Adventures

Having a good dog companion for the woods and wilderness is a must for me. Of all the wilderness, bushcraft, survival gear, my dog outweighs them all in importance. It's a symbiotic relationship: Taking good care of my hearty woodsman's dog, and in turn he takes good care of me. Keeping him and myself both comfortable. Staying busy when stuck in the shelter, many miles deep in true wilderness. Rainy, wet conditions and a cozy place to hole up. Plenty of options are possible, but not always practical, or sensible. Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on Saturdays when I'm able. #mountaindog #backpackingdog #woodsmandog #dogcompanion #dogbackpack #rain #shelter #wilderness #woods #forest #wildernessgear #bushcraft #survival #wildlife #wildanimals #bear #hiking #apppalachia #bradburydogs #dogs #luxehexpeak #floorlessshelter #survivalshelter #camp #camping #mountainman #mountainlife #outdooradventures #outdoorlife #outdoors #outdoorliving #firemaking #thepracticalwoodsman

Long day of foot travel through the mountains in the rain. Setting up shelter and trying to get comfortable after a long day of spent energy and work. Dog (Emerson) in training, learning the ropes, not happy with the wet, soppy conditions. Gorgeous sights. Hard, sideways walking (tough on the ankles). Comfort of the shelter and the difference that just getting out of the elements makes. Water, water everywhere. Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on Saturdays when I'm able. #journey #foottravel #mountains #rain #shelter #wet #soaked #mountaindog #wilderness #backcountry #backcountryexploration #woods #outdooradventures #outdoorlife #bushcraft #survival #backpacking #hiking #camp #thepracticalwoodsman #appalachia #dogbackpack #raingear #elements #outdoorelements #exposure

Adventure 14.2 Life around a campfire by waterfalls at night in true backcountry wilderness. Preparing, cooking, and eating 'Practical Woodsman' stew. Breaking in a Boundless Voyage titanium kettle as a cook pot along with complimentary wooden ladle. Temperatures dropping down to freezing. My buddy begins to show signs of coming down with the flu. The sound of streams and creeks on all sides of camp. Join us on our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on Saturdays when I am able. Some of the gear showed off in this Adventure: Kettle: Boundless Voyage 1.7L Titanium (Amazon) Ladle: Teak Kitchen Utensils Lantern/string lights combo: RETEYUNG Outdoor String Lights (Amazon) Knife: PKS Mountaineer Backpack: Kelty Redwing 50 Boots: Danner Softshells: LL Bean & Marmot Shelter: Luxe Hexpeak 2P Floorless Teepee shelter Hatchet: The Artisan, by JXE JXO (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZYK3R17/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Dog saddle bags by Ruffwear Breed of my dog: A "Bradbury Dog" - that is to say, a Ladner Blackmouth Cur crossed with a Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog. #bushcraft #shelter #tarp #floorlessshelter #survival #backcountry #wilderness #backpacking #hiking #woods #backcountrycooking #firemaking #firekit #gear #exploring #camp #campcooking #thepracticalwoodsman #appalachia #appalachian #hexpeak #silnylon #tarpshelter #hatchet #campsite #waterfalls #dogbackpack #ruffwear #llbean #marmot #ladnerbmc #catahoulaleopard #danner #dannerboots #keltyredwing #keltybackpack #campfire #trail #mountains #appalachia #appalachian #creeks #streams #pks #pathfinderknifeshop #pksmountaineer #boundlessvoyage #kettle #ladle #titaniumkettle #tikettle #kelty #shelter #bourbon #kentuckybourbon #cookpot #campkettle #thepracticalwoodsman #outdooradventures #outdoorcooking #outdoorsman #outdoorliving

The Practical Woodsman Adventure 14.1 Re-Issue. I get a bit better at editing with each new video. Here, I take out some of the things I originally thought would be interesting to others, but were not, and I include more of the things I thought would not be interesting to others but apparently are. Appalachian mountain wilderness. Late winter, early spring. My still-pup Emerson joins me for the first time. Also, my buddy Jeffrey rejoins me after a year-or-so hiatus. Blue skies, and flowing water, water, water. Some spectacular waterfalls, and a very, very fine camp for the night. I cook my 'Practical Woodsman Stew', this time with carrots, turnips, taters, rice, leftover beefsteak, and bouillon. Join us on our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on Saturdays when I am able. Some of the gear showed off in this Adventure: Backpack: Kelty Redwing 50 Boots: Danner Softshells: LL Bean & Marmot Shelter: Luxe Hexpeak 2P Floorless Teepee shelter Hatchet: The Artisan, by JXE JXO (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BZYK3R17/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Dog saddle bags by Ruffwear Breed of my dog: A "Bradbury Dog" - that is to say, a Ladner Blackmouth Cur crossed with a Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog. #bushcraft #shelter #tarp #floorlessshelter #survival #backcountry #wilderness #backpacking #hiking #woods #backcountrycooking #firemaking #firekit #gear #exploring #camp #campcooking #thepracticalwoodsman #appalachia #appalachian #hexpeak #silnylon #tarpshelter #hatchet #campsite #waterfalls #dogbackpack #ruffwear #llbean #marmot #ladnerbmc #catahoulaleopard #dannerboots #keltyredwing #keltybackpack #campfire #trail #mountains #creeks #streams #outdooradventures #wilding #shelter #survival #outdoorsman #cookingoutdoors #knife #campfirefood #camppot #cookpot #kettle #kettlecooking

