A-Z of Bushcraft - survival and wilderness skills
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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Who is the Presenter?
Andrew Price has spent every spare moment in the pursuit of Adventure. He is an experienced practitioner of a wide range of outdoor pursuits including Kayaking, Cycling, Rock Climbing, and Mountaineering. He is also passionate about the Dramatic Arts, graduating with a Degree in Media and Theater studies. This background in performance arts lends an infectious spontaneity and energy to his teaching. As well as drinking too much tea, he also hosts Bushcraft & survival courses open to all via Dryad Bushcraft
Who made the videos?
The video production was done by Paul O'Connor who co-founded an award winning alternative video news agency, Undercurrents in 1994.He has produced programmes for Channel 4 and BBC. He is a professional cameraman, editor and producer and his images are regularly used in current affairs programmes all over the world. His interest began in Bushcraft after attending one of Andrew Prices workshops and a partnership was formed to produce a series of regular videos.Through hard work and determination, the online video series has grown from strength to strength. Paul has never liked tea.
Where did we record A-Z of Bushcraft?
We have filmed mostly on Gower peninsular in southwest Wales. This beautiful rugged peninsular was designated Britain’s first area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) in 1956. The Area covers 188 sq Km with a coastline of 59 Km. Its complex geological formation has created a diverse range of terrain, condensed into a relatively small area.The South coast of Gower is predominantly carboniferous limestone which has formed into spectacular cliffs and sandy bays, popular with Rock climbers and surfers. The north coast is dominated by salt marshes and sand dunes, which support a range of flora and fauna to rival any in the UK.
How can I get a copy of the title music?
The title music used in A-Z of Bushcraft is 'Where the Wind blows' by Jon Harris and his band Seven Little Sisters. They have recently reformed thanks to the popularity of their song in our videos.
I watched this before, watching again, awesome video
That was worth the time spent viewing. Mr. Price has good presentation skills, but I had no idea of his existence until I came across this upload.
Me too buddy. I'm now in my 50's but don't care for the video camera. Thanks for sharing with all of your knowledge.
Well that just blew all the other videos away. Been at it for years and learned loads on here. Well presented with good dry humour and solid knowledge.
_L for Laughter_ That was a good one! I especially loved the rations in the bathroom sing and toilet paper for tender, plus the bit about the wooden coat hanger for a bow drill! Thanks for puting laughter in the A-Z! I'm always being humorous and silly as it helps me personally to avoid passing that threshold between _sane_ and _insane_ after a lifetime of a miserable life.
A 'hotel friction fire starter' this had me in stitches. Really like how you mix up your videos with lots of useful knowledge but also some comical moments too. Brilliant please more vids!
Thanks but that was the end of that series
Animal skin, a foam pad, air mattress, and a high quality sleeping bag. Nothing like the rugged roughing it outdoor experience! Still, this video contains good and useful tips on the use of outdoor tools. Worthwhile watching.
EXCELLENT. Quality information. This guy definitely knows what he is talking about.
No, not really. What he knows are a bunch of things he learned off RUclips, and half of what's on RUclips is wrong.
James Ritchie I wouldn’t say half is wrong
I'm new at bushcraft and really love it. Glad I found your channel.
if you get lost in uk woodland just walk 200m in any direction and you will probably ok from there.
Yeah or build a small fire ,you soon will have somebody telling u its illegal and possibly calling the police 😅
Hahaha
Appreciate Video! Excuse me for chiming in, I would love your opinion. Have you heard about - Tiyulian Riyadelyn Takeover (Sure I saw it on Google)? It is a good one off guide for surviving in a world crisis minus the headache. Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my cousin after many years got great success with it.
This was great, thanks, been searching for "best survival kit" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Ryanzon Survival Genie - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my work buddy got excellent success with it.
Great video content! Sorry for chiming in, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you tried - Mahorrla Surviving Help Method (do a google search)? It is an awesome one off product for protecting your family during a national crisis without the normal expense. Ive heard some decent things about it and my close friend Aubrey at last got amazing results with it.
Wow iv been looking for this guys for the last 2 years his vids were what got me in to bush craft when i was a kid
Glad we helped you find the trees
I just learnt of your channel thru a suggestion...I enjoyed your winter shelter that was about 6 mins long! I was sold and subbed to your channel! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us! Cheers, Jerbs 👍🏼🇨🇦🔥🔪
Just an FYI if you are camping or stuff in Scotland no need to filter the water, just check 100 meters up stream to insure theirs no dead animals in it and then collect your water. Scottish water is self cleaning
very good info.
Great job alot of effort went into this video very entertaining very knowledgeable great all around mix Bravo my good sir...
HAAAAAA! That piece about Bear Grylls was Fantastic!!!!!!
Awsome program 👍
Nice video. Have subscribed. I am slowly moving into bush craft as I live in the Pennine foothills, as I have concentrated on being a home based prepper for the last few years. So now to expand my skills base with bush craft.
