nice demo, i just tried this out the back and it worked, feeling pretty pleased with my self, wasn't as smooth as you but got there, its good to see some good aussie survival vids, keep it up
Good work Gordon! Reminds me of Canada and your instructions to the group of Canadian Rangers. Look forward to your shelter videos and other survival skills/techniques in future.
Leaning friction fire helps all your other fire,lighting abilities. You wouldn't choose to use friction fire in an emergency if you didn't need to but knowing the skill improves your fire lighting skills with modern fire lighting methods. Thanks for the question.
It depends on the wood? The char/powder needs to be a dark brown. If it is a light brown, it generally means you are not using enough downward pressure. It could also mean you are using a wood that is not generally suitable for friction fire lighting such as a hard wood which will only produce smoke and "pollish". If the hand hold smokes, it could mean that your hand hold is a softer wood than your drill or that the shoulders of the top end of your drill are not "pointy" enough (too much friction) and hand hold is rubbing against shoulder. Could also be because it is not dry enough.
There are many knives out there. It depends on what your intended purpose is and finding a knife to match. Mora of Sweden make a good range of very affordable knives starting at around 35Their bushcraft survival range includes the HD Companion knife, Bushcraft Black and it’s variants, Kansbol and the Garberg, which is their new full tang knife. All of these knives with the exception of the Companion knife have a good 90 degree spine on them so that they work well with a Ferro Rod.
great vids mate what part of aus are you in?....just getting started in the bush craft scene but have loved the out doors all my life im on the mid north coast of nsw very interested in seeing your shelter structures and what species you use its very hard to find any info on australian bush craft and australian survival ...id really like to learn the native plants for food and medicinal uses ....love the channel keep up the great work
I'm from mid north coast NSW but am part of Norforce (army) in the NT so spend a lot of time there. I will be doing some episodes on shelters soon when I have some time. Some good Australian books include; The Ten Bushcraft Books by Richard Graves (recently reprinted as "Bushcraft"), Outback Survival by Bob Cooper, Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Low and Australian Medicinal Plants by Lassak & McCarthy.
Yes. They both consume each other at the same rate. You can use different woods but when you are learning you want to avoid adding too many variables and make things easier instead of more difficult. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Matt, I appreciate the feedback. The knife i am using is the Ray Mears Bushcraft Knife which i bought in England a few years back when i was over there doing some courses. Its a great knife….however they are expensive! A much cheaper option yet still very good knives are the Mora of Sweeden knives. They make quite a variety but the most suitable for bushcraft are the Mora Bushcraft Black or the Mora Heavy Duty Companion (military green), both carbon steel.
Awesome vids thank you for making them....Would love to see some shelter building at some stage if possible. I spend a lot of time in the Whipsticks Central Vic and practice basic skills in case i need to spend a night or two in the bush.
+Leigh Cantwell Just checked out Whipstick. parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/315555/Heritage-story-The-Whipstick-public-lands.pdf Looks like a great spot to spent a night or two. Lots more videos on the way. Will try and fast track Shelter Building for you, but can't promise a date of course. Thanks for the request.
