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Ahh man i wrote a long comment and was engaged and ended up somehow losing the message before i sent it😂. Anyways comment 2. Yes i agree i am seeing this so often and paying attention for allot of people is becoming harder. I am noticing people totally consumed by a mobile. I am trying myself not to be consumed either. While i am working i leave the mobile in the vehicle and when im home im leaving it while im getting things done like cooking, family time and so on. When im doing things outdoors like hiking or foraging i will take my mobile to do tasks to take photos, but this is usually for like identification edibles or for my content creation or learning another skill but for me its more a source of knowledge and i am starting to limit what im consuming to not be consumed by what you where saying junk. Always enjoy engaging in your wisdom. Thanks for sharing. OSsss
My friend, way to go being conscious about your tech. Those devices can devour our awareness so easily! Leaving it in the vehicle is great -- you're treating it like a tool, instead of an every-moment necessity. In my book, that's how our tech should be =)
Beautifully said! Being "present" or "in the moment" or "engaged" is so important and can be so difficult to do at times. It takes practice. Some cultures train their children in this skill. I am so glad that you are providing opportunities for the children to practice engagement out of doors. Nature is a great teacher of how to be present and engaged. Example: I struggle with sitting meditation indoors (a goldfish is probably better at it than me!) but when outside, I have no trouble listening to the birds and being present with them for long periods of time.
Agreed! Nature can just sweep us in to a state of awareness and engagement (at least some of us!) -- such a diversity of sounds, sights, smells, and textures that surround us.
I like Harry Potter and would love to eat Harry Potter Food if they made it for me if I was invited @5:53 that's lovely I was just watching Harry Potter the other day.
One way to think about it is this. When we are engaged, we look a certain way, quite alive, more beautiful even. When we are mindless and disengaged, we sort of slump over and our faces go “bleauh” and develop a kind of atmosphere of vacuity about us. Whoever there is who is looking around-whether it be another person, a beetle, a red-eyed vireo-then how do we want to be seen? By the way I’m reading the book Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram-are you familiar with Abram’s work? It’s so interesting and has plenty of messages and analyses that ring true with me and my experiences, on both the “wild” end and the civilized. In a way there is a very deep message about rewilding and the ways we have begun to think-of the connection of story, language, and land, of the separation of space and time, speech and gesture…
Yes! Loved Spell of the Sensuous! And I remember reading an old book about Zen that said the Zen masters could just look at someone and see their level of awakedness. What you say definitely seems true -- and I love that you say we look "beautiful", because that's often how I think of it -- that engagement truly is beautiful, and when you see it in someone's eyes . . . wow!!!!
Hi Kenton I might have missed it, but the word I waited for you to use and didn't, is "Contrast". It's contrast that really shows us things in our increasingly standardized and 'normalized' world views. Contrast is that sense of difference in the way junk vs healthy foods make us feel. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyed your vide! Just seemed to me a glaring lack of expression in leaving that one word out. One more point: Electronic entertainment, especially TV/video games, put out certain subliminal signals and frequencies that basically 'shove' the mind into an Alpha state. Experiments have shown most people cannot remain in full beta awareness for more than a few minutes after tuning into TV/video. This is no accident. Alpha mind is 25 TIMES more suggestible than Beta. Which state do YOU think advertisers and those promoting overall social control want the general public to be in?? So if anything is going to save us, it's those things in our lives that give us a much needed dose of contrast. Sincerely, John, Ana, and Little Forest
I love it! Yes, contrast can be difficult to come by when there is a "standard" that we're always imbibing -- and without contrast, the standard is all we know.
It certainly feels worse.. seriously though, I binged about 11 hours of Mentor Pilot airplane crash analysis, I think I'm good. My memory might need work though.
