A regional radio station had me in today to do a short interview talking about The Practical Woodsman and some of the things we talk about and do here. I think they said it will air in the next couple of weeks. It was a lot of fun. We’ll see if it amounts to anything. I’ve never been in a radio studio before. I was like a kid in a candy shop looking at their equipment and studio setup: “What’s this button do? How about this button? What happens if I press this thing here? Why do I need headphones?”
If I get my hands on any of the audio I’ll be sure to share it with y’all here.
Gettin’ outta the glorious rain in the glorious backcountry with my glorious dog
I found this video interesting as it relates to conversations we have about the true nature of things, what is really important and what is not, and how little importance some things have depending on the needs of the moment.
For example, this guy and his fellow soldiers, while being shot at would just dump their blankets - the blankets were totally unimportant to the immediate goal of staying alive. This meant later suffering, but at least they were alive.
I think about this sort of thing all the time when seeing guys building elaborate, beautiful shelters in the woods. When you’re hungry and lost, or simply traveling through the wilderness, nobody is going to care about building an elaborate shelter. You’re only going to care about conserving energy and using energy for only things that are absolutely necessary in any given moment.
This means sleeping under a rock outcrop, or a fallen tree, or just trying to get through the night under your sweater and some leaves you scrounge ...
