Tag: bushcraft

Buscraft For Preppers: Foraging Wild Persimmon

This is a video that was lost in the Youtube ban but I have brought it back because now is wild persimmon time. If you are lucky enough to get your hands on them. Notice all most of the leaves have fallen off this tree. That is really when the fruit start to get sweet.


October 24, 2022 0

How to Make and Use a Wickiup Shelter

The Algonquians were one of many American tribes that used the woods and the land to survive. The wickiup shelter was created, and the name coined, by this tribe. Their word for home-dwelling was “wikiyap” and it was this kind of teepee-style shelter. Read the rest of this article written by James over at Survival World


May 3, 2022 0

Best and Worst Bushcraft Skills for Preppers

Listen to “The Best And Worst Bushcraft Skills For Prepper” on Spreaker. Only so much time in the day. This podcast is about what to focus on in terms of bushcraft skills.


November 10, 2021 0

Bushcraft For Preppers: Figure 4 Deadfall Trap

Eat! Make sure you can eat! A trap like this will kill Squirrels. You can use a heavier rock to kill groundhogs. The rock must be 3x the weight of your prey animals. THERE IS NO WAY TO GAIN THESE SKILLS OTHER THEN GETTING OUT AND DOING!


October 5, 2021 0

Bushcraft for Preppers: Fresnel Lens Fire in Seconds

This thing has blown me away. I have started fire with lenses before but these larger fresnels are unbelievable.


April 30, 2021 0

Bushcraft for Preppers: Medicinal Trees – Black Walnut

The black walnut is a tree that is likely close by and offers you up all kinds of natural resources from food to dye to iodine to a great wood resource and more. Here we focus on the medicinal uses of the tree.


March 15, 2021 0

Bushcraft for Preppers: Fish Weir

This is a mini fish weir build that Carter and I did. Ideally it should be about 3 times this size but we ran into some unforseen situations. This is why it is so important to get out there and do these kinds of things. You learn how to pick the right location. Our location…
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February 28, 2021 0

Bushcraft for Preppers: Splitting Wood SAFELY in the Wild

Your axe will open you up like a crimson melon, if you are not careful. Cutting wood in the backyard is much different than cutting it out in the Hinterlands. You can limp yourself in the house or call for help if you make a little slip of the ax. However, 5 miles into the…
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December 29, 2020 0

Bushcrafting for Preppers: Feathersticks and Fire Starting PT1.

Using feathersticks is the best way to start a fire in cold and wet conditions when you don’t have any kind of fire extender, WHICH YOU SHOULD, but sometimes I am in the woods and not carrying my bigfoot fur so making a bunch of feather sticks will get you fire. I will also show…
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November 5, 2020 0

Essential Survival Gear and Tools

  The importance of survival gear and the tools you need to survive is so important. But do you know that many people have lost their lives because they had no proper means of survival? The purpose of this article is to provide information to everyone on some essential survival gear and tools. Many people…
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April 28, 2020 0

Prepping and Survival Mentality

What really drives a prepper and their motivations? I am not a big fan of fear driving anything that I do. However, there is a time for most beginner preppers that starts with fear and reaction. However, before lone you begin to pan out from all that worry of what could happen and you start…
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January 11, 2019 0

Bushcraft with Craig Avery

Bushcraft with Craig Avery James Walton “I Am Liberty ” Audio player below! We have a special guest on this show to talk about bushcraft among other things. There is something mesmerizing about the art of bushcraft and having the ability to manipulate the world “in the bush” the way that a well seasons practitioner…
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July 12, 2018 1

Bushcraft Knives 101: Why do you Need to Find a Perfect Bushcraft Knife

Bushcraft Knives 101:  Why do you Need to Find a Perfect Bushcraft Knife Knife enthusiasts, we have great news for you! Trying to find yourself a good knife for your outdoor adventures? Your outdoor adventures need a survival knife that can help you with different kinds of tasks! The knife should be able enough to…
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May 24, 2018 0