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the world we live in has changed
dramatically in the last few months
with millions of us adapting to life
under lockdown
many are struggling with self-isolating
and social distancing
now is a good time as any to put your
mind to something and develop your
knowledge of nature and the outside world
world
we need to go back to basics
to reset the clock and focus on what
really matters
we need to learn from this
in this video i'm going to show you 20
survival tips that might help you when
you find yourself out in the wilderness
before i get into it i'd like to thank
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now let's learn some survival skills
daldinia concentrica
the cramp ball fungus
also known as the coal fungus
it can be found on dead or decomposing
ash trees
when dry this fungus can take a spark
from a ferrocerium rod
and it can burn for many hours
as well as its use in fire lighting
it can also be used as a mosquito repellent
repellent
simply split the top of a stick into
four using your knife
use small sticks to wedge it open
place your smouldering crampon fungus
inside and cover with moss
this will create a pungent smoke which
will deter flying bugs from your camp
these bug torches can burn for many hours
hours
and can be moved from place to place
the humble tin can
it has many uses in the survival world
snap off the ring pool by gently moving
it backwards and forwards
break one end of the ring and bend it 90 degrees
degrees
using a stone
sharpen the tip by rubbing it against
the rough surface to create a sharp point
point
now you have a makeshift fishing hood
tie this to some string or fishing line
bait it up with worms grubs or maggots
and you are good to go the rest of the
tin can can be used to make a candle
lantern or stove
using your knife and some gloves so you
don't cut yourself
cut down the length of the tin can
then make two more cuts across the top
and the bottom of your first cup
it should form the shape of a capital i
gently fold out the side walls of the
can and you have a candle lantern with
built-in wind deflectors
if you need to cook food or boil water
simply light a fire and add twigs to the
stove place your cooking container on top
top
and just keep feeding twigs to keep the
fire going
you can get a much stronger flame by
facing the opening of the tin can
towards the wind the extra oxygen being
forced into the fire will result in a
more efficient burn many coniferous
trees produce resin
a sticky glue-like substance which helps
the tree protect itself from various pests
pests
and heal any wounds from broken branches
you can collect the white resin using
your knife or a stick
i would recommend using a stick as the
resin is hard to get off your knife
collect it in a metal container a tin
can works well put this on the fire and
wait for it to melt
once melted it will look like black tar
this is called pitch
it is very flammable due to the high
levels of resin
when it has cooled slightly
begin moulding it around a small stick
you can use your hand once it is cool
enough to do so
once it has completely cooled it will go
rock hard
this is nature's primitive glue
you can take it with you in your camping
kit and melt it back down again whenever
you need it i used some recently to
weather seal the mortise and tenon
joints on the anglo-saxon house that we
have been constructing
there is a link to this series in the
video description
if you find yourself in the woods and
you have no cup to drink or collect
water from
then fear not
you can fashion one out of a stick find
a stick or small log with a diameter of
around 3 inches
and a height of roughly 6 inches
place your knife blade down the middle
of the wood and carefully batten it down
until the blade cuts through before you
split the log entirely make another
cross section cut at 90 degrees to the
one you just made now split the log into
four separate pieces
number each individual piece of the log
on the underside using a pen
charcoal or a stick wiped in mud this
will help you piece them back together
again when it comes to finishing the cup
on each individual piece
saw a groove about an inch above the
bottom of the cup then use your knife
to split the inner parts of the quarters off
off
tidy these cuts up afterwards to make
sure they are smooth and even now when
you put the pieces back together again
you will have a cavity
fasten the cup together with some cordage
cordage
here i am using bank line and a simple lashing
lashing
make a loop wrap your cordage around
this loop
pass the tag end through the loop
and pull it down into the lashing
there is a more detailed video on this
on my channel now the cup is finished
double check there are no gaps by
holding it up to a light background such
as the sky your cup will definitely leak slightly
slightly
as water always finds the easiest route however
however
if you submerge it in water for a few hours
hours
the wood will absorb this water expand
and close the gaps
hand sanitizer is in high demand these
days but it has more uses than just
keeping your hands clean from the rona
alcohol-based sanitizers contain varying
amounts and types of alcohol
often between 60
and 95 the one i'm using here has a high
percentage of ethanol a flammable
substance squirt some of this gel onto
some wood and ignite it with a match or
lighter although it looks invisible
there is actually a flame there this is
because ethanol burns with a smokeless
blue flame it is not always visible in
normal light hold a couple of sticks
above it for a few seconds and before
you know it you will have yourself a fire
fire
lord jesus there's a fire
ain't nobody cut time for that
