{"product_id":"camp-craft","title":"Camp Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Home from Home\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e14th - 20th June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe comfort and stability of a base camp offers more than just a place to rest; it provides the opportunity to think clearly, recover from exertions, discuss plans, make repairs, maintain essential equipment and create a foothold in what might otherwise be a strange and unfamiliar place. In order to make this work correctly and efficiently however, you must first learn to use the tools and techniques that make all of this possible. The Camp Craft course will furnish you with a wealth of new and important skills that will set your course to a better life away from home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring this remarkable week, you will be introduced to the axe; a game changing tool in terms of efficiency and scope. Combining this with an improvised bucksaw, you will be able to undertake much larger tasks and learn the correct techniques that make safe and quick work possible. Erecting shelters, kitchens, communal and working areas soon becomes far simpler than it might otherwise be and creates time to indulge in more complex cooking and furnishing your camp with useful items handmade from the forest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe results will speak for themselves, and you will depart confident in the knowledge that you can provide a safe haven in the wilds for both you and your companions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing and maintaining your axe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSiting and organising a camp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding fixed camp shelters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFurnishing a kitchen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamp hygiene \u0026amp; latrines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBasic maintenance of petrol stoves and lanterns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSplitting fire wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRope work including knots, splicing, whipping and lashing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFelling, limbing \u0026amp; sectioning trees.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSplitting large timbers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBread making \u0026amp; camp cooking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarving projects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis course starts at 17:30 on Sunday and will finish at 13:00 on Saturday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis course is self-catering, so please bring enough food for the duration of the course and a stove to cook it on. Many clients have found in the past, bringing a cool box is useful to keep all of your food inside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe provide a kettle, tea, coffee, squash and biscuits in a brew box at the main campfire of the course, under a large parachute. We also have fresh drinking water and a fruit bowl available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Camp Craft course will take place at an expedition style camp in East Sussex. The camp is situated in beautiful private woodland with lots of wildlife including owls, badgers, fox and butterflies. We do not have shower\/toilet blocks at our sites; therefore all aspects of the course will have a fantastic wilderness feel, using a screened camp shower and a screened latrine in the woods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have a car park at the course site where you your car will be kept during the course (if you bring one).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoining instructions will be sent to participants of the course 9 weeks before it is due to start, giving details of where to meet, at what time, and what to bring with you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre Course Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/0876\/9107\/files\/CAMP_CRAFT_PRE_COURSE_INFORMATION_1.pdf?v=1779209539\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eView Information Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"raymearswoodlore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53589612331347,"sku":null,"price":780.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/0876\/9107\/files\/Image1_d01a6564-433e-4285-9cdf-1b0b14438551.jpg?v=1777297099","url":"https:\/\/raymears.com\/products\/camp-craft","provider":"Woodlore Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}