Intro from Chatham (Medway), Kent

[Mark Bangs]

Hi all,

I thought I'd make a brief introduction to say thank you for the great content I've lurked over for several months now.

Since around mid-2014 I've developed a growing interest in bushcraft as well as leathercraft, and honestly I was hoping that joining you guys might provide some opportunities to interact with others who share these pursuits (they seem to be on the fringe as far as hobbies go hehe).

I work as a freelance copywriter and am starting a BSc degree in Natural Sciences in Feb with the Open University, and in terms of recent bushcraft-related activities I'm planning my 2nd overnighter in the woods around Cuxton / Halling within the next week or so.

...so yeah, hello! :D

[Mark Bangs]

An intro post probably isn't complete without a few images so here are some assorted outdoorsy pics as well as some of my first leather items (hopefully I've attached them correctly):

Enjoying some tea in my Tenth Wonder hammock in Bredhurst, Kent.

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My first sloppy tent setup of the DD 3x3 Tarp in Cuxton, Kent.

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Some cramp balls and horse hoof (fomes fomentarius) fungus.

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Amadou-do-do :)

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Leather iPhone 4 case.

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Wet formed sheath for a Mora.

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Leather pouch for my Hathcock Target Sniper slingshot.

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[Mark Bangs]

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[saxonaxe]

Hello Mark, welcome to NB. Leatherwork looks good to me..:)

[ian c]

Hi and welcome Mark, as saxonaxe said leatherwork looks good!

[Ehecatl]

Hello and welcome,

M@

[Valantine]

:welcome: to the forum, some neat leather work there T^

[Rasputin]

Hi Mark and :welcome: from Shropshire, Ken T^

[OakAshandThorn]

:welcome: Dia duit agus fáilte from the snowy Connecticut woodlands :campfire:
You've got some lovely kit, that's great leatherwork :). I find that configuring a DD 3x3 into laavu shelter is best done in a pentagon shape to keep things taught.

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I peg the back in the middle point, and then count 3 points from there on either side and peg those - it helps if you make the angle from either of these to the centre back point fairly obtuse. Of course, you could make it a sharper angle, but it's a trade-off for more head room while losing floor space.
For the door, I just peg the front corners..the flap that remains is something I guy-out on one side, this way it's more wind resistant and less likely for precipitation to find it's way inside ;).

[jus_young]

Welcome to the community

[beermaker]

Hi Mark, welcome to the forum! Cracking pics there and as has already been mentioned, top notch leatherwork!! T^

Wassail!
Phil

[Pootle]

Hello and welcome. Some lovely looking leatherwork there.
That pot your drinking from looks suspiciously like the ones I made my Billy cans out of... TKMaxx by any chance?