i know now a days we get label gen baby boomer, gen x, gen y millennal, gen z and gen alpha now a days but back in the day we were not label is that at all but now a days we are label is that i don't like that genertation war meaning i don't like that most compete compare be in the ego mindset say my generation is better than your generation because i love all generations equally i want to let you know that i'm gen y millennal because i was born in 1991, i respect if some choose to be addicted to food and technologies and some choose to not be addicted to food and technologies because i'm always going to respect everyone's free will i think there is nothing wrong if some want to be addictied or not addicted as long it makes them happy but if it doesn't make some of them happy than yeah that's what i agree they can found something else to do but for me i know how my i love being addicted to certain food and technologies i love don't get me wrong i love nature i just don't like being force to go out in nature all the time everyday i love both technology and nature equally, i also want to share with you that i hate corporate greed so much making everything expensive now a days lately i always been against corporate greed but i respect if some love corporate greed things are expensive some defend it don't mind it ok with it and some that are are against corporate greed that hate corporate greed i never like it when most things are expensive i always love prefer than things are cheap affordable and there is also apart of me even since i was a kid, teen and even now as in adult i always wish everything was for free that we don't have to pay for anything with money because i always hate paying it not being free i think the world would be a better place if everything was for free i feel like most that are running this martix system world the bad guys soulless beings really don't care about us, jeaouls of most of us that are good innocent don't want to see us happy that just shows they hate us i also feel bad for some homeless people that are good innocent i think not all homeless people are bad evil yes there are some homesless people that are bad but there are also some homeless people that are good innocent but sometimes goes with poor and rich people i also agree most that say that money is energy and money is not real i know some believe money is the root of all evil and some believe money is not the root of all evil well i respect everyone's difference perspective on things well for me i think money is the root of all evil because i think it has never been natural organic to me that we have to be force to pay for things with money if they were good they would give it to us for free i think it's natural if everything was free and we had real true freedom not force to do certain things we don't wanna do because i know i share that i don't like school, work a job, chruch and pay for things with moeny i think it's like slave prison martix system i think it's not natural to be force to do certain things some of us don't wanna do that don't mean some of us happy but if it means some happy that's fine but if it doesn't mean some of us happy than that's when it's not ok with me in my book i think the ones that are running this world i wish they would love some of us that want to be free have real true freedom let us be free let us have real true freedom
@@ReWildUniversity thanks for always being understanding respectful this is why i love you and your family so much because i love that you guys are nicer you need more people like that but too bad only some of the miniroty are nicer friendly but the majority are not like that at all can end up being mean at times when i don't like it when they are mean be harsh with me and also disrespectful too that's all i want to say i hope you have a good day take care
your own attention is easy to measure. read a book. realize that you were driving forward without profond comprehension, then rewind, read the same paragraph as many times as needed until you do understand. or maybe you need a break, stand up, move. the neighbor's attention is easy to measure. repeat the same prepared memorized monologue and their eyes will move different when they stop listening. usually when they want to reply they stop hearing because they want to speak.if you fail to deliver the entire monologue they don't respect you and they lack concentration. reading el quijote cures that twitter "too long to read" nowadays hurry limited characters. we have internet, television platforms with amazing well produced audiovisuals and we cannot accept the boring lifestyle of, say, my grandgrandparents in the village. but i am not spielberg either. i am boring. i am 46. i watched boring tv in the 80's and 90's, and school was boring. since i have this background i do i can accept the boredom of a normal person. not everyone is a fashion streamer. we are 8 billion boring people and a very low % of celebrities, actors. we all need to talk and be listened, even if we are not the celebrities my neighbors are maginitzed to instead of talking to me. they cannot offer me quality neither, they are not as great as the influencers they consume. i went to the capital, barcelona last week , i go there once a year. without telephone. i let it in my city. i took the train. everybody on telephone. i went to the metting at a restaurant, some sort of bilderber reunion, it was the meeting of mensa (high IQ club) they were also on their telephones every now and then instead of paying attention to the round table of supposed to be the wisest in the area. i gave tips, i demostrated why i am a genius. they just don't. they seemed regular people, bad average people i shouldn't hang out with. probably the iq tests are made up. i am inventor, i can spot who lacks my spanish culture, a proper way to reply when something has been said. i witnessed no education whatsoever. last time i went to a mensa meeting was 8 years ago. i talked about air purifier to avoid cancer, the importance of knowing all chords and scales if you were a musician, why taking hundred antiaging supplements, why having a home gym, why my piano has better shape, why you gotta learn nutrition. basically i was the only one providing tips and technology for a better future. i think they are impostors fooling themselves and cheaters. i know myself. if you tell me your name, i need to ask seven times again until i memorize, same with the words of the dictionary that i want to learn. know that i must read this spanish dictionary 7 times until i memorize it. if my father recited it loud when i was a newborn i would know all the words, but as adult it takes forever learning anything.
sitting down to read a book is a skill I've unlearned in recent years. As a kid, I devoured all of Harry Potter but nowadays I can barely focus on an audiobook, let alone paper. It is kind of scary to be honest.
