Good information and many questions are raised. Wood selection down below is in question.
N. America has many good trees for bushcraft. Maple, Beech, Oaks - several. Hickory, Ash for handles. Osage Orange (Bodark) for bows. Softer wood for carving: Sycamore, Basswood. And many more. None are dangerous. Your country has many of the same. Check the shape of the leaves to be sure. stonenstrop
@Spurgu87 No they're not, well not down here in Cornwall, UK they're not extremely common, don't assume a resource is abundant everywhere just because you might have lots in Finland ;) All the best,
Type "exchange rate" into google. First one will be their own calculator. Click on "view more conversions" and choose "British Pound Sterling" and "U.S. Dollar".
YOU'RE FROM BRITAIN! Can you tell me the limit of the blade size allowed in the uk and stuff? I don't want to go into the woods and come out to get arrested D:
@TzunSu Pff! That's a lie! I've managed to learn some good fundamental skills in copses.
But there are a lot of countries which have been so heavily terraformed into farmland that you can't find a woodland for miles arround. Though perhaps few have been so affected as England has.
@kingmanted Fuck local laws and regulations. Hiding from game keepers and farmers will sharpen your senses and give you vital training for when the insects rise up to claim the earth as there own.
Absolutely superb introductory video. You're explanations are clear and outstanding and you're a natural teacher. Thanks for putting the time and the expertise in.
It was a joke man. I hardly went to school so? Your bush tools are cool anyway, I have a good selection too. My favorite knife I have is the Zlatoust Boyarin, its maybe big but it hardly weighs a thing. Sorry if I pissed you off.
P.S. I hope grammer and spellings where alright this time.
@jimjimjim9999 You've got a pathetic sense of humour, suggesting that one of your countries military killing drones is circling the skies above my country is exactly laughing content. Seriously, you really want to consider how your country has indoctrinated your culture to desensitise and glamorise your military to the point your population is happy to occupy and kill abroad.
@NaturalBushcraft Just curious: Do people in your country realize the way I do, that America is merely fighting the enemies of Israel, while the Israelis sit around spending the more than three billion dollars that they have manipulated the Americans into giving to them every year? On another subject, great video.
@NaturalBushcraft Just curious: Do people in your country realize the way I do, that America is merely fighting the enemies of Israel, while the Israelis sit around spending the more than three billion dollars that they have manipulated the Americans into giving to them every year? I met a wonderful little Iraqi boy the other day, and I thought about how many of these kids the Americans have killed in the name of Israel. Also, fathers and brothers. VERY sad. On another subject, great video.
Great vid. I'm trying to learn this stuff too. Sportsmansguide has a double pack of Mora knives for cheap. They look a lot like the green one you showed. Probably about 10 pounds in the UK. Mine are on backorder now.
Hi, I was wondering, I've been making spoons and pipes and stuff out of wood...is it dangerous at all to harvest wood that you dont know if its toxic or not..is there a way to tell if it is?
@HandsomeSasquatch Yes there are toxic woods that you should avoid. Luckily there are common woods like Hazel, Sycamore & Beech that are fine to use, but there are also other woods like Holly which should be avoided for eating from etc. I can't put a comprehensive list here so I would advise asking the question in the NaturalBushcraft Forum or Googling for toxic woods in your country. All the best & Happy Whittling,
@NaturalBushcraft People are so stupid and ignorant today, when it comes to Bushcraft, people have said to me how can you kill little rabbits and eat them, I said you go to a store and eat meat that has been feed grain, hormones,steroids and chemicals and butchered in feed lots with shit and piss, and Iam the savage??..lol
@5tonyvvvv Well said bud. I'm actually off out hunting with my cousin in about an hour for Rabbits, all for the freezer/pot, healthy wild meat which is free & humanely killed.
Lighters and matches are good. But when it is damp outside or in your unheated damp structure where you are hiding from the zombies or motorcycle riding sociopsychopaths clad in chains and leather garments yielding spiked clubs and crossbows it's always nice to have that 3000-6000 degree F sparks from a fire steel to start a protective fire ring or to cook some nice zombie liver with Fava beans.
high carbon steel is not one of the easiest metals to sharpen regardles of the blades edge type, better with a toughened steel blade, even though carbon steel keeps an edge for longer it is certainly a bugger to re-sharpen.
@RigRunnerDisco The ease of sharpening comes down to it's rockwell hardness, it's not just about the material used. I can have a high-carbon steel blade that is soft and too easy to sharpen or I can have it too hard and a nightmare to sharpen.
@NaturalBushcraft You should make a distinction between "high carbon" and carbon steel. What manufacturers calls "high carbon" steel is usually 420HC or 440 stainless steel. Stainless is usually harder to sharpen than a carbon steel even at the same hardness.
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@Lundt93 Why not learn how to be self-reliant; learn how to make fire yourself using naturally available resources... where'as with your factory made lighter your relying on a technology that someone else has developed and shipped to you; a device of which you couldn't recreate yourself.
@NaturalBushcraft It is defiantly a good idea to have the skills available for when you need to make a fire on your own. It is absurd to suggest virtue trumps survivability. If there is an easier more practical and energy saving method, use it.
@NaturalBushcraft You do realize that the firesteel was also built in a factory, right? That stuff doesn't grow in trees...So te question was: why not a lighter?
@cilica5 It doesn't matter whether it grows on trees or not, that shows either your view of Bushcraft is distorted or your trying to achieve something I'm not.
A firesteel is more reliable and robust than a lighter, it won't break easily with impact, it doesn't run out of gas, lighting more fires than a lighter, there are other benefits to a firesteel, but I'm sick of explaining myself to you so get your ass of to the woods and learn something :p
@NaturalBushcraft Nice videos... very relaxed, mellow attitudes. Keep up the good work educating the masses. Did a couple of winter camps in the snow recently with tarp, hammock and firesteel. Wonder if the leavers of negative comments were out this winter, warm around a campfire in the woods? Nah, too busy putting down peoples efforts on youtube! On the bright side, when they've succumbed to hypothermia, starvation and ignorance, we get their lighters and matches! Peace.
