Thanks for the great feedback Justin. I have to give full credit to my videographer David Hutton who filmed and edited that...he really does a fantastic job. You would be waiting 3 months between videos if I had to do it.
More of this please, maybe an episode of what to sustain yourself through the changing seasons. Very tough to find this content thank you for showing us the Aussie bush.
This is pretty cool. It brings back memories of being a kid on the far Northern outskirts of Perth in the late 60s/early 70s. For Perth locals, that was Duncraig/Glengarry Estate. No freeway. No suburbia. Emus walked down Carlyle Crescent. A kilometre East of me was a horse property. It was bushland. I went to Sorrento Primary school and we'd often walk home through the bush, running our hands through Banksia and other flowers to get the nectar, or eating the gum like new flower shoots. We'd pull new Grasstree shoots and eat them and take Banksia pods home. I once saw a mob of over a hundred kangaroos in the bush between Duncraig and Sorrento.
Thanks once again for the great content you produce. Its awesome to have bushcraft content with an Australian focus. The info you pack into your videos is incredible and I'm truly grateful for your explanations and knowledge.
Thank you very much for your kind words. It's quite time consuming making videos and difficult with a busy schedule to get the time in the first place to film. My production is slowly getting better but in my eyes accurate content is more important than production. It's my aim to make them as informative as possible with the emphasis on education rather than on entertainment. Thanks for watching and your support.
Thank you! That was such a great watch and will be re-watching 👍. Know so many of those by sight but never knew so many were edible. Thoroughly enjoyed that.
I appreciate you taking time to watch. There are literally so many plants out there that we don't know about and that aboriginal people have known about and used for thousands of years. I see plants every time I go into the bush I don't know.. You never stop learning.
Great as always. Its true the bush is like a Supermarket and a Chemist if you know what your looking for and this where you come in Gordon with your knowledge and very easy way of putting it over. Thank you IGGIE.
An interesting thing about Casuarina in Far North Queensland. Not only do they grow on the coast, but they also grow on the high ranges up around China Camp near Wujal Wujal on the old CREB track.
Thank you for the great videos. If you had to choose one place in Australia to live off the land for an extended period of time (no interaction with civilization), where would you choose?
That's a very difficult question. To live completely off the land today in a hunter gather type lifestyle (if that is what you mean) is somewhat of a romantic idea as the land needed to do that is vast, especially for a number of people and is not sustainable.. Some hunting and gathering in conjunction with growing your own foods and being self sufficient is much more realistic. Areas plentiful with water, and lush vegetation are obvious choices. The eastern coast of Australia was settled first for this reason. A good specialised knowledge of plant foods and uses in all environments is a must. Thanks for the question.
Three cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive species that is found near rivers in winter and spring. They are super delicious when cooked and the bulb is high in carbs.
Some great info, another excellent video Gordon. (My kids eat the lamandra like carrots going out of fashion.) I must admit I get excited when I see a straight grass tree stalk. Thank you for the video. Cheers
You are very welcome. Lomandra is so common and widespread and in certain areas so is grass tree. It's great to see some of these plants in recipe books now. Thanks for watching.
No, I'm sorry I don't have a book. There are already a tonne of Bushcraft'/Survival books on the market, however not many Australian ones. Maybe one day! Thanks for watching..
I grew up watching loads of Les Hidden's and am a member of Norforce, one of the army units Les used to do lots of work with. A great combination would be a cross between Les Hiddens and Ray Mears. Thanks for watching.
Just stumbled across your RUclips channel very informative. Where about a are you based? I would love to do a course once this Coronavirus is over and done with.
We run courses in NSW, VIC and the NT. The only course that Covid is threatening to effect is our October Melbourne course. All other courses unless things dramatically get worse and restrictions tighten will run as planned. Please visit the BSA website to see those courses. Thanks for watching.
I've read about the seed kernel of persoonia being edible once cracked out of the shell and roasted. Do you know any more about that? would it not be worth the effort?
