Optimize your ferro rod carry system for quick access and security. Create a neat pocket lanyard system including a whistle and microlight.

My guest on this podcast is Craig Caudill. Craig is Director and Lead Instructor of Nature Reliance School, based in his native Kentucky, USA. Craig has taught backcountry skills to a varied audience ...

Carrying a ferro rod securely while keeping it easily accessible is crucial in the field. In this article, I share my optimized ferro rod pocket-carry setup using paracord, a mini carabiner, with the ...

Every year, there are cases of people who get lost in the woods. And they don’t always do the right thing. In the video above, I share some tips, tricks, and best practice of what to do if you should ...

The gang wake to a chilly start but get going quickly. No cooked breakfast today! There’s a reason for the alacrity, though, word of the possibility of sampling some of the local produce. By this, ...

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Mastery is a strong concept. Yet, many times I’ve heard people use mastery in a sloppy fashion to mean something along the lines of “I’ve pretty much got the hang of the basics”. Getting something ...

I find myself back in the Lakes again. These days I’m here a few times through the year. There are various reasons for this but a fixture each summer is a canoe-camping programme, where we live by the ...

The Universal Edibility Test, while having its place, presents problems. These problems largely fall into two categories; 1) problems caused by the way this test is commonly presented, especially on ...

Ray Goodwin is something of a living legend of British canoeing. He has been a pioneer of the open canoe in the UK and many consider him the UK’s foremost canoe coach. Even after more than 30 years of ...