Dear Preppers and Survivalists,
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photograph by
Florian Morel
Creator of
Bushcraft Attitude Magazine
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Bushcraft
Last Monday, I gave you the definition, according to the dictionary, of bushcraft. Today, I would like to give you mine.
To me, Bushcraft is the knowledge and skills that you and your family have to improvise (with no tools or a few simple tools) the most important items for survival, shelter, fire, water, food, medical care, and protection (with a few more, depending on your abilities) from available material.
Basic Tools
For most bushcrafters, there are three necessary tools; a knife, hatch, and flint and steel; that are used in all of their adventures. With enough knowledge and experience, a bushcrafter can create the most important items for survival.
Shelter and Fire
You have probably heard me say this many times 'You and your family have three to five hours before lack of proper shelter can kill you.' this includes the ability to stay warm.
All three of these tools can be used to make a shelter and a fire.
Water
With a fire, a few rocks, and some knowledge, you and your family can have clean, purified water to drink, saving yourselves from the agony of dehydration, from the lack of drinkable water for three to five days.
Food
With the same three tools and little bit of knowledge, you, your partner, and your children can create traps to feed yourselves or you can identify edible plants.
Knowledge
Needless to say, all of these items will require you and your family to acquire knowledge.
But, ... Where to find it?
YouTube
If you haven't heard of YouTube, ... Here you go!!!
NaturalBushcraft - Introducing Bushcraft Kit: Real Survival Tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWVtShHoqzo
Forrester Bushcraft - Getting started in Bushcraft: Tools for bushcraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3Jf3nbk2J4
MCQBushcraft - Bushcraft Fire Lighting: Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47-dIO2Qhng
Paul Kirtley - Bushcraft: Essential Winter Fire Lighting Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld3e01dP7CA
Survival Lilly - Building A Survival Shelter With Natural Materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxW134oUJHQ
Woodoak Wilderness - Survival and Bushcraft Leaf Shelters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fnEq83kNuE
Primitive Skills - Survival Shelter: Debris Hut Myths
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC_SQo7O18s
Hiker in Estonia - Tarp Shelter in Rain // 3 setups with added schemes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oKxShuDXU
IA Woodsman - Budget Bushcraft Kit: $10 00 Winter Shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nM2IU_qgF8
Native Survival - Rock Boiling Water for Primitive Living
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyC8yqYj3_M
WoodsRunner1776 - How To Rock Boil Water in a Plastic Bag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oyfWx-dk3w
Ron Hood and Survival.com - How to build a "Figure 4" trap with Ron Hood: Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-JEctyHOs
Ron Hood and Survival.com - How to build a "Figure 4" trap with Ron Hood: Part2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seAevIIfUxY
Four Directions Bushcraft - Survival trapping: Native American fish trap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eAwAZ8VjGk
Bob Hansler - Primitive Fish Trap: Survival Basics, Build and Catch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riKgxP9ksas
NorwegianBushcraft - Survival traps series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bft_N9WSaDc&list=PLCDi8KmVtYthSo9E2iHbCVVBtwpNiO8jY
Almost Lastly
Some folks will think that I am 'Phoning In' today's blurb because it is a bunch of links. They would be right and they would be wrong.
Rightly so, today is a bunch of links.
But, ...
Wrongly so, because soooo many people have shared their expertise. Why repeat them ; - )
Plus, as they say, 'A picture is worth a thousand words'
Lastly, ...
You may have noticed the photograph's caption, at the top, is in French.
Well, ... Bushcrafting is a thriving endeavor around the world, so many bushcrafting videos are in the presenter's native language. All you have to do is look around.
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