@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia thank you. I good to know because I live in SEQ so I helps me know if I come find some or all of these. 👍 No worries I enjoy your videos 🙂👍
gday, im enjoying the video, im just a recent subscriber, learning plenty from what you are saying, but im wondering, what is a "supermarket plant" im probably not the only one who doesnt already know what you mean by that, but, id rather ask and make a fool of myself than not ask and remain ignorant, cheers.
I think Gordon means, the plant has plenty of edible parts and uses for it. Such as the base of the stem, seeds. Can also be used for cordage, weaving mats, etc.
They are Fjallraven I wear a lot of their gear. You can buy everything online but I'd recommend going to a store to try a few pieces on at first to judge your size. Their product is slightly more expensive but the quality is outstanding.
It's all perception, what we are used to and food prejudice. We have many superfoods in this country but they ignored in favour of foods from other countries. Wild foods like any other need to be prepared correctly and they are generally very high in nutrients compared to the store bought stuff we get. It's about being open minded and seeing things from a different angle. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching.
Sorry, mate, but ive seen a myriad of creatures deficating, urinating and nesting in small trees with all their filth gathered among the leaves. Im boiling the water regardless of how it tastes.
I would have to say this is one of your best videos, your quality is improving in leaps and bounds. Well done Gordon.
Thanks for the great feedback Justin. I have to give full credit to my videographer David Hutton who filmed and edited that...he really does a fantastic job. You would be waiting 3 months between videos if I had to do it.
More of this please, maybe an episode of what to sustain yourself through the changing seasons.
Very tough to find this content thank you for showing us the Aussie bush.
Noted. You are welcome, thanks for watching and your support.
This is pretty cool. It brings back memories of being a kid on the far Northern outskirts of Perth in the late 60s/early 70s. For Perth locals, that was Duncraig/Glengarry Estate. No freeway. No suburbia. Emus walked down Carlyle Crescent. A kilometre East of me was a horse property. It was bushland. I went to Sorrento Primary school and we'd often walk home through the bush, running our hands through Banksia and other flowers to get the nectar, or eating the gum like new flower shoots. We'd pull new Grasstree shoots and eat them and take Banksia pods home. I once saw a mob of over a hundred kangaroos in the bush between Duncraig and Sorrento.
Holy Moly, I reckon I've seen all these before and never knew what you could do with it! Thanks for the awesome video as well!
This Man is a Legend
Love it. With the ways things are headed knowing how to forage may come in handy soon. 👍
Bloody fantastic mate
Great video mate! I hope you’ve been well.
Hey Scotty , thanks mate. Are you coming to the Intermediate course?
Would love to see you two collaborate on a video together
Thanks once again for the great content you produce. Its awesome to have bushcraft content with an Australian focus.
The info you pack into your videos is incredible and I'm truly grateful for your explanations and knowledge.
Thank you very much for your kind words. It's quite time consuming making videos and difficult with a busy schedule to get the time in the first place to film. My production is slowly getting better but in my eyes accurate content is more important than production. It's my aim to make them as informative as possible with the emphasis on education rather than on entertainment. Thanks for watching and your support.
Lovin it!!! Thank you.. 🙏🏼💕
My pleasure. Thanks for watching
Thank you! That was such a great watch and will be re-watching 👍. Know so many of those by sight but never knew so many were edible. Thoroughly enjoyed that.
I appreciate you taking time to watch. There are literally so many plants out there that we don't know about and that aboriginal people have known about and used for thousands of years. I see plants every time I go into the bush I don't know.. You never stop learning.
Always awesome information
So nice of you. Thanks for watching
Just Awesome, please do more
Very educational. thank you!
My pleasure, thanks for watching.
Thanks Gordon enjoying your content, very interesting
Thanks Eric, I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching.
Excellent video!
Recently discovered your channel.
Hopefully you do many more videos like this.
Very important knowledge.
Thank you.
It's my pleasure and I'm glad you found the video useful. Thanks so much for watching.
Amazing work, legendary
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely awesome video, thanks Gordon.
Thanks mate for sharing such a good knowledge
Looking forward to be benefiting from your knowledge. Big respect mate.
Thanks, I appreciate the feedback and glad the information is of value. Thanks so much for watching.
