Bushcraft Fishing Rod and Spinning Reel Made in the Woods (Upgrade) Swedwoods 2026-09-27 | Bushcraft Fishing Rod and Spinning Reel Made in the Woods (Upgrade)
Upside Down Fire - Thunder and Rainstorm - 4 Days with a Canvas Poncho Shelter in the Wild Swedwoods 2023-08-12 | #bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr Rain, rain and some more rain in the north. But I like it more than the heat. Started out with a clear night and slept under the moon though. My Bohussäcken (for hunting and fishing) with chair is my new favorite pack even though its pretty small. It's waterproof and lightweight. I never realized before how nice it is to have a chair with me. Not just to rest, but when you sit down now and then on a hike you take in the scenic views more. I also noticed I saw more animals this way being more still.The Lavvu poncho performing perfect as always. I'm just amazed by this fantastic piece of canvas. And I thought I knew everything about this poncho but by mistake I learned something new. The flaps needs to be on the inside when you set it up as a shelter... that is obvious if you look at the armhole design. On the last day however, wearing it as a poncho, I took it on in a rush inside out, in the morning when it began to pour down. Normally it is totally waterproof when you are still. But when moving around in heavy rain eventually there is some moisture leaking on your shoulders (But overall it keeps me much drier than modern rain gear anyway). But with the shoulder flaps out that didn't happen. Its logic when you think about it I just never gave it a thought. Nice to be out but sure... I was kinda tired in that last scene lol. For fun: Tell me what my thoughts were in that last sequence!Thank you very much for watching! #bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr
5 DAYS SOLO CAMPING IN RAIN Swedwoods 2023-07-22 | #bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr Out camping on a solo canoe trip with lots of rain. Been away for a while spending time with the wife and kids. Been to Denmark, did some gardening, fishing and camping without a camera, playing my new vintage organ, saw Wardruna play in an old castle ruin. Awesome times.So the idea behind this video was just to go out camping and do everything as simple as possible. Like I would do if not making a video. Just being there for the moments. Fish, cook, Eat, sleep, paddle, portage. Repeat. I actually forgot to bring my fork as usual..but instead of carving a new one I just ate with my knife, spoon and fingers. A bit much rain this time to be comfortable. Lost both gloves, small lantern, a lens and a new jacket. 2 months away maybe made me a bit rusty. But it was worth it. At least I had one night without rain sleeping under the stars. That rain footage in the end recorded with my 35mm was maybe the best I ever got. Cold one day and warm the next. A lot of mosquitoes at one camp and none at the next. The Log fire I had at the end camp was because of mosquitoes. It gave out the right amount of smoke for many hours. The end credits mention a friend in New York. A friend I've had for many years now and some of my most used and favorite gear I got from him, like my Acme cold handle pans for example. He's been supportive from the start in what I am doing and in fact it was because of him I started shooting videos in the woods to begin with. So he sent me the backpack used in this video, it's a Frost River cooking and canoe pack. Stunning piece of gear and very high quality. Thank's again brother. Trying a more cinematic format this time. It's true 4k with the image a bit wider. I think I like the look of it but tell me what you think. Is it a keeper or should I go back to 16:9? Thanks for watching!#bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr
Solo Camping and Bushcraft in the Wilderness Swedwoods 2023-05-13 | #bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr Hiking with the old trusted Z65. Great how that bag just swallows gear. Hiked to a lake where I've had the canoe for a few months. Great to be out in the green pickle again and the fish are back!Forgot an important piece of gear and had to do some greenwood carving. A steak and some nice stew in the woods can never go wrong. Did a kind of forester tarp setup at second camp and got an interesting very spacious tweak out of it. People ask a lot about my gear.. and I'm sorry to say I'm uninterested in brands, weight, measurements and all that.. half the time I don't even know the name of the gear I use etc, so I'm too lazy putting out info for you guys. But this time I googled for a good while and did a full LOADOUT in the video! Only thing I couldn't find was my stainless steel pot with fry pan lid. I think it's some kind of cheap brand from Jula. But not sure. So enjoy and thanks for watching!Full loadout in the video so please don't ask about the gear!
6 Days Alone in the Wilderness Swedwoods 2023-04-22 | #bushcraft #camping #fishing #asmr Haven't done a long hike since august. Really been longing for a simple off trail hike like this. Alone in a vast wilderness area. Started out with freezing temps in the night and walked out of the hike in full summer day 6. On day 5 you can literally hear and see how nature comes alive. I love contrasts like that. Its always what I aim for. 3X3 (10'x10') Tarp setup idea was awesome. It's a tent feel about it with the sleeping area that is semi closed and the vestibule on front. Wasn't clear in the video but the top front of the tent opening I attached on a line tied between two trees. Note that this attaching point needs to be higher than the inside tentpole. When the "waist" of the tent is pegged down the inner sleeping section is formed. If you lift the tent up higher this area can be further enclosed. Now what will I call this setup? Suggestions in comments please. The boil in bag idea also worked. The point with it is you can do this with the 1 dollar cheap freeze dried meals. The 10 dollar vacuum packed freeze dried meals you just pour hot fluid in there and wait 8 min. That don't work good with the cheaper brands that is not made for hiking. But with this method you can get it done with perfect result and no dishes! And all you need is a fire. My feet are wasted after this one and I need some rest. I put in about 30 km in this video. A lot of people don't know how much that is off trail. It is 3 times harder in comparison to following a trail. You walk and walk, stumble, fall, get wet and if you make a km or two in an hour you are lucky. It is hell part of the time but the places you reach and the scenery is rewarding. I hope you enjoy this hike as much as I did! Thanks for watching!
5 Days Winter Bushcraft Trip - Making Snowshoes - Howling Wolves - Remote Cabin Life Swedwoods 2023-04-08 | #bushcraft #camping #survival #winter A trip to the North of Sweden. Had a great time with crafting snowshoes that worked very well in the deep snow. I have mentioned before I do not like a lot of cordage used for lashing things. So my idea behind the standard transom knot with the added lashings was to have the most secure square lashing with the least amount of cordage. Had no problem with it even if I didn't walk very far this time. Securing something that will move around under a work load with only a strip of 20 cm cordage is a challenge. Spent a night in extreme cold sleeping under the stars in a snow shelter. Many years ago I had this idea about being out in the middle of nowhere in winter. Being alone up in the north and hear wolves at night from my campfire. It's evolved into some kind of goal.. like a picture in my mind that describes the perfect wilderness experience. This time it happened. Of course the picture was not the same as real life. A bit eerie. When you are actually there feeling the cold, no cell signal, totally exposed amongst wild predators, have remains of raw meat in camp, it's hard to relax. Your imagination starts working in a different way :) Things are so easy when imagined from an armchair. Something to think about.Also lived the old time life in a remote cabin. Cutting wood and carrying water from a natural spring, no electricity. A hard but rewarding existence. And the best part: Absolute silence. No man made sounds. I seldom get reminded these days that this kind of silence is like a beautiful sound in itself when you don't even hear the occasional distant airplane. Normally the first couple of days when out in the woods I'm a bit anxious. But on the third day I usually find peace. Spent a full day on the ice fishing, and just enjoyed being in the present.Thanks for Watching!