Survival and bush-craft is not about whether something is made from nature, or from a factory. "Purity" is unimportant. A lighter is useful, but complex (fragile) and runs out. Should you fall out of your canoe into rapids, and lose all your kit, including firesticks and lighters, could you make a) get back to shore, and b) make a fire to warm up before hypothermia sets in and your hands become useless? It's a practical matter, not an ideological one.
@DGPakuta lmao - no it's not! - It's not smart to carry every god damn fire lighting method under the sun! I'm 100% confident of starting fires with a Firesteel (are you?) and when I'm out I have one in my rucksack and one attached to my person.
So I don't need to carry a lighter, matches, firesteel, fire-piston, bowdrill, magnifying-lens and all other methods you can think of.
@NaturalBushcraft Ashley, would you mind helping a young bushcrafter out?
I'm about to buy my first wooden handle bushcraft knife. So far I've only used Mora's, and with a reason. I'm afraid that water will ruin the wood, and taking in account the fact that you're out in the bush, with potential rain and rivers everywhere, I wouldn't quite underestimate that factor...
Could you help me decide? Are wooden handles really that risky or am I just exaggerating?
@LukeTheP That's a very good question Luke. I wouldn't worry about buying a knife with a wooden handle, it's not an issue. A wooden handle on a good knife would only get damaged by serious neglect and misuse and I mean you'd have to soak it underwater for long durations and then leave out in the air for long durations in order to warp or damage it. It would not damage it to merely get a little wet from rain, as long as you wiped it dry and the end of the day. All the best,
@LukeTheP Also it's worth noting on our Natural Bushcraft website we have a thriving forum/community which is friendly and open to all the thousands of questions you might have. I would like to invite you to join us there, then you can get not just my opinion but that of other Bushcrafter's too. There's tons of useful knowledge/experience being shared freely there.
@NaturalBushcraft That's like saying, why not learn how to be self-reliant and not use a steel axe. Unless someone is a blacksmith and make's their own axes I don't see how they're being "self-reliant", at least in the context you described. Also, what's the point in criticizing people's spelling and grammar? Especially when you're being a hypocrite all the while with imperfect spelling and grammar. Just thought that I'd point that out.
@Tokenlightened Just for the record; I actually learnt how to Blacksmith things without the need of buying any books or specialist tools, it can be done if you have the motivation and curiosity to do it, have you Blacksmithed your own tools?
And to your point: I did not imply that one should be exclusively self-reliant, my point was why not try your hand at it in a specific area every once in a while. The use of fire by friction was ridiculed; the attitudes of some people are pathetic.
I do a fair bit of sea fishing, and Limpet is one of my favorite tipping baits during the Cod season. I also know where to find huge thick limpet shells.
Thats really handy to know about the Limpet shells... I actually thought about fitting the end section of one into a wooden bearing block for a natural friction free effect.
@smileytall Tried that, trust me it's better with just two limpet shells on top of each other and your hand directly pressing/controlling them. You want to look for a pair that are old and thick.
@TheOrigionalArroyo I primarily use a firesteel to light fires when I'm out. I find them more robust & reliable when compared to matches & lighters. Nothing against matches/lighters though, both are great methods of fire lighting.
Yes the bowdrill could be considered a last resort, but I wouldn't clearly label it as that and leave it as that. For example I practice it and try it for fun occasionally. By not always taking the easiest route you practice & learn new skills.
@TheBigpunn421 Google 'Homemade Bushcraft Forge' you should come across an article from NaturalBushcraft, it contains instructions, videos & photos that will exaplin all.
@THEBIRDMAN9412 Because they don't have to be so big! - They do everything I need them to, so why would I want anything bigger? It would just be cumbersome and more to carry. I typically carry either a saw or an axe anyway.
@NaturalBushcraft I guess its more personal preference. I prefer a large blade like the cold steel trailmaster. and I'll carry a small folding blade for skinning and preparing game.
I like the big survival blades because they can chop like an axe, and cut like a razor. but a hatchet will always be better for chopping.
i own that folding knife. same maker, but the brand printed on the hamdle is campmore and on the blade its Opinel. my ? is, is it a carbon steel knife?
@NaturalBushcraft Well, one as a neck knife (mora). The other green one as a bushcraft knife (mora), but they are both the same size with simular steel. So what is the point that i have missed?
In my opinion its better with a smaller knife as a neck knife and a bigger one to use as a all purpose knife. But we all have our own opinions. Good review though. Good video.
@philevettu As I explain 12 seconds in: "I don't carry all of this tools on one trip". They are just spread out on show because they are some of the Bushcraft tools I do use (at different times and different trips).
@NaturalBushcraft hey man, great video , love your stuff. I have aquestion about hte small mora knife that you use for "Projects", how do you sharpen it? i got the exact same one, and havent used it that much so it is still very sharp, But i want to know how i can get that extream sharpness that you first get with the knife.
these are awsome sharpening videos for scandi knives
/watch?v=We1-CDNaSFs
except, I dont bother with wetstones, I just have an 8" 2 sided dmt "duo sharp" diamond steel plate. Fine, extra fine, & a credit card sized one for the field
these are awsome sharpening videos for scandi knives
watch?v=We1-CDNaSFs
except, I dont bother with wetstones, I just have an 8" 2 sided dmt "duo sharp" diamond steel plate. Fine, extra fine, & a credit card sized one for the field
these are awsome sharpening videos for scandi knives
watch?v=We1-CDNaSFs
except, I dont bother with wetstones, I just have an 8" 2 sided dmt "duo sharp" diamond steel plate. Fine, extra fine, & a credit card sized one for the field
I would use two knives one that I can baton wood then one just for smaller stuff.. I would toss the hatchet and replace with folding saw. You can cut faster and waste less calories. The bow drill kit I would toss too and just carry a mag rod and a bic lighter. No compass?? No whistle to help signal? What about shelter?? What are you going to use to purify water as well as hold it?? Where is the para cord 550 for snares and helping make shelters? Sorry I don't like this one bit.