Adventure 14 Part 8 When illness strikes within your party, the only way out is the way you got in! No phone signals, no phones, no contact with the outside world! After a couple of days in one place to let the worst flu symptoms pass, we make a full-day push to get back to our starting point with the help of some shortcuts. This journey characterized by crystal-clear flowing water everywhere! Gorgeous vistas, spectacular terrain, outstanding wilderness and solitude! Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on Saturdays when I'm able. I'm using my floorless Luxe Hexpeak 2P Tipi shelter. The Silky Gomboy 240 hand saw. Danner Mountain 600 boots. My fixed-blade, single-tang PKS Mountain Lion belt knife. The BCB British Canteen of Osprey NATO water bottle 58-pattern fame, along with the BCB NATO Crusader Cup. The lid to my Crusader Cup is a Rothco brand stainless steel canteen cup lid. My hardshell jacket and outer button-up shirt is from REI. Pants are from Kuhl. #escape #getout #backcountry #wilderness #flu #sick #illness #woods #hiking #streams #creeks #drinkingwater #outdooradventures #outdoorsman #wildernesssurvival #camp #survivalskills #mountains #mountainterrain #rain #backpacking #dog #campfire #backpackingdog #firekit #shelter #appalachia #appalachian #wildernessskills #bushcraft #roughingit #luxehexpeaktipi #reihardshell #pathfinderknifeshop #humangeargobitestitanium #pksmountainlion #rothcocanteencuplid #feuerhandbabyspecial #hydrapakseeker #hydrapak #bigfoot #sasquatch #appalachia #firemaking #fatwood #backpacking #bushcraft #camping #campcooking #wilderness #woodsman #backcountrycooking #shelter #thepracticalwoodsman #cookingoutdoors

Adventure 14 Part 7 When nightfall comes in the deep backcountry wilderness. Conversation, bourbon and sounds around the campfire. Beans for supper and breakfast over the campfire. Reviving a campfire in the morning after an all-night rain. Miserable, grumpy buddy with the flu. Pup in training, learning how to sleep together in the shelter and stay warm. A hoot owl singing to us on the mountain. I'm not saying Bigfoot came into our camp, but I'm not saying he didn't, either. Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on Saturdays. Some of the gear I'm using in the video: Boundless Voyage 1.5L titanium cook pot, kettle. BCB water bottle and NATO Crusader cup. Human Gear titanium spoon fork combo. Some generic Chinese portable string lantern off Amazon. Shelter is the Luxe Hexpeak 2P floorless tipi shelter. #horrific #night #forest #sounds #owl #darkness #nightfall #terrible #adventure #spooky #rain #skills #campcooking #cooktripod #fear #isolated #wilderness #woods #blackness #creek #outdooradventures #hiking #cookingoutdoors #backcountry #appalachia #wildernesscamping #bigfoot #shelter #campfire #camp #boundlessvoyage #titaniumkettle #campkettle #cookpot #bushcraft #survival #outdoors #haints #boogers #thepracticalwoodsman #practicalwoodsman #practicalbushcraft #woodsmanskills #outdoorskills

