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The Liebster Award
So, recently I was tagged by Cesar for Cesar and The Woods for The Liebster Award. No idea what it was, so I had to look it up. The award is bestowed by bloggers on other bloggers and intended to allow...
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Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Compression Dry Sack
I’m a strong believer that my sleeping bag is perhaps the most important tool I have when in the woods. As such I want to protect it well. For years now I have been using a Sea to Summit eVent...
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Long Term Wilderness Living, Wilderness Self Reliance, and Long Term...
Wow, long title! What am I going to ramble on about here? Well, all of the above terms, Long Term Wilderness Living, Wilderness Self Reliance, and Long Term Wilderness Survival get tossed around a lot...
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Helko Traditional Hinterland Hatchet Review
Some of you may not be familiar with Helko, but they are a well known German axe manufacturer. Their axes have been very hard to get here in the US, but it appears that the company has now opened a US...
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Trip Report: Island Pond 6/21/14 – 6/22/14
I know I have been lazy with the trip reports lately, and haven’t been posting many of them. It just gets very annoying trying to take pictures of everything. But, I figured I would post the one from...
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Dual Survival Season 4 Wrap Up and Final Thoughts
So, last night was the season finale of Dual Survival Season 4. It has been a long journey for the show, with many ups and downs. In this post I just want to give a brief recap of the show so far and...
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Fabric Strength and Durability – Reality vs. Perception
In this post I just wanted to share a few thoughts with you that were prompted by some questions I got from readers. In particular, people seem concerned about the strength and durability of backpacks...
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Fire-Maple Turbo FMS-F5 Stove Review
The Fire-Maple Turbo FMS-F5 is a white gas (petrol) stove designed to burn multiple types of petroleum based fuels including white gas, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, etc. In this post I want to give...
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Ferro Rod vs. BIC Lighter
The other day I read an article by Alan Halcon from Dirttime titles Ferro Rod vs. BIC Lighter. I thought it made some excellent points, and provided actual data on what many of us have suspected for a...
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DIY Stove Hanging Kit For A Remote Canister Stove
Hanging a stove is a practice with which I imagine not many people are familiar. It is common with climbers, but hasn’t seen much use in the general outdoor community. The concept is to use a device to...
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Bushcraft USA Trademarks the Word “Bushcraft”
Yes folks, you read that correctly. The forum Bushcraft USA has actually trademarked the word bushcraft. Again, I’ll repeat, they have not just trademarked the forum name Bushcraft USA but rather the...
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Trip Report: Blydenburgh Park Fishing 7/19/14
Well, this little trip report was supposed to go up on the blog last week, but then I was told that someone had patented writing, so I had to hold off until I could make sure. :)Anyway, last weekend I...
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Blades and Bushcraft Changes Forum Name Due to Trademark Registration of the...
It appears we have our first casualty of the trademarking of the word buschraft by Buschraft USA LLC. Well, it’s not exactly the first casualty. We all know abotut the rest, but the name change by...
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DIY Ultralight White Gas Stove
Alright, so it’s not exactly DIY, it’s more of a Frankenstein stove. I’m also not sure it qualifies as ultralight, but it is the lightest I have seen. The reason for me trying to do this project was...
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Trip Report: Delaware River Trout Fishing 8/9/14 – 8/10/14
I’ve been trying to get more on top of my fishing game lately, so this past weekend my friend Rich and I decided to go after some trout. Reports indicated that the upper west branch of the Delaware...
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Trapping and The Modern Woodsman
Ooooh, trapping; the final frontier. I’ve been writing this blog for years now and have avoided the subject this whole time because it has become rather controversial. About a year ago I started...
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Trip Report: Neversink River Fly Fishing 8/15/14 – 8/16/14
Alright, so here is another short trip report. We’ve been trying to hit the trout hard this year, and this past weekend we gave the Neversink River a try. The crew consisted of me, Rich, and his...
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Trap Types and Selective Trapping Methods
There is a certain perception out there that traps are traps; that you just put them out there and wait to see what gets caught; and that a trapper will catch any animal that happens to be in the area...
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Tenkara vs. Western Fly Fishing – A Beginner’s Perspective
This past year I started getting more interested in fly fishing as well as fishing in general. I’m not the type of guy who stays awake at night thinking about fishing, so my needs are simple. After...
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Outdoorsmen Needed For New Survival TV Show
I get contacted a lot by production companies asking me to participate in different survival/outdoor shows. I personally don’t have an interest in a TV career, or the industry at all, so I decline the...
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