The Rise of Bushcraft Certificates – and Their Limits
In Britain’s booming bushcraft scene, a flurry of training courses...
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OUTDOOR SKILLS
OUTDOOR SKILLS
Essential practical knowledge, outdoor skills, self reliance - and learning to live a life more wild.
The posts you will find below are focused on practical and/or outdoor skills, they have been written with a view to showing you one approach to a problem, or highlighting one skill which we think is essential to a Life More Wild.
Most of the articles here are written by Richard or Amy Green, with occasional blog posts by guest writers and contributors.
Popular Science asked us about Fire Starters
Whether building a fire outdoors or starting one in your...
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Land Navigation Tips : Pointing at a map
In Tips From An Instructor we share useful snippets of...
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Ask An Instructor : Flint and Steel or Ferro Rod
In Ask An Instructor we take questions from our audience...
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Best Christmas gifts for outdoors lovers
Buying gifts for your loved ones can be tricky, particularly...
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55: The Knoydart Gear Exchange
This episode is a little bit different, Richard was invited...
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What can I do with Hawthorn Berries?
The fruits are easy to identify and collect in large...
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Five fungi to look for in North Wales this Autumn
North Wales is a fantastic place to look for fungi,...
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54: Alone UK – Watch along commentary
Richard Prideaux talks through the concept of this TV show,...
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Camping, survival, bushcraft or primitive skills?
Put very simply, camping is essentially sleeping outside in a...
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49: Assumption of Function – and why you should avoid it
Richard Prideaux delves into the importance of not making assumptions....
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48: Under The Influencer – Getting the best from social media
Delving a little bit further into why Instagram (and tiktok,...
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47: Dogs and Chainsaws – Developing useful reflexes
A recent event involving a dog, a chainsaw and quick...
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44: How to Find Quality Outdoor Training
For this episode we invited along Alistair, a local friend...
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33: The Three Principles of Modern Outdoor Survival
At the end of every episode we share our 3...
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32: ZULU – The numbers that tell other people where you are
The last letter in our alphabet of survival. Richard explains...
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29: WARMING – with Adam Gent from REAL First Aid
For this episode Richard delves deep into the world of...
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Synthetic fabrics and campfires – how to avoid spark holes
A few weeks ago I sent out the joining information...
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24: READINESS – Putting thought into maintenance and packing in all aspects of life
How to go about putting thought into all aspects of...
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23: QUALIFICATIONS – What they mean, how they work and where they are useful
This episode of Modern Outdoor Survival outlines how to decipher...
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16: MODIFY – Gear modifications and kit repairs at home and in the field
A small sewing task can alleviates an annoyance which in...
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15: LIGHTING – Suitable types and how to choose the right one
Whether a flashlight or a torch; if you use it...
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14: KILOGRAMS – How to travel light but pack enough
We talk about how much is too much and what...
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Welsh Shoreline Foraging – Porth Trecastell
This is a video filmed whilst we were checking out...
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2: BOWDRILL – Firelighting in its many forms
Richard goes through the stages of making and using a...
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1: ATTITUDE – Decision making for outdoor activities
In the first episode of wilderness skills, safety and survival...
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