@TheSingingDemon You have absolutly no idea wtf bushcraft is do you?
Compass, Not needed, optional.
Lighter, Not needed (that one really made me Lmfao).
Folding saw? nowhere near as multi purpose as an axe. Moreover sawing uses more calories especially when cutting small trees to use as firewood, couple of chops and you're done vs constant pushing and pulling of a saw blade.
Purifying water, Mess cup?
Shelter, Ermm... Bushcraft????
Paracord, natural cord? natural cord is far better for snares
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I don't think u can compare Bear to this. His situations are the most extreme possible situations you can be in and he shows you how to think, how to get out of them.
Ray Mears whom is great does not put himself in those extreme conditions. Ask Ray what he would do if there was a camel and a sandstorm. Without the camel he would die no question about it so don't call someone pathetic. Because what you're saying is, in a sandstorm u would rather have nothing than a camel. Gj.
@KALfilms You're an idiot. Bear Grylls was created by Television. He has a team with him, he is asked to go to those places, almost none of which are realistic for the average outdoorsman. If an outdoorsman went there, they would usually be prepared.
You ask what Ray Mears would do in a sand storm? Did you see the state of that camel that Bear used? It was already slaughtered and field dressed. They just left him the stomach to suck turds out of. You know how long it takes to prepare it?
@KALfilms you're aware that during that episode bear stayed in a hotel overnight right? twas widely publicised as being a fakery when he said he would stay in it overnight, it's also what caused the discovery channel to have to add the disclaimer to the program.
Also Ray is in those extreme conditions, he's just not flinging himself from trees saying "oh my god I'm could die at any minute!!" he's surviving, comfortably.
I quote...
"It's starting to get quite chilly" - Ray Mears at -40 degrees
Thanks for a great clip.I like your first knife and believe you have the bevel about right. You don't want to take it too high as it removes too much steel from behind the cutting edge, leaving it weak. The handle could do with a bit more refining. One tip would be to use half round rasps and files to get the basic shape then strips of emery cloth to smooth and contour the shape by useing it at all different angles not just at 90 degrees to the blade axis.
watching theese videos makes me think of bear grylls, but this feels more real, from your prespective, is what he does worth knowing? like... how to survive in the jungle without tools and so on..
@Damhagor In my personal opinion Bear Grylls is not worth watching. A lot of his advice is dangerous and his shows are just glamorized to be entertainment.
You would be a lot better of watching stuff by Ray Mears, reading his books or those of Mors Kochanski.
Search for "bear grylled" here on YouTube and watch the top video.
@LeonRFpoa The tools that we don't see, are his cameraman, sound man, director and producer. Oh, and their tents, backup cars and thermoses of hot tea.
Just a warning to any that buy the plastic handled Mora; It is a short tang, and I've broken several from gentle batoning through cedar. Just be aware of that fact folks, it's a great blade outside of that one weakness
@OzaawaaMigiziNini That's interesting to hear, I've done lots of batoning with my old/cheap £8 Mora and it's never showed sign of weekness. It's not the clipper though. Cheers,
@ukguy Sorry, your right.. you might not have any of these tools in a survival situation, I didn't mean to say you would, I was just trying to say that if I had to survive in british woodland for a duration these would be the tools I would choose to help me survive (by choice). They are what I consider 'real tools' not some of the survival-gadgetory that some people will tout as survival tools.
Too funny, Jango. But to be sure, beaver in the wild does taste great, especially the tail :-) You can put it on the fire and the skin will protect the fatty meat inside while it cooks.
I like the method you use to hold your spindle on the firedrill
hey man where did you get the axe ? i would like to get one. and you should try a antler hand hold for your bowdrill kit. and the frost knife are really pretty good ha. i like the video
oregon is a pine forest , ever made a birchbark canoe out of pine bark.
pyramonitor 3 hours ago
Good information and many questions are raised. Wood selection down below is in question.
N. America has many good trees for bushcraft. Maple, Beech, Oaks - several. Hickory, Ash for handles. Osage Orange (Bodark) for bows. Softer wood for carving: Sycamore, Basswood. And many more. None are dangerous. Your country has many of the same. Check the shape of the leaves to be sure. stonenstrop
stonenstrop 3 days ago
Birch-bark in a jar? The woods are full of it my friend :)
Spurgu87 1 week ago
@Spurgu87 No they're not, well not down here in Cornwall, UK they're not extremely common, don't assume a resource is abundant everywhere just because you might have lots in Finland ;) All the best,
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 week ago
Char cloth is 100% cotton material ex; white undershirt! Great video! I want to see more! Subscribing!
bobaloosb 2 weeks ago
fantastic video i am subscribing
musaeren123456789 3 weeks ago
What ax was that? Wetterlings large hunters ax? Sorry if you said it in the video, The sound cut out on my computer. :/
trevor6744 1 month ago
@trevor6744 GB Small Forest Axe
NaturalBushcraft 1 month ago
l'opinel c'est pour le saucisson ;)
drlogan13 1 month ago
Hi, What is the second knife you mentioned? Where can I get one? :D
Inity23 2 months ago
@Inity23 its a mora from sweden, they dont make that model anymore, but they do have a great variety of very good and cheap knives
max465t 2 months ago
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NewbieCamper 2 months ago
look---weed
Reliancedred 3 months ago
How many us dollars is 8lbs
sep211997 3 months ago
@sep211997
Type "exchange rate" into google. First one will be their own calculator. Click on "view more conversions" and choose "British Pound Sterling" and "U.S. Dollar".