Survival Fishing #bushcraft #survival #fishing #primitivetechnology Swedwoods 2023-03-18 | Simple and fast survival fishing #bushcraft #survival #fishing #primitivetechnology
Survival Boil Log #bushcraft #survival #primitivetechnology Swedwoods 2023-03-14 | #bushcraft #survival #camping #primitivetechnology Full Video: youtu.be/HniYNG01Jjo
Winter Bushcraft Overnight - Spit Roast Chicken - X-frame Bucksaw Swedwoods 2023-03-11 | #bushcraft #camping #survival #primitivetechnology #asmr Classic Swedwoods outing this time. -15C temp. I almost forgot how easy things get when it's really cold. Fire is easy. You don't sweat as much and don't freeze. First time for as long as I can remember that snow and cold came and it didn't melt the next day. If this be the norm I would be a happy camper :) This outing I wanted to try two things. A new tarp setup that don't need much cordage and anchoring. It turned out to be spacious and awesome. Basically a tripod that holds up the Finnish style Loue shelter. Turned out that the DD tarp was not exactly as I thought with the loops. I will mod it so I can set it up perfect next time with this configuration. Second thing, and Ive said it before, my X-frame saw design is what I find best sawing with. There is some kind of stability and balance that is superior. The normal bucksaw you can understand but why its better than my various bowsaw designs is beyond me. One thing I didn't like with my previous X-frames are they demand cordage on three or at least two points. Im allergic to designs in everything from shelters to snowshoes that demand many different strips of cordage. I don't find it practical. It produces waste. I like one long cord in a construction or none at all. (like my friction fit bushcraft chair). So I have been thinking a while how to make the x-frame lock together without cordage. I had my doubts about this idea (I was certain It would give under high pressure) but it worked right away. The thing was not even carved perfectly but was like forged in iron under pressure. Things like that gives me joy and are why I'm still doing this. Thank you very much for watching!
Bushcraft Candle #bushcraft #survival #camping Swedwoods 2023-03-08 | #bushcraft #survival #primitivetechnology #camping #candlemaking Full Video: youtu.be/4JzV10c0NjU
Solo Winter Bushcraft Trip - Old School Camping and Cooking - Sleeping in a Wool Blanket Swedwoods 2023-02-25 | #bushcraft #camping #survival #primitivetechnology This time I set out on a more primitive approach than usual. Can you be fed, warm, rested and comfortable, traveling the winter woodlands without a modern tent and sleeping bag? Without freeze dried meals etc. Im bringing the basic bushcraft tools as always and I try to live 19th century life in the woods. Wool blanket, and a rein-deer skin for sleeping. I was hoping for colder temps but managed to get through it. Just under freezing and then up over the melting point is the worst conditions when wild camping. The fire is called Nying. I have done them several times before and they worked great. But before it was colder outside. This log needed some extra preparations to work as a long fire. Some extra cutting away of damp material in the beginning. Still I had to feed it for an hour before it burned on its own. I took it where it was off the ground but it was a bit too moist. The positive thing is it smoldered and glowed giving just about the right amount of heat into my shelter. It had just glowing embers and some tiny flames now and then. You also have to scrape these things on the sides with the axe a couple of times if they don't burn enough. In the morning I scraped them clean and used them almost like a table with a fire on top. Next time Im out in this weather doing this type of fire Im taking dead standing. Saves a lot of work getting the fire going.You see these big roaring flames over logs online. The reality is these big roaring types of fires work badly as long fires. The big burn makes the material carbonize too fast, creating too much conduction and air move around you when you are laying still. It will make you too hot for a minute and then you will freeze. Sure you see big flames in this video but that's just in the beginning when igniting the fire. You want a calm slow burning fire in the night. The ideal for a long fire is to have candle size flames. And for that you need the Nying fire. Other models does not work as good IMO because of the shape of the whole radiating structure (again, just my opinion). That's it. That's the whole secret to sleeping good all night and not tend the fire too much. I was amazed how comfortable it was under the wool blanket. Slept in wool base layer. I didn't even need reinforcement clothes except my hat and wool mittens. Got some chills on my back but just turned over and went back to sleep. Good to notice is my canvas lavvu poncho was perfect for this. If my shelter behind me would have been bigger I would have been much colder! Then on to some interesting cooking. Sluring is perhaps the most common food in Scandinavia for hundreds of years amongst woodsmen working with timber etc. Fat, protein, salt and some vegetables containing carbs and vitamins. That is what you need to survive long term. Modern recipes from old times sometimes don't really make sense to me so I did Sluring my way. Originally they used what they had so I think the variation of this recipe in reality was as big as the amount of chefs. You can see me separate things and that might look a bit unnecessary but its just the way I cook to get perfect result. If I only had the pan I would have just thrown everything in there in stages which Im sure they did a lot back in the day when they where tired, cold and hungry. In recipes online you see they used Barley grain but then you need to boil or put it in water for a bit longer so I just went with the Barley flour instead. Because I believe they just used what ever cereal they had. And with flour you can bake cakes on hot stones, in a pan (remember the kolbulle I did before? same type of old time woodsman food) or whatever so I felt it was how I wanted to go. This dish was ok to eat. I really felt the somewhat unappetizing amount of fat was needed in my body when working with big logs in the cold. But if I would have to live on this for months at a time I would probably go insane. This time I was out on my friends land again so please note you need land owners permission in Sweden, to do some of the things I do in this video. Thanks for watching!Gear: Polish Lavvu canvas poncho, wool blanket, mora knife, hultafors Åby axe, vintage US ACME cold handle pan, vintage Old trangia pot, steel bottle from Urberg, fork I carved, handmade kuksa, vintage oil lantern, vintage norwegian mountain pack, rein-deer skin, box of matches, bahco saw blade, Food: Danish Old School Bread my wife baked from a Camilla Plum recipe. Butter, sausage, potatoes, carrot, celeriac, onion, salted pork, Barley flour.