Fucking love the hotel bit. Feels like a satirical burn to bear grills
Aaaaand just seen that it was, in fact, dedicated to bear grylls. I'm just gonna go pull my foot out of my mouth
Nice mix. Seldom have I found an all around vid with so many good tidbits in it. Thanks for the good work!
Awesome video to start with, it omits details but lists all of the topics with minimal info to start out. So it gives you the information about what to research and what to train. Very nice. Thank you!
Nice video thanks for the research. The only thing I would suggest is to notch the shelter pegs or even more ideally, find 4 sticks that are Y shaped and tie the pegs off with the rope under the Y so it can't possibly pull out.
Awesome video!
Thank you so much this is the most very most informative video I have ever ever watched thank you so much I have learned so much please keep posting your videos
Glad we can help John
I'm a woman and I want to learn everything! Terrific video.
Brilliant whistle stop tour of all things bushcraft .......great video 👍
That was a real pleasure to watch. Many thanks.
There is something extremely satisfying about the moment when the tinder bundle ignites @ 10:18
Great video. Thanx
Well done. What a valuable resource.I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Nature is so beautiful
very well made video thanks
Some great advice here. I will try your carving technique. Thanks so much.
I really enjoyed this
Really enjoyed this video. Full of good tips and tricks. Thank for making the effort to do this for us.
Very good summary of techniques, thank's for the video...
Thanks you for this extremely interesting and educational video!
Man this is great. I love the main guy and the video is well made. Great stuff!
An axe/hatchet is an issue for me, due to the nature of how my wrist, arm and shoulder are. I eventually tried this _BIG_ knife out from Amazon and it is so much better for me. I use it for _almost_ everything. cut tree, remove branches, carving, splitting wood, I even use it like a pull blade to skin strips of bark off trees/branches. Here the wood is better for use after a bit of time with the bark removed, and the bark is also useful in more than one way. The knife I'm talking about is: Schrade SCHF45 Leroy Full Tang Bowie Fixed Blade Knife
The Silky hand saw is an incredibly good axe substitute.
So much good information! Thanks!
Thanks Michael
You get cut tapping a tree here in Germany and you probably go to jail!
Great video thanks and camera man did a great job!
Oh yeah "Always leave your camping site better than you found it"
One comment on the water. Water from the tank on the back of the toilet I can agree with drinking, not from the bowl. No idea what chemicals for disinfecting or cleaning were used and flushing doesn't wash them away, same with the bacteria and germs if the toilet wasn't properly cleaned. Feces from an unclean toilet can cause some real nasty intestinal issues. The water in the back is fresh from the incoming pipe and is a storage unit, you may get some algae but seldom is the back cleaned with anything more than some bleach and bleach will help purify the water. Just something to think about.
Pooch1953 you're clearly not from the uk
Exceptional video! Thanks so much for sharing. 👍
You're experience shows great video fellow woodsman.
a good intro to bushcraft
Now this you can learn a lot from thanks sharing it with us lots of helpful info
Excellent video.
I am 13 and love bushcraft myself
Awesome, love the coracle. I subscribed.
very good video ...much appreciated
Very exceptional video! I'm new to your channel and I just learned a tremendous amount. I'm new to bush craft but I love it and I appreciate the video. Thanks!
I have one the the pump water filters... Mine's the Katadyn Vario.
Great info and video. Thank you.
Really enjoyed this!
What a over the top fantastic Vid"
Thank you so much for sharing some great information.
Your website is also interestingly done.
Thanks for sharing...
Fantastic video. Thanks!
You forgot spices! In one video I just watched, a guy cooking up a gourmet meal. Honestly, the hunters I just interviewed before going out on my last wilderness search for a missing man made me more concerned with watching my back for a cougar or bear first off if I was in survival mode. I think my second priority would be to get the heck out of there. Still a lot of useful basic info you have here.
Rat and Cat I do search and rescue with civil air patrol just got back from hawk Mountain ranger school
very good that survival video , i'm here Brazil rss , he's is great !
very informative wonderfully explained, a must see and I myself will be viewing this again a few more times ;)
+Tamara Brown I too was enjoying this info right up until the the little nasty remark about women bushcrafters having a beard. A little chauvinist in incognito. No sub.
+ohiowolfsister I do understand and heard that myself but took it more of a joke than anything else....
+ohiowolfsister he did say it tongue in cheeck but yes it was a bit off the mark. Apologies for Andrew's 'humour'
not all beards are on the face
Im homeless and decided to leave the city, and buy some equipment, this is a very informative video, thanks for the upload , I'm going to use some of these technics to live, my conditions are all desert though, so it is a little different.
Great work on video
At 59:40. Razors. I use an sharpe4n Straight razors. Fun fact: the Spine of the razor set the bevel of the edge. So you lay the entire blade flat on the stone and it will be the perfect angle fro the edge.
