Solo Survival 4 days 3 nights alone in Northwest Florida 

I will say one critique and it is something EVERYONE does, myself included if I am not being mindful. When breaking up firewood on the knee, try not to use the area just below the knee cap. That is where the Patellar tendon is and it is VERY easy to injure and it will completely immobilize you if even bruised. Small twigs are not an issue, but most of us are not young bucks anymore and our joints are not what they used to be. The last thing you want is find yourself in real survival situation because youre miles in the brush and immobile.

This is so real. I hope people watch. City people can not just bug out without a good solid plan. And He's right don't stand close to the waters edge no where in Florida.

You're so awesome to go out on this trip. When you were fishing I was thinking I'd be down in the water graveling for turtles under the banks. We did it for years before so many creeks were sold with housing developments. I appreciate you!

Laid up right now after my fourth major surgery in two years. Dying to get out in the woods. So I am scrolling RU-vid trying to get “my fix” . Really appreciate the effort you took to film all of this. While I know a lot won’t watch the whole thing ( nobody has attention spans anymore) it is helping me get a taste of what I love doing. Been following you for a while and appreciate all your volunteer work and the content you put out! Keep up the great work, if you ever want to come to Ohio again and do a 3-4 day collaboration let me know! ( I’ll be healed up and back at it late spring!

I really don't see too many videos on survival in the south east for good reason. Survival classes are a plus but, unless you're in it daily, you will fail if not in weeks but, a couple of months.

I randomly found your channel and I am glade I did! My dad is a survivalist he used to do this stuff all the time. So this is stuff I have grown up with and excites me to see someone like this on youtube!

I live in FL and have camped all around the US....boy let me tell you what, FL in the summer is hard hard hard country. I wanna see survival shows drop dudes off in South FL in August lol good luck.

Great video! It should be required viewing for anyone who naively thinks he/she can throw on a backpack, march into the wilderness, and live happily ever after while living off the land.

really enjoyed this ! thanks cfp .

Excellent video bud, thanks for doing it, a textbook reason to prep food now... for all those expert hunters out there, case in point!!

I watched the whole thing! First, I could never eat a grub. And now that you say they're nasty, I know I never will! Second, I never knew worms made a crunching sound when chewed. Eeew!

Awesome vid. Seems like everything survival related on YT is based on up north. Hard to find good info on the south. Keep up the good work. Super informative stuff!

I think you did a great job on your 4 day excertion and Thsnk you for taking us along to see how it really is and give us ideas on how and what to look for to survive off the land and how really hard it is ! God bless and I’d like to tell you how beautiful your wife is, I’m glad y’all prep together !! 🙏✝️🙋🏻

I’m so glad I found this detailed video as I also live in Florida.so helpful !!

Finally sat down and watched the whole thing. Sorry I waited so long. It was good stuff. Like others said, it's hard to find things like this in Florida. It's a tougher environment than people imagine. I know you were gear testing, so you you were stuck with a hatchet, but in Florida I'll take a machete any day. Good job.

Sure looks like Florida to me brother! You gotta get out and do it if you're going to be proficient. Keep it up!

We got all sorta dangers out here...pointy stobs...sharp sticks...pungy spikes...stabby stickers. Not to mention bitey cats...catty biters...meany manglers.

Awesome video enjoyed it

New to your channel so this question is probably answered in another of your videos but Did you end up replacing the hatchet for the pathfinder course and if so what did you go with? Have seen soaking in water to tighten up loose wood handles as a short term fix. soaking In antifreeze works the same way but lasts longer because of slower evaporation rate. Like the longer videos they are rare nowadays since they are not RU-vid algorithm optimized.

Looking forward to seeing you demonstrate the wrong way to do whatever you are about to attempt. Kudos

Michigan checking in….. living off grid in Michigan. Winters can be rough up here. I’m going to do a winter survival video soon. Probably a 3 day ordeal.

I noticed several trees with red spray paint dots on them. Any idea what those are for?