It's almost a superpower to be present and engage with your environment. I do occasionally get some weird looks when I sit patiently and I'm not staring at my phone. I'm all for normalizing having fun while exercising or learning! Have fun and unapologetically be yourself 💚
Thanks for this video, I am buying all the supplies needed to start my candle making at home. This was a very useful video because I can see a lot of items I will need to start my candle making ! I will be using organically sourced beeswax as well!
I read purple avens/water avens could be made to taste like chocolate in my library, in the same book which says Linden can be made to taste of chocolate if you mix the seeds and flowers. Linden is not true. I saw a woman toast Linden it the oven and say it tasted of cholate, I did try exactly what she said and did not agree. If it was ever true, it is lost art. At best it tastes close to a coffee with the toasting. I ordered water avens seeds and tried to grow it back in 2015 and it did not germinate. Just yesterday when weeding my garden I found an unfamiliar plant with spikes, not field garlic, and it turned out to be white avens. Good things come to those who wait. Not all good things, but maybe just enough.
This was a great subject matter I thoroughly enjoyed the video so much information from this young man hope you guys are all doing well and you're back from Peru and had a phenomenal trip and I'm getting ready to go on my road trip. Much love!❤🙏
Oh wow, such amazing places! I can never get enough of the Badlands -- endless mazes to explore, finding fossils, the colors of the stones . . . wow!!!
Thank you for the Cool info that will help me out. Im new to the bushcraft stuff. Im a cityboy LOL. What where the three knifes you guys are useing in the video. Where sre you guys located in the world. Sorry i can spell not well educated LOL.
Hi Friend! Welcome to the world of bushcraft! Lots of fun awaits you =) I (Kenton) am carrying a WTG Bear Claw and Daniel is carrying a Fox Knives Sherpa and a TOPS Tom Brown scout. This was filmed in Wisconsin, USA! =)
Thank you! I have a crappy knife in my backpack! Gerber in my kitchen. Kershaw in my purse. SOG utility for outside. Handmade with no guard I am learning with and didnt have it sharpened all the way down, I still can later! I learned alot and would like to learn more!
There is only one answer to a first knife. MORA knife with fingerguard! It's a swedish brand and one of the best options regarding price/quality ratio. Not that a giant knife isn't badass but often it's not the most practical option.
It's a good answer and there are many knife options out there but I could talk knives for days haha! "Giant" knives do have their place in forests for sure and there are some tips about using them I didn't go into for the video. I myself prefer a large/small knife combo (leuku/puukko). Kenton's knife is a WTG Bear Claw and I'm carrying a Fox Knives Sherpa and a TOPS Tom Brown scout in case you were curious.
YT scrambled my comment, again, this guy brings excellent points. I learned all this with the scouts at about ten years of age. Was going to hand over my knife, handcrafted and looks like crap, to my nephew only to learn that scouts these days don't teach bushcrafting and wilderness skills. Alot of my recent comments has mysteriously vanished, I haven't deserted you yet. 😂 When are we going to see the new forest monks?
Sadly a lot of basics aren't taught these days. I sometimes think "basics" is misunderstood as "intuitive" and that just isn't the case. I think for anyone looking to get into anything they should always begin with the basics whether they think they know them or not. 🙂 Love a good handcrafted knife, I have one my uncle made and it's a cherished addition to my collection!
