Videos tagged with Wilderness Skills

This video, "5 Knots Every Man Needs to Know" by Fieldcraft Survival featuring Kevin Estela, focuses on essential knot-tying techniques. While the title and description do not directly mention firearms, the brand Fieldcraft Survival is known for its survival and preparedness content, which often intersects with firearms ownership and self-defense. The description encourages training and promotes Kevin's book on wilderness skills, suggesting a practical, hands-on approach to preparedness. The mention of Kevin Estela and Fieldcraft Survival indicates a focus on expert-led instruction in survival and related skillsets.

This video from Fieldcraft Survival, presented by Kevin, focuses on improving a viewer's "rope game" within the context of survival skills. While the title and description emphasize survival and training, the core topic appears to be practical skills development. Fieldcraft Survival's mission is to educate, train, and equip individuals for worst-case scenarios, offering medical equipment and expert-led training courses. The video also promotes Kevin's new book on wilderness skills.

This video, filmed over a year ago, focuses on the fundamentals of tracking, presented by instructor Seaux Larreau. Despite production challenges and the instructor's lack of filming experience, the content is deemed highly important and valuable for viewers looking to learn basic tracking skills. The video aims to provide enough information for individuals to begin practicing tracking independently. It also includes mentions of supporting the creator through Patreon and links to recommended gear and resources, including a book Seaux mentioned.

This video details the fundamentals of RECCE (light reconnaissance) and essential gear for mountain operations. It covers situational awareness techniques like SLLS (Stop, Look, Listen, Smell), pack organization focusing on weight distribution, and a three-tier clothing layering system. Key gear recommendations include a modified boonie hat, a Mayflower chest rig with a medical kit, and full-grain leather boots with gaiters.

This YouTube video, Part 2 of the "CORE - Backcountry Hunter Course" by Magpul CORE and Guiderite Adventures, focuses on providing comprehensive skills for do-it-yourself backcountry backpack hunting in the Central Cascades of Washington. Over three days and two nights, participants learn essential techniques for safely and successfully filling hunting tags in a wilderness setting. The course aims to equip hunters with the knowledge needed to pursue their passion beyond conventional methods, emphasizing self-reliance and wilderness proficiency. The content is designed for individuals seeking advanced instruction in backcountry hunting.

This video from Nutnfancy's "Winter Sense" series focuses on the practicalities and challenges of firemaking in cold, snowy conditions (25ºF with heavy snowpack). It emphasizes prioritizing tasks, managing energy expenditure, and the importance of fire for morale, warmth, and cooking. The video demonstrates fire-making techniques for wilderness craft rookies, debunking academic ease and showcasing proven methods. It highlights specific tools used, including the Cold Steel Trailmaster, Ontario SP-50, Ontario Kukri, Gransfors Bruks axes, and a timber saw, noting the Scouts' decision to avoid axes due to the effort required. The content covers sourcing and processing deadwood, with a strong emphasis on safety throughout.

This video demonstrates essential firemaking techniques in the humid Southeast US environment. Nutnfancy emphasizes testing tools like the Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie in diverse conditions to understand their performance limits. Proper steel maintenance, especially for 1095 steel, is crucial to prevent rust in humid climates. The session covers various fire-starting methods and tools, including flint and steel and fatwood.

This video demonstrates essential firemaking techniques for survival in the Southeast US, highlighting the importance of proper baton preparation and kindling. It showcases the effectiveness of the Ka-Bar Heavy Bowie for batoning oak and the Cold Steel Roach Belly for finer tasks. The presenter emphasizes using reliable fire-starting tools like the Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel Scout and natural tinder like fatwood, especially in humid conditions.