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Title: Good evening
Post by: Steve on August 14, 2009: How's it going?

I'm Steven from Lisburn, I found this forum while looking for bushcraft courses in NI. I'm 20 and have loved the outdoors for as long as I can remember.

I mainly love hiking, any watersports, getting lost, forests, caves, climbing and camping, especially outdoor cooking. Basically anything that gives an adrenaline rush or keeps me fit.

I've mainly just been hiking and camping round Ireland, but have been to the Lake District and Loch Lomond. I'm looking to go to the mountains in Eastern Europe and spend a few weeks in the forests in the near future.

I'm here mainly to learn, especially friction fire lighting, I managed it with bamboo in Portugal where everything's dry, but just haven't mastered it yet in N.I. with native woods.
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Post by: RedLeader on August 14, 2009: Welcome Steve. I'm pretty interested in learning fire by friction but I understand it's pretty hard. The NI Bushcraft chaps are on here quite a bit - I daresay they'd know how it all works.
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Post by: chris on August 14, 2009: Allright mate, good to see some one closer to my age, now i'm not syuck with these old foggies anymore ;) Only jokin!
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Post by: RedLeader on August 14, 2009: Quote from: chris_8764 on August 14, 2009
Allright mate, good to see some one closer to my age, now i'm not syuck with these old foggies anymore ;) Only jokin!

You young whippersnappers!
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Post by: MG1 on August 14, 2009: Welcome mate

Most of us are in your age bracket except 666_pack he just got his bus pass :D
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Post by: emmadilemma on August 14, 2009: Hi steve from lisburn :)
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Post by: Steve on August 14, 2009: thanks for the welcome,

Hopefully I'll be able to get out and meet you in the real world sometime soon
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Post by: Michelle on August 14, 2009: Hello and welcome to the forum - man makes fire also cooks bacon butties!!
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Post by: NeilB on August 16, 2009: hi steve good to have you with us
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 16, 2009: Hey im on the same boat, im still trying to light my 1st fire with a firesteel. Welcome steve.
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Post by: 666_pack on August 17, 2009: hello & welcome.
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Post by: billy backpack on August 17, 2009: Hi Steve, sorry I'm a bit late with a welcome