Gonna be braggin’ on a lot of my gear here soon. I just come back with a bunch of favorites that ...

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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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Rut @PracticalWoods

November 29, 2025

Gonna be braggin’ on a lot of my gear here soon. I just come back with a bunch of favorites that really stood up to conditions for me.

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The Lonesome Holler Chronicle (Short)

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Bear attack!

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Happy 2026, everybody! Don’t wrastle with any bears this year.

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The Forests Remember (Short)

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Table Bluff Hotel and Saloon in Humboldt County, California. 1889

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