People seem to have a misconception about food in the wilderness. Take wyoming as a case and point. Surrounded by 10s of thousands of acres mostly flat and in the off chance you see pronghorn or a herd,, the herd maybe has 10-15 in it. Wilderness survival is nothing like stopping into a Walmart when it comes to food these days. Great video, it's good to see survival channels who actually got out and survive rather than sir on there expensive computer chair talking how awesome they are living in mommas basement 😀

Are ticks an issue you run into and how do you deal with them? I'm new to the channel if you've covered it already. Last time I went out stealth camping in northeast Fl, me and my girl had to pull some ticks, it really ruins the experience😂. I also pulled a bowie knife on whatever was in the dark that ran off, she didn't like that either 🤣🤣.

interesting

Haiii my new friend ..good morning from Malaysia 👍 l watch your vedio very nice and good ..beautiful ..hope you take good care ok 👍👍👍

Can you make a video addressing your thoughts on the 10,000 cows that died

I always wanted to do that but I'm scared of dark forest.

I saw a panther in fountain FL

What backpack do you use?

People think food is easy in the wild and its not. Just imagine if you were having to provide for a wife and kids in a scenario like this one, that's a scary eye opener right there. Nothing worse than a HANGRY WIFE!! LOL Awesome job! Thanks for the video

Dunsmuir and Mount Shasta LOL I'm about 40 mi from there

Looks like Jennings Fl to me

This could have been edited way shorter than it's current runtime. Good video though

as soon as you noticed the head of your hatchet was loose go drop it in the river for a bit. you would be fine just do other stuff for a bit. i almost always put my axes, hatchets or sledge hammer in a pail of water 4 or 5 hours before i intend on using them. they always feel solid.

Florida saw grass

Why no attempt to eat any edible plants or roots?

im doubtful that you'd have to worry about air pollution where you are , i live here in North central florida and thats the last thing on my list.

I lived in Florida for years I loved it but living outside there's to many things that can kill you. I know people who have but not me I live in northern west Virginia I never even seen a copperhead snake that's the only thing I have ever worried about

Don't forget them skunk apes, aren't just in the everglades...... XD

SINCE MUSHROOMS ARE SO COMMON, IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO GET TRAINED IN THEM. SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE PASSING UP A LOT OF NUTRIOUS FOOD.

Floridas micheal scott

I live in the Ocala national forest, and have wanted to go out and do some solo camping for a long time. This video inspired me to finally get out there and do it. Super educational too. Thank you!

I definitely would have used the grub and worm for fish bait before eating. Nowhere near that hunger level. =)

I'll honestly say, that this is one of the most realistic portrayals of solo camping in wet ass summer time FL. You expect this, then get that, and deal with it. Great job CFP, I've been a long time fan. Keep 'em comin'! Good luck bud!

At 1 hour, 27 minutes into the video, I realized that not only is that time way less than the time it took for you to get to this point. But along with everything else, the video recording was a big contribution to slowing you down. With that in mind, I want to express my humblest appreciation with thanking you for all of your hardships & efforts here! Your calm explanations of what’s going on, overshadowed you showing any signs of nervousness that you admitted to. If it rains like this during the Pathfinder training, what are the chances that they’d still make you do the bow rod?

I'm in east Texas and it damn hot and really humid. I can imagine how humid it is there

Very informative. Glad I watched the entire video

As a Florida resident I think of gators insects(nasty fuckers) Panthers it's so rare though shit ton snakes never heard of scorpions tbh that's new thanks. Pythons and did I mention insects

I’m thinking that 60oz pot would fit nicely in the hood of the poncho and the hood could be tied tightly around it...the poncho could be hung by the four corners like an upside down umbrella and channel the water the water down to the hood, filling the pot. An alternative would be to tie up the poncho by the four corners and place the pot under the open hood and catch the water...