Dozens of outdoor skills: A day full of chores and tasks around camp deep in the mountain backcountry wilderness! What happens when somebody in your group has a rough bout of the flu. Getting an all-day fire going in soaking wet conditions! Traveling and cooking with dry goods! Camp cooking in real wilderness. The value of a camp ladle and a good camp kettle, cook pot! The perfect woodsman breakfast (oats, cocoa, coffee all together)! The value of carrying a solar charger, solar panels, even on cloudy days! Stringing up a clothes line to keep things off the ground and dry things out! My spice kit. Bigfoot and boogers. Easiest campfire cook tripod setup of all time! I put my new favorite kettle of all time to use, the Boundless Voyage 1.5 L Titanium Kettle. I'm using my favorite shelter, the Luxe floorless Hexpeak 2P Tipi Tent. I'm packing my favorite water bottle & mug combo: The BCB British Canteen of Osprey NATO water bottle 58-Pattern fame, and BCB NATO Crusader Cup. I'm using three duck-down throw blankets for my sleep system. My dog's backpack (saddlebags) is from Ruffwear. Big Blue 28w Solar Charger. My fixed-blade, single-tang knife is the Mountain Lion knife from Pathfinder Knife Shop. Backpack is the Kelty Redwing 50. Optimus stove. I'm wearing Smartwool 250 long johns, Marmot Softshell, a light, REI Goretex Hardshell windbreaker/raincoat. Boots are from Danner. Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or download the Locals.com app from the App Store and search for The Practical Woodsman. Livestreams there on Saturdays when I'm able. #boundlessvoyagetitaniumkettle #Danner #DannerBoots #Marmot #luxehexpeak #hexpeak2ptipitent #hexpeaktipi #hexpeak #bcbbritishcanteen #ospreynato #58pattern #natocrusadercup #crusadercup #smartwoolbaselayer250 #reigoretexhardshell #ruffweardogbackpack #dogsaddlebags #pathfindermountainlion #keltyredwing50 #bigblue #solarcharger #solarpanel #bigbluesolarcharger #bushcraft #survival #backcountry #winter #spring #wilderness #backpacking #hiking #backcountrycooking #firekit #campcooking #thepracticalwoodsman #appalachia #appalachian #optimusstove #dirtybydesign #pathfinderknife #firestarter #tinder #firemaking #campfire #woods #backpacking #hiking #outdoorskills #outdoors #outdoorcooking #outdoorlife #outdooradventures #outdoorliving

Probably studied intensely by the U.S. Government! Folks fainting everywhere from shock! What life is like inside a real woodsman's shelter in the rain, in true wilderness, in the middle of the backcountry! People brains are exploding it's so fascinating! Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams there on the weekends, when I'm able. #sehlter #rain #woodsman #mountains #foottravel #wilderness #backcountry #dogcompanion #mansbestfriend #bushcraft #survival #backpacking #excursion #wildernesswandering #naturalelements #hiking #woods #backcountrycamp #camp #appalachia #appalachian #thepracticalwoodsman #navigating

Foot travel through the mountains in the rain. Friend coming down with the flu. Dog complaining about being wet. Gorgeous scenery during one of my favorite times of year in the backcountry. Cool days, freezing nights. Water everywhere. Setting up camp and a dry place to escape all the wet. Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.Locals.com, or by downloading the Locals.com app from the App Store and searching for The Practical Woodsman within! Livestreams on Saturdays when I'm able. #bushcraft #survival #backcountry #wilderness #backpacking #hiking #woods #backcountrycooking #firemaking #firekit #gear #exploring #camp #shelter #campcooking #thepracticalwoodsman #appalachia #appalachian #rain #soaked #mountains #trail #backpacking #backpack #shelter #dog #mansbestfriend #creek #river #woodland #wilderness

Morning breakfast and chores around camp. Getting the campfire restarted. Spectacular surroundings and solitude. Waterfalls, streams, creeks. Coffee and cocoa. Leftover beef stew for my dog, Emerson. Trying to get as much solar charge on my devices while there's sun. Easing into the day. Breaking down camp, packing up and traveling on. Join our online community at thepracticalwoodsman.locals.com, or download the Locals.com app from the App Store and search for The Practical Woodsman within. Livestreams on Saturdays when I'm able. Some of the gear shown off: Big Blue 28w Solar Charger. Boundless Voyage 1.5L Titanium Kettle. RETEYUNG Outdoor String Lights. Luxe Hexpeak 2p Floorless Teepee Shelter. BCB Water Bottle & NATO Crusader Cup. Optimus Stove. #campcooking #floorlessshelter #campstew #waterfalls #streams #creeks #camp #campfire #bigblue #solarpanels #solarcharger #boundlessvoyage #titaniumkettle #campkettle #tikettle #backpackingkettle #backpacking #wilderness #bushcraft #survival #backcountry #wilderness #hiking #solitude #wildernesswandering #firemaking #firekit #gear #exploring #shelter #thepracticalwoodsman #appalachia #appalachian #dogcoat #bcbwaterbottle #bcb #crusadercup #optimusstove #greatoutdoors #outdooradventures #outdoorfood #outdoorliving #forest #trees #trail