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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A Tweak!

I appreciate everybody’s patience these past couple of months as I’ve been experimenting with different adjustments to The Practical Woodsman. For example, you’ve seen me introduce a new logo, and then you’ve seen various adjustments made to that logo.

Another new change I wanted to let all of you know - especially my Locals friends - is that I’m doing away with “Podcasts” and “Exclusives” and combining them into simply The Practical Woodsman Show. I think this will simplify things for everybody a lot.

Things were different back when I was offering an audio-version only of The Practical Woodsman and uploading to the podcast platforms. It made sense then for me to split up the two different show types of Podcasts and Exclusives, because I could save certain things for video and other things for discussions only. Now that I’m not doing any shows that are meant to be listened to only, there’s no longer any reason to continue splitting up my shows that way.

Along with this change, please know that I have changed the numbering system for my videos. All the videos that used to be “Podcasts” and “Exclusives” are now numbered in sequence together and simply called “Episodes”. So moving forward you’ll simply see The Practical Woodsman (Show) Ep. 122, Ep 123, Ep 124, and so forth. I’ve already gone back in time and made all of these changes, as well as update every single one of the thumbnail images of these videos.

I really think I’m nearing the end of any updates for this year - and hopefully for several years to come. I appreciate y’all being along for the ride!

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My Aunt Ruby

…the myth, the legend.

#AppalachianLegend #AuntRuby #BackwoodsBars
#ThePracticalWoodsman #AppalachianCampfireStories

00:00:55
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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