A-Z Bushcraft: A is For Axe

A-Z Bushcraft: A is For Axe

October 8, 2010 by  
Filed under Survival Skills, Tools, Video




How to use an Axe skillfully and in safety. From chopping logs to making spoons the axe is as handy as a knife in bushcraft.

Survival Skills: Firemaking – The Hand Drill

Survival Skills: Firemaking – The Hand Drill

October 8, 2010 by  
Filed under Fires & Warmth, Survival Skills, Video




Richard Cleveland of the Earth School in Western North Carolina teaches students solid Wilderness Survival Skills. Students learn to be self-reliant as they deepen their connection to the natural world. In this video, Cleveland demonstrates how to start a fire in the wilderness using a hand drill.

Firemaking – The Bow Drill

Firemaking – The Bow Drill

November 19, 2009 by  
Filed under Fires & Warmth, Survival Skills, Video




A no-nonsense guide to making and using a bow drill to start a fire in the wilderness. This video is courtesy of Earth School in Western North Carolina.

How To Build A Shelter In A Forest

How To Build A Shelter In A Forest

April 9, 2009 by  
Filed under Shelter, Survival Skills, Video




Natural shelter in the wild is a potential life saver. If you do not have a tent or bivouac with you, knowing how to make a lean-to shelter is one of the most important bush craft survival skills. So watch thi’s guide to building a shelter in a forest.

First Aid Items To Take To The Wilds

First Aid Items To Take To The Wilds

April 9, 2009 by  
Filed under Video




A first aid kit is a bushcrafter’s most important item to help you to survive in the wild. Bushcraft and Survival Skills Magazine editor Simon Eller shows what first aid items to take.

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