Kenton, Daniel, "Back to" or "to The Basics" is always a great place to re-sort to. Thank You Both. As for the "finer things", well, You illustrate many o' them too in this Lively discussion, Gen'leMen. Like: "stainless steele isn't", anymore than "friendly fire" is friendly at all, and "depleted uranium" isn't non-radio-active. When You Daniel brought up the fatal triangle and other basic vulnerabilities to grave injuries... I was reminded of basic first aid foundational knowledge, such as: If I needed to imobilize a broken arm and didn' have a ready-made, "hospital-grade" splint..., what could be improvised? A wooden board, a folded piece of cardboard or a rolled up newspaper.... (wait. Are there any newspapers out there anymore?) In the same way, It's good to 'pre-imagine' what remedy is available for arterial bleeding. A temporarily dis-assembled piece o' that rope tree-ladder, a strong swath of a t-shirt, or the chin-strap on an Aussie's hat could keep a terrible mis-adventure from bein' One's last. On a less dangerous part of the spectrum of "cuts"..., Spider-web -- there's usually some handy in the woods and at Home -- helps to stop 'minor' cuts from bleeding too badly by helping Our blood to coagulate better. Thanks again! Hope to see You in the Wood sometime. 🙂 Rick Bonner Pennsyltuck
I do agree that basic first aid is an important part of the journey! I'm also a firm believer in prevention over a cure, injuries do happen but Knowing how to prevent self-inflicted injuries is paramount. I've never heard that about spider webs and will certainly do some research into it, thank you for that!
"A milligram of Prevention is worth a kilogram of Remedy." That is to say that, in my opinion, prevention is aroun' 200 times more effectual than a cure..., presuming that there IS a cure. Sometimes -- for some o' the 'stupid' things I've done -- there wasn't any un-doing of what I'd done. In "the West" We're told that an ounce o' prevention is equivalent to a pound of cure. I suppose that western adage doesn't do prevention the Justice that it actually warrants. Like You, I prefer forethought, pre-caution. 'Cause it hurts a whole lot less. 🙂 Rick
I find that I need a lot more food to burn my body warm if I practice these things. So I would not do this if you are on a budget unless you want to save on your monthly energy bill.
Smart well trained L.E.O.'s stop chasing someone as soon as they lose sight of them.. Too easy to be ambushed otherwise.... Professionals in pursuit use their advantages of radios, backup, coordination, & air support/drones and they throw up a solid perimeter & then they take their time using dogs to ferret out the person they're chasing.... The only way to avoid capture is if someone can get past the perimeter fast enough... Stopping & hiding can occasionally defeat FLIR's under the right conditions, but it doesn't work if they're using dogs...
Most important rule: Remain calm. When you panic you can't help yourself and the clock is ticking! Weight distribution is everything. Crawling on the belly is the best even it is slow, on arms and knees once you got to thicker ice is still better in distribution before getting on both feet if you are really far enough away from the hole. Danke for the practical demonstration.
Your daughter is really courageous. She has a lot of strength and discipline. Her feet are very resilient and good trained, so she has no problems with even hard and challenging ground. She can be really proud of that.
The irony of you sharing an app. You get me sometimes. But it is to help stifle media usage, so I guess I will overlook it. 🤣🤣 You have any horses found/picked out yet, or is that search still on? Hope we get to see them when that's a thing; they are neat animals.
A homebody, or.. a forestbody, as the case may be. >>;=) Although I like to lounge around the lair, I can't pass a chance for a road trip. It's great to get away from home base now and then, and give some new perspective on the places you see each and every day. Both kinds of eclipses are cool, and the blood moons when they happen. Glad you guys got to take the trip. I know of a guy from MD that drove all the way out to see it. He had a great time. We had near total here, so I was here for it. I don't think you'd ever ever catch me driving any kind of self-driving car, even aside the not desiring to trust a computer with that thing. I like doing the driving, especially those trips across the country. Don't worry though, I don't tend to drive any faster than a 🐉 can fly, but I might refrain from telling you how fast that is. >>:=p The Queen of Gasoline is a feisty gal! 🤣🤣 Being present in moments is something I struggle with, but I try to find things to focus on which are (or can be) memorable, even if they may seem insignificant to someone else.
The Art of Concealment. Shape, shine, shadow, silhouette, sound, smell, smoke.Camouflage, no jewellery, no shadows, don't walk on the skyline, no sound, be careful with food, deodorant or soap, no fires just hard tac food. The Selous Scouts always used juicy fruit sweets, soap and Coke Cola to find out if guerrillas had been in the area as smell lingers in the still air. Tracker dogs never lose your scent you just confuse the dog handler into thinking he has. This is achieved by moving in a hap hazard motion circles, zig zags etc and through streams and rivers, eventually he will pull the dog off the scent. Good video.
