WILLOW BASKETRY

[BushcraftOnFire]

Excellent job Mike! I have a few baskets to make this Spring myself.. Hope they turn out half as good as yours did Bro!

[wall2rockclimber]

@BushcraftOnFire

Thank you very much buddy, with your skills im sure they will!!

good luck with them and show us them when your done

mike

[5tonyvvvv]

@wall2rockclimber make one into a backpack

[awarenessis]

I remember a movie where they kept hot tinder for miles and miles carried in a basket. You helped validate that. You are a man of many talents my friend.

[wall2rockclimber]

@awarenessis

Thank you my friend and yes tinder can definately be carried this way, a good source is Horse hoof fungus a bracket of this left on the fire for 20mins can be carried for miles.

[FriarTuck1961]

Baskets were very important to our predecessors. Baskets are so useful that they were used quite regularly up to the age of plastics. Up until recent times many backpacks were made of woven baskets. Weaved grasses can also make good insulating outerwear like the cloak/cape found with Otzi the Iceman

[devilfilipe2]

this is a very important technique to know because is very useful. I understand the technique but i don't know how to begin to make the basket I don't know how to make the base. Greetings from Portugal and the Survival Team

[rbejder]

I'm afraid I don't have any examples but I've seen fish traps made this way. They were used professionally no more than a generation or two back, at least here in Denmark. But relay the sky is the limit here you could even make a permanent "living shelter" with these, if you stick the saplings in the ground straight after cutting them they'll keep growing. All you then need to do is weave a igloo shape and you have a living shelter. I've seen those as garden ornamentations.

Thanks Mike!!!!

[wall2rockclimber]

@rbejder

Yes you are right mate, these are still used in the arctic and Sweden many prefer the traditional ways over man made stuff as it can weather better.

Thanks for your comments and info

[mooseyou2]

do you think you could make a fish trap in the same way as a basket?

would like to see a video of that

[wall2rockclimber]

@mooseyou2

Yes this is the same way, i actually learnt to make a fishing trap first then modified it.

If i get time to find new shoots i will try and do a video.

[mooseyou2]

it's kind of nice to revisit some of your old videos

[Slash28ACR]

Finished product there was beautiful Mike, nice one. Especially for a first attempt!

Shame you didn't get the beginning in, that's the bit I think I would most need to see and learn how to do. Take care.

[bechne]

@Slash28ACR

I agree, it's the beginning part I'd want to work out. Mike, if you find the time that would be a good add-on...how to start the basket.