Challenge Kev Outdoors

Grid Square Journeys no. 1 – NO 1114 (West Dron Hill and Pitkeathly Loch)

The coronavirus lockdown of the last 10 weeks has finally started to ease a little. On Thursday, 67 long days after it started, Nicola Sturgeon signalled the start of phase one of the lockdown relaxation. I can go to a garden centre (not unheard of, they usually do awesome cakes), play croquet (unlikely but if…

30/05/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, Geocaching, Grid Square Journeys, Kev’s Hill Walking Challenges, Microadventures, Old Buildings, Writing and Musings

challenge kev outdoors, compass, Geocaching, Grid Square Journey, hill walking, hungry media, maps, navigation, no 1114
Lockdown Bivvy

Where will I go? A question normally with a thousand answers. At the moment, because of the lockdown, there is only one….. A microadventure in the garden.

22/05/2020

Kevin Johnston

Camping, Coronavirus, Microadventures

bivvy, Camping, challenge kev outdoors, hungry media, scotland, sleeping
Flat Space

I needed some. So I built some. One of the things that has impressed me since I started building Bernie in a camper colossus is how people can squeeze even the tiniest table into their vans. I wanted one too! And after the now standard hours spent researching all the usual places (YouTube/Instagram/vanlife websites) I…

22/05/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, Vanlife

berlingo, Bernie, challenge kev outdoors, foldaway, hungry media, scotland, tables, van, Vanlife
Back Garden Bushcraft

Making some hot chocolate using a kelly kettle. Much tastier.

14/05/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, Fatherhood

bushcraft, challenge kev outdoors, fire, hot chocolate, hungry media, kelly, kettle
A New Murrayfield

The latest in a series of things we’ve built to improve our garden, entertain Young Johnston and get us through lockdown! Rugby posts!

02/05/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, What Can I Build?, Wood Carving

building, challenge kev outdoors, hungry media, posts, rugby, wood
More Pallet Recycling – A Planter

The latest in a series of things we’ve built to improve our garden, entertain Young Johnston and get us through lockdown! A Planter!

25/04/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, What Can I Build?, Wood Carving

challenge kev outdoors, flowers, hungry media, pallets, recycling
Camping on our Doorstep

A second three weeks of lockdown has just been announced. So back to the van for the next job, making a midge net for the window. I essentially copied this idea: https://www.motorhomeplanet.co.uk/archives/4795 It seems to have worked really well, but we’ll see how it performs next time I can get further than the front door.…

18/04/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, Microadventures, Vanlife

berlingo, Bernie, Camping, challenge kev outdoors, Coronavirus, hungry media, lockdown, midge, net, scotland, van, Vanlife
Feeding the Locals

The latest in a series of things we’ve built to improve our garden, entertain Young Johnston and get us through lockdown! Bird tables!

15/04/2020

Kevin Johnston

Coronavirus, What Can I Build?, Wood Carving

bird, building, challenge kev outdoors, hungry media, tables, tools