Adventure Profile – Brendan and Clare Kettle
At the end of 2013, Irish Students Brendy and Clare travelled to Africa to do some outreach work helping school children. On they're adventure, they climbed Africa's tallest mountain.
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Adventure Profile – Sean Hoban
The incredible story of an Irish teenager who cycled to the Chinese border. Who are you? My name is Sean Hoban. I am a 19 year old Irishman from Waterford City. I have been in scouts since I was six. I am currently working in a bike shop in my...
Adventure Profile – Mark Feeney
Mark Feeney tells us about recent trips on the Camino Frances. 1. Tell us all about yourself? My name is Mark Feeney. I joined 23rd Antrim Derriaghy 3 years ago having never been in Scouting before, even as a kid. I’ll pretty much give anything a go once and joined Scouting...
We are now members of Leave No Trace!
We at Campfire Kitchen are delighted to announce that we are now members of Leave No Trace Ireland. Leave No Trace is an outdoor ethics programme which hopes to encourage people who use the outdoors to do respectfully. It seeks to promote responsible recreation through education, research and partnerships. Leave...
Mini Pancakes on a Tin Can Stove
This week, Cub Scouts all around the country will be tucking into some delicious pancakes for Shrove Tuesday. I just wanted to take a moment to challenge you to think about why. Sure it’s Pancake or Shrove Tuesday and it’s tradition but is this a missed learning opportunity for your...
The Scouts’ Patrol Box Checklist
What should be in your Patrol’s Patrol Box? Of course, that depends on the sort of camping and cooking you will be undertaking. As a Scouter in an active Scout Group based in Belfast, I felt I should write a checklist for our Patrol Boxes that suits the sort of...
The Scouts’ Outdoor Christmas Gift Guide
This year, we thought we would jump on the Christmas band wagon and do a “Christmas Gift Guide”. Let’s be honest, are you even a proper blog if you don’t have one? Who should we target for our list though. We thought about putting a specific list together for outdoor...
Happy Thanksgiving!
What is Thanksgiving and what is with all the Turkey?! Thanksgiving is to give thanks for a plentiful harvest and is arguably America’s favourite holiday. The first Thanksgiving dates back to 1621 when a group of English pilgrims shared a feast with a tribe of Native Americans to celebrate a...
Hygge on a Winter Camp
What is Hygge? This time last year, if you hadn’t heard all about “Hygge”, where were you? Hygge, the Danish concept of warmth, cosiness and being happy with the ones you love, was all the rage in the winter of 2017/18. Even now, if I type ‘Hygge’ into Amazon and...
Fly Fishing and Fishing Hook Making at Moira Lakes
Last week I went Fly Fishing for the very first time. Myself and Colum, an “experienced” fly fisher, took a trip out to Moira Lakes on Saturday afternoon. We had grand designs of catching some rainbow trout, filleting it and lighting the BBQ. Picture it now, the BBQ on the...
