Winter Wilderness Survival Food

[charcoaljohnson]

Eating tree bark is miserable, be sure to have a sufficient cutting tool and a fire to boil it, otherwise it not worth the work.

[phreshayr]

@charcoaljohnson Yes I prefer a good prime rib over bark any day. :o) It really is not worth the work anyway unless if in a survival situation. Thanks for watching.

[robertmccallum1]

Another good vid

[phreshayr]

@robertmccallum1 Thank you

[phreshayr]

@robertmccallum1 Thanks

[ellharrep]

sounds like when I have to eat treet meat and ramen it dont taste so good but it will keep you live

[phreshayr]

@ellharrep LOL thanks for watching

[FitnessForOldFarts]

Great video with a lot of useful info....One thing I'd like to note about any acetylsalicylic acid is it's best not to give to kids do to the possibility to Reye's Syndrome.

[phreshayr]

@FitnessForOldFarts I was wondering about this. Many times when there is problems with drugs.... those same chemicals when in the natural full spectrum source, don't produce problems. But I have seen no specific studies done on this use of salicylic acid in the natural source so do not know if it IS or ISN'T safe. So until we know, it is best to avoid it's use for kids.

[dascooker]

great vid 

[phreshayr]

@dascooker Thanks

[KrayzWarPony]

thank you phreshayr



[phreshayr]

@KrayzWarPony You are very welcome.  Thanks for watching.

[Dolstuizen]

The style of this survival video is the BEST I have seen to date! The flow of the dialogue is enjoyable and I laughed my ass off when phreshayr spat - such a great vid!!! So stoked to watch the others now and thanks for such great info! This will come in handy as I'm beginning to live out in nature more and more. What forest are you in during this segment?

Thanks again

[phreshayr]

@Dolstuizen thanks for the "atta-boy" Glad you liked it. The woods where I filmed this was about a mile from my house in south Central Alaska.

[IrieRanger]

Thank you for being straight to the point unlike other videos

[phreshayr]

@IrieRanger not every one enjoys my style of presentation but many others do. It is great that we have a choice on YouTube. Thanks for watching

[SiG0uin]

Nope! Chuck Testa.

[1960markN]

HA HA @ 7:40---"...Some of them don't taste that great,....." Yeah, it's not room service at the Hilton, but I'll tell you what--four or five days in the winter woods with no food, and some aspen bark is going to look pretty damn appealing. I never realized all this stuff was edible. It is amazing what the ancient people knew that has been almost lost. Excellent video!

[phreshayr]

@1960markN Very well said. I couldn't agree more.

[SavageInsight]

@1960markN Its a little disheartening to know that a lot of what they enjoyed *is* lost - modern maverick chefs and foodies are raising a storm in heirloom and wild foods that are remaining and it tastes better than anything I've ever had from a supermarket - reminds me of my little kid days, driving out of the DC suburbs to the Blue Ridge to play at the orchards. As hard as it must have been to quit that life, I imagine the sheer variety of the American wilds was once worth the world.

[cekinxxx]

eating birch bark would be like eating paper but if it keeps me alive i have no choice

[phreshayr]

@cekinxxx The texture of the cambium that you eat may be similar to paper or wood but it has a definite flavor. Don't remember what it tastes like now but it really wasn't very pleasant as I remember. But you are correct. If given no choice, it has been documented that people have subsisted for weeks or longer on just barks of various trees alone.

[cekinxxx]

@phreshayr amazing

[BeyondTheHinterland]

Good video sir

[phreshayr]

@BeyondTheHinterland Thank you.  Glad you liked it.

[teunversluis18]

great video i think this is potentially life-saving, great job

[phreshayr]

@teunversluis18 Thank you. I try to make that the overall primary focus of my channel..... to teach others how to conduct themselves in survival situations so that they CAN indeed survive

[teunversluis18]

al right bad ass hat you got there!

[phreshayr]

@teunversluis18 Thanks. The hat is one of my all time favorites.

[isaiahwbuddy]

Sweet glasses bro nice job bein bear grylls

[phreshayr]

@isaiahwbuddy Thanks. Thanks for watching

[Tossdart]

My experiments in earlier life found me vomiting. It is my guess that to find oneself in a situation where I had to rely on this would be to have been very dumb in the first place. Too many alkaloids in these foods. It is my guess that this is only good info for cheering one up as a tea & not too empty of a stomach with little to no activity. If one crashed an airplane say in bush harvesting the cables,wiring will be of huge benefit. I think if you don't get meat you will soon die.