CanItAlready 3 months ago
YOU'RE FROM BRITAIN! Can you tell me the limit of the blade size allowed in the uk and stuff? I don't want to go into the woods and come out to get arrested D:
joep45621 4 months ago
Some of this is junk
john79edi 4 months ago
@john79edi You obviously have never practiced bushcraft and just sit on the computer saying you can do all the skills but really cant
WesternBushcraft 4 months ago
Some good kit here. You can't go wrong with stuff made in Sweden. Good quality and will not let you down.
nathanshepherd1 5 months ago
what kind of a pack do you recomend for beginners
residentmagnum 5 months ago
@residentmagnum Any pack will do, Whatever picks your fancie :)
CiaranRooney125 5 months ago
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jamestargetedindiv 5 months ago
Put a breakaway in that lanyard. 550 lbs of breaking strain beats your neck if caught up on something.
mryellow123 6 months ago
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mryellow123 6 months ago
were do you find this?
Renagadepatriot 6 months ago
Ka Bar, Homemade charcloth, paracord and firesteel. In my opinion that's enough for me. Although I wouldn't mind the buck hoodlum....
thefishmerchant 6 months ago
good video, great regards from sweden.
3ch0null 6 months ago
Camp Mess Kit
/watch?v=tIKkd2ADUHU
LonelyStreetProd 7 months ago
naturalbushcraft,where is a good place to practice bushcraft? Thanks in advance!
kingmanted 7 months ago
@kingmanted In the woods! It depends on your country, local laws and regulations.
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago 4
@NaturalBushcraft But England has more farmland and rolling fields. What if we cannot find the wood? Where else is good? :)
ESAPOWER 6 months ago
@ESAPOWER If you cant find a wood, your probably not ready to learn bushcraft ;)
TzunSu 6 months ago
@TzunSu Pff! That's a lie! I've managed to learn some good fundamental skills in copses.
But there are a lot of countries which have been so heavily terraformed into farmland that you can't find a woodland for miles arround. Though perhaps few have been so affected as England has.
ESAPOWER 6 months ago
@kingmanted
anywhere outside - your garden etc. and while youre watching tv roll some cord or knock up a basket etc.
branni79 4 months ago
@kingmanted Fuck local laws and regulations. Hiding from game keepers and farmers will sharpen your senses and give you vital training for when the insects rise up to claim the earth as there own.
Mr400babies 1 month ago
lol been around for f******* donkeys... love it. new phrase i am adding to my inventory. THANKS BRITAIN!
Bieberhole 7 months ago
Nice vid...sensible kit choices.... I love the Scandi grind knives for bushcraft,
canuckcamper 7 months ago
what exactly is the kind of knife that you first introduced?
jakef805 7 months ago
Absolutely superb introductory video. You're explanations are clear and outstanding and you're a natural teacher. Thanks for putting the time and the expertise in.
SamuraiQuester 7 months ago
great video and nice gear you have there
76bts 8 months ago
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biggrex 8 months ago
what is the us dollar to pound convurtion
angeloruggiero57 8 months ago
@angeloruggiero57 Ask Google.
NaturalBushcraft 8 months ago 4
@angeloruggiero57 You mean conversion - 1 USD = 0.62GBP as at 28.5.11 Exchange rate 0.617457
chas4551 8 months ago
It was a joke man. I hardly went to school so? Your bush tools are cool anyway, I have a good selection too. My favorite knife I have is the Zlatoust Boyarin, its maybe big but it hardly weighs a thing. Sorry if I pissed you off.
P.S. I hope grammer and spellings where alright this time.
jimjimjim9999 8 months ago
@jimjimjim9999 You've got a pathetic sense of humour, suggesting that one of your countries military killing drones is circling the skies above my country is exactly laughing content. Seriously, you really want to consider how your country has indoctrinated your culture to desensitise and glamorise your military to the point your population is happy to occupy and kill abroad.
NaturalBushcraft 8 months ago 4
@NaturalBushcraft Just curious: Do people in your country realize the way I do, that America is merely fighting the enemies of Israel, while the Israelis sit around spending the more than three billion dollars that they have manipulated the Americans into giving to them every year? On another subject, great video.
aTellerOfTruths 8 months ago
@NaturalBushcraft Just curious: Do people in your country realize the way I do, that America is merely fighting the enemies of Israel, while the Israelis sit around spending the more than three billion dollars that they have manipulated the Americans into giving to them every year? I met a wonderful little Iraqi boy the other day, and I thought about how many of these kids the Americans have killed in the name of Israel. Also, fathers and brothers. VERY sad. On another subject, great video.
aTellerOfTruths 8 months ago
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jackaltoy 8 months ago
Can you hear the US drown overhead? LOL
jimjimjim9999 8 months ago
@jimjimjim9999 Sadly you only serve to display your inability to spell. Get off the Internet and go back to school.
NaturalBushcraft 8 months ago 2
what is your main knife ?
MrCreativeboii 9 months ago 2
what is the make and model of your main bushcraft knife? (the first one you show in the video)
Joshcomicguy 9 months ago 2
what brand of axe is the one in your video?
jakef805 9 months ago
@jakef805 GBSmall Forest Axe
CiaranRooney125 9 months ago
I weigh 200lbs how many knives could I buy? Ha ha I love seeing differences in cultures and tools. I think personally these are some great knives.
jasonthephoneboy 9 months ago
Hey buddy you need a WindCutter to get rid of that wind rumble in your videos.
ISNTITENOUGH 9 months ago
very good demonstration, thanks for sharing
greetz
inisch 9 months ago
could that fungi be used to transport fire in bad weather?
if so, is there a really good way to carry it?
noonewn 9 months ago
Very nice!
