Bushcraft Gear YOU CAN TRUST | Tips from a Bushcraft Instructor

Excellent top notch gear review !!!

Is there somewhere I can look at the sheath you use for your HVB knife as the included link seems to sell the knife with a different sheath

All jokes about having everything but the kitchen sink aside, I want to get one of those!! ;)

Interesting video. Thanks for sharing. 😊👍

Great video and really good gear Respect 💚🇬🇧👊

Your honesty and enthusiasm are refreshing. I watch American Bushcraft videos and it’s often too much Ooo-rah bravado. I’m not learning Bushcraft to conquer nature, but to enjoy and thrive in it. Your videos are great for that.

i ditched the paracord for kevlar kit line...

Great design in the cabin love that golden colour too it’s a beautiful build, great gear to, thanks for the video

I bought the British army respirator bag based on your video. I bought it for my work bag. As a tree surgeon, I'm outside all year round. I take a thermos, water, wetterlings small forest axe ( strapped to the outside for wedging, occasional snedding, and fun ! ) Stanley Cup cook kit, knife/ferro + DC4, shelter ( duch army poncho is bigger than UK !, nice to have a dry place for kit and lunch ), cordage, and various other items. That's just my move around bag if I'm away from the van ( frequent ).
Overall, I like it a lot. Needed a bigger molle pouch for the thermos !

Don't use your chainsaw alone. Wear ppe.

Stay safe, I enjoy your videos.

Rob.

Lockdown means exactly that so really no travel but in the New Year this will ease off and I can travel again at least within the Republic.Enjoy your video's great to see as an EX-Pat shows the old country ,Thanks.

Kydex schieth is not good one I have just got brittle with age so leather is better. Be Blessed

Silva in the USA are Asian made; are you still able to get Finland ones in the UK? To secure that firesteel in your leather sheath, use a loop of elastic cord through the handle then you can stretch the loop down over the bottom of the rod.

The Sea To Summit folding sink also comes in a 5L version, which I use. As you say, it's a great piece of kit, handy and versatile. Because of its tapered shape, it actually works as a sink; it's stable when full of water. The 5L model is big enough to wash pots and dishes up to about 8 inches (20cm) in diameter. To get it back in its case, twist it twice, like a figure 8 with an extra loop. The newer ones have a how-to-fold diagram printed right on the case.

Thanks.

Love your presentations. You are extraordinarily knowledgable, and if the world weren't going to hell in a hand basket, I'd be over there (from the states) taking courses from you. I bookmark many of the items you suggest to investigate or buy. Thanks for what you do.

G,day nick
Like the new shack, recon I could live in something like that , looked good. Checking out your gear, basically the same as mine , all S/S and well used. Just made a bush / hobo stove out of an old S/S billy.
1item I carry due to the tyranny of distance is a Personal Locator Beacon, phone service here is pretty poor once you clear the towns, better safe than sorry. I see so many people who don't carry a map and compass, GPS is good until it dies.
Tried and true I think is best
All the best. Bluey

“..the dark ages…” hilarious; grateful for this content..always helpful to evaluate and improve your gear; well done, sir

Makes sense and we all carry what we like most. But kinda missing the fire kit in this one.

Looked through your notes and comments but could not find what type of knife it is that you carry in your pocket for everyday use.

What size is your billy pot? I'm thinking about ordering one online and trying to get a sense of scale.

🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

AS made my GFB small forest axe as well

Hi Nick.
Another brilliant and informing vid.
I’m building a go to bush craft tool kit up at the moment. I recommend the Slinky, as a go to saw, as I have been using the Zubat for the past 3 or so years for my work. They now do a great folding saw in orange for easy identification against the forest floor.
Hope this helps.
Stay Well.

Sea to summit solo: 5L or 10L?

A question. Is the camping gas safe to leave in the vehicle all year round? How does UK weather effect them over time?

The kitchen sink was hilarious. I dont have such a sophisticated solution but I always take a cheap round plastic bowl with me when Im camping. People laugh, but having a container that size is useful for so many things: washing, laundry, washing up, water carrying etc. I wouldnt go camping without it.