Bushcraft Chair (Friction Fit) #bushcraft #camping Swedwoods 2023-02-24 | A chair made in the woods that holds itself together without cordage. #bushcraft #camping #survival #primitivetechnology Complete Video: youtu.be/GjrW4tOKAVU
The Best Pot Hanger #bushcraft #camping #cooking Swedwoods 2023-02-22 | #bushcraft #survival #camping #asmr #cooking
Stuffed Bell Pepper Grill #bushcraft #camping #cooking Swedwoods 2023-02-20 | #bushcraft #camping #asmr #cooking Complete video: youtu.be/X2t6bJManpg
Bushcraft Drawing #bushcraft #camping #art Swedwoods 2023-02-19 | #bushcraft #camping #asmr #primitivetechnology Complete video:youtu.be/mpYK6PK8lYs
Bushcraft Fishing Rod and Casting Reel #bushcraft #survival Swedwoods 2023-02-14 | #bushcraft #survival #fishing #primitivetechnology Complete video youtu.be/6X3CI2DxuUo
3 Days Winter Bushcraft - SNOW STORM HOT TENT Swedwoods 2023-02-11 | #bushcraft #survival #camping #asmr Nice and comfy bushcraft trip out in my hot tent lavvu in snow and high winds. Cooking tasty food etc. Cold nice weather under the full moon. Don't know what else to say this time other than I had a great trip. Next time will be much tougher. I set out to try 2-3 days living like people lived for hundreds of years in these northern woods where they wandered by foot and worked for weeks and months at times during winter. I will bring no modern tent. Just my canvas poncho and a wool blanket instead of a sleeping bag. Bringing the kind of food they had. Can this be done without too much discomfort in the midst of winter? Join me next time!Thanks for watching!Gear: TentHome 4 season tent, winnerwell titanium stove, Biltema Coffee pot, ACME cold handle pan, Carinthia defense 4, Mora Garberg, Hultafors Åby, Thermarest Xtherm neoair medium, sheep skin, enamel cup, Bahco Sawblade, Vintage Feuerhand oil lantern, Gimlet.
Big Fish #fishing #bushcraft #survival Swedwoods 2023-02-05 | Catching a Huge Pike.#bushcraft #survival #camping #fishing
Bushcraft Fishing Rod #bushcraft #survival Swedwoods 2023-02-01 | #bushcraft #survival #fishing #primitivetechnology Full Video here: youtu.be/lY1q4vB56hM
Canvas Poncho Shelter Setups - Solo Bushcraft and Camping Overnight Swedwoods 2023-01-28 | Out camping and hiking with the NVA Zeltbahn ponchos. Ive had this idea for a while wearing two polish lavvu ponchos over each other. But the East German ponchos were more suited for this. I was afraid things would get too thick and heavy on the feel but there was hardly any difference. The dispersed weight like this makes it disappear. The two layered canvas made it a very warm poncho and it wouldn't surprise me if it can stand up against rain and wind really good. It's difficult to film and explain exactly how I did this. When lining up the ponchos make sure to have the armholes etc the right way. There are two ways to do this. Simply unbutton everything but the bottom part of the ponchos preventing them drag into the ground and put on one poncho at a time over each other. However I wanted to take things one step further. Two ponchos can be buttoned together with two rows of buttons making a tight seal against weather for shelter making. I wanted to just pull off the poncho (ponchos) and have a huge tarp to make a shelter right away... and don't spend too much time fiddling with all those buttons. Specially nice if its cold weather outside. All lavvuiers messing with metal buttons in cold and ice with bare hands know what I'm talking about. People complain the buttons are hard on the hands but that's just an issue first time. After a few uses things get easier. Solution was half way there. Leaving one row of buttons undone, leaving a flap left to be able to button against the outer poncho layer on the other side to have the poncho buttoned around you. The under layer of that side can hang freely. Improvised 6 shelter setups on site. Came out pretty nice. I can also think about a few lean too's with floor and a few on the fly, but felt 6 was enough this time. The shelter I decided to use here was huge to sleep under for me and plenty of room for my gear. I gave each shelter a number hardcoded in the video so I can discuss any of them with you guys. Second day the weather cleared up in the afternoon and went for a good hike in temperatures that dropped rapidly. Awesome views and ended the trip with an hour of listening to the ice sing in a dark golden sunset. As always thank you for watching!#bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr
Winter Camping in Snowfall - Forester Tree Hug Tarp Setup - Spit Roast - Bushcraft Bowsaw Swedwoods 2023-01-14 | Out in demanding conditions for rough minimalistic camping. As long as it was cold I was fine but when things start to melt it doesn't matter what you do. Things get wet. But I managed to keep the sleeping bag dry and that's the important thing. New pack turned out to be water proof thankfully. Second camp was a struggle with the fire. Not so fun when it happened but it gave me some strange sensation. It's like before.. when I first started doing this. I fought those battles constantly. Some I won and some I lost. Sorry I did not shoot the last part. I simply was too tired and just about had enough. Im getting a better head cam soon so I can turn something on and forget about it in those situations. That wool sweater I have is a life saver. It warms very good even when moist. I really am not fond of gore tex and modern polyester materials. I have stuff with me but I usually end up just using my natural stuff, and modern materials turn completely worthless when wet. Ground cover and sleep mat however are modern and works fine. Rain clothes I struggled with constantly for years, many years ago, and never found something that made me comfortable. They do not breath and you get wet anyway. The rain poncho is my thing even though they are pretty bulky moving around in. In recent years I found it's better to have several layers of wool. It's like you become and animal with fur. It works for light rainy conditions when you have to work hard. You seldom see me use modern gear and that is for a reason. What I like about modern gear is its light and let you travel with ease. But every single time I use it something breaks. I hate that. But every outing and situation is unique.I do not want to live without the Poly stuff. I use it when I need it. Mostly as a complement, I use it but I never trust it. The reason for not having my beloved canvas tarps, lavvus, or tents this time was I needed to try out this idea I had of a tweaked forester tarp setup hugging a tree. My lavvu would be too small for this. The tarp I'm using here is a big 12x12 (4x4m). Really solid solution that worked excellent. Weird but nice feeling to sleep like that next to a tree. It's like you get an amplified feeling of security in a way. (Like a bear would care mauling a dude against a tree instead of out in the open? ;) But I sure missed my lavvu at second camp. Thing you notice with the light big stuff is its so cold camping with. Canvas Lavvus are warm. With the lightweight tarps you really need the fire, but the poly fabric does not go well with fire I'm afraid. Before I started using canvas, years before YouTube, I remember buying a new DD for every trip. That is partly because I'm always trying out new things. Taking risks in a way to try out an idea. But that is what I do or I would have gotten tired of this job a long time ago. Maybe you noticed I'm an odd bird never doing something exactly the same way twice. And I have to have the equipment that survive that, for it to be sustainable, so it's any point with doing things at all.EDIT: Also got a good question from Tina, one of my subscribers. She asked why this setup with the tree? So I thought I might include my response to her here also: In my area its pretty much impossible to find flat ground. You sometimes have to walk hundreds of meters to find a semi flat bedding for just one person. For a family tent you can walk a lot further in vain. Usually you find a bedding in an opening, for ex between two trees. You set something up like a tarp by tying a string to a tree or place your self standing tent. With the tree hug system I can gain a lot of ground in my search at where I normally don't look. Its a very protected kind of shelter because of the shape of the whole structure. That aint blowing down because the wind gets nothing to hold on too. Last but not least, the temperature under a spruce tree is several degrees warmer than out in the open. The only downside is the tree itself takes up a lot of space inside the shelter. But thats not an issue for one person with a bag.Thank you kindly for watching! #bushcraft #camping #survival #asmr
