When it comes to the most important tool in bushcraft you want to get it right and choosing your own knife is always a personal decision – The market today is saturated with knives that claim to be the bush man’s best friend but many are ill suited to the specific demands of bushcraft and can often leave you disappointed and out of pocket.
Archive for the ‘Bushcraft Survival Articles’ Category
Which wood for my fire?
As an instructor I am offen asked during courses which woods are best burnt for what purposes. Here I aim to narrow down some of the detail for you to enable you to make an appropriate choice, but on the whole it is worth remembering that all wood will definately burn better when seasoned and split. (more…)
Carving a Spoon Made Easy
There is something about sitting around a campfire whittling and one of the first things that people want to make when they are out in the woods is a simple spoon. Indeed spoons make the ideal first carving project. (more…)
Unusual Flora Activity for early November
As we were out in the woods yesterday (1st November 2011) we noticed a few items that continue to be out of character for the time of year. (more…)
Working with Ordnance Survey on Navigation
We were asked to write some articles for Ordnance Survey for their blog, you can see one of them here. > Lost your compass? A guide to using the sun to navigate> bit.ly/q564D8
Water Sourcing
Drinking to stay hydrated is just something that we do automatically without thinking and the importance of water to the human body is often overlooked. We are all taught that we are made up of 70% water which in the average adult is approximately 40 litres. (more…)
Firelighting
We don’t know exactly when the first human or human ancestor successfully created fire for the first time for themselves. We do know that homonids have been using fire for over one million years but for many thousands over years we probably harvested and maintained naturally occurring bush fires and kept them going. (more…)
Water Purification
The World Health Organisation estimates that globally some 2 million people a year die from water borne diseases. It is recommended that all wild water should be considered as potentially contaminated and should therefore by subject to one of the subsequent treatments described here. (more…)
Shelter
Out of the four basics requirements for survival (fire, food, water and shelter) shelter comes out pretty much at the top of the list irrespective of the environment you are in. (more…)
Foraging Handy Hints
Over the last few years there has been a significant increase in the number of celebrity chefs and tv cookery programs incorporating wild foods in to their cooking. This combined with the appeal of sourcing food that is free and has zero food miles, has resulted in a significant public interest in foraging wild food for themselves. (more…)