Great to see your most trusted gear items, it's always interesting to see the gear of the pros,
I'm not a pro haha 😂, but I have my favourites to
I have a small scouts axe which fits nicely into my molly bag, I prefer to use a southeastern bolo, but here in UK the sight and carrige of anything resembling a machete, is going to raise alarm bells, so I never bring it back to the 🇬🇧
I have a much loved hacking knife, covers most tasks except for whittling, my cooking kit is a very average and cheap aluminium pot with lid that can be found in most markets in and around South East Asia, it takes the knocks and weighs very little, my tarp is my signature,,, haha see it know it and you will know its me haha

If you're looking for very tough gloves I recommend Kinco. I've used the thicker, insulated ones for winter construction and the lighter ones for shooting and they're great. Dexterity is limited in the insulates ones but that are indestructible.

Always great to meet a fellow Marine. This video and your approach are greatly appreciated. UK/Canadian approach to Bushcraft seems calmer than the style in the U.S. I do envy woodlands. California is a challenge. Keep up the great videos. Oo-rah!.

I can say that after just washing up with baby wipes, for a few days. A Hot fresh water bird bath is a moral boost like no other.

Thought you meant you were in Chew Valley, Saddlesworth..near Manchester..where I like to go climbing. Realised there was another Chew Valley bear Bristol!

excellent video! I grew up using the US GI canteen cup, ( I do live in the US after all).. It's interesting how we do not like to stray far from what we are comfortable with. The Silverfire Scout gassifier stove, and it's Chinese knock offs, nest nicely in the 0.75 L MSR pot. Another pair of my favorites. I found some collapsible dog water bowls, cheaper than camping sinks and still hold water! Good solid choices and, as I said, an excellent video.

Sorry if I missed it but what is the brand of wind stopper you have packed, please?

Nick, how do we send you photos of interesting things we've 'invented'?

Hi Nick, what sheath are you using for your HBV knife? Is there a particular one which you would recommend? Thanks.

The item I always take with me, whether hiking, Bushcrafting, going for an afternoon wander, is my Victorinox Huntsman Swiss Army Knife, sometimes switching for my Farmer X. Just a very versatile pocket tool that I’ve used to cut hazel poles to make tent pegs and walking sticks, using the SAK to carve them, slicing veg and meat for field cooking, stirring my tea, cutting cord, plasters, tape etc. Twisting cordage, undoing knots, drilling holes, and so on.

By the way the GSI or Tatonka stainless steel mug with folding handles nests perfectly with the Stanley pot, so much so that the Stanley lid fits the GSI mug as well.

Great video very informative.
I own a bivvy a sleeping bag a hexxy burner & a mess tinn that's it.
If it doesn't fit in my kayak It ain't going ohh and my life jacket Doubles as pillow

I bought the Gjora Crud gloves, regular and insulated. LOVE them! Really sturdy, once you break them in they're like a second skin. That HBV knife looks great . Can't beat the Granfors Bruks. I've got the Forest Axe and the hatchet.

love the glove idea. i use bandanas wrapped up..good prep for their next job as char-cloth. but, i tend to have singed fingers a bit. (I have nerve damage in my left arm/hand, don't feel heat as quickly as I do in my right...which means my chances for serious burns are greater. I have to be a bit more careful as a result. That extra caution has save me a world of hurt. I can honestly say that the cut/burn that caused the damage was by no means the worst thing that ever happened to me in the woods....Boy, when I digress, I go all in!) 🙂 I like that 10-liter "sink." I think I'd make a bigger pouch for it, and not stress the repacking quite so much. 🙂Agree about the blades and laplander. For the axe, I'd go for something just a tiny bit longer, if I could. But the SFA is awesome. Actually, I like all your recommendations. Even if I might lean to a different brand here or there, your logic is sound and your ability to explain is very admirable. Thanks and Greetings from the Colonies.

Talks very fast. Good thing I already had all that stuff, so i understood him. Thumbs up.

my old mod compass has the radiology symbol lol

For the axe I like a tomahawk?

Where did you get the knife sheath

Great video. Do you have a recommendation for a supplier for your major bleed kit? Prices on this stuff varies so much. Many thanks.

Great video Nick. What size MSR pot do you recommend?

G'day Nick, greetings from Australia ! Well I finally have my Karrimor SF Sabre 45..🥰, side pockets still coming. So stoked. Just trying packing configurations.
Mate can't wait to get it out there
Cheers
Neil

Just a tip to stop the knife falling out ... from ranger survival and field craft ... put an inner tube under the top part of the belt clip. Wrap it around the knife handle. Should shop it falling out.

where to find a knife sheath like that ?