4 Days Winter Bushcraft Camping - Fatwood Light - Log Heated Hot Tent Swedwoods 2022-12-17 | Bushcraft and camping in cold weather. The Fatwood torches/lighters were in every home in the boreal forests for thousands of years. They cut the bark off the base of pine trees, waited 5 years and harvested the resin saturated wood. Cut it up in thousands of little sticks and lit up their everyday life in the darker months. In Falu Copper Mine 10 000 sticks where used every day. They where holding them in the mouth, therefore allowing the use of both hands, crawling into narrow places. They where also used in summer, at night or during night fishing. Each light burns about 10-20 minutes. As I have understod from reading what I could find, in Sweden, a stick burning for light was called "lysesticka" (light stick) and when tied in a bundle "Tjärbloss" (Tar Torch). I imagine the latter was specially used during night fishing. At a museum I saw a holder for the stick made out of metal, so in this video I do the wooden version. It all worked very good. Fatwood from pine burns with a very bright strong flame that lights up more than normal wood. I had about 7 sticks and they lasted all night lighting and putting them out, relighting them over and over. I did not use them in my mouth though, I guess house wives of old times were made of another material because I couldn't stand that nasty resin smoke in my eyes for more than 5 seconds ;). The Log placed for burning in a closed tent like this is a Sami tradition from the north of Sweden. That is the only time when I use a fire in a stone circle like this (something I like to call Donald Duck Fires). Fires are to be made on rocks. Pointless outside a tent to make stone rings. But you see them everywhere I'm afraid. In Sami the fire place in a tent is called Arran. In this video I'm not doing it exactly according to the Sami tradition, as always its with a Swedwoods tweak.That last fire I made out on the ice was magic. Every fire is unique. After all these years there it was. The perfect fire. I'm using both steel and matches for fire in this video. I have a reason for doing everything and I do not care at all about internet trends and social media rules of engagements. Thank you so much for watching!Merry Christmas to all my Subscribers! #bushcraft #survival #camping #winter
Winter Bushcraft Trip in Snow - Survival Candle - Canvas Poncho Shelter Swedwoods 2022-12-03 | Bushcraft and camping in the snow with some cooking and woodcraft. Using the Polish Lavvu poncho as shelter. Second night the wick was too short in the lantern so made a candle the next day. Last time I did this candle people said you can't make a candle out of sap without beeswax in the mix. So this time I made sure to prove them wrong. So let me tell you about it.This candle have a strip of birch bark as wick. It doesn't really work as a normal wick where fire cling on to it. The wick burns up fast and leaves like a small elevation of carbonized residue on the surface in the warm sap. That is the place where the flame holds on too. This candle is a bit slow in the start when you light it and sometimes needs to be relit a couple of times. In wind it won't work. The downside with not having a real wick is it is very sensitive to the slightest wind. As with fatwood you harvest, sap will also have different amount of resin in it from time to time. Every time I make this candle it burns a bit different. Normally, the point with mixing wax to the sap is to make it burn slower. Uncontrolled fire on spruce sap burns too much and too fast. But I have never found beeswax in the wild so I had to think of a way to make it work anyway, as always fast and simple or else I don't see the point in making it. The stones on top work as dampers where you can control the burn to your liking. This time the burn was a bit sparky because it was snowing when I made it. Moisture got into the sap mix. The tiny explosions of water evaporating made the flame more erratic. Im not sure if this shortened or prolonged the burn time. On one hand maybe the moisture slowed things down, on the other I know erratic burn is never good. But I normally have heating and cooking in mind when it comes to fires so who knows. But if the point with a candle is to see in the dark you want one without moisture to avoid the flickering light. There is also the idea to mix other things in the sap like ash or dirt to slow the burn but I have not tried that yet. Of course a small piece of cotton etc also will work as a wick in an emergency. The optimal use of this candle are in calm dark places. In a cave for example. I would light it when I need it and blow it out directly. This way it would last for days. The total burn this time was about an hour. Last time I made one was in summer. That one burned longer, but there can be many circumstances explaining why. It was another piece of sap, different temp, season, wind, a steady burn that led to I could put the stone ring in real tight, making a small steady flame that at times burned so controlled it almost looked frozen in time. Like a picture. It was really cool. The smoke from this candle is pretty nasty so bear that in mind if using it in a smaller tent. It would need good ventilation above. Thanks for watching!#bushcraft #survival #hiking #camping
4 Days Bushcraft Trip - Arrival of Winter Swedwoods 2022-11-19 | A friend gave me access to roam his land and do what I like. And I was surprised to see its an old forest with huge spruce trees that are hundreds of years old, in combination with beech, ash, hazel etc. It stretches down, bordering to a beautiful river. I will return making more serious builds there this winter. Classic Swedwoods content this time around.. and what a blast to see the white stuff again (if only a glimpse). I have waited so long for the cold to return. I demonstrate some tips and tricks I thought about lately in this video. Do my favorite soup. Also: three different ways to make fire. November is the hardest month to make a fire so I simply had to go to another method when the first failed. Very important to know different ways when you are not in your own woods in the worst fire making month of the year. Match, lighter and Ferro rod. And to all those internet commandos criticizing a bic lighter in the woods... I will not waste time talking about it and you will be instantly blocked. #bushcraft #survival #camping #bushcraftshelter #soloovernight #hiking
Solo Bushcraft Overnight - Canvas Lavvu Hot Tent - Ammo Can Stove Step by Step Build Swedwoods 2022-10-29 | Out with the ammo can stove I built. Still holds up good. Old School Bushcraft camping and crafting. Eating nice food etc. Give me a like and welcome back next time! Thanks!PS. I'm new on Instagram so head on over and follow!#bushcraft #survival #bushcraftshelter
3 Days Canoe Wilderness Trip - Off Grid Cabin Overnight Swedwoods 2022-10-08 | A very nice trip this time with my brother. Good fishing in a fantastic area with nice views and wilderness at Dalälven in Sweden. And to top it we found a wonderful cabin with a wood stove out there, pushing autumn its really nice to get inside for a night drying things up etc. Thanks for Watching!