NMurray33 9 months ago
like the shell idea good one
THESLICKNESSEDM 10 months ago
Great vid. I'm trying to learn this stuff too. Sportsmansguide has a double pack of Mora knives for cheap. They look a lot like the green one you showed. Probably about 10 pounds in the UK. Mine are on backorder now.
mrbippy 10 months ago
Hi, I was wondering, I've been making spoons and pipes and stuff out of wood...is it dangerous at all to harvest wood that you dont know if its toxic or not..is there a way to tell if it is?
HandsomeSasquatch 11 months ago
@HandsomeSasquatch Yes there are toxic woods that you should avoid. Luckily there are common woods like Hazel, Sycamore & Beech that are fine to use, but there are also other woods like Holly which should be avoided for eating from etc. I can't put a comprehensive list here so I would advise asking the question in the NaturalBushcraft Forum or Googling for toxic woods in your country. All the best & Happy Whittling,
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 11 months ago 2
CONGRATULATIONS your vidéo is really great !!!!!
AlpesHaches 11 months ago
aaarrg sharp objects ...its all me need... aarggg..
HEMAS13 11 months ago
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Isn't this Ray Mears? Are you going to credit him anywhere? Or just pass this off as your own?
sirrutherf0rd 1 year ago
@sirrutherf0rd LOL, No it isn't Ray Mears in the video! And I will pass it off as my own because it is my own! Thanks for watching :)
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago 8
@NaturalBushcraft People are so stupid and ignorant today, when it comes to Bushcraft, people have said to me how can you kill little rabbits and eat them, I said you go to a store and eat meat that has been feed grain, hormones,steroids and chemicals and butchered in feed lots with shit and piss, and Iam the savage??..lol
5tonyvvvv 7 months ago
@5tonyvvvv Well said bud. I'm actually off out hunting with my cousin in about an hour for Rabbits, all for the freezer/pot, healthy wild meat which is free & humanely killed.
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
@5tonyvvvv What's your point? Eating a dead animal and killing an animal are two completely different things. How can you not see the difference?
TpendragonT 4 months ago
@TpendragonT NO SHIT! WOW your dumb!! and clearly not a hunter! and didn't understand my comment at all.
5tonyvvvv 4 months ago
@5tonyvvvv I understood your comment perfectly, and let me assure you. I am no idiot. Also, it's spelled "you're"
TpendragonT 4 months ago
@TpendragonT OMG!! A Grammar dork to! Shut up already!!!
5tonyvvvv 4 months ago
@sirrutherf0rd
Haha. What makes you think this is Ray Mears? I'm just curious.
OTEP1234567891011 11 months ago
@sirrutherf0rd wow.
Masowai 10 months ago
@sirrutherf0rd dumbass
x24BMX24x 9 months ago
you need a pot.
maxinpains 1 year ago
Lighters and matches are good. But when it is damp outside or in your unheated damp structure where you are hiding from the zombies or motorcycle riding sociopsychopaths clad in chains and leather garments yielding spiked clubs and crossbows it's always nice to have that 3000-6000 degree F sparks from a fire steel to start a protective fire ring or to cook some nice zombie liver with Fava beans.
actonbath 1 year ago
high carbon steel is not one of the easiest metals to sharpen regardles of the blades edge type, better with a toughened steel blade, even though carbon steel keeps an edge for longer it is certainly a bugger to re-sharpen.
RigRunnerDisco 1 year ago
@RigRunnerDisco The ease of sharpening comes down to it's rockwell hardness, it's not just about the material used. I can have a high-carbon steel blade that is soft and too easy to sharpen or I can have it too hard and a nightmare to sharpen.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago 3
@NaturalBushcraft You should make a distinction between "high carbon" and carbon steel. What manufacturers calls "high carbon" steel is usually 420HC or 440 stainless steel. Stainless is usually harder to sharpen than a carbon steel even at the same hardness.
relicen1 10 months ago
Meu amigo,..meu nome é Vinicius,...moro em Maringá-Paraná-(Brasil),..sabe me dizer aonde eu consigo um equipamento destes,....? Gostei muito da sua primeia faca,..! e do seu machado,...muito lega ! Se souber escrever-me em português,..por favor me escreva,...porque eu não sei escrever-lhe em inglês,..Um abraço,..Vinicius
steffencouto 1 year ago
Lighter require no skill to use, and are for lazy campers and smokers.
TheRobbC 1 year ago
Knives are still legal in the UK?
chicago6584 1 year ago
WERE DID YOU GOT THE AXE FROM?
FLORINOID 1 year ago
why not just bring a lighter
Lundt93 1 year ago
@Lundt93 Why not learn how to be self-reliant; learn how to make fire yourself using naturally available resources... where'as with your factory made lighter your relying on a technology that someone else has developed and shipped to you; a device of which you couldn't recreate yourself.
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago 8
@NaturalBushcraft It is defiantly a good idea to have the skills available for when you need to make a fire on your own. It is absurd to suggest virtue trumps survivability. If there is an easier more practical and energy saving method, use it.
newcoyote 1 year ago
@newcoyote of course hence why I lit my stove today with a Firesteel.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft You do realize that the firesteel was also built in a factory, right? That stuff doesn't grow in trees...So te question was: why not a lighter?
cilica5 1 year ago
@cilica5 It doesn't matter whether it grows on trees or not, that shows either your view of Bushcraft is distorted or your trying to achieve something I'm not.
