A short video looking at the pitfalls to be aware of when using moss to determine direction, plus a couple of tips to work around them! We cover natuarl navigation, including using moss on a tree to find north on our IOL Bushcraft Competency course. You can see plenty of photos from these courses, as well as […]
Under most circumstances I’ll use a saw to prune a tree, you can see a video on the subject here. But there might be times, and I’m really thinking about last resort scenarios, where you might have to look at removing a hazel stem with a knife. So in this video I show you how […]
A tripod is a really useful device when we’re out and about practicing bushcraft. They have many uses, not least of which is to suspend a pot over a fire to cook or boil water. In this video I demonstate a lashing to make a tripod that’s easy to tie and, equally importantly, easy to […]
A little while back I wrote a post on sqaure lashings, this time around it’s about tying a diagonal lashing. Examples of where we might use diagonal lashings are to provide support to a square or rectangular frame, or maybe for making a saw horse. We look at diagonal lashings on our Institute for Outdoor […]
I’m not a big fan of using leaves as tinder, they’re often damp, take a bit of work to ignite and often don’t produce much heat. But as we’re based in an ancient broadleaf woodland, and they’re everywhere, I thought I’d do a short video igniting leaves with a match and then using them as […]
Generally when I’m out practicing bushcraft I try to avoid using cordage if possible. So for example, I’ll build a shelter using a few simpe design principles and negate the need for string. But there are times when you do need to use cordage. An example here might be to make a platform to keep […]
