I recall an article on making a survival staff 30 years ago. The publisher add compartments for fire starting & some first aid kit. I recall that the author added survival gear too. Bike innertube strips were added to the handle for grip as well as wrapped paracord handle. My friend used bamboo as it gave him the option of strength & space to hide things for emergency uses inside the bamboo.
Canny whack a guid stick ! Use a few , same ways as you have did hereto so many uses! Great vid, and great to see folks out in the woods again. Stay safe.
Great ideas. Mine is a walking staff. Which is covered with medalians collected from places we've visited in the UK and States. Brass nails for measurements. Rubber crutch bottom.
Thanks for the video. A couple of months ago I made one for my daughter and one for me. Wasn't lucky enough to find branches straight enough and here it's not legal to harvest from a forest, so I had to use broomstick handles🙂
good video Neal... here in my part of the South a staff is useful for feeling out and moving Snakes... I know that ya'll only have one venomous snake in the UK but round about here we have 11 species so a staff is almost a necessity (along with anti-snake boots) for cross country walks
Here in my part of Colorado, the best way for moving snakes is with a shotgun, or pistol loaded with bird-shot. A .38 or .45 colt preferably. Rattle snakes love it.😊
We only have one snake categorised as venomous here in the U.K. and here in Wales , we are doing our best to increase their numbers by improving or creating habitats for them. We don’t see them usually unless we know where to look and go hunting for them , even then we are often unsuccessful. The Adder is a beautiful snake, just gets on with doing snake things not bothering us at all.
@@rkf2746 Read a paper on killing the rattler... seems that in Oklahoma where they have the rattlesnake round up there is an increase in rattlers that don't... the herpetologist that wrote the peer review thinks its because the rattlers that do are the ones being caught most often and they don't get to mate and pass on the rattling genes... Oh and fyi.. I find a short barrel 410 with #6 bird shot most effective in RE moving snakes of all strips. They aren't all that heavy even fully loaded....
Good videoAs always. Idea for you. You can remove the bark if you coat the ends of the stick with basic elmers type glue. Slows the drying enough to prevent checking. I live in north eastern America so usually use hard woods. Checking is a real problem with them.
I like the measurement idea, I may add that to my Yew staff. I like a leather cord on mine, it goes around my three fingers (not wrist) so that I don't drop the stick but is easily let go if I fall freeing my hand and hopefully not impaling myself on it.
I was just talking to someone about the concept of a Fell staff, this pretty much is the idea lol, I'd add a paracord lashing up top though, handy grip and obvs Paracord is proper handy to have.
@@gregsanderson2470 Tarred might take a while to stop being sticky and messing up your hands, Standard paras good but if you like the specialised stuff go for that 👍
Thanks Glen. Years ago I made one like that based on an old scouting text. This one draws on several inspirations (Mors Kochanski being one) to give me something simple that works for me. Thanks for the comment
No No NO…don’t you watch RUclips?? YOU MUST use carbon fiber trekking poles!!!!! 😂😂😂😂. I have a white waxwood staff, commonly used in martial arts. Ultra strong and handy but now I see I’ll have to do some modifications! Yeah, not trading in my hickory or waxwood for carbon fiber anytime soon.
When the planet is having a melt down,this stuff is priceless......THANK YOU!!!
Nice one Neil, unlike most silent 3×3 tarps boring bushcrafting videos
Datz a purdy neat staff
I recall an article on making a survival staff 30 years ago. The publisher add compartments for fire starting & some first aid kit. I recall that the author added survival gear too. Bike innertube strips were added to the handle for grip as well as wrapped paracord handle. My friend used bamboo as it gave him the option of strength & space to hide things for emergency uses inside the bamboo.
Canny whack a guid stick ! Use a few , same ways as you have did hereto so many uses! Great vid, and great to see folks out in the woods again. Stay safe.
Great ideas for turning the simple staff into something very useful.
There's nothing new here Lonnie, but the combination works well to fit my needs. Thanks for commenting.
I hope you and Connie are both keeping well
@@greencraft4783 We are well, thank you.
Love the idea of a lag screw/lag bolt to protect the bottom of the stick.
Reminds me of the scout staff (or scout stave)! Nice project again, Neal. And your videos are always of excellent quality!
It's a hybrid of a couple of design's. It may not work for everyone...but is does for me. Thanks for commenting.
Keep the stick projects coming. These are my personal favorite videos that you do for us .
Thank you
Kris, I think these are my favourite to do too....I'll have to share a few more!
Atb
Neil
Hi mate thankyou for uploading so early this morning 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I have just wake up in my hammock after a long wet night hammock camping,
Thanks for commenting, it was dry here last night. I enjoyed your cocoon video BTW.
@@greencraft4783 hi mate the cocoon when camping or reviewing the cocoon,?
Both, the review particularly. I have made one and was interested to see how the pukka one works
Hi, happy new year all, I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this video and will definitely be watching more, thank you 🙏🏻 and God bless
Très bonne idée pour tes astuces merci beaucoup 😀😊🙏
And they say you cant get good staff these days !
