Really great vid. Subjects and commentaries very well covered, even for a beginner who pays attention to learn survival skills. Truly worth subscribing to!!
A USDA Forest Service leaflet also claimed cottonwood's inner bark is edible. I tried it, and would love to sit at a table while you ate a plate of it, either raw (impossibly awful) or boiled up as you recommend (disgusting.) If you have been able to make it palatable, I would like to know your secret. Too many people simply repeat what they have heard or read, and have no personal experience. Cottonwood has survival value, but eating the raw or cooked inner bark in quantity could make you sick.
@MikeKrebill To begin Mike, I have tried: Cottonwood, Aspen, Pine, Willow and Birch barks(inner). They are all bitter as hell. I have not cooked any but supposed to soften and mellow out the bitterness. I have seen this in MULTIPLE books, and so far the only place I have heard otherwise is you. Secondly, everyone has a different palate and handle certain foods differently. I can't eat much of the bitter greens either (dandelion, wild lettuce, thistle, etc.)
@ColoradoSurvivalist Thank you for your tactful response. It sounds like our taste buds are similar. I have cooked the inner bark of cottonwood and would not wish it on anyone, especially in a survival situation as vomiting will cause a person to lose precious fluids. Not everything in books can be trusted. Just because something is claimed to be edible in multiple books does not mean it is. The best kind of book is one based on personal experience, not library research. Yes, palates differ.
@MikeKrebill It is also important to make the distinction between "edible" and "sustainable". These barks are edible, but not sustainable by themselves. If you try to survive of bark alone you will not make it far. However, they can be added to more complete diets for important calories in a survival situation.
Great video! I came across it while doing research for the Pathfinder Instructional. I live in your area but plant knowledge is one of my weak areas. Most don't discuss winter edible plants. Good idea. I did take an edible plants class from Cattail Bob a few years ago.
Actually, I saw on the show Survivor Man that most grasses you can chew, and suck out the juices for some temporary energy until you find something better. Just spit out the solid grass blades.
The cactus bares a fruit on top that can be skinned and eaten raw. Good stuff and nice video too. I love how people do videos on this stuff and then zoom in and its all blurry, retards!
Sweet video! Your commentary is great. I love that not only do you have info to identify it but also what parts are good to eat, how to prepare it, seasons that it's good in, and what flora is dangerous. Really top notch! Thanks for posting and I hope you keep making more!
Really great vid. Subjects and commentaries very well covered, even for a beginner who pays attention to learn survival skills. Truly worth subscribing to!!
Phikay1 2 months ago
A USDA Forest Service leaflet also claimed cottonwood's inner bark is edible. I tried it, and would love to sit at a table while you ate a plate of it, either raw (impossibly awful) or boiled up as you recommend (disgusting.) If you have been able to make it palatable, I would like to know your secret. Too many people simply repeat what they have heard or read, and have no personal experience. Cottonwood has survival value, but eating the raw or cooked inner bark in quantity could make you sick.
MikeKrebill 2 months ago
@MikeKrebill To begin Mike, I have tried: Cottonwood, Aspen, Pine, Willow and Birch barks(inner). They are all bitter as hell. I have not cooked any but supposed to soften and mellow out the bitterness. I have seen this in MULTIPLE books, and so far the only place I have heard otherwise is you. Secondly, everyone has a different palate and handle certain foods differently. I can't eat much of the bitter greens either (dandelion, wild lettuce, thistle, etc.)
ColoradoSurvivalist 2 months ago
@ColoradoSurvivalist Thank you for your tactful response. It sounds like our taste buds are similar. I have cooked the inner bark of cottonwood and would not wish it on anyone, especially in a survival situation as vomiting will cause a person to lose precious fluids. Not everything in books can be trusted. Just because something is claimed to be edible in multiple books does not mean it is. The best kind of book is one based on personal experience, not library research. Yes, palates differ.
MikeKrebill 2 months ago
@MikeKrebill It is also important to make the distinction between "edible" and "sustainable". These barks are edible, but not sustainable by themselves. If you try to survive of bark alone you will not make it far. However, they can be added to more complete diets for important calories in a survival situation.
ColoradoSurvivalist 2 months ago
nice work thanks
ERICWAGNERSLUCID 5 months ago
Great video! I came across it while doing research for the Pathfinder Instructional. I live in your area but plant knowledge is one of my weak areas. Most don't discuss winter edible plants. Good idea. I did take an edible plants class from Cattail Bob a few years ago.
rodlpz 8 months ago
heh. i got giardia from eating a cattail shoot *facepalm* i stinky
AlbinoWolfCub 8 months ago
great video and really great photography. This is one of my passions, and Colorado Survialist did a fantastic job. Hope to see more.
faultroy 10 months ago
for no reason i just eat grass at my school :U
TheHaloman980 1 year ago
@TheHaloman980
Actually, I saw on the show Survivor Man that most grasses you can chew, and suck out the juices for some temporary energy until you find something better. Just spit out the solid grass blades.
ColoradoSurvivalist 1 year ago
I've eaten many wild edibles but juniper I'm a little scared 2 try
musclesmatthews 1 year ago
The cactus bares a fruit on top that can be skinned and eaten raw. Good stuff and nice video too. I love how people do videos on this stuff and then zoom in and its all blurry, retards!
joshpapendorf 1 year ago
Sweet video! Your commentary is great. I love that not only do you have info to identify it but also what parts are good to eat, how to prepare it, seasons that it's good in, and what flora is dangerous. Really top notch! Thanks for posting and I hope you keep making more!
glenyoshida 2 years ago 5