[phreshayr]

@Tossdart Thats interesting. The times I have tried it I haven't had any problems. I have ate some pretty weird stuff in my past with the inuit on the North Slope of Alaska, phillipinos and Japanese. Never had any problems. There are historical reports of people having lived on basically tree bark or lichen for many many days at a time and survived fine.

[phreshayr]

@Tossdart you can see me eating this type of diet in my "My Alaska Survival Trip With Bare Essentials" 3 part video series.

[JoeandZachSurvival]

Awsome video, now I have to find the one on that fungus, there are so many birch up there I am bound to come across it sometime. I may have saw that one but I am not sure. Nice job. The scenario you talk about in the winter like that is how I think all the time, some people that prep and watch our videos have no clue at all how long and how harsh finding food would be in the winter, they watch one vid, winter lasts half the year as far as most edibles go.

[phreshayr]

@JoeandZachSurvival If we don't have time to "stock pile" summer gathered foods then it would indeed be a LONG winter of very monotonous diet. Take care and thanks for watching.

[MrJoeyBoombotz]

I really like your videos. Thank you. could you show us how to harvest the cambium and they best way to prepare it?

[phreshayr]

@MrJoeyBoombotz Thanks MrJoey. I plan on doing some videos while on an extended survival type trip that I plan on doing in may. In those videos will be how to harvest, prepare and eat different tree barks as well as other survival foods gathered in the woods then. So if I don't get a video together before then on your requested subject it should come about at that time. So Stay Tuned :-)

[simplysurprising]

nice video. like it

[phreshayr]

@simplysurprising Thank you . Later perhaps this spring or summer sometime I plan on doing a video on HOW to use the barks for food.

[IkkeBareAnders]

Thanks again! Keep the camera rolling.

Greetings from Norway

[phreshayr]

@IkkeBareAnders Thanks. 

[MrKyja72]

Yes, let there be no more excuses for becoming canible :-)

[phreshayr]

@MrKyja72 Now that was good. :-)  i got a good chuckle from this one. Thanks

[simnesan]

Thanks Lonnie. I appreciate all of your efforts.

[phreshayr]

@simnesan You are welcome. I enjoy doing it.

[sulevia76]

all good stop gaps while waiting for some meat protein

[phreshayr]

@sulevia76  Thanks for the comment.

[joe2trees]

I knew this was a good vid when you started by saying " imagine this scenario ".

Thanks for this often overlooked food source.

[phreshayr]

@joe2trees Thanks Joe. When I'm in the woods I often like to think in "what if" terms. It helps keep the survival skills honed and refreshed in my mind. I often practice the same way with my bear gun. I will whip it out as fast as I can and get ready for action as if a bear was actually threatening me.  I feel that if i ever have a threatening encounter with a bear The necessary actions will be second nature. Same with survival. If I ever encounter a true need, I will be prepared

[joe2trees]

@phreshayr A " what if " scenario approach to survival training is very valuable. The most I think. Trying to think in real life terms is a great teacher. Thats how the military trains. Can be a lot of fun and gives some purpose to bushcraft.

[TalvellaMaa]

Interesting way of gatherign winter food!

Your right about chaga making great tea. I drink it all the time!

[phreshayr]

@TalvellaMaa I'm envious of the Birch forests down your way. Lots of Birch in some locations down there by you. Lucky you.

[aknightowl17]

As always great video, even though I've moved away you were and still are a great teacher and I'm proud to call you Dad. Your daughter :)

[phreshayr]

@aknightowl17 Hey, I'll bet you aren't as proud to call me dad as I am to call you daughter. Thanks Sweet Pea :-) Makes me feel pretty important to have my kids say I'm special. Shucks now I'll probably get a big head.

[hobbexp]

really good video

fredde

[phreshayr]

@hobbexp Thanks Fredde. Glad you liked it.

[Ggreenvideos]

Labrador tea is great :o) Thanks for the info buddy :o)

[phreshayr]

@Ggreenvideos One of my Native American buddies in Southeast Alaska gave me a ziplock baggie full this winter of the dried leaves and I have really been enjoying it

[romeodelta1178]

thanks for the video Phreshayr, nice hat

[phreshayr]

@romeodelta1178 You're welcome friend. The hat is made from Beaver that a Western Alaska native American trapped and his mom made the hat. Thanks.

[p4h10oso]

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[steintanz]

Hi! Great tips once more. Btw in biology the so called "cambium layer" is in fact the cambium layer plus the phloem layer.

If the "cambium" is too bitter, it might be necessary to soak or boil it in water for a while, then pour off the water including the tannins.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Tim

[phreshayr]

@steintanz Thanks Tim for the tips and info