Good video bro. I grew up between mid central Indiana and dunedin and palm harbor Florida. I spent a lot of time on random islands and a month in the glades building a tree house and lived off fishing mostly. Coconut and orange trees were around so I had a lot of those and collecting rain. I can tell you yeah bears and panthers will actively seek your campground if there's food around. I always kept food far from my camp. And many more things I can tell you. For me it's the bugs and snakes. I just hope one day soon to get back out to the island and see what is left of my tree house after alot of storms and such. You learn a lot and fast. Mainly keeping your feet clean and dry. Hydration is key. There's just a lot to take into credit. That being said. I'd rather live on a sailboat alone for 3 months then be stuck in the Florida glades alone. It's just so fast and everything wants to kill you.

I have recently discovered your channel after specifically looking Florida bushcraft. I have lived all over the US and have least visited every state minus Alaska and Hawaii, but I am planning a trip Alaska in the next few years. Florida is one of the demanding terrains minus maybe your extremes like the Death Valley Desert or Illinois's super windy -17 winters. I moved to Saint Petersburg after leaving the Army about 10 years ago and was suprised when I did some bush whacking. Florida is the US's version of Australia. It is beautiful, but if you're not careful, you can find yourself in a bad situation fast. Dude, I had to kill a coral snake on a my buddy's porch in Newport Richey. Good videos, I learned a lot. You're clear in explaining your thought process and methods.

You would get mor views by breaking this video up to 10 minute segments

Too much work is put in these videos just to get small recognition, man

I will say after all the years of watching you this by far is the best you have put out, you pointed out the complacent parts and your faults on the site. We all forget but seeing others mistakes will make us all think twice,thank you for your thoughts and wisdom in these troubled time's.

Growing up in rural Central Florida, I camped a lot, the springs, the rivers, the beaches, small islands and the forests. The Withlacoochee River being one of my favorites back then. I am much older now and you are much less likely to bump into me on the trails. I now live in North Florida. But even then when resources were more abundant back then, we knew that in Florida the only predictable thing is the unpredictable nature of Florida. You demonstrated that well and survived. Well done.

Went just as I thought it would go thanks for sharing this trip 👍 . Ferrocenium rod , ,fake solar light ,and tactical headlamp . I loved every second of it . ❤ Thanks again for the video 👍

Me and my friends jump of trees into creeks like that and your paranoid filling water up I feel either really brave or stupid😭love the survival tips man I’m watching the whole video

I waited to watch the whole thing before commenting. I live in NE Florida and the landscape looks almost the same. It's pretty inhospitable. The area I grew up in had very little big game and lots of palmettos and sticker vines. And the yellow flies...

I am in N.FL and looking for places to go like this as well as classes etc around here. But have had much luck. Any recommendations?

Great video , thank you very much . Will check out more of your content . A little trick with your axe ! Soak it in the creek over night and the wood will swell up and tighten head . Not a permanent fix ! But will get you by . Thanks and hope you enjoy your class .

Oh I forgot to mention I know the weather and wilds of Florida I was born and raised and live in Ocala, Fl until I was 54 then moved to a Ohio to be near my son who moved up here after he finished college at Flagler College in St. Augustine ! I miss my home in Fl very much !! God bless 🙏✝️🙋🏻

Any problems with red bugs?

I live here in Florida and let me say this video is awesome!!!!! I have learned things that I will take with me forever. Keep up the survival videos

Wow, that’s is a great video all beginners (like myself) should watch. Very comprehendible step-by-step procedures and what’s needed to survive. Thank you very much!