A firesteel is more reliable and robust than a lighter, it won't break easily with impact, it doesn't run out of gas, lighting more fires than a lighter, there are other benefits to a firesteel, but I'm sick of explaining myself to you so get your ass of to the woods and learn something :p
- Ash.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft Nice videos... very relaxed, mellow attitudes. Keep up the good work educating the masses. Did a couple of winter camps in the snow recently with tarp, hammock and firesteel. Wonder if the leavers of negative comments were out this winter, warm around a campfire in the woods? Nah, too busy putting down peoples efforts on youtube! On the bright side, when they've succumbed to hypothermia, starvation and ignorance, we get their lighters and matches! Peace.
animaltendencies 1 year ago
@animaltendencies lol - like it ;)
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
@cilica5
Survival and bush-craft is not about whether something is made from nature, or from a factory. "Purity" is unimportant. A lighter is useful, but complex (fragile) and runs out. Should you fall out of your canoe into rapids, and lose all your kit, including firesticks and lighters, could you make a) get back to shore, and b) make a fire to warm up before hypothermia sets in and your hands become useless? It's a practical matter, not an ideological one.
ZephZhang 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft Thats true but it is still smart to have a box of matchs and a lighter
DGPakuta 1 year ago
@DGPakuta lmao - no it's not! - It's not smart to carry every god damn fire lighting method under the sun! I'm 100% confident of starting fires with a Firesteel (are you?) and when I'm out I have one in my rucksack and one attached to my person.
So I don't need to carry a lighter, matches, firesteel, fire-piston, bowdrill, magnifying-lens and all other methods you can think of.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft Ashley, would you mind helping a young bushcrafter out?
I'm about to buy my first wooden handle bushcraft knife. So far I've only used Mora's, and with a reason. I'm afraid that water will ruin the wood, and taking in account the fact that you're out in the bush, with potential rain and rivers everywhere, I wouldn't quite underestimate that factor...
Could you help me decide? Are wooden handles really that risky or am I just exaggerating?
Cheers!
Luke.
LukeTheP 8 months ago
@LukeTheP That's a very good question Luke. I wouldn't worry about buying a knife with a wooden handle, it's not an issue. A wooden handle on a good knife would only get damaged by serious neglect and misuse and I mean you'd have to soak it underwater for long durations and then leave out in the air for long durations in order to warp or damage it. It would not damage it to merely get a little wet from rain, as long as you wiped it dry and the end of the day. All the best,
Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
@LukeTheP Also it's worth noting on our Natural Bushcraft website we have a thriving forum/community which is friendly and open to all the thousands of questions you might have. I would like to invite you to join us there, then you can get not just my opinion but that of other Bushcrafter's too. There's tons of useful knowledge/experience being shared freely there.
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
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Tokenlightened 8 months ago
@NaturalBushcraft That's like saying, why not learn how to be self-reliant and not use a steel axe. Unless someone is a blacksmith and make's their own axes I don't see how they're being "self-reliant", at least in the context you described. Also, what's the point in criticizing people's spelling and grammar? Especially when you're being a hypocrite all the while with imperfect spelling and grammar. Just thought that I'd point that out.
Anyways, nice video :)
Tokenlightened 8 months ago
@Tokenlightened Just for the record; I actually learnt how to Blacksmith things without the need of buying any books or specialist tools, it can be done if you have the motivation and curiosity to do it, have you Blacksmithed your own tools?
And to your point: I did not imply that one should be exclusively self-reliant, my point was why not try your hand at it in a specific area every once in a while. The use of fire by friction was ridiculed; the attitudes of some people are pathetic.
NaturalBushcraft 7 months ago
@NaturalBushcraft Okay, I understand.
Tokenlightened 7 months ago
@NaturalBushcraft we could 1 day all be put back to the old ways of doing things and the people who ridicule will suffer nice vid and keep em coming.
zedubman 7 months ago
Thanks for that Ashley...!
I do a fair bit of sea fishing, and Limpet is one of my favorite tipping baits during the Cod season. I also know where to find huge thick limpet shells.
Thanks for the reply, Best Regards, al.
smileytall 1 year ago
Thats really handy to know about the Limpet shells... I actually thought about fitting the end section of one into a wooden bearing block for a natural friction free effect.
Good stuff!
al.
smileytall 1 year ago
@smileytall Tried that, trust me it's better with just two limpet shells on top of each other and your hand directly pressing/controlling them. You want to look for a pair that are old and thick.
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
I like bow drills for fire. It's just fun!
EDBO23 1 year ago
Great video & great kit.
You sure can tell the people that dont know much about Bushcraft with comments like " why is your knives so small " & why dont you just use matches ?
Bow Drill is always there & always reliable it works EVERY time you use it.
Once again great Kit.
Cheers.
66yurt 1 year ago
@66yurt
And isn't it more helpful then to educate them than to look down your nose at them???
CanItAlready 1 year ago
@CanItAlready > Yes educate them as much as possible, never look down at someone learning. We all have to start somewhere. Cheers.
66yurt 1 year ago
bowdrills are a last resort. you would be better off carrying matches in a wp case or even a magnifying glass/glasses on a sunny day.
TheOrigionalArroyo 1 year ago
@TheOrigionalArroyo I primarily use a firesteel to light fires when I'm out. I find them more robust & reliable when compared to matches & lighters. Nothing against matches/lighters though, both are great methods of fire lighting.
Yes the bowdrill could be considered a last resort, but I wouldn't clearly label it as that and leave it as that. For example I practice it and try it for fun occasionally. By not always taking the easiest route you practice & learn new skills.
All the best,
- Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
All you need are 1 to 2 tools to create or obtain shelter, water, fire, and food. You can find a lot of survival neccessities around your kitchen.
Informative and cool video nevertheless.
HunterTom3006 1 year ago
nothing beats the scandi 4" knife, axe, saw combo for bushcraft.
the rambo knives with a mall ninja small bevel are miserable at woodcraft
I suppose, the further south you go, the more a machete will replace an axe
sunnyacres23 1 year ago
i would rather have an ak47
greenpooter 1 year ago
homemade knife is amazing..how di you make it?
