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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February 17, 2023
Publishing Schedule New Episodes

In the interest of modesty (recognizing, and working within my limits) I have decided to publish new episodes of The Practical Woodsman every other week.

I would PREFER to publish new episodes of The Practical Woodsman every week, because I’m just having so much fun with it and it’s a theme I really enjoy and love talking about. It’s almost like play time for me.

However, I have another, long-established, online identity that revolves around things that are even more important; things involving emotional health, emotional disorders, recovery, relationships, parenting, and so forth. A lot of people have come to depend on me to keep a regular flow of content coming from that source, which involves articles, videos, podcast episodes and so forth. All of it takes a lot of work and time.

So in order to be able to regularly produce content for both unrelated projects consistently, and over a long period of time, I’ve worked out a good leap-frog system. One week I dedicate my time and energy into content creation for the one, and the following week I dedicate myself to content creation for the other. In this way I can simply leap frog over each week and hopefully create quality content for both and not burn out.

Thank you everybody for being here, for supporting The Practical Woodsman, and for allowing for an every-other-week schedule! There are so many things I’m looking forward to talking about, sharing, demonstrating, and arguing about on the topics of the woods, and meditative wilderness survival.

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My Aunt Ruby

…the myth, the legend.

#AppalachianLegend #AuntRuby #BackwoodsBars
#ThePracticalWoodsman #AppalachianCampfireStories

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September 12, 2026
Two People Dying

WARNING: This is a brief video of two people dying. The wife thought she was taking a picture of the event, but it was actually a video.

I have been in these intimate, private circumstances many times before with my own brain.

00:00:16
September 08, 2026
Yotes (Coyotes)

In Appalachia they get confused as ‘haints’ or otherworldly creatures roaming the dark woods. Hearing this, you can probably understand why. They make a downright spooky sound in the dark, Appalachian backwoods!

00:00:24
September 17, 2026
Wallpaper Share

A wallpaper for your phones and tablets, for those interested.

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September 16, 2026

This tomater out of my garden doesn’t like you looking at its butt.

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September 15, 2026

Nothin’ is better than round, uniform tins for hauling certain things. I’m really fond of them because they stack neatly and can save quite a bit on space. I get them off Amazon in two different sizes at a low price - a small, snuff-size can, and a larger can.

The only real drawback about them is that they can get beat up fairly easily, because they’re made out of really light aluminum. But for their low cost, I reckon it’s no big deal, since they’re easy to replace.

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