As many of you know Richard has been busy over the last few months writing his book 'I like it wild'. But we are pleased to announce that we found sometime at Vowo to make a mini episode. The proper episodes will return very soon too ..... Enjoy
have been doing this for a few years it makes a great wine as well this is the method i use as it does less damage to the tree
This is one of the thing i look forward to all winter and i do find birch sap very invigorating and its full of vitamins Really though you dont want to be trapping trees that small there still in the early stages of there life and need all the sap they can get Id tap a silver birch at least 3 times the thickness of that one used in the vid I make an incision with my knife and use a debarked greenwood stick with a groove cut into the centre instead of a straw A billy can or simaler sat on the floor underneath with a piece of cotton over the top allows the sap to pass through but not lots of bits of contaminats and bugs etc Once youve tapped a few trees you realise how much bugs love the sugary goodness as much as you do I try not to take more than a litre from each tree i tap and i bung the tree up with an oversized wooden plug that is cut off flush with the trunk after its been hammerd home If clay is available in the locality its good to use some clay to ensure the wooden plug is properly sealed Making sure you seal up the wound properly is a must otherwise the tree can bleed out all of its rising sap and die off So richard will we be seeing some birchsap wine being brewed next episode?
i was watching wood ants drinking brich sap in the woods the other day, they were falling off the trunk in a drunk like fasion we were copicing so thye were only falling from about a foot up where we had cut a old stool so no animal cruelity here!
you say that every time .... there was some moments of brilliance in this one .... ICE CREAM - HOT WATER BOTTLE
He does that because he has respect and i big yearning to learn and understand that way of living and i have massive respect for him pursuing it There was some good moments in the film im a lover of comedy outakes myself Im not a fan of being photod honestly but if hippy richy wants me to put forward a series of ideas of bushcraft related activitys he could do in a city then id be happy to devise and guide for him All i ask is if he becomes famous and rich because of my guidance and ideas he promises to buy me an old stone farhouse and a few acres of land lol I think richard and his interests are great and i cant wait till we cross paths
Only the basics then paradox?! lol You'll have to wait for my fictional book to sell millions methinks! Looking forward to crossing paths with you too!