Great as always. Its true the bush is like a Supermarket and a Chemist if you know what your looking for and this where you come in Gordon with your knowledge and very easy way of putting it over. Thank you IGGIE.
Fantastic. So nice to know about our own native vegetation and inspiring to learn how indigenous people have been living off the land for millennia.
Great knowledge , thanks for this video
It's my pleasure, thanks for watching.
Yes indeed! This is why we subscribe 😍🤠👍, great stuff
Nice one Gordon. I always learn a lot from your videos. Thanks.
OMG!!! The video and cinematography, your best yet. Awesome video mate
Surprised by how many plants I recognized but didnt know they were edible. Keep up the good work!
Great video Gordon, very educational, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure. Thanks for watching and your support.
Thanks Gordon, a lot of interesting and useful information there for sure.
Great video! I need more of these
Great video! Very informative.👍
Great video. Thanks
👍 thanks for watching
Ripper work mate. Always good to pick up a few tips.
Thanks mate great info! Kaz from Newey
I’m really keen to get out bush here in Oz. This video is a perfect resource. Cheers.
Thanks for the positive feedback and glad you found the episode useful. Enjoy your stay here in Oz Thanks for watching.
Great video 👍 and a Christmas 🌲 and a Happy new year to you and yours thankyou keep the videos comeing
Merry Christmas. Glad you are enjoying the content.
I find it interesting how we can get so many uses out of the one tree.
Amazing knowledge, so useful!
Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful. Thanks so much for watching.
Lovely natrure. Great video!
Thanks and glad you appreciated the scenery,. Thanks for watching.
Great video mate, appreciate the knowledge 👍🏽👍🏽
I appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching.
Thank you, amazing!
Hi I’m the first this is so good. Coming from Australia Vic
Amazing video thanks so much!
You're very welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great knowledge shared here thank you!
Love to do a course with you one of these days.
Can you do a "what not to eat" video? Thanks again Gordon for the superb videos.
Good Idea. will put it into the list of to-dos
@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia Thanks mate. I love foraging but am always a bit worried that I might get sick..
An interesting thing about Casuarina in Far North Queensland. Not only do they grow on the coast, but they also grow on the high ranges up around China Camp near Wujal Wujal on the old CREB track.
absolutely tremendous!
Well that just opened my eyes quite a bit.
I'm glad you liked it and found it useful. Thanks for watching.
Amazing
Thanks Tayla, I'm glad you enjoyed it and found it useful. Thanks for watching.
I wonder if you can consume the others banksias as well. The red ones are the most common to see around
Thank you for the information! Bush tucker could save your life, best to know where/when/which to forage
Yes it's certainly an advantage to know, targeting plants that are widespread and common in your area. Thanks for watching.
you are awesome mate
Thanks for the sentiment. Thanks for watching.
i worked in bushregeneration for over 10 years and know all these plants, ill check em out 👍👍
Cheers 👍
Thank you for the great videos. If you had to choose one place in Australia to live off the land for an extended period of time (no interaction with civilization), where would you choose?
That's a very difficult question. To live completely off the land today in a hunter gather type lifestyle (if that is what you mean) is somewhat of a romantic idea as the land needed to do that is vast, especially for a number of people and is not sustainable.. Some hunting and gathering in conjunction with growing your own foods and being self sufficient is much more realistic.
Areas plentiful with water, and lush vegetation are obvious choices. The eastern coast of Australia was settled first for this reason.
A good specialised knowledge of plant foods and uses in all environments is a must.
Thanks for the question.
Great stuff! Had no idea you could drink banksia flower!
Thank you for this video. I wish you would do the same video for each season :)
Three cornered leek (Allium triquetrum) is an invasive species that is found near rivers in winter and spring. They are super delicious when cooked and the bulb is high in carbs.
Great video! Could you show in the future the process of making damper out of those seeds.
Noted. It's all about time but will see what we can do. Thanks for watching.
Some great info, another excellent video Gordon. (My kids eat the lamandra like carrots going out of fashion.) I must admit I get excited when I see a straight grass tree stalk. Thank you for the video. Cheers
You are very welcome. Lomandra is so common and widespread and in certain areas so is grass tree. It's great to see some of these plants in recipe books now. Thanks for watching.