Great ideas and and simple project.
atb Bruce
Thanks for taking the time to comment Bruce.
Thank you Neil! Very enjoyable video and a very useful project! ATB from Vietnam Sam Adler
Great little project Mate👍 nice video.
Great ideas. Mine is a walking staff. Which is covered with medalians collected from places we've visited in the UK and States.
Brass nails for measurements. Rubber crutch bottom.
Appropriating the brass tacks idea for mine thank you 👍
Thanks for the video. A couple of months ago I made one for my daughter and one for me. Wasn't lucky enough to find branches straight enough and here it's not legal to harvest from a forest, so I had to use broomstick handles🙂
Got to make one of these, thanks.
good video Neal... here in my part of the South a staff is useful for feeling out and moving Snakes... I know that ya'll only have one venomous snake in the UK but round about here we have 11 species so a staff is almost a necessity (along with anti-snake boots) for cross country walks
Scary stuff!!! We rarely see our only venomous snake
Here in my part of Colorado, the best way for moving snakes is with a shotgun, or pistol loaded with bird-shot. A .38 or .45 colt preferably. Rattle snakes love it.😊
We only have one snake categorised as venomous here in the U.K. and here in Wales , we are doing our best to increase their numbers by improving or creating habitats for them. We don’t see them usually unless we know where to look and go hunting for them , even then we are often unsuccessful. The Adder is a beautiful snake, just gets on with doing snake things not bothering us at all.
@@rkf2746 Read a paper on killing the rattler... seems that in Oklahoma where they have the rattlesnake round up there is an increase in rattlers that don't... the herpetologist that wrote the peer review thinks its because the rattlers that do are the ones being caught most often and they don't get to mate and pass on the rattling genes... Oh and fyi.. I find a short barrel 410 with #6 bird shot most effective in RE moving snakes of all strips. They aren't all that heavy even fully loaded....
@@greencraft4783 my granddad used to tell me that for every snake you see you've walked past 4
Sweet
I prefer a rubber cane tip on the base. A cord wrist loop allows for freeing both hands without having to find a place to lean the stick.
Great video, made a staff a few weeks ago, but will now have to mod it a bit with some notches. Nice to see you out in the woods again. :-)
It's good to be out in the woods for us all (mental health is as important as physical health). Thanks for taking the time to comment buddy.
Good videoAs always. Idea for you. You can remove the bark if you coat the ends of the stick with basic elmers type glue. Slows the drying enough to prevent checking. I live in north eastern America so usually use hard woods. Checking is a real problem with them.
Now you tell me...well next time. Thankx all these hints add up.
Nice one Neil always good videos 👍....I always enjoy your how to and adaptation projects with all the skills thrown in
cool Neal. I do like using a staff for all sorts of things. i just feel better knowing i have a helping hand around sometimes.
Nice vid. More on home made outdoor clothing. Loved the few you did.
Nice video, thanks. I'll get some Hazel this weekend and have a bash at it, cheers.
Lovely video mate, I wouldn't be without my staff.
Neil, I’ve made a similar staff, without the notches, but I used a forked stick so I have a thumb stick and a v-shaped support.
Got to make one soon, thanks
I like the measurement idea, I may add that to my Yew staff. I like a leather cord on mine, it goes around my three fingers (not wrist) so that I don't drop the stick but is easily let go if I fall freeing my hand and hopefully not impaling myself on it.
Great video as always, simple stick projects are one of my favourites!
awesome!
Nice c clear audio mate 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌😉
Also I use rubber ends used at the end of tubed furniture on the ends of legs . YOu can get them from DIY shops hope that's useful.
Most of the old boys around when I was growing up had spent shotgun brass on theirs, I believe secured with glue and a hammer
great video and projects ..
billy joe
Thanks for the kind comment Billy.
I was just talking to someone about the concept of a Fell staff, this pretty much is the idea lol, I'd add a paracord lashing up top though, handy grip and obvs Paracord is proper handy to have.
Which would be better tared bank line , standard paracord, or 7 layer survival cord?
@@gregsanderson2470 Tarred might take a while to stop being sticky and messing up your hands, Standard paras good but if you like the specialised stuff go for that 👍
@@OldNavajoTricks living in a hot area your right about the bank line.. I have some paracord. Thankx for you input.
No worries Marra, enjoy the project 👍
Just a query what is the gizmo on your rucksack strap? Oh and love stick videos as a I am a Rover Scout cannot have to many.LOL.
Over here we call them scout stick. You put a j hook on the end and wrap a paracord handle with a loop for hikeing. Good vid btw.
Thanks Glen. Years ago I made one like that based on an old scouting text. This one draws on several inspirations (Mors Kochanski being one) to give me something simple that works for me. Thanks for the comment
Hullo!
And also martial arts
No No NO…don’t you watch RUclips?? YOU MUST use carbon fiber trekking poles!!!!! 😂😂😂😂. I have a white waxwood staff, commonly used in martial arts. Ultra strong and handy but now I see I’ll have to do some modifications! Yeah, not trading in my hickory or waxwood for carbon fiber anytime soon.