Excellent video!
Nice channel, looking forward to going through more of your videos. Cheers Fred, Thunder Bay, Ontario
thanks for the tip on which tree to hang myself from. had to stop the video there for a bit because laughing
I loved the L part. But, I wanted to see you eat a moth. That would've completed the skit perfectly. Great show! :D
Very helpful tip thank for sharing. :D
For the fishing line knot I'd recommend running it through the other loop after as well. Makes it much more slip resistant. I know from years of fishing.
I'm starting to learn Bushcraft , I'm from USA , I want to learn more , great video
yeay i i did too
I watched the whole thing
American Appalachian Mountain Men of the 19th Century used charcloth. Why does nobody talk about that? Its very easy to make, light to carry and very flammable.
Haha , I thought I was the only one laughing about the oak tree thing ^.^ :D
The toilet thing was gross too though, but still good tips.
Having a bottle container from Roadeavour to be able to store water, a knife, a jacket, and skills in hunting and creating fire would be so handy while trying to survive outdoors.
well done.
"The spoon" the ultimate survival tool worth hours of energy expenditure to help you survive. {Smoke Weed}
I washed, I discovered this show 10 years ago. Great show. I learned some news things.
I love the show. where do you guys record 1997?...
You used the nagura stone on the wrong side of that double king stone mate , the nagura is meant for the higher grit side for polishing purposes . Nice stuff otherwise though .I prefer the bigger king stones go from 1000 to 4000 to 6000 then strop with smurf poo or white compound .
what brand tipi tent is that at the end of the video - love it!!!
+GoFeesh 85 Tenttipi
Loved his vid!
Quick question though...what make\model sleeping bag was that, shown in use at the end-i'd like To ge one for military use.
Was it a UK MIL issue bag...Snugpak...?
can u use any kind of wood
did you learn off ray mears? or did he you? seems very familiar to his videos :)
hey did you ever see Sasquatch
Question : could one use the water one cooks willow bark as an acetyl-salicylic drink?
I was so done at L... He made a mockery out of himself. (But hopefully, he had fun doing it :))
Is a stopper knot a half hitch?
nice channel, I subscribed
LOL HAHA! I love how he rips Bear in this one. LOL!
Am I the only one who wanted to see him finish making the spoon?!
ruclips.net/video/OjK2yKZEPZQ/видео.html
yep
doing a very beautiful thing here.if i wasnt on the other side of the pond id be very involved in that gathering.keep up the fight and helping people become self reliant.
Absolute LOL at “laughter”. American hotel rooms don’t have ‘cavities’ under the beds anymore. Which is too bad.
The first Bushcraft Gathering I knew about here, I discovered it too late to "Sign up & pay" and try to work out transportation. The second one was really just because I couldn't have anyone to get me there and I don't hitch hike. It is half way across the province where they have them. the third one didn't happen because of this foolishness of Covid-19. Really sucks to be me!
Advertising a brand of axe within 2 minutes! Classy stuff mate. FFS Edit: So you have to have a piece of limpet shell, a piece of holly, some hazel to make a fire in the woods? Give it a rest. Just give me basics.
Look up Egyptian bow drill methods. Instead of just wrapping your string around the spindle tie it then wrap it. It will never fly off. The twist can fly away . It works way better. Anybody who has done bow drill knows that part can be a pain in the butt. Check out the sawyer water filter. I’ve tested those better than most. Lol. I have no running water at my home. I’ve been using nothing but that for over 5 years. It will clean a million gallons of water on the large one. I take the smaller version when hiking. It works like a kidney dialysis machine.
This is pretty interesting, but I admit that "survival" is pretty far fetched for people who run around with high-tech knifes, tents, lighters... Would you mind doing a video for the common hiker getting lost in the wood without a lighter, a tent or a water-purifier? I'd love that!
Second this. Love to see that.. Because you never knew when shit gonna hit the fan.
+Hideo Master We would love too but sadly we dont have the time or energy anymore. Doing things for free takes its toll. Really happy you enjoyed our video though
+undercurrentspaulo yeah, i dig that.
Bushcrafting niche in youtube wasn't a big as gaming or top 10, top 5 or comedy niche. The monetary value isn't much.
But it does help people learn a thing or two. Who knows.. Out there maybe one day someone will use the skill and survive.
+Julia Maluca Check out my videos on RUclips. I have a knife but not much else and show how to do it with patience and a plan.
+Julia Maluca I see your point, but if you listen to what you suggest .. there's a big lesson learned there. DON'T go out on a hike if you are not prepared for the unexpected. This especially if hiking in unknown terrain, climate and such.
Thank you that was very informative and I am keen to try the skills shown as better understanding of the basics of bushcraft thank you
British woods? I think there are no regular forests in England nowadays.
Well, not many, but there's more to British than England.
True those woods looked pretty thin, you could see a well worn path where he set up the basher.
Hear hear brother
Cool! :)