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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October 08, 2025
Ivan Shishkin - "Brook in a Forest" (1880)

This is precisely my favorite type of area to set up camp in. I’m always looking for exactly this for my place to spend the night. Hugged in by the forest and hills, down in a holler, small brook. The smaller brooks have purer water. The hills and trees block weather and create tranquility you might not find in other places.

Literally the only drawbacks, and they are only minor, is that night settles in quicker down in these environments and cold air settles down into them more than elsewhere.

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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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