TheBigpunn421 1 year ago
@TheBigpunn421 Google 'Homemade Bushcraft Forge' you should come across an article from NaturalBushcraft, it contains instructions, videos & photos that will exaplin all.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@zatebolt5
You are from us? or the US. ?
In any case you do not know what a pond is?
or when someone says from across the pond?
You should stay indoors do not watch Survival videos you will get your self hurt
Just play on you xbox or something
winnipegdiver 1 year ago
im frome us what is a pond
zatebolt5 1 year ago
why are your survival blades so small?
THEBIRDMAN9412 1 year ago
@THEBIRDMAN9412 Because they don't have to be so big! - They do everything I need them to, so why would I want anything bigger? It would just be cumbersome and more to carry. I typically carry either a saw or an axe anyway.
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft I guess its more personal preference. I prefer a large blade like the cold steel trailmaster. and I'll carry a small folding blade for skinning and preparing game.
I like the big survival blades because they can chop like an axe, and cut like a razor. but a hatchet will always be better for chopping.
THEBIRDMAN9412 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft invest in a sierra saw, there very worth it
tannnerj10 1 year ago
i own that folding knife. same maker, but the brand printed on the hamdle is campmore and on the blade its Opinel. my ? is, is it a carbon steel knife?
natofyelsew 1 year ago
mora knifes are supperb knifes im from sweden and i use them a loot.
fällkniven are allso wonderfull
sum41foreverown 1 year ago
@sum41foreverown Definately! We've done a review of the Fällkniven F1, I think it certainly got the thumbs up from us :D
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
Can i ask why you take three simular sized knifes with you out in the fields?
Skrattmannen91 1 year ago
@Skrattmannen91 Try listening to the video.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago 2
@NaturalBushcraft Well, one as a neck knife (mora). The other green one as a bushcraft knife (mora), but they are both the same size with simular steel. So what is the point that i have missed?
In my opinion its better with a smaller knife as a neck knife and a bigger one to use as a all purpose knife. But we all have our own opinions. Good review though. Good video.
philevettu 1 year ago
@philevettu As I explain 12 seconds in: "I don't carry all of this tools on one trip". They are just spread out on show because they are some of the Bushcraft tools I do use (at different times and different trips).
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft hey man, great video , love your stuff. I have aquestion about hte small mora knife that you use for "Projects", how do you sharpen it? i got the exact same one, and havent used it that much so it is still very sharp, But i want to know how i can get that extream sharpness that you first get with the knife.
thanks
max465t 1 year ago
@max465t
these are awsome sharpening videos for scandi knives
/watch?v=We1-CDNaSFs
except, I dont bother with wetstones, I just have an 8" 2 sided dmt "duo sharp" diamond steel plate. Fine, extra fine, & a credit card sized one for the field
cheers
sunnyacres23 1 year ago
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@max465t
@max465t
these are awsome sharpening videos for scandi knives
watch?v=We1-CDNaSFs
except, I dont bother with wetstones, I just have an 8" 2 sided dmt "duo sharp" diamond steel plate. Fine, extra fine, & a credit card sized one for the field
cheers
sunnyacres23 1 year ago
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@max465t
@max465t
these are awsome sharpening videos for scandi knives
watch?v=We1-CDNaSFs
except, I dont bother with wetstones, I just have an 8" 2 sided dmt "duo sharp" diamond steel plate. Fine, extra fine, & a credit card sized one for the field
cheers
sunnyacres23 1 year ago
I would use two knives one that I can baton wood then one just for smaller stuff.. I would toss the hatchet and replace with folding saw. You can cut faster and waste less calories. The bow drill kit I would toss too and just carry a mag rod and a bic lighter. No compass?? No whistle to help signal? What about shelter?? What are you going to use to purify water as well as hold it?? Where is the para cord 550 for snares and helping make shelters? Sorry I don't like this one bit.
TheSingingDemon 1 year ago
@TheSingingDemon You have absolutly no idea wtf bushcraft is do you?
Compass, Not needed, optional.
Lighter, Not needed (that one really made me Lmfao).
Folding saw? nowhere near as multi purpose as an axe. Moreover sawing uses more calories especially when cutting small trees to use as firewood, couple of chops and you're done vs constant pushing and pulling of a saw blade.
Purifying water, Mess cup?
Shelter, Ermm... Bushcraft????
Paracord, natural cord? natural cord is far better for snares
smeghead666 1 year ago
very nice. I tend to be a little lazy and bring along a lighter and some water proof matches. great demonstration. cheers.
Magesandrogue 1 year ago
@Magesandrogue Whatever method you like, if it works it works, it's just worth occasionally practising others as well. All the best,
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft ...UNTIL YOUR STARVING...ITS ALL FOR FUN...USE THE STUFF THAT ENTERTAINS YOU...BUT KEEP A KIT READY FOR THE REAL DEAL...WHICH IS WHAT YOU'VE DONE...ALL THAT WAS LOST ON MOST OF THESE COMMENTERS(NUTNFANCY ZOMBIES)......FK EM....IF YOUR EVER IN THE SOUTHWESTERN USA...LOOK ME UP...I'VE GOT GUNS/GEAR ENOUGH FOR ALL...I'LL SHOW YOU THE MOJAVE AND SIERRAS....PEACEOUT...AND GET READY...THE SHITS HITTIN THE FAN!
treon123456 1 year ago
what a boyscout
canadianSEAMAN 1 year ago
@canadianSEAMAN Never once been to the Scouts in my life :p
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
Great video man! what was the name of the cheaper knife, and how much did it cost?
max465t 1 year ago
Took 4 minutes to cover a knife!
ryaniwill 1 year ago
@ryaniwill You probably won't like the rest of our videos then! A knife is a very important tool you know! :p
- Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago 7
@NaturalBushcraft an entrenching tool is another great tool to have as a weapon and shovel even a hunting and fire tool
TheWarhead3 1 year ago
I don't think u can compare Bear to this. His situations are the most extreme possible situations you can be in and he shows you how to think, how to get out of them.
