Beginning Bushcraft Gear, Skills, Camping in the Woods

One of the most underrated tools I find is a pot. It’s very, very hard to boil water without a pot. It’s great for cooking meals, great for boiling water, great for eating out of, etc

Is it true that you should have a separate container for boiling water because of food taste leaching into your water if using the same container for cooking as boiling water?

In the bushcraft world full of reviews of expensive knives and gear, you calmed down me and probably many others by your simplicity, your calmness, by small, important and cheap elements of your gear, by your advices. It was great to hear you talk about bushcraft. Thank you for this video, stay safe!

You're absolutely white for the basics that is all you need for over here in the UK

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Great video! Thanks for your insight.

Excellent information. Great video. Thank you. Have a wonderful day. 😊

Awesome vid! Cool to see someone showing that you don't need the 300 dollar bench made fixed blade and latest gear to sleep outside for a night

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Corporal sent me subscribed thx

Great vid. Appreciate the attitude. 👍 I have worked exstensivley in the area where the first couple of seasons of ALONE was filmed. Partner, that is tough country. Mittens in the sunny Summer kinda tough country. You got the chops - keep applying! Cheers from B.C. (Cananda)

Great video

You are an inspiration for bushcraft wannabes like me.😊

Nice video brother 🎉🎉

This was inspiring! Just got my Tops BOB knife looking to get into bush crafting!

I’ve been going out to the wilds since the first time my Dad took me camping when I was 5 (that was 1964).
I feel so much better surrounded by miles of forest filled with animals than I do in any city, big or small, surrounded by people.

For me, sitting at a campfire brings back a primal feeling of completeness and safety.
I have no fear of any animal the wilderness because whatever you meet, predator or prey, you know it will be honest and true in its actions.
There is a contentment that I find in Nature which doesn’t exist in a man made environment.

Oh! And I love Corporal's Corner and Joe Robinet. Those are my go-to's.

This was a very informative and easy to follow video. Thank you for providing this!!! We appreciate you breaking things down for beginners. Happy adventures and stay safe!!!

'Nature is where it's at', love that!

Awesome video and some excellent points.

I found a folding saw in a hardware store. $6. 7". No brand. Cuts just fine. My first knife was a Mora Companion. Does everything I need it to. Got a cheap big ferro rod, works fine. Cotton balls and vaseline is one of the best options, while being very inexpensive. You do not need to spend hundreds on gear to have fun and practice your skills. If anything, you should practice with minimal gear, instead of relying on a $300 bushcraft knife with all the bells and whistles.

Cool stuff man thanks for sharing ..👍

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Hello Jess ...Its Good to find your channel " Endurance Room" once again after my notifications keep getting changed.... Will check this video out first then some newer episodes...! Thanks ~ Tom /Scarboro

Subbed...mint vid thanks

Hey Jess, i don't know why but every time i start a new hobby i just want to buy the best gear to practice it...I think it's a pretty bad habit, what do you think?

Good info! Thank You

Fantastic info! I just discovered your channel two nights ago.. love it! Thanks for sharing with us!

I started out as you did with limited bushcraft experience. I was in the Boy Scouts with my friends but we only did that in order to hang out together on summer jamborees and stuff so we never took the lessons to seriously. I did enjoy being in the woods though. When I joined the Marine Corps, I did trian in the field but bushcraft was not required in my MOS. Later during my time in the Corps I was volinteered to go to a special ops unit to train and then teach Marines to survive in the arctic. I was told they picked me due to my record, attitude and that I had zero experience in cold weather environments. They wanted someone that they could train from the begining. I ended up going to many survival and mountaineering schools sponsored by several different branches of the military. I developed a love for this stuff and never looked back. I enjoyed teaching as well. Sounds like you did the same thing but took a different path. Path Finders has turned out some great instructors. I especially enjoy Coalcracters web site as well as the ones you mentioned. Thanks for the informative videos.

Thanks man

It's a really good little starter kit. My first would have been when Dave Canterbury was in his 20s and the only widely available book I could get hold of was Lofty Wisemans SAS Survival Guide. I'm totally behind just getting out there, it shouldn't be about expensive man jewellery. There's lots of inexpensive options out there and they will give you a much better idea of what you want and prefer without being saddled with some overpriced nonsense that ends up in the back of a closet.

Getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult made me a lot more aware of myself and my thoughts.

Started hiking and camping as a way to get rid of all my excess energy, and now I do it so I can clear my mind and read my books without distractions.

My adhd still compels me to finely detail preparation for every unlikely situation, but also to pack light.

nice video brother, subbed :)

Catching up on vids- good stuff here as Im new to the craft and just like you did; I am watching as many vids as I can and also trying to practice stuff when I can. I believe these are perishable skills and harnessing the knowledge is important. Thanks for the instruction- Be safe out there-

Awesome advise. I am 70 years. I want to get out a little not too far but to have fun in the woods near a stream behind our old home place. There are squirrels rabbits birds fox bobcats ducks. I just want to do a day trip at first. Thanks a heap. I have been collecting some knives etc. I wish I have my Army Wool Blanket from my service days. The Vietnam-era blanket is about 80 dollars now.

Great info..... Really concise as well....

Great to see a less "Modern" approach to being in the woods.

Hello my friend, I'm a big fan of yours here in Brazil, could you share some camping tips for very hot and humid places?

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Nice video 📹 I've started car camping going on my 2nd trip next month can't wait!! Though I did spend 4 nites on my Cousins driveway this year that woz fun ill keep watching 👀!!

Do you happen to have a video showing specifically how you store your canvas/sail needle on your knife sheaths?

Thanks!

Here from Corporals corner and you content is great and very good camera work. Definitely here to stay. I am just getting started with minimal camping myself, waiting on some of my gear to arrive and then in 2 weeks I’m hitting the woods with a couple buddies to help show me the ropes

thanks for the inspiration mate!

This is another outstanding video. 👏

Thank you so much for sharing your experience and insights on the 5Cs and 10Cs. I need to put these in to practice and experience. Keep it up Jess! Blessings 😊

Great channel. I am 55 and I have been camping in the woods since I was 6.(with my Dad) 8 when my buddy and I had enough guts. We used military surplus. Now that we have internet I have all kinds of camping gear.Cheers from the South Carolina Lowcountry

I recommend a Kalimba!

How do you combat wild life more so insects, wasps, ants, other small ant like creatures and mosquitos.

Wow. So much consumerism in all these bags. Just got all the shit you have laid out for 240$. All the other Channels wanted me spending just that on a knife / saw… good fucking shit dude.

Great style,
Thanks for all these tips.

my story is similar to yours lets start our own survival school.