Pioneer Bushcraft Ireland

Bushcraft, Adventure & Nature

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Out exploring again...this time in the boulder-strewn Scalp Valley. Only 15-20 minute drive from Dublin city 😁 . . . . . #outdoorskills #outdoorsman #outdoorlife #outdoor #exploration #explore #adventurer #adventure #miniadventure #smalladventures #hiking #hike #wicklowmountains #ireland_gram #irelandtravel #ireland🍀 #valley #boulders #trees #forest #backpacking #trekking #walking #woodland #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CCNzqtehOgo/?igshid=1ephwgh9zezg9

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Enjoying a fantastic wild plant tea of Stinging Nettle, Hawthorn & Dandelion leaves...bursting with nutrients and distinctive wild flavours 😁 . . . . #wildfoodforaging #wildfoodlove #wildfood #nature #wildernessnation #wildernessculture #nettle #ireland_gram #ireland🍀 #irelandtravel #ireland #nature_good #nature_brilliance #naturelovers #camping #bushcrafting #bushcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5NgG4B4U2/?igshid=4mmaoqxzbgf6

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Nothing like a hearty stew with a few wild edible plants added...such as Nettle, Ground Elder & Wild Garlic. Adds flavour and nutrients 😁👍❤️ . . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoor #outdoorcooking #camping #campfire #campfires #bushcrafting #bushcraft #wildfoodlove ##wildfoodforaging #ireland_gram #irelandtravel #ireland🍀 #ireland #adventurers #adventure #miniadventure #nature #nature_good #nature_brilliance https://www.instagram.com/p/B-C2gV9hCZe/?igshid=1kcrdrwxbb49h

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Photo from a camping trip among the wooded hills & mountains of southwest Ireland. It was a cold day so I was glad of the campfire to warm myself - before continuing my hike. Proves the point - old outdoor skills, like getting a campfire going quicky, never really die out - as you never know when you might need them 😁 🔥🔥 🔥😁 . . . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoor #outdoorcooking #camping #campground #camp #campfire #survival #bushcrafting #bushcraft #adventurers #adventure #wildernessnation #wildernessculture #wildatlanticway #irelandtravel #ireland_gram #ireland🍀 #outdoorskills #hikes ##hikingadventures #trekkings #trekking https://www.instagram.com/p/B6sayGhB4xH/?igshid=6kuw1e7oxs4d

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Recent campfire photo with a wee little moon in the night sky above. What a beautiful night. The Orion constellation was also bright and clear that night, slowing rising from the eastern horizon. . . . . . #camping #camping⛺️ #camp #outdoor #outdoorlife #outdoorcooking #outdoors #bushcrafting #bushcraft #survival #astronomy #orion #orionsbelt #stars #fire #woodlands #portugal🇵🇹 #portugal #wildlifeonearth #wildcamping #nightsky #nightskyphotography #adventure #adventurers #hikes https://www.instagram.com/p/B6EQq6oh9k1/?igshid=ib6y1v5o0eid

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Photos I took in the National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology - of a 6,000 year old flint knife with a moss handle. From about 10,000 years ago to 6,000 years ago, Ireland was populated by hunters and gatherers. These nomadic, Mesolithic people would have used a tool such as the flint knife in photo for a myriad of purposes - skinning animals, preparing plants fibres to make rope & basket making - to name a few uses. . . . . #primitive #primitiveskills #bushcrafting #bushcraft #survival #survivalist #hunting #wildfoodforaging #wildfoodlove #wildfood #ireland_gram #irelandtravel #ireland🍀 #ancient #nomad #nomadiclife #wanderlust #wandering #mesolithic https://www.instagram.com/p/B52ToauhfEt/?igshid=1t37m3rzlwtjm

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The dying embers of my campfire means one thing - bedtime. Thanks campfire - been a pleasure. Watching the moon rise, listening to an owl hooting while the stars occasionally peek through passing clouds...it's been a blast - thank you again...campfire 😊 . . . . #camping #campground #camping⛺️ #campfire #adventurers #adventure #adventuretime #adventurer #outdoorlife #outdoor #nature #nature_good #hikes #hikingadventures #portugal🇵🇹 #portugal #portugal_lovers #bushcrafting #bushcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/B51AZaEBd1S/?igshid=1st0459lpngj0

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Resting Highland cow with rain clouds coming in from right of photo (from north). In background - Loch Lomond (the lake of elms) - the largest freshwater lake in Great Britain, an amazing 22.6 miles long. . The Scottish Highlands are magnificent - never gets old. . . . . #scottishhighlands #scotlandtravel #scotland #lochlomomdandtrossachsnationalpark #outdoor #hikingadventures #hiking #lake #lakes #mountains #trekkings #rambler #wanderlust #wandering #highlandcattle #island #naturephotography #nature (at Scotland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2TkzrkoDkp/?igshid=1jcilyua56ldc