Dont forget WILD HOGS ARE A DANGER

Remember this saying when visiting Florida and you should be okay, If you see a puddle there's probably a gator in it 😂

fld is easy survival i can do that all day long with minimal gear when i move to wv it is really really rough rain rain snow snow its hard to start fires here the cold here eats into the bone i was raised in south fld survival is a breeze compared to wv the mountains here are the main barer here to many ways her to get injured here in a survival situation but each place has it challenges we don't have the gators but we got the big cats and black bears bob cat and coyote's and wild dogs to contend with only thing i had a big issue with hiking in fld was the could of skeeters wore worse to me then the wild life with the noseems bugs eating into your skin we have them here but not as bad compared to fld and the fld heat will kia ya with out water here some what the same thing but we have a lot more water then food here in the winter critter bed down and hibernate unlike fld so hunting game is harder and fishing great video we got snakes to like cooper heads and timber rattlers but not a lot compared to fld but we got them lol and we have a lot of moth man and big foots here as well wink wink lmao don't get me started on the love bug invasion in fld

This reminded me of this saying from Hunter S. Thompson “ We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers... and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls. Not that we needed all that for the trip, but once you get locked into a serious drug collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.”

I have been wanting to do survival videos as well I am from Florida as well but my area is mostly brick and canals so I haven't found a good spot yet only a few small possibilities. I love mushrooms but my rule of thumb is don't eat them unless you know what your doing SurvivalMan Les Stroud once said if you're right, you're right. If you're wrong you are dead And he is right about mushrooms I am from SW Florida

First time watching a video of yours. I saw that it was NW Florida, and decided to watch it. I grew up here in NW Florida. Have you ever covered the subject of the dreaded chiggers? People need to know the itchy agony to expect. Also, you were probably near a yellowjacket nest, and you never know it until you step on it or disturb it. In my part of NW FL, we had to worry about feral hogs, which are very aggressive. I got a real kick out of your bigfoot comments. I'd worry about that now, after having seen so many bigfoot documentaries. HAHA! In summer, when playing out in the woods, I'd look for wild muscadine grapes, wild plums, berries, all kinds of things to eat. I'd fish in the creeks and ponds. it was always playtime. Yes, I'd drink from the springs, especially the ones that came out from underneath the ground. Probably wouldn't do so now.

If you weren’t needing to video… while your walking around day and night I’m sure you would have had a walking stick / snake stick. Not only good for snakes, but for support.

Very good video; helps me prepare for my upcoming 3-day camp in the Bush 💪👍👍

I’m going to watch this in full. Enlisting in the marines, trying to learn as much as possible before training. God Bless

Excellent video one of the best I’ve seen so far with realistic survival skills. One thing to add you could’ve taken advantage and used your dry bags to collect water and store water while at your base camp.

You might have been able to tighten the axe wood, by immersing it in water for a few hours, then drying it out in the sun or fire heat. The wood should swell & tighten.

Just so everyone knows, you're allowed to open carry while camping in Florida , so you can have a long gun to protect yourself from bears.

The wild grape leaves are edible, and I'm not sure, but some of those palmettos look big enough to have hearts..

Coming over from NYP. You can never know enough good people. All praise and glory, we point up.

Great Vids!!! Thank you for your kmowledge and help! God Bless You!

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Are you near Ocean pond campground or Lake City?

Don't forget the alligators

I’m from pensacola where were you at in this ?

Rockefeller said control the food controls the people.

Dixie or Taylor county?

Looks like Ocala Forrest

Would a thermoscope help? ❤

Look around, cattails, swamp cabbage, hearts of palm ,water lilies, bamboo....all edible and your surrounded by it.

Trade in the gel and the horn for a .45 ACP

This was informative and cool! I watched the entire thing. Great job 👍

Sure it wasn’t red ants?

This part of the FT is a nice hike.

Marf sent me :)

Get off my lawn

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Panama City here, just found your channel. I’ve been searching for good spots to go camping around here. I noticed where you’re located. What places do you recommended?

Camp in southwest Crete. No roads, no villages, no boats, no planes, No noise. Nothing between you and Lybia except sea. Hike the Sanmaria gorge.

I been was warning my family and I’m 16 I was born raised in Miami Florida still down here.

If the snake was a eastern indigo, which it probably was if it was 7' long, it is a highly protected species. It feeds on rattlers, copperheads, etc...