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Bushcraft Vs Survival

Bushcraft Vs Survival

What’s the difference? Many places offer bushcraft and survival skills courses. Is there a difference between these two and if so, why does it matter? The answer is quite simple. There is a pretty big difference. And it does matter. Survival Skills Training The basic definition of survival skills is to possess the ability to survive in…

Natural Cordage
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Natural Cordage

Natural cordage is both vital to survival skills and a satisfying and rewarding process in itself. For those wanting to develop their wilderness skills, the process of making natural cord is an essential step to the further construction of fishing line and bowstrings for hunting, for lashing poles for shelters and bundles. As well as…

DD Tarp Review

DD Tarp Review

I often get asked about what kit I use when running bushcraft courses for Wildway, so here is a little review on the 3×3 DD Tarp. The guys at Wildway Bushcraft have been using the DD 3×3 Tarp for a while now and I thought I would let you know our thoughts. The tarp has…

Foraging

Foraging

Who doesn’t want to believe they could survive in the wild? Whether it’s a long term trip in the wilderness or just getting lost in the woods overnight, we’d like to think we have the skills to make a tough situation into a great adventure. Foraging, the ancient art of finding food in the wild,…

Friction Fire Lighting

Friction Fire Lighting

An essential survival skill and a great learning experience Four thousand years ago the ancient Egyptians were using hearth sticks to light their domestic fires. This long history of friction fire lighting continues to the present day, through Tamil Nadu fire drills and the foot-powered drills used by the Lhota Naga people in India. The…

Feather Sticks

Feather Sticks

In the bushcraft world, fire is one of the main things people want to master. This is easier when its nice and dry and sunny but much more difficult when it is chucking it down with rain. There is a paradox with making fire. The greater the need, the harder it is to achieve. This…

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