if you find yourself in the wilderness
and you have no cordage
nature can provide the roots of many
conifer trees grow relatively shallow
even more so in densely populated woodlands
woodlands
where these trees are fighting for light
simply use a stick and dig down a few
inches until you find a root
follow the route along and gently pull
it up
take off the rigid outer layer of the
root using two sticks
this will expose the flexible inner layer
layer
you can make the root even more flexible
by further splitting it down with a knife
knife
you can then take this one step further
by bashing the roots with a stick to
break up the fibers
if you soak them in water for an hour or so
so
this will make it easier to tie knots
with you can use the root as it is for a
simple binding
or you can weave two or three roots together
together
to make two or three ply rope
this will be much stronger than just the
root on its own
use the roots to lash sticks together
when building bushcraft shelters or
making primitive traps
if you can't get a fire going because
the wood is wet
split it down to expose the dry inner wood
wood
using your knife at a shallow angle
gently carve off thin strips like a feather
feather
keep these feathers on the stick
place your fire steel or ferro rod
against the flat side of the stick and
shower sparks onto the thin feathers
doing it in this way means that you do
not flick your wood shavings elsewhere
and end up getting the wet gently rotate
the stick to allow the flame to crawl up
the wood shavings and get stronger quick tip
tip
note that i made very small curls at the
base of the stick when i finished this
is so that they are more likely to
ignite when using a ferro rod clematis
clematis
is a climbing vine that is commonly
found in deciduous woodlands here in the uk
uk
it has many uses
if you find yourself in the woods with
no backpack or carrying container
you can fashion a basket using the vine
of the clematis you will often find it
climbing up a large tree
pull the vine down
but note don't take the whole plant
one or two vines is all you need you
will need to gather various diameter of vine
vine
the main frame of the basket needs to be
about one to one and a half inches thick
and then some smaller thinner ones are
needed for the weave
firstly make a spider-like structure
with three pieces of the large vine
then using the thinner diameter weave in
and out going diagonally across the
large vine each time once you have your
main framework in place
you can begin your weave
start with the thin vines and weave over
and under the thick vines once you have
weaved an area for the base of the basket
basket
you can begin to use the thicker vines
wheat in and out to create the basket itself
itself
finally cut off the ends of the thick
line or fold them back into the basket
and leave two opposite ends remaining
these can be lashed together to make a
carrying handle
and now you have yourself a basket which
you could use for carrying your gear
or harvesting wild edibles
if you have the need to chop firewood
but you have no solid chopping block
you can use a log laid horizontally on
the ground
lean the log that you want to split
against this base lock
make sure only the top end of the log is
touching the bottom log
and chop down to split the wood
it is actually safer to do this with a
longer axe and not a hatchet
keep your knees bent and legs apart
that way if you miss
your axe head gets buried into the
ground and not into your foot
as a word of warning it's probably best
not to attempt this if you are a
beginner and make sure the bottom log is
on hard ground if possible do you find
yourself having lots of loose cordage
that is constantly getting tangled and
messy you can sort this by using a
simple method to hang up your cord and
keep it tidy place one end of the chord
on the v in between your thumb and forefinger
forefinger
pinch it there
and then loop the chord over your baby
finger and round back over your thumb
in a figure of eight movement
with a slight rotation of your hand
you can wrap the cordage fast and
tighten it off around your finger
by wrapping up the cordage this way
you now have the option of quick
deployment by simply pulling on the cord
it will unravel fast and it's ready to
use right away
no having to undo knots and tangles
if you wake up in the morning and your
fire has completely gone out and there
are no embers
you can still get it going again
as my friend dustin from bushcraft tools
demonstrates here pick up some of the
powdered white ash and fine grains of
charcoal place this into some cotton wool
wool
and roll it into a tube-like shape like
a cigarette the tighter and more compact
you roll it the greater the chance of
getting an ember using a flat piece of wood
wood
begin rolling the cotton wool backwards
and forwards
applying pressure as you do it
the laws of physics apply here
the downward pressure and backwards and
forwards movement
is creating friction
and friction creates heat
which when hot enough will warm up the
ash and charcoal particles and create smoke
smoke
when you add oxygen to the cotton wool
an ember is created and this can be
placed in a dry tinder bundle
the cedar tree is one of nature's best
providers of natural materials
it has so many uses the leaves branches
bark and roots can all be used
as either building materials or for fire
lighting it is also incredibly rot resistant
resistant
which is why it is commonly used to
build log cabins and wilderness structures
structures
the inner bark of cedar can not only be
fluffed up and used as a tinder bundle
but it can also be split down and used
as natural rope or cordage
i have used it to lash together a hazel
frame when building a native american wigwam
