Bushcraft

Fieldcraft skills for campers
from bygone days

SIMON McGRATH looks back at skills publicised by the Club’s founder, Thomas Hiram Holding in The Campers Handbook


Fieldcraft skills for campers from bygone days

By SIMON McGRATH
Posted on 17 August 2016

When Thomas Hiram Holding published his book, The Campers Handbook, back in 1908 he was breaking new ground. Holding was the founder of the Club and he was so passionate about the pastime he penned a number of books on the subject.

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