ll learn lots and have a great time.
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
The bucket shower.
You must do it.
Don’t even hesitate.
It’s absolute magic.