3 Days Wild Camping - Solo Canoe Trip - Archipelago Bushcraft Swedwoods 2022-10-01 | Solo canoe trip with some cooking etc. Ive been asked a lot to play the guitar again and here you go. I feel I promise it and fail the promise over and over. That is because the wilderness is not a place for an instrument like that. Big risk. But I felt I had to do it before the real cold comes. I cut the trip one day short when the real rain came, had to get the instrument out of there. Kinda funny it took almost 200 videos before I showed you guys what I do professionally outside YouTube. Ive played the guitar before but not from my main direction and education the classical guitar. This is my day job. Thanks for watching!
Solo Bushcraft and Wild Camping - Fishing - Catch and Cook - Traditional Woodsman Meal Swedwoods 2022-09-17 | Out with the canoe for some bushcraft and camping. So that was a surprise. Glad I had the sleeping bag to myself. The bucksaw tensioning system tweak was something I made up back in 2019. I almost forgot how good it works. It makes the sawing so much more stable despite it can be built faster with a more simple construction. It's also possible to set it up for deeper saw depth without messing with its structural integrity. If you combine simplicity, practicality and deliciousness there is a winner on this planet. Kolbulle. I love it and you just have to try it. The twigs I put in the fish are juniper twigs. A way to cook perch up in northern Sweden called "halstrad abborre". I learned this as a teenager from an old fisherman in the archipelago outside Örnsköldsvik. And of course he used butter and an insane amount of salt lol. I used olive oil because its more practical for hiking. Thanks for watching!
3 Days Solo Bushcraft in the Rain - Catch and Cook Swedwoods 2022-09-10 | 3 days bushcraft and canoe trip in the rain with fishing, cooking, portaging. A re-edit from last year with added recovered footage from corrupt SD card, restored audio etc. Finally got time to do this because this was an awesome outing that never got the views. Thanks for watching!#bushcraft #bushcraftshelter #survival
3 Days Solo Wild Camp and Hike up North in Rain and High Winds Swedwoods 2022-09-03 | Not so much Bushcraft this time but more hiking. Love doing trips like this and its been years. 15 hours drive up north. A totally desolate area and because there are no trails you are guaranteed to be all alone. Hard to get to. 2 hours on a dirt road the last 70 km. Forecast said sunny and warm, then a day of rain and then sunny and warm again. The "sunny and warm again" never came but instead temps close to freezing and never ending rain and wind. So I had to cut the trip short a day because I carried mostly summer gear. Kinda bummer to haul fishing gear and a drone and never get to use them :). Never reached a lake system I was aiming for. But that is life up north. Unpredictable and sometimes no way to get information from the outside because totally off grid. I didn't even get something on my small radio but static noise. A bit.. uneasy for a southerner like me but also there is charm in this. Im just not used to it. When I got out and saw the weather forecast I'm glad I got out. I will return up north again this year. Thanks for Watching!
5 DAYS SOLO BUSHCRAFT AND SURVIVAL Swedwoods 2022-08-20 | 5 days camping and bushcraft with a survival challenge. I haven't done much survival training but one thing that's been bothering me with books on the topic is they are not realistic. Things take too long to do. The kokstock (boil log) I knew would work. It was a lot more time consuming, calorie burning, than the previous bark container I heated water in before on the channel, but this would be a much better long term solution.The bark containers only give you water one time. Then they start to leak etc. The kokstock would probably work for a year at least. But the fishing with the simple bark strip as line worked better than I thought. I noticed right away the fish started to bite once I dipped the whole rig in there. I had no sinker. The fish didn't seem to care about having the whole rod down there. Didn't deter them. The thickness of the bark actually helped me see it down there in the dark water, so when I saw it move to the side when the fish bite I knew when to counter pull the rod. Improvements? I would next time make the "hook" somewhat shorter and thinner. It took at least 4 hours to get those fishes. Challenge worked good. Slept a few hours but of course not well rested under that spruce. It was very warm the first day when I worked the log. About 31 degrees celsius (which is a lot for me). Have never been so thirsty in my life when I finally got water from the log. Thanks for watching!
3 Days Solo Wild Camping and Packrafting Trip Swedwoods 2022-08-06 | Took some time off from Bushcraft and Camping. Or... I have been out a couple of times but without a camera during the summer. A completely different experience that reminded me of the old days. Im back now and the plan is to step things up. One new video every Saturday or every second Saturday. Also will take the show more on the road. Let's see how it goes. Started out with cold weather then very warm. Didn't even need my mat in the hammock. Under the stars and warm summer breeze all night. Easy living. Trying out the packraft thing because its a fantastic option to be able to hike trails and paddle waterways with everything you need on your back. This outing the canoe would have been more practical of course, but I needed to learn how to paddle the raft and all things around it. Had a lot of leakage in the right zipper (or some seam maybe) so sat in a puddle of water after each short distance. I applied zipper wax in the zipper but no difference. Next step is I plan to tape over with gerilla tape, zipper, seams and all. Will have to seal it up before going up north in colder weather. Don't need to unzip it anyway because I find it impossible to paddle without water getting on the roof. Left hand side with the velcro was no problem.Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy!
