Lifestyle articles, podcasts and videos from Original Outdoors

02: The Lure of the Mountain Cafe

Recently the outdoor community around Snowdonia was saddened to hear that Siabod cafe is closing....in it's current location. Our experiences at local mountain cafe's have always been positive, if sometimes a little bit interesting, and we take this opportunity to…

Best Christmas gifts for outdoors lovers

Buying gifts for your loved ones can be tricky, particularly if you are looking to gift something which will last for years to come and enrich their lives in some way. Below we have put together a list of some…

Richard on the ‘Hard Times Strong Men’ podcast

Richard Prideaux talks with the show's hosts about bushcraft, being an outdoor instructor, finding wild food in the UK and survival priorities.

What the future holds for fieldsports

This year at the annual Game Fair we managed to meet up with some of our friends and talk about all things shooting, fishing, wild food and countryside management. Richard had lined up a few meetings, and was asked by…

51: Q&A – Gear advice, time-travelling explorers and book recommendations

Richard Prideaux answers questions from our patrons, discord members and audience with a backdrop of crackling campfire, interfering dogs and sheep several fields away.

50: UK military survival training with Chris Smart

Chris Smart is ex-military and now runs 112 Survival, a survival training company based out of a wood in Shropshire, UK. Richard and Chris delve into the interesting world of survival training.

Camping, survival, bushcraft or primitive skills?

Put very simply, camping is essentially sleeping outside in a planned or semi-planned situation. The shelter used could be a tent, hammock, swag, bivvy or other similar setup. The key point is that it is an intentional activity, this separates…

49: Assumption of Function – and why you should avoid it

Richard Prideaux delves into the importance of not making assumptions. You've bought a brand new stove for an outing - have you tested it? You grabbed a bag which should contain your small emergency kit -did you look inside to…

48: Under The Influencer – Getting the best from social media

Delving a little bit further into why Instagram (and tiktok, twitter, facebook etc.) is not your training provider, inspired by a conversation that Richard Prideaux had with our friend Luke This is not to say that there isn't a bounty…

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