Wilderness skills

Here are some survival and bushcraft techniques to keep yourself alive and comfortable in the great outdoors:

Fire

How to suspend your pot over a camp fire (23 Dec 2015)

Sami long log fire (28 Jul 2011)

How to make fire with the bow drill (1 Apr 2004)

Shelter

Sleeping under a tarp (13 Jan 2016)

Wearing clothes in sleeping bag or not (22 Jul 2011)

Mors Kochanski super shelter (19 Jan 2010)

Navigation

Drawing figures with GPS tracks (28 Apr 2016)

Hiking or trail running with Google Maps on your phone (25 Feb 2016)

Gear

My gear for a trek in the Scottish Highlands (15 Aug 2014)

Paddling my new Ally folding canoe (1 Jul 2012)

Running in minimalist footwear (22 May 2011)

Mukluks (snow moccasins) (15 May 2011)

Hunting and fishing

Marc’s fish (5 Aug 2021)

How to make a blowgun and paper darts (25 Jun 2020)

Live mousetrap (9 Dec 2016)

Fishing and bushcraft in the Flevopolder (7 Jul 2008)

Other

How to prepare for a nature trek (22 Jun 2022)

7-day water fast (31 Mar 2020)

Podcast on bushcraft (2 May 2017)

The first Dutch bushcraft handbook (15 Dec 2015)

Try Stick – woodcutting workshop for kids (13 Oct 2012)

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