3 Days Bushcraft and Solo Hike - Canvas Lavvu Hot Tent - Catch and Cook Swedwoods 2022-06-20 | 3 days bushcraft and hiking. First night was too warm for the stove but it was a nice treat the second night when temps dropped and wind picked up. First cooking method is a kind of pressure cooking of the meat in the pot upside down on a stick. The reason for the grass is to shock the meat and make it sweat starting the boil and closing the pores. If you can't find dry grass it works without but more juice will run down the stick during the cook. A good place to find dry grass even when summer is in full bloom is alongside lake shores underneath the green grass. Bread recipe is water, oil, flour, baking soda, salt. Thanks for watching.
SOLO WILD CAMPING IN REMOTE NORTHERN WILDERNESS - BUSHCRAFT - RAIN - VINTAGE CANVAS SHELTER Swedwoods 2022-05-28 | 4 days in the wilderness. Got rained in for a day so not so much walking this time. Did some favorite bushcraft projects. Best of versions if you will. This type of makeshift bowsaw is the best. Thanks for watching
3 DAYS SOLO BUSHCRAFT - SWEDISH TORCH - WILLOW FLUTE - CANOE TRIP Swedwoods 2022-05-07 | Out for a 3 day bushcraft trip and paddling the canoe again. Nice weather and nice food. Been trying to make a willow flute several times before. The hardest part is getting the bark off without small cracks. It's a really short window when the sap rises in spring when this is possible. Got one crack but luckily I had some super glue in my medical kit. As always material for crafting is brought to site and not harvested on location. Follow the "allemansrätt" when camping in Sweden and always leave no trace. Thanks for watching!
5 DAYS WINTER BUSHCRAFT TRIP - SNOW AND RAIN - CANVAS PONCHO SHELTER - CATCH AND COOK - BIRCH SAP Swedwoods 2022-04-16 | 5 days hiking and bushcraft. Typical April weather with sudden changes. Love it. Classic Swedwoods outing with the trusted old Lavvu poncho. Been having lots of requests to make longer videos so here you go...As always. Materials for crafting is brought to site and not harvested on location. Leave no trace and please follow the "allemansrätt" if camping in Sweden. Thank you for watching!
4 Days Alone in the Wilderness - Bushcraft and Hiking Swedwoods 2022-03-27 | Whats new here is there was no planning for this film. Just grabbed some stuff I had at home and packed a bag and decided to walk a bit further than usual. No shopping, planning food etc. So a bit different but I'm in a process right now finding my way back to what initially got me into this. Back when I just went out into the woods for the sake of being there. Some great ice sounds in this so wear headphones. Enjoy. Thanks for watching.
Winter Storm Hot Tent - Camping and Bushcraft - Stone Baked Pizza - 3 Days Hike Swedwoods 2022-02-26 | Bushcraft trip and hike for 3 days. First campsite may seem odd at the exposed lake in the high wind. But in a storm like that, with the wind coming in it was the only place that was safe from falling trees. The sawhorse is somewhat more stable with the legs angled forward, but I usually go the other way around as long as I feel its stable sawing. Benefit is free space under the saw spot and not having the saw horse legs in the way.When the log/tree you are sawing gets smaller flip the legs forward and get the last couple of pieces off with stable sawing. Turning and dragging a fresh spruce off the road with the bows etc still attached to the trunk is very heavy. If you can, drag it from the base like I did because you have big solid branches to hold. Turning it from the top is awkward but not as heavy.. you risk getting spruce sap on you your clothes though up at the flexible top of the tree with the cones etc. A rope helps or sawing it one more time. Thanks for Watching!
3 Days Alone in the Winter Forest - Bushcraft and Camping in Snow - Off Trail Hike Swedwoods 2022-02-05 | Solo Bushraft in the cold. People might wonder why often there is weather change in my videos. Well not always but.. yes I like weather change and aim for it when I shoot videos. Its like I check the forecast and aim for it. Grey weather for a week is dull. When there is weather change stuff happens in nature.. the light changes etc.. animals move..sounds..its about catching those magic moments with the camera. Love the moment of first snow on bare ground. This time it happened in the night though but nice to wake up to the white. Tried out a new setup with the Polish Lavvu. Even when there is some snow or mild rain it can be very effective. If the wind change just switch side. And even if its quite open the fire in the middle warms and dries out good. If you sit/lie under one half shelter its almost the same feeling as being inside a heated teepee. But I guess it has its limits if the wind picks up or start to rain more etc.. but I figure.. then it would not be much work lifting up the pegs on one half and move the shelter in and button it together with the other. (especially if you would set it up with centre poles if you know bad weather is coming) Should be able to do that in five minutes if need be. Helps a lot to have a movable fire though. So a great new setup for me.As always material for crafting are brought to site and not harvested on location. I have my favorite spots that I visit often and I am determined to leave nature pristine and unspoiled. Please follow the Swedish "Allemansrätt" when camping in Sweden. Thanks for watching!
Solo Wild Camp and Winter Hike - High Winds - Lone Wolf Poncho Shelter Swedwoods 2022-01-22 | Bushcraft and hiking. Been looking for years for a second Swedish lone wolf poncho and finally found one. The fabric is not canvas but linnen. A lot lighter than the polish ones. Not much to say this time. The bushcraft world is in mourning. I never met him for real but one get so used to having his videos around. He reached out several times to meet up but I never had time with 2 jobs, small children etc as an excuse. He was a kindred spirit that is for sure. Lesson learnt. Never wait for stuff. Ive been thinking a lot lately and I think change need to come. Thanks for watching.
Winter Solo Overnight - Canvas Lavvu Hot Tent in the Snow Swedwoods 2021-12-24 | Out bushcrafting and camping in the snow. Had this idea to cook up a Swedish Christmas feast in the wild. I must say Im surprised the outcome was just as good as in my kitchen, if you look at the minimal ingredients I brought with me. Of course everything tastes better in the woods they say, personally I don't think so, when you are out each and every week it gets mundane, it usually tastes great because out in the wild I struggle more and get really hungry. For the first time in years I packed my biggest bag without holding back.. and it resulted in 32 KG on my back. Didn't walk many km but Im not doing that again soon. Turns the experience walking into a nightmare. (yes I know about the sleds so you don't have to remind me, I just don't like them, because the terrain where Im at is horrible). Thanks for watching and all the support in 2021. Can't believe the simple carving of a fork filmed on a shaky phone would lead to half a million subs 4 years later. See you guys in 2022! Merry Christmas!
