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Venture Further

Responsible backpack camping on Dartmoor

How do I go further, safely?

Prepare for a weekend on the moor: planning, what to carry, navigation, shelter, water, hazards and leaving no trace, with care for the right to camp.

Plan a journey, read a map and compass, read the weather, manage risk and set up camp further from home.

The ebook
35 Wilding activity guides as printable PDFs
Templates and charts the activity guides need

Coming soon. Jay is giving this book and its activity guides a final proofread before they go on sale as downloads. Ask to be told when they're ready.

Safety first. Outdoor activities carry real risks. Each activity guide has safety notes, but you are responsible for yourself and anyone in your care. Supervise children, get permission, never eat anything you cannot identify with certainty, and only light fires where it is allowed and safe.

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The activity guides in this collection

Live wilder

Knots, hitches, bends & lashings

Tying a bowlineLive wilder

Tying a round turn & two half hitchesLive wilder

Tying a clove hitchLive wilder

Shelter

Erecting an ‘A’ frame tarp shelterLive wilder

Erecting a hammock diamond tarp shelterLive wilder

Fire

Using a storm kettleLive wilder

Using a solo stoveLive wilder

Map & navigate naturally

Unfamiliar landscape

Using natural & unnatural handrailsMap & navigate naturally

Before you begin

Preparing a risk assessmentBefore you begin

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Essential equipment

Clothing & footwear optionsVenturing further

Before you begin

Hazard awareness & keeping safe

Preparing an emergency action planBefore you begin

What’s the weather?Before you begin

Cloud matchingBefore you begin

ShadeBefore you begin

Estimating wind scale & the riskBefore you begin

How far away is that lightening?Before you begin

Predicting rainBefore you begin

Checking for ticksBefore you begin

Handling plants & trees that scratch & stingBefore you begin

Visual tree assessmentBefore you begin

Tricky treesBefore you begin

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Unfamiliar landscape

Understanding map symbols & legendsVenturing further

Reading contours & understanding elevationVenturing further

Using grid referencesVenturing further

Scaling a mapVenturing further

Orientating a mapVenturing further

How to plan a journeyVenturing further

Calculating distance travelled using pacingVenturing further

Getting to know a compassVenturing further

Using a compass to take & follow a bearingVenturing further

Using a compass to work out the direction of a slopeVenturing further

Sight liningVenturing further

what3wordsVenturing further

Hazard awareness & keeping safe

Hand washing in the wildVenturing further

When nature calls!Venturing further

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Safety and where the activity guides come from

Look after yourself and others. Outdoor activities carry real risks: fire, tools, water, weather, heights, plants, fungi, animals and getting lost. Every activity guide includes safety notes, but you are responsible for your own safety and for anyone in your care. Supervise children closely, get the landowner's permission, follow the Countryside Code, never eat anything you cannot identify with complete certainty, and only light fires where it is allowed and safe. If in doubt, leave it out.

With gratitude to the lineage. The Wilding Practice Keys and many of the activities in the activity guides have been adapted from the core routines of nature connection in the 8 Shields approach (Coyote Mentoring), mapped by Jon Young and shared in Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature (Young, Haas & McGown), and from the many teachers, mentors and traditions who have passed these ways on. Wilding is my way of carrying them forward. — Jay