When I was a kid growing up in rural north central Arkansas, we just called it "camping," or "hunting & fishing." I learned a lot about getting along out in the woods from my father and uncle, and a whole lot more while in the Boy Scouts.

Lots of WW II Army surplus stuff around for camping and bustin' around out in the forests. Also would scrounge a cast iron skillet and an old pot from my mother's kitchen. Mighty good times then.

Never heard the word "bushcraft" until a few years ago on the Internet. For us it was "Hey boys, get your stuff and let's go camping." wink

L.W.


"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." (William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830s.)