3 Days Solo Winter Wild Camping - Hiking Off Trail in Snow - Lavvu Shelter Swedwoods 2021-12-11 | Bushcraft and camping for 3 days in the snow. Im doing more scenic shooting and focusing on real hiking and shelter craft. Kinda not in the mood for crafting pot hangers or spoons at the moment. Feeling a draw towards simplicity. Not to craft to... craft. Just traveling through the wilderness with the least amount of energy. Using the resources of nature without destroying it. Walk. Eat. Sleep. Repeat.Also Ive had a lot of comments over the years about gear and how I pack etc. So I try to show a bit more about that in this video. Starting from the bottom at my bag I have the sleeping bag and an empty bag that once contained some sleeping pad that only lasted one outing. The bag is lined on the inside and more smooth on the outside. Inside it at night I stuff my fleece jacket I use for reinforced shell under my jacket. It makes a good pillow. I have the lined side out against my face which is very nice in winter. In summer I have the smooth side out that gives a nice cool feel against the face. Also down there I have a few extra clothing used for change or reinforcement. Then I pack a bag with my pot/kettle and frying pan, and sometimes the folding fire pit protection (but not this time). The bag is a pretty sturdy fabric that protect my gear and clothing from soot or sharp edges. Then I fold some ground cloth and my thermarest neo air xtherm which is my go to sleeping pad for many years. Beside that I pack a dry bag with food, spices, coffee, cup and cutlery. You all know the blue enamel cup by now. I never use wooden kuksas anymore. Because I don't like the feel drinking from one because the rim is too thick. It makes you spill coffee all over yourself when you are tired in the dark. And the main reason is wooden kuksas makes the coffee cold in (I'm not exaggerating) seconds. I just love the metal enamel cups. And when you make a cup of coffee you can warm your cold fingers holding the enamel cup. That don't happen with the wooden kuksa. I know you are suppose to have one of those kuksas dangling outside a pack but I find them completely worthless. And when the coffee do get a bit cool in the enamel cup in really cold winters.. you can just place it in the fire on coals and heat your coffee in seconds. Usually in the beginning of my trips I eat big hunks of meat, chickens etc. It's something that would be horrible to carry for days. I mostly eat it right away or the day after that. It's not the spoiling of the meat that is the reason, more the weight. I really don't understand why a lot of people are so perplexed about me carrying meat when I don't have a fridge with me... when its fridge cold or mostly below that outside🙄. In summer you just bring it frozen and let it thaw slowly insulated in some cloth or whatever if you don't want to eat it right away. Rest of the trip I just eat freeze dried meals I repack (if not the more expensive vacuum packed meals), some eggs (yellow egg box) , potatoes, smoked stuff that last like bacon, weiners etc, got some oats on long hikes and so on. Then comes the small First aid kit, that also contains some articles like a small tooth brush, tweezers, paste, soap, Second Ferro Rod, skin treatment, wound disinfectant , water proof fire gear, wax, small compass etc. Spreading essential life supportive stuff in different locations does not work fo me. Because I know (by stuff that that happened when I was young and stupid) that if I would find myself in danger... I most likely, sooner or later, will be too tired to think, and thats why I need that important stuff all in one place or I will just tread water. Inside zipped pocket towards the back I keep some tools, knife, gimlet, (auger sometimes) sharpening tool, folding saws if not making bucksaws, tent pegs, cordage etc. On top under the lid I save space for something that needs storage in between camps thats a bit moist (mostly DD magic carpet). On top of my rucksack I mostly have my Canvas Polish Lavvu or similar. Outside I also strap a lamp/lantern and the reflective ridgerest by thermarest. And last but not least The axe outside the bag. If I have side pockets etc on my bag I put water bottles, tools, water purification stuff, gloves there. I slid down sawblades, fishing gear etc in the bag. This usually lands on 10-20 Kg weight.There is more but I'm up to 5000 digits so cant write more because of the limit. Hard it is to hike this way... Why not skis or snow shoes some might ask.. freshly fallen snow like this makes those things obstacles. Bushes or soft ground under the snow makes walking the only option. You sink down anyway. But I find days of walking like this does not damage your body, your knees or whatever. It's like moving in water. Slow and steady. Last day I was tired. The day after that waking up in my bed at home I usually hurt so much (understand I walk 20 times the distance running around filming with the camera) but this time nothing. Thanks for Watching!
4 Days Winter Bushcraft Hike - FIRST SNOW - Canvas Poncho Shelter Swedwoods 2021-11-27 | Out hiking 4 days with the Lavvu shelter half. Last night was really cold and had to wake up and redo the hot water bottle in sleeping bag thing twice. Time to change sleeping bag ;). Really nice to do a bit longer hike after all the canoeing..haven't done some real tramping since forever. The mountain pack from Norway held up really good in combo with a rain cover. It's compact and sturdy. Really beneficial when the terrain is hard. And I don't know if its just me being crazy for vintage military gear... It's eye candy❤️. I have nothing to say about my beloved polish lavvu... other than: it never fails. Year after year. Untreated piece of canvas. Heck... let's put in my will to be wrapped and buried in it when the day comes😄. Yes, cutlery is something I have lost a lot in the wild. That is why I initially started to make videos here carving forks etc. I never lost a ferro rod. And no knife I can remember right now. But a lot of sporks in all valors. I have to find some new system for it. Thanks for watching. ..about the snow. Wait for it.gear list: Norwegian mountain pack, Hultafors Åby axe, mora 120, mora Kansbol, Biltema kettle, vintage US acme pan, light my fire army fire steel 2.0, Carinthia tropen bag (way to cold for it), DD magic carpet, Thermarest neo air xtherm sleeping pad. Fjällräven singi jacket. Lundhags vandra high boots.
2 Days Bushcraft - HORRIFYING ENCOUNTER - Bow Saw with Simple Tensioning System - 12 h Nonstop Rain Swedwoods 2021-10-31 | Two days bushcraft trip. I was planning a longer trip but had to cut it short because a stubborn cold I had the week before came back in full effect. Show my most essential and used knots. About the story I tell in this video: Don't watch if you scare easily and are getting ready to take that step and solo camp for the first time in a desolate off grid location. Just don't watch it. Thanks for watching!DS happy Halloween to all my subscribers!