wigwam
similar to the tree root when soaked in water
water
it helps to create a stronger binding
when the bark is damp
and the log is holding plenty of
moisture it can be prised away from the
log by hand
you can often peel the bark away from
the log in one piece
this incredible resource can be used as
roof tiles or shingles
we used to see the bark as the reefing
material for our viking house
if you would like to watch the viking
series i will put a link to it in the
video description
one thing to note when using cedarbark
as a roofing material
is that once it's peeled it will start
to dry out fast
when it dries it shrinks
so we kept it wet by putting it in a
lake overnight
we also use cedar bark for the roof of
our native american wigwam
it is certainly a resource our ancestors
would have used
potassium permanganate
pretty lengthy word
it's used for a number of skin
conditions such as fungal infections of
the foot dermatitis
dermatitis
and superficial wounds
but it can also be used to light fire
sprinkle out some of the powder
and pour in some vegetable glycerin
which is also widely used in the food
cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries
it can take a minute or so for the two
products to react chemically with each
other but once they do you will start to
see the potassium permanganate bubble
and smoke will be released
soon after the materials will burst into flame
flame
and you have yourself a fire
the lesser spotted dogfish are very
common in uk waters
they are voracious feeders
and can be caught from the shore
or by boat
you can catch them on mackerel squid or
in fact most sea fishing baits
it is edible although not eaten as much nowadays
nowadays
however the skin of the dogfish is very
unique it has the texture of sandpaper
and it was once highly sought after
to use when polishing wood
word of warning if you are squeamish you
may want to skip the next part
once dispatched humanely you can use a
knife and a pair of pliers to peel off
the skin of the dogfish you can then use
this skin straight up as sandpaper or
you can dry it out which makes the
denticles in the skin stand out more
this will make it more abrasive
as my dad demonstrates here on the
youtube channel ta fishing
he's used it straight up and you can see
it wearing the wood away
often when a head torch is left in a
backpack it bumps around and the torch
gets switched on you open your bag only
to find that the battery on your head
torch is flat not a good thing to happen
during a night time survival situation
to help prevent this flip the battery
around so that the positive and negative
terminals are reversed
this should stop your head torch turning
on automatically
alternatively you could add a small
piece of blue tack
or cut out card to create a gap that
will prevent any electrical connection
being made
the silver birch tree is one of the most
resourceful trees in the world
it is fairly easy to identify with its
silvery white bark being a standout factor
factor
but even when dead and rotting this tree
can still provide a natural resource
when it's decomposing the tree rots from
the inside out so the bark tends to be
one of the last remaining pieces left
if you cut or pull the bark off you can
use it to light a fire even in the
wettest of weather
if you scrape away the outer layer of bark
bark
you will see the red orange inner layer
this is full of resin
which when scraped into a dust pile can
take to flame incredibly fast
it also burns hot for a relatively long time
time
long enough for you to build an
established fire
duct tape something we are used to
seeing in a diy or hardware store
but this should be one of the first
items in anyone's survival kit
it has so many uses
you can use it to build shelters
repair clothing and tents
cover wounds to name just a few
but one thing that is great for is fire lighting
lighting
in this example i am using gorilla tape
you can hold the lighter to the tape
itself and it will light easily enough
but what if you don't have a lighter or
a match
if you use your knife you can tear the
tape into thin strips
if you bundle these strips together into
a ball
and shower sparks onto it from a
ferrocerium rod it won't be long before
you see a flame
it also burns for a long time
giving you plenty of time to get your
fire built up
beware though
if you're lighting the tape in your hand
the flame will crawl up it fast and with
the tape stuck to your hand you could
burn yourself
probably best to light this one on wood
or the ground
sadly plastic bottles are all too common
in the wild these days
but they can come in useful in a
survival situation
cut the bottle in half
keep the cap on the top half
gather some moss and put this in first
the cap will stop this falling out
compress this down and then add grass
next add some small stones and then a
layer of larger stones
this layering system will help to catch
dirt particles from muddy water
with another container gently pour in
the dirty water
the stones will catch the larger
particles and the grass and moss will
filter out smaller particles
you can already see the difference in
colour with the first paw
but after two or three pause you will
really begin to notice a difference
note that whilst this plastic bottle has
filtered the water
it is still not completely safe to drink
you will need to boil the water
afterwards in order for it to be drinkable
drinkable
you can also use wood ash and charcoal
from the fire or sand in part of your filter
filter
thank you for watching this video
i hope that you learned something from
it and that you can apply some of these
skills when you're out there in the wild
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