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Announcements, Disclaimers, Rules and Regulations

All official site announcements and the rules and regulations of Bushcraft OZ forums. Please read and understand these before posting.
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Win bushcraft prizes by participating in one of our forum competitions. Entry details and voting inside.
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Bushcraft Chat Skills, DIY, Flora, Fauna, Tucker, First Aid, Resources, Locations, Photography and Trip reports. Its all here.

The Common Ground

General bushcraft chat and discussion.
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Bushcraft Skills

Bushcraft skills and knowledge. Please visit the sub-forums for skill specific chat.
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The last track...

Homemade Skills

Build your own... How to and how do I?
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Bushfoods Sait & Pepper Kit

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1st Potatoes this season.

Flora and Fauna Database

ID, catalog and discuss Australian Flora and Fauna. Please click on hyper-linked photos for larger view.
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Bird Night owl

Bush Tucker

Recipes, how to catch it bush tucker, prepare it and cook it.
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Bush Medicine and modern first aid chat
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Improvised inflatable splint.

Resources and Learning

Collection and discussion of bushcraft relevant resource material.
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32Gb of Bushcraft/survival videos

Locations, Places & Trip Reports

Top spots. places to visit, places you've been, places you are looking for.
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Photos and video forum. Show off your bushcraft photos and videos and talk about new photographic techniques.
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Hunting

Hunting techniques and equipment discussion.

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Bushcraft Course A bushcraft course which encourages the practice of new skills. Share your results with members and work through the various tasks to Bushcraft Points

Bushcraft Home Course

Projects which can be practiced at home. Contains projects and and members results sub forums.
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Bushcraft Bush Course

Projects which need to practiced in the bush. Contains projects and and members results.
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Bush damper

Bushcraft Course Q&A

Please post any questions you have regarding a project in the course here.
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A few glitches

Gear & Equipment Chat about the tools of the trade.

General Gear Talk

General chat about gear and equipment.
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Hands on reviews and opinions of gear and equipment they have tested.
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Sleep and Shelter

tents, hammocks, swags etc.
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Bags, Packs, Duffles, Sacks. etc.
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mountain mule packs..??

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Shoes, Boots, Runners, Socks, Sandles, Thongs etc.
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Replace hiking boot hook, how easy is it?

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Boys toys and other high tech wizardry.
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Transportation

Cars, Boats, Bikes, Horses etc
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The Sale Yards Got something to sell, want to swap or perhaps looking to buy. You'll be sure to find it here.

Heads Up!

Got an ebay link or seen something for sale that you want to share?
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The Trading Post

Got something to sell? Got something you need? Post it here.
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Swap Ya?

Organize a swap with other members
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After Antler and Fox Fur

Bulk Buys

Organise bulk buys with other members
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Tormek Bushcrafter limited edition Bulk Buy

Clubs and Meetings A dedicated forum for organising meets and events.

BushcraftOz Meetings

This forum is for organise BushcraftOz meetings and events around the country.
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Clubs and Organisations

General and dedicated forums for various bushcraft or similar related clubs.
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Intros and Welcomes

Introduce yourself and say hi to new members.
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Feedback, Bugs & Reporting

Use this forum to make suggestions for the site, report a bug or a suspected spammer
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