Bushcraft Pack Explained….examining the contents of a (Russian!) bushcraft pack…

Not a lot of narration in this one….and that’s OK. Just a simple item by item exploration of what it takes to fill one “bushcraft pack”. These bushcraft videos are interesting….simple. There’s not a lot that’s simple these days. … Continue reading →

big kid bike

Sparrow was watching some weird cartoon and she mentioned that one of the characters was riding a “big kid bike”. Man. Do you remember how huge a transition it was to move up from the little wheeled and baby-styled bike to … Continue reading →

Michael Martin Murphey and Amy Grant …..”Wildfire”

Awwwwwww. Look at these two sing this great old song! I love music so much….and I love music that touched me a long time ago and still can move me years later. This is good stuff. … Continue reading →

so wrong…Edison’s talking doll

We say this prayer with the kids when they’re ready to go to sleep. I’d tell them to shut up if they sounded like this. This was early marketing at it’s worst….and one of the first instances where a child … Continue reading →

A Day in the Life….Bound for Nowhere

Here’s a young couple vlogging a typical day on the road….living in their Toyota camper. “Young couple”?! That’s how you get old….in your head…..talking like that. That’s profiling, too….they may not be all that young. And….look at what they’re driving!! … Continue reading →

too cold…not cold enough

Here’s a Swedish woman named Jonna Jinton taking an ice bath. That looks cold. It was so hot on the mail route, riding around for 7 hours without air conditioning, delivering all the mail and packages. This doesn’t look cold … Continue reading →

rainbow trout vs. a peanut butter sandwich and a banana

Eating a peanut butter sandwich and a banana while delivering the mail can never compete with eating fresh rainbow trout cooked over a campfire. It can’t compete. There is no comparing the two experiences. But, and I was telling Jenny … Continue reading →

5 Day Winter Bushcrafting Overnight….Russian Winter

Here’s another video from the woman who did yesterday’s video. This one features her children. This type of video is good….meditative….good display of skills. It’s good to be out in the woods. … Continue reading →

HomeMade episode 1…Off the Grid

Here’s the first episode of a series produced by Telus Storyhive. This episode is about a family in Northern British Columbia…..living off the grid. More at http://www.storyhive.com/ . … Continue reading →