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Just in case anyone has the wrong idea that wild swimming is all peaches and cream - it's often bitter coldness and flailing arms. Is it worth it? Totally. You feel like a million dollars after and if camping - you're clean!! It's also another way of connecting to nature - believe it or not 😁 . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoors #nature #nature_good #nature_brilliance #wildernessculture #wildatlanticway #hikingadventures #bushcraft #camping #campground #camp #camping⛺️ #rivers #river #woods #woodlands #wildswimming #wildswimminguk #wildswimmer #ireland_gram #ireland🍀 #ireland https://www.instagram.com/p/ByU5xihoJt4/?igshid=68u2abeagv3u

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White Stork Nest. . . Flashback to hiking in Portugal. While hiking in South Portugal I made a quick detour into a town for a coffee - the cafe was on a roof! While there I took this selfie with an empty White Stork nest. An impressively large, interesting structure. Nature is cool 😁 . . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoorcooking #outdoors #outdoorsman #hikingadventures #hiking #hike #trekkings #trekking #walk #nature_good #nature_brilliance #natureza #naturelovers #portugal #portugal🇵🇹 #mediterranean #wildernessculture #wilderness #wildlife #bird #birds (at Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByAXnpMoJma/?igshid=1igz8pix9gc3w

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Only 6 months ago I was in the Sahara desert eating couscous and cheese from a pot...can't wait to go back. . . . . #outdoorlife #naturephotography #nature #naturelovers #outdoorcooking #desert #desert🌵#deserts #morocco🇲🇦 #moroccotravel #saharadesert #sahara #saharadesertmorocco #africa #dune #adventure #adventuretime #adventurers #adventurer #hikingadventures #hiking #hike https://www.instagram.com/pioneerbushcraft/p/BxSgnGuBxON/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p2amsfokwybn

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My new 1 litre MSR, lightweight kettle - will use it for boiling water and cooking. I store a one metre length of brass chain, along with two metal hooks - inside the kettle - and use this chain to safely suspend my kettle over a campfire (as in photo). This kettle will travel and preform in many a country, in many a wild place 😊 . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoorcooking #outdoors #outdoorsman #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #wildernessculture #camping #campground #camping⛺️ #bushcraft #bushcrafting #irelandtravel #ireland_gram #adventuretime #adventure #adventurers #adventurer #hikingadventures #hiking #hike https://www.instagram.com/pioneerbushcraft/p/Bw9pyqihR40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i45z3zceykkh

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Sleeping hobo-style - in an abandoned rural garage - on top of an old, long-dead lorry. . . You've got to use what's around you 😁 . . Hiking near Rodez, France - last summer. . . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoorcooking #adventuretime #adventure #adventurer #nature #naturelovers #france #france🇫🇷 #camping #camping⛺️ #campground #bushcraft #survival #improvisation #ingenuity #hobo https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRFvCfB3Sh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3irdvgzmet9m

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My first parang. Verdict: a powerhouse of a cutting/chopping and carving tool. . . I often use an axe, foldable saw and knife as my main, bushcraft cutting tools - so I'm looking forward to branching out (see what I did there?) with my parang. . . I want to use a parang for two reasons - to get familiar with the safe & effective use of a parang as I've plans to practice bushcraft in a rainforest (jungle) this year and a parang/machete is the main cutting tool in the jungle. . . I also want to see how good a parang is in the temperate woods of Ireland - so far, it's proven to be brilliant 😁 . . . . #outdoorlife #nature #bushcraft #bushcrafting #survival #survivalist #survivor #parang #machete #jungle #rainforest #adventure #adventurer #exploration #explorer #camping #campfire #camp #wildernessculture #wilderness #wildatlanticway (at Wicklow, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtvYUH4hCid/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4s98pqyp738v

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Lifting a pot of stew off a campfire with a sturdy, hooked branch.

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Up to old tricks again - camping in southwest Ireland - one of my favourite places to camp, even in winter.

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Taking photos at night in a wood is fun - what is familiar is transformed into something different - but just as beautiful and intriguing.. . Something to try in 2019? . For a source of light I used my camping headtorch (used my phone camera for pics). . . . . #outdoorlife #outdoors #outdoorsman #exploration #explore #explorer #naturephotography #nature #naturelovers #adventuretime #adventure #adventurer #ireland_gram #irelandtravel #ireland🍀 #ireland #kerry #killarneynationalpark #bushcraft #bushcrafting #night #spider (at Kerry, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVlRbgB59f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4b0dndvmxma1