Today's tip is for wood processing. Some of the more seasoned outdoors-people in the group will likely already know this tip but I thought it useful for those beginning to build their confidence. Having systems in place is really useful for building confidence outdoors. It settles the mind, give purpose and strategy to tasks that when starting, may feel overwhelming. 3-4 piles is the top tip today - more on it below 👇🏼 Drop a 🌲 in the comments if you use this method 👇🏼

If we're being honest, we all had that 1 "survival skill' we heard in a movie, that we believed was true until we became more experienced: which one was yours? 1. Follow a river downstream if you're lost The theory: water leads to towns. The reality: it often leads to gorges, cliffs, and worse terrain than where you started. SAR pros usually say stay put instead. 2. Cotton kills Wet cotton loses insulation and stays wet, so hypothermia risk goes up. True in cold, wet conditions — a little less relevant on a dry summer day hike. 3. Suck the venom out of a snakebite Straight out of old Westerns. Doctors have been saying for decades this does nothing and can make things worse. Get help. Don't do this. 1. something else

When I started this community, I built it for people who love the outdoors and want more from it. That hasn't changed — but something's been on my mind. For every one of us out there enjoying it, there's someone stuck at the front door. Someone who's never started, or who lost their outdoor life to injury, burnout or just... life, and can't find the way back. I was that person once. I didn't knwo how to get started, then ended up in a career instructing and coaching. Then in 2023 I had my first child and suffered from PND and loss of identity - I had to work hard to get back the confidence I had when outdoors. So from this month, Recalibrate Outdoors is officially for them too — and I'm opening a small number of 1-1 coaching spots to walk that journey with people personally. Nothing changes for you except this: you're now the welcome party. If you know someone who keeps saying 'I really should get outdoors more' — send them here. And if part of that story sounds like you, my door's open. 💬 Hope you guys can get behind this - it's about educating and supporting others

Today I'm chatting stoves. I happened to have 2 out with me, so thought I'd stop to give a quick chat about them. There are plenty of others out there, this is just what I had with me for covering some stove work with the young people. What you use will come down to preference, weight in your pack, number of days, number of people and what you plan to cook. Jetboil Minimo and the Trangia solo stove are the two in my little video. I'll pop links to them in the comments if you'd like to check them out further. 📊 If you had to choose between these two, which would you choose & Do you have a favourite stove? and why? 👇🏼

Quick one today: What does showing up for yourself this week mean for you? 🧭 You have the control in your hands to set your intentions for the week. Have confidence and choose your path.