Ray Mears whom is great does not put himself in those extreme conditions. Ask Ray what he would do if there was a camel and a sandstorm. Without the camel he would die no question about it so don't call someone pathetic. Because what you're saying is, in a sandstorm u would rather have nothing than a camel. Gj.
KALfilms 1 year ago
@KALfilms > "His situations are the most extreme possible situations you can be in".
He fabricates dangerous situations, sometimes they aren't even dangerous he either over dramatises it or makes it dangerous through his own actions.
> "Ray Mears whom is great does not put himself in those extreme conditions."
I beg to differ, I've seen ray survive & thrive in conditions that could be called extreme.
What would Ray do in a sandstorm? He would get in his 4x4 as he's not stupid & comes prepared.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@KALfilms You're an idiot. Bear Grylls was created by Television. He has a team with him, he is asked to go to those places, almost none of which are realistic for the average outdoorsman. If an outdoorsman went there, they would usually be prepared.
You ask what Ray Mears would do in a sand storm? Did you see the state of that camel that Bear used? It was already slaughtered and field dressed. They just left him the stomach to suck turds out of. You know how long it takes to prepare it?
IDIOT.
googIed 1 year ago
@googIed No fuck face you are. Read everything I read and you will smack yourself in the face. You dumb shit.
KALfilms 1 year ago
@KALfilms you're aware that during that episode bear stayed in a hotel overnight right? twas widely publicised as being a fakery when he said he would stay in it overnight, it's also what caused the discovery channel to have to add the disclaimer to the program.
Also Ray is in those extreme conditions, he's just not flinging himself from trees saying "oh my god I'm could die at any minute!!" he's surviving, comfortably.
I quote...
"It's starting to get quite chilly" - Ray Mears at -40 degrees
smeghead666 1 year ago
Thanks for a great clip.I like your first knife and believe you have the bevel about right. You don't want to take it too high as it removes too much steel from behind the cutting edge, leaving it weak. The handle could do with a bit more refining. One tip would be to use half round rasps and files to get the basic shape then strips of emery cloth to smooth and contour the shape by useing it at all different angles not just at 90 degrees to the blade axis.
labrat7357 1 year ago
watching theese videos makes me think of bear grylls, but this feels more real, from your prespective, is what he does worth knowing? like... how to survive in the jungle without tools and so on..
Damhagor 1 year ago
@Damhagor In my personal opinion Bear Grylls is not worth watching. A lot of his advice is dangerous and his shows are just glamorized to be entertainment.
You would be a lot better of watching stuff by Ray Mears, reading his books or those of Mors Kochanski.
Search for "bear grylled" here on YouTube and watch the top video.
- Ashley Cawley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft Bear has tools, you just arent seeing most of them.
LeonRFpoa 1 year ago
@LeonRFpoa What like his snake-skin full of pee? Or his dug-out Camel for use in a sandstorm? The man is pathetic.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
@NaturalBushcraft
why do u not like bear grills
hes bad ass
RealFutureStar33 1 year ago
@RealFutureStar33 because he's a poser, he was in the SAS(R) so the army reserves.
He has basic knowledge on survival.
He teaches stupidity and most of the time dosn't actually do what hes pretending to do on camera.
Despite being on a survival show he can't survive in the wild, all he can do is die slowly whilest drinking shit juice.
smeghead666 1 year ago
@LeonRFpoa The tools that we don't see, are his cameraman, sound man, director and producer. Oh, and their tents, backup cars and thermoses of hot tea.
googIed 1 year ago
@Damhagor survivorman was alot better and he videotaped by himself
arlmb 1 year ago
Just a warning to any that buy the plastic handled Mora; It is a short tang, and I've broken several from gentle batoning through cedar. Just be aware of that fact folks, it's a great blade outside of that one weakness
OzaawaaMigiziNini 1 year ago
@OzaawaaMigiziNini That's interesting to hear, I've done lots of batoning with my old/cheap £8 Mora and it's never showed sign of weekness. It's not the clipper though. Cheers,
- Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
nice little kit there my friend
cvbpo 1 year ago
the knife you made yourself is the best looking blade there!
MrEhud77 1 year ago
@MrEhud77 Thank you! :)
- Ashley.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
thanks for the vid, but i'd argue that in a real survival situation you probably wouldn't have all these tools, and might have to make your own.
ukguy 1 year ago
@ukguy Sorry, your right.. you might not have any of these tools in a survival situation, I didn't mean to say you would, I was just trying to say that if I had to survive in british woodland for a duration these would be the tools I would choose to help me survive (by choice). They are what I consider 'real tools' not some of the survival-gadgetory that some people will tout as survival tools.
NaturalBushcraft 1 year ago
Nice kit thanks for sharing!
ascorpio09 1 year ago
Too funny, Jango. But to be sure, beaver in the wild does taste great, especially the tail :-) You can put it on the fire and the skin will protect the fatty meat inside while it cooks.
I like the method you use to hold your spindle on the firedrill
FireSteels 1 year ago
Your first handmade knife is nice mate. Good job. Great vid.
SailfishSoundSystem 1 year ago
hey man where did you get the axe ? i would like to get one. and you should try a antler hand hold for your bowdrill kit. and the frost knife are really pretty good ha. i like the video
zipppychickk 1 year ago
Good Stuff!
drcstudios 1 year ago
can u please make a video on living in the wilderness for long periods and a survival pack please
myleghurts100 1 year ago
Nice kit little bro. Like your knife ya made.
InitiateZ 1 year ago
google wont let me go on green petes
ZacksDestiny 1 year ago