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- Bushcraft Backpack for your first adventure(A camper's story)
- As someone who has experienced many different type of camping and enjoys country-style foraging, bushcraft camping is something I keep seeing more and more these days. Nowadays, when I look at something, the contents algorithm keeps recommending it, so what I come across these days is bushcrafting, wild camping, military camping, and most of the time, it's all about making something out of nature. And today, I'm going to talk about the equipment you need for bushcrafting, such as backpacks, knives, and lamps.
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(Builford Bushcraft Pack in Charcoal)
- MMy first camping experience was actually a family program, and I preferred to use a dome tent and an inner tent so that I could walk around in the dome with my shoes on and then go into the inner room for sleeping. Since it was an activity with kids and family, it was a good idea to bring a lot of gear and supplies in the car.
- After that, I'd think about MSRs or backpacking with friends, where we'd pack minimalistically, stuff it in a backpack, and do a little bit of walking.
- I loved going to the beach or to the island to fish, but the problem was that in the winter, there was nothing to do, so I got interested in bushcraft camping, where you collect wood, build a shelter, build a campfire, cook, and that kind of thing.
- And the great thing about bushcraft camping is that I feel like I need less camping equipment, because the tent is smaller, and sometimes I don't pack firewood and a fire pit, I just pack a mesh grill. In fact, I'm an amateur who does it roughly because I feel like it's a survival experience.
- But camping equipment is also a sentimental item.
- First of all, I need a good backpack with a lot of compartments, because I often leave my car and move around in nature.
- There are a lot of different backpacks out there, but I think the waxed canvas and leather combination is the most sentimental, and it's also strong enough that it won't get punctured by campfire sparks or torn by tree branches.
- The design I'm showing you here is called the Bushcraft Pack from Builford, but I also like the smaller Trailblazer, Rolltop Safari, and Bikers crew backpacks.
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(They have a leather holder on the front for a hatchet or hammer.)
- I drive everywhere, so I don't have to carry everything in my bag, but I do keep the important gear and stuff in my main backpack.
- Of course, I also have a duffel bag as a backup to hold my burner, coppell, sleeping bag, and other necessary items. Sometimes, depending on the style of camping you want to do, a backpack just isn't enough to hold everything.
- The gear I carry is a knife, hatchet, whiskey bottle, and oil lamp, which is a secondary tool because the paraffin wax lamps I'm showing you are about the brightness of a candle, so we need a powerful lantern, and I use isobutane gas. If you're not pressured by bulk and weight, I'm a big fan of Coleman's Northstar. It hisses all night and provides plenty of brightness.
- With gas or oil lamps, I like the soft glow because it's sentimental and bugs don't flock to the light. I prefer unplugged sentimentality, but I have vivid memories of turning on a light bulb at a campground with electricity and having all sorts of bugs jump on it.
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(Emotional camping gear I always carry.)
- A hatchet for chopping firewood, and a knife, which I don't think is a necessity, but for some reason, my wallet started to feel lighter when I started buying sensitivity gear.
I was just starting out, so I got a Rambo knife and my own premium hatchet, because you need a little firewood chopping equipment.
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(The bag is designed to button up at the top.)
- But aside from the knife, for the axe, I felt like a store-bought axe would suffice, and I was actually uncomfortable with it being too short.
Personally, I think it's better to have a longer and more comfortable axe, and if the knife is similar in shape, I don't think it's necessary to buy such an expensive knife. (Just saying ;;))
- So, here's what it looks like with all the equipment I have stored away.
For reference, the telescope is really a conceptual device and I don't even carry it around much these days. It's much more functional to zoom in on my phone, and I always use a lighter to start a fire, even if it's bushcraft camping.
- I think it's less painful and more enjoyable to have a good mix of convenience, sentimentality, and realistic programs that you can do in the field.
If you look at the photo above, you'll notice the sooty, broken lampshade, which makes for a very sentimental lamp in the evening.
- When I first saw that lamp, I thought it was for decoration, not actual use.
- Now, the Builford backpack that you're looking at is a very organized bag, it has a lot of compartments, it has functional straps, but it's not overly cluttered and complicated, so you can utilize the auxiliary straps, wires, clip buckles, etc. that you would normally have to secure lanterns, cups, etc. The bottom of the bag has a hole in the leather patch that allows you to attach a sleeping bag or rain gear with a separate strap.
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(Builford's long pouch holds a metal water bottle and a metal cup, which I stow in the water bottle pocket)
- By providing enough basic options and connecting them together, the bag itself is not too complicated, so many people use it as a daily bag, and the Builford Bushcraft Pack is a favorite for backpacking.
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