Brill vid.
Awesome, thanks for watching.
More staples!! 👍
I’m liking for rhizomes!!
Hey awesome video, I'm guessing this is shot somewhere on the north east coast but I'd be curious where he's foraging here..
Thanks, this was shot on Sydney's northern beaches near Ingleside. Thanks for tuning in.
I would love to see a video that you mentioned on making glue from the grass tree resin and some of its potential uses
Noted. It's on my to do list so hopefully when I get some time I can make it happen. Thanks for watching.
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Apart from the Mora's do you use any other bushcraft knives?
Is there any particular books you would recommend to learn more about this stuff?
Wild Food Plants of Australia by Tim Lowe is a good one
I was wondering if there is any sign on the plants to tell if they are toxic or no.
Great Vid , Do you have illustrated book that we take into the bush that we can purchase ?
No, I'm sorry I don't have a book. There are already a tonne of Bushcraft'/Survival books on the market, however not many Australian ones. Maybe one day! Thanks for watching..
fantastic video man. this is probably a silly question, but are you inspired by Les Hiddins?
I grew up watching loads of Les Hidden's and am a member of Norforce, one of the army units Les used to do lots of work with. A great combination would be a cross between Les Hiddens and Ray Mears. Thanks for watching.
Just stumbled across your RUclips channel very informative. Where about a are you based? I would love to do a course once this Coronavirus is over and done with.
We run courses in NSW, VIC and the NT. The only course that Covid is threatening to effect is our October Melbourne course. All other courses unless things dramatically get worse and restrictions tighten will run as planned. Please visit the BSA website to see those courses. Thanks for watching.
I've read about the seed kernel of persoonia being edible once cracked out of the shell and roasted. Do you know any more about that? would it not be worth the effort?
Just based on plants I am guessing you are based in gippsland vic/lower nsw maybe mallacoota/nadgee area?
Maybe further up the coast a little as well
Another way to activate heat activated seeds is to put them in boiled water (not when boiling)
Where was this, that you filled this?
I was going to ask what month but you just said may.
It was filmed on Sydney's northern beaches. Thanks for watching.
@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia thank you. I good to know because I live in SEQ so I helps me know if I come find some or all of these. 👍
No worries I enjoy your videos 🙂👍
Do u do any touring through south east WA?
Not yet but we are planning some in the future. Keep following our social media, that's where we will announce it first.
gday, im enjoying the video, im just a recent subscriber, learning plenty from what you are saying, but im wondering, what is a "supermarket plant" im probably not the only one who doesnt already know what you mean by that, but, id rather ask and make a fool of myself than not ask and remain ignorant, cheers.
I think Gordon means, the plant has plenty of edible parts and uses for it. Such as the base of the stem, seeds. Can also be used for cordage, weaving mats, etc.
@@bushecho7281 thankyou for the response
Gday Gordon
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Is this the east coast?
Yes, it's around the northern beaches of Sydney .Thanks for watching.
@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia perfect I’m actually in Dee Why so very useful. Cheers
What pants are you wearing and where to get them?
They are Fjallraven I wear a lot of their gear. You can buy everything online but I'd recommend going to a store to try a few pieces on at first to judge your size. Their product is slightly more expensive but the quality is outstanding.
do you have a book?
No, there are already lots of books on the market written by people with far more experience and skill than i.....maybe one day!
Bro if the shit goes down, ill be eating people before I start eating this stuff haha looks rough!
It's all perception, what we are used to and food prejudice. We have many superfoods in this country but they ignored in favour of foods from other countries. Wild foods like any other need to be prepared correctly and they are generally very high in nutrients compared to the store bought stuff we get. It's about being open minded and seeing things from a different angle. Thanks for the comments and thanks for watching.
@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia You should open a bush tukka restaurant!
Slim pickings.
Dedman shows you how to not be a Deadman in the bush
Ha ha, never heard that before.. 😀
Sorry, mate, but ive seen a myriad of creatures deficating, urinating and nesting in small trees with all their filth gathered among the leaves. Im boiling the water regardless of how it tastes.
i don't want survival tips from a dedman