I spent the weekend in the wilderness learning to survive with just a knife and a tarpaulin. My mate Richard is getting wed, and rather than a boozy night in Blackpool he wanted to spend the last weekend in February in a wood.

Mike our guide asked us to meet near a canal, and walk to the wood where we found a basic camp, with parachute shelters and three men who looked what they were doing. Over the weekend we learned how to use a sheath knife correctly, clean water from a stream, build a basha shelter and make fire from a spark. We ate squirrel too!

I really enjoyed myself, and nearly everyone else did too. Some just aren't up to the harsh outside Bear Grylls type lifestyle like me!

Anyone who fancies doing the same sort of thing could do a lot worse than contact Mike from BushTruck, but don't let the Web 0.5 site put you off.

Pictures of our adventures can be found in the galleries.