7 Days Alone in the North - Bushcraft - Rain and High Winds - Canvas Poncho Shelter - Catch and Cook Swedwoods 2021-10-09 | 7 days bushcraft trip with my canoe. Paddling and portaging around a three lake system. Hard times in the rain but nothing beats the feeling when the sun comes out after two days of gray rainy weather. Some new ideas that was a great success. The Bow saw tension system was perfect. It doesn't get any simpler than that. In a scene you can see me wearing the poncho inside out, it was a mistake because I took it off in the canoe and put it on in a rush the wrong way in a sudden rain shower. The flaps on the inside or the outside has been greatly debated in the Lavvu community and now I know they really do a better job on the inside, at least when it functions as a poncho. But it should be the same thing when set up as a Lavvu. So here you go. My longest video ever. Thanks for watching!
3 Days Solo Bushcraft - Rock Camping - Finding Natural Mosquito Repellent -Camp Chair - Bowsaw Build Swedwoods 2021-09-11 | Solo Bushcraft trip sleeping under the stars. Only brought the one versatile canvas polish lavvu poncho, the tropen bag and a sleeping mat. Fishing and eating what I can find to make my rice and dried meat a bit more interesting, and using a natural mosquito repellent. Repellent worked great. Its said you need to put it on every 30 min but I felt the effect longer. Depends on the condition of the plant I think. I stuffed my side pocket and felt I could easily use this for some time and was lucky to have the plant in abundance at the location, but my bug-net in the tropen bag sure was nice to have. Some nice views over the lakes saying goodbye to summer. Im in need for colder weather now. Please remember if you find a big flat rock to camp on don't light fires directly on it. You need to elevate it and protect the stone surface. Thanks for watching!
Solo Bushcraft Hike - Boil Baked Bread - Meat Smoker - Heavy Rain - Canvas Shelter Swedwoods 2021-08-28 | It's been a while. Back trying out some new ideas. Boil baking was great for this kind of primitive camping. Its foolproof one might say, since it's impossible to scorch the bread. Drying and smoking meat like this it needs to be not so windy, or else you need a wind block. The weather was perfect. Moist and lots of smoke. But you cant be in a rush. Control the burn with a mix of dead wood and moist pine which calms the fire down. I gave it a good 12 h. The taste was very good. Thanks for watching and I try to not wait 5 weeks for the next one!
BUSHCRAFT SPINNING REEL AND ROD - SOLO OVERNIGHT - CATCH AND ROAST FISH ON SPIT Swedwoods 2021-07-17 | So I decided to make the reel and rod all natural this time. There is a learning curve mastering casting with my design. At the end of the night I got several nice long cast. I had two things against me. First the rod is fresh green wood. So it's not stiff enough the first days to throw far. I noticed this in my previous rods too, after a few days it dries out and get much more spine which makes for much better cast. This rod worked great and I had a nice catch. I will bring it out again and we shall see the improved power of the rod. And two: I only had a couple of light weight lures with me. Need maybe 10 more grams and it will respond better to the rod and line. I was not sure if to call this a spinning rig or a baitcaster reel. In fact it's a spinning reel when casting and a baitcaster reel when reeling in. So spinning/baitcaster hybrid was too long for the title lol. The reel itself was a super nice improvement over my previous reels I built here on the channel. One: it was super fast to make...maybe just 15 minutes over the old ones that I drilled (and needed a bigger auger over the nifty little gimlet I love and always have on me) and carved out from a solid piece of wood. And two: The reel action was 10 times more smooth because of the much less friction surface between the stick that you mount the reel on when reeling in and the reel itself. Because the bigger friction surface on the old reels I did, they worked horrible if getting wet. So if you dropped it in water or got rain on it fishing that day was over. This one worked just as good when wet. Big improvement. One more thing, when making a survival type of rod like this it's important to get the rim of the reel as smooth as possible with the knife, sand paper or what ever you have. Or else the line will get stuck when casting the spinning way in micro cavities on the rim. You also got to keep the wood moist as long as you want to use it because green wood will crack in a couple of days if not treated with oil etc. You can make it out of dead wood instead but its easy to carve in green wood (and hard to find dead wood without natural cracks) and then when it dries some the dry sticks that plugged the reel get stuck and makes for a strong reel that holds together when you see some pike action. You don't want to put it directly in water, better to keep it under some moss or something. It also works for catching bigger fishes. You don't use the crank adapter I made when fighting it, you hold the reel with your right hand and let it slide if you need to let line out. Now when Im home I will drench it in linseed oil and take it out again in the next trip. Thanks for watching! DS and please don't compare this rod to a commercial rod. A lot of individuals can't understand why one would use an inferior tool and are dead set on buying their way through this life. Its FUN to build things! I skipped the industrial revolution and made it work. The comparison is pointless. If you have a line and hook this sure beats the old hobo reel. It's all about covering water surface to increase your chances of catching a fish.
Solo Two Days Bushcraft Trip - Canvas Tarp Shelter - Fishing - Catch and Cook Swedwoods 2021-06-19 | Two days canoe bushcraft trip. Been having a lot of request to play the guitar again. So here you go. Improvisation inspired by Sevillanas flamenco dance. Im not a traditional flamenco guitarist so it is what it is. Second day was a fire ban, so I cut the trip short. Planned to do some things that demanded fire. And currently we are having a mosquito boom so I didn't long for a night without a fire with them eating me alive. Finally found an excuse though to try a super nice burner thats at least 50 years old I found last winter. Enjoy!Thanks for Watching!
Solo Overnight - HEAT POWERED CHICKEN ROTISSERIE - REMOTE WILDERNESS CANOE TRIP Swedwoods 2021-06-05 | Keeping it simple this time. Bushcraft methods but I just felt like doing everything uncomplicated and easy. Did some favorite camp meals. Some things are too good only to do once! Summer is here and the mosquitos. How I missed them and the buzz them make. A very common question is why I don't hunt and why I bring store bought meals. For some reason a lot of people think my videos is survival. This is camping, bushcraft and hiking. So simple. I never mention the S word. Im never gonna dig moist holes to sleep in, tree forts that you need to fell a small forest for. All those things are just fantasies that take weeks to build and have nothing to do with real survival. I spend time in nature, use it to my advantage with bushcraft techniques but I always leave NO TRACE because I want the forest to still be there for my kids when they grow up. I do fish and forage plants and eat but thats it. I am so so tired on the comments about this that I will not answer them anymore. Another question is how I can bring fresh meat to the forest. 8 out of 12 months no problem because its at least fridge cold outside. On this trip I eat it right away...and bring it frozen so it thaws and you can cook it the next day. Over night you store it cold,, creeks, stones, soil etc. As always, material for crafting brought to site and not harvested on location. Leave no trace. Thanks for watching!
