The Practical Woodsman
Education • Travel • Preparedness
The Practical Woodsman is a way to share love of the wilderness, as well as my observations, thinking, and approach to what folks today are calling 'bushcraft' and 'survival'. The focus is on what is practical, as well as pointing out certain things being demonstrated by 'bushcrafters' today that are not practical at all.
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January 22, 2023

It had been raining for three days straight. It took me over two hours of careful, relentless work in a direct downpour to get this all-night fire established. Once it was going and I knew it could outlast all the rain Mother Nature had to throw at it, I took this picture. The effect is from the light of the fire reflecting off the air that is literally saturated with water droplets.

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February 13, 2026
Appalachian trash can tutorial

This could be a video of any one of my aunts from 1992

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January 20, 2026
How To Turn an Easy 2-Mile Hike into a Pointless 6-Mile Hike
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January 03, 2026
The Lonesome Holler Chronicle (Short)
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Country store on dirt road, North Carolina, 1939.
(Colorized)

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Arizona Black Rattlesnake
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February 25, 2026
I agree
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