Posts on Wilderness Survival
Day 37: Sequestering Carbon by Making Biochar & Planting Cedar Trees (plus fire by flint/steel with all-solar broadcast)
We continue to celebrate Earth Week today by sequestering carbon via “biochar” and planting cedar trees correctly to ensure the greatest long-term sequestration possible. We’ll also check to see how […]
Day 34: Live Archery Craft – Making & Throwing AT-LATLS and Rabbit Sticks
Watch at Wolf Camp founder Chris Chisholm demonstrates how to make and throw rabbit sticks and an at-latl (using the arrow made during yesterday’s broadcast) which is the very device […]
Traditional Archery: Crafting & Shooting Quick Survival Arrows
Arrow Making Instructions Please note: Do not use wood arrows in compound bow. Also, investigate “spine weight” of arrow woods to ensure that the wood you are using is strong […]
Traditional Big Game & Quick Survival BOW MAKING Instructions
This post was originally published in February 2013 and last updated on in April 2020 with the above live stream video by Chris Chisholm. A. Harvest the Wood Quick Survival […]
Day 13: Cooking Wild Edibles of the Yard & Neighborhood
Today, in place of a workshop canceled due to the state’s “stay at home” order, we will explore yard herbs, and open up the camp stove to cook wild edibles […]
Day 10 Around the Campfire: Splicing Rope, Double Reverse Wrap, Homemade Tongs, Carrying Coals & Criss Cross Fire Magic
Today we’ll “wrap” things up around the campfire, with Kim demonstrating how to “splice” additional material into your rope so it can be as long as you want, plus how […]
Day 9: Cedar Bow Drill – Fire By Friction!
Today Chris demonstrates the bow drill method of fire by friction, using western red cedar you can get at any lumber store – the best way to make your first […]
Day 8: Processing Nettle Fiber! Plus Fire Making with “Bed, Pillow, Blanket & Fire Steel”
Today we’ll show you how to process stinging nettles into strong fiber, and in honor of a long forecast stretch of rain here, we’re going to keep spirits up by […]
Day 7: Making Rope! Plus Lostproofing & Preventing Emergencies
Today we show you how to make rope from natural materials and review our Top 10 Ways to avoid getting lost or into other emergency situations, plus unveil our new […]
Day 5: Natural Spring Water, Toilet Paper & Going In The Woods
Today we collect water from natural springs, find plants to use as toilet paper, and discuss how to use the “toilet in the woods” with environmental consciousness. We’ll end with […]
Day 4: Spring Wild Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk
Today we walk into the woods to see the springtime edible and medicinal plants popping out, and explore how to find natural spring water. We’ll end with the inspirational song […]
The WannaBlow, Criss-Cross Fire Construction & Other Fire Foibles
Little Fire Starting Story From the time I set the woods on fire in second grade, to the many times I froze my bumba off during survival treks, trying to […]
How to Pit Cook in the Outdoors
Unsurprisingly, many people have never even heard of pit cooking. Getting our food that close to dirt is enough to make anyone uncomfortable, and with the invention of indoor ovens, […]
How to Make Pine Needle Tea
Here in the Pacific Northwest, we live in a rich and varied ecosystem. Our temperate rain forests are host to a wide variety of plants, many of which the Native […]
John Kallas’s “Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate” Book Review
Book Review by Hannah John Kallas’s Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate is one of my favorite wild edible field guides. I like to think of this […]
Top 5 Wild Edible Mushrooms for Wilderness Survival in the Northwest
Lorraine Olivas-Romey with Hericlum Abietis – Lion’s Mane Mushrooms[/caption Guest writer Lorraine Olivas-Romey is treasurer of the Snohomish County Mycological Society through which you can join her and other members […]
Nikki van Schyndel “Becoming Wild” Book Review
Book Review by Patrick Wiley When I received an unexpected email detailing the upcoming release of Nikki van Schyndel’s Becoming Wild, I was ecstatic. I had heard about the book […]
Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part II – Trip Preparation plus Wilderness Emergency Response Protocol
Please click here to read critical introductory material in Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part I – Outdoor Risk Management including how to Engage the Frontal Cortex, recognize the difference between […]
Hiking & Backpacking Leadership Part I – Outdoor Risk Management
If you would like intensive, hands-on training to become a highly effective outdoor leader, join us in mid June for our annual OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING EXPEDITION: Backpacking into Wolf Country course […]