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I'm sure this has been beaten to deathe but what's your favorite bushcraft DVD out there?
 
Anything by Ron Hood. I own several of his vids, and will definitely order more. The man's a guru.
I also watch Ray Mears' YouStupid vids over and over. Thinking about dl'ing them and making a compilation CD so that I don't have to fire up the computer all the time.
 
Ron hood's are sweet and I have almost all of them.
I also like this one:Survival Skills with John "Lofty" Wiseman
 
Speaking of dl'ing Ray Mears' YouStupid vids....

That wouldn't be illegal would it?

I mean, I'm not going to pass them around or sell them. Just keep them to plunk in the DVD player at home.
 
I have almost all of Ron Hoods vids and the John "Lofty" Wiseman survival vid and the are great. Dave Canteberry of wilderness outfitters archery post a lot of vids on you tube that are very instructional.
 
I think Ron Hood covers a lot of good basics in his videos, but I really enjoy Ray Mears a lot more. There are some videos where I 'learn' less in Ray's videos, but they're a lot more enjoyable and relaxing for me.
 
Nice thread.

What would you folks suggest to buy as the first couple? Just search Ron Hood and pick a couple or is there a better way to "start"?
 
My favorite videos are the Prairie Wolf videos. John and Gerri Mcpherson are a lot more primitive then ron hood and that is the type of survival I enjoy.
 
Stormstaff said:
Nice thread.

What would you folks suggest to buy as the first couple? Just search Ron Hood and pick a couple or is there a better way to "start"?
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www.survival.com or www.hoodswoods.net

He has a two dvd set for 24.95 right now; that's "Survival Basics I & II and Advanced Survival".

I have SBI&II and it's really good.

I'd definitely recommend Spark Based Firemaking, the Shelter DVD, Traps & Trapping.

Most of Ron's material is shot in the Sierras, so if you live in a more wooded location (like out here in the Appalachias) you'll have to adapt a few things. But his vids are kickass.

You can see what some his stuff is like, he has freebies on YouTube to give you a preview of the format of the videos.

Ray Mears has some stuff on there too (like I was talking about in my other post).

I'd almost forgotten about Dave Canteberry! His stuff on the bowdrill is really good.




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I didn't know John and Geri made videos. I have the compilation book of their wilderness living series ("The Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living"). It's one of the best--if not THE best-- books I own.
Their primitive stuff is mindblowing.
 
Hoods Woods videos, Ray Mears, Wiseman, Naked in the Wilderness - all of these are good. I've seen more but I can't think of them right now.
 
John McPherson's DVD's are also excellent, but his monotone presentation is a sure cure for insomnia.:(

Doc
 
After you take enough courses in Electromagnetic Fields, Properties and Materials of Electric Devices, etc. You become immune to the mundane talk and it just becomes talking.
 
Hoods Woods videos by Ron Hood!

I own all but Bronze III... every other video of his is on my shelf, bought from them. And I don't spend money for the fun of it.

Excellent skills teaching in his videos.

Can't recommend them high enough.
 
I'll agree with the Hood recommendations. I also spent a fair amount of time talking with Dave Canterbury (mentioned above) and his crew at the recent Dirttime gathering. www.wildernessoutfittersarchery.com. I haven't reviewed many of his Pathfinder videos but I was very impressed with his practical approaches to survival issues. He also has a "blue collar" emphasis that makes the gear he uses reasonably priced, rather than Pataguccia expensive.

DancesWithKnives
 
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