So, Trump won. What's next?

How climate change and the increase of climate disasters fuel the spread...

Here's The Plan...

There's 'virtually zero' chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C says UN

Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance

Blade Sharpening.

How to hunt with a flintlock musket

The Flintlock Fusil.

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Four

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Three

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Two

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part One

Making Cordage From Plant Fibre.

Recognising/Identifying Punk Wood & More By Keith H. Burgess Part One..wmv

Making Camp

Making A Tomahawk Helve.

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Four

How I Lay My Fire By Keith H. Burgess. DVD.

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part One

Field Preparation Of Plant Tinder For Use With Flint & Steel By Charring.

Reading Glass Fire Lighting..wmv

Flint, Steel, and Tinderbox Fire Lighting

NEW FIRE LIGHTING BOOK PROMO

How I Lay My Fire By Keith H. Burgess. DVD.

Plant Tinders Part 1. DVD.

Field Preparation Of Plant Tinder For Use With Flint & Steel By Charring.

No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting..wmv

Making Camp

The Race is On - Climate Change Documentary 2020 ᴴᴰ

"Climate Change" - Official Short Film. Philip K.

Nature Now

Dried, Parched & Popped Corn By Keith H Burgess

Extinction Rebellion

  

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Drying Corn On The Cob By Keith H Burgess

Flint, Steel and Tinderbox Fire Lighting, and Preparing Plant Tinder.

Field Preparation Of Plant Tinder For Use With Flint & Steel By Charring.

No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting..wmv

Extinction Emergency: Naomie Harris, Brian Eno & Extinction Rebellion

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Lost Survival.

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Lost Survival.: Lost Survival. In an ordinary lost situation if you did the right thing & notified several people in regards to WHERE you were goi...

Recognising/Identifying Punk Wood & More By Keith H Burgess Part Three ...

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Five Final

A Woodsrunner's Diary: My Book. Primitive Fire Lighting. eBook. Written F...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: My Book. Primitive Fire Lighting. eBook. Written F...: Primitive Fire Lighting-Flint & Steel & Fire Bow. eBook. Title: Primitive Fire lighting. ID: 9784776 Category: History De...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: A Hand Carved Wooden Spoon for Xmas.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: A Hand Carved Wooden Spoon for Xmas.: My youngest son carved this spoon for me for Xmas. Carved from pear wood.

Making Camp

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part One

No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting..wmv

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Those Other Bark Canoes!

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Those Other Bark Canoes!

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Wild Foods. Nettle Pudding.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Wild Foods. Nettle Pudding.: My sincere thanks to Grizz for sharing this recipe with me. Ancient Nettle Pudding Recipe courtesy of Ancient Craft and Celtnet Rec...

I'm Still Here!!!!...Shout Out

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Gourd Water Bottles. Were They Sealed?

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Gourd Water Bottles. Were They Sealed?: Water bottle gourd found at Bents Fort. 17 th & 18 th Century water & wine gourds. Were they lined inside? To date I ha...

My Equipment In Close Up By Keith H Burgess

No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting..wmv

The Oilcloth & The Blanket By Keith H Burgess

NEW FIRE LIGHTING BOOK PROMO

Making A Tomahawk Helve.

Reading Glass Fire Lighting..wmv

Rawhide How it is made & how to use it By Keith H Burgess

Making an 18th Century Welsh Drag Cart

Making A Tomahawk Helve.

No Charcloth Flint & Steel Fire Lighting..wmv

Recognising/Identifying Punk Wood & More By Keith H. Burgess Part One..wmv

Blade Sharpening.

Brandon Flint Knappers 1940's

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Angling Information. A Treatyse of Fisshynge wyth ...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Angling Information. A Treatyse of Fisshynge wyth ...: http://www.hagstone.net/1496.html A Treatyse of Fisshynge wyth an Angle.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: More On OTZI The Iceman.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: More On OTZI The Iceman.: Bearskin Cap. http://www.iceman.it/en/clothing/; Shoes. http://08sainje-theiceman.blogspot.com.au/; Reproduction Tools &amp...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: How To Make Spunks/Sulphur Tipped Matches.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: How To Make Spunks/Sulphur Tipped Matches.

The Joseph Method Of Flint & Steel Fire Lighting By Keith H Burgess

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Flint & Steel Fire Lighting Methods.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Flint & Steel Fire Lighting Methods.: Flint & Steel Fire Lighting Methods. Flint & steel & the use of a tinderbox has been in use since before the middle ages....

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Polypore Fungus Worldwide. Plant Tinder For Fire L...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Polypore Fungus Worldwide. Plant Tinder For Fire L...: Copyright Keith H. Burgess. Australia. Polypore Fungus grows worldwide. This is one of my main sources of plant tinder for flint &...

Un Dia En El Bosque - A Day In The Woods

A Woodsrunner's Diary: The Well Equipped Woodsrunner.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: The Well Equipped Woodsrunner.: This post is just to encourage people to improve on their equipment when ever they have the opportunity. In our busy lives we can sometimes ...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Corn, can it really sustain you on a long trek?

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Corn, can it really sustain you on a long trek?: I have read that the Woodland Indians travelled with just corn to sustain them on their long journeys, & I have often wondered, k...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: 18th Century Cooking Link.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: 18th Century Cooking Link.: http://savoringthepast.net/2015/09/15/a-stupendously-fresh-soup/

Harvesting charcoal from constructed clamp - 17th century

Reconstructed Eastern Woodland Indian Wigwam. Winter Scene.

This is the reconstructed woodland Indian wigwam that I built in our forest. You can see the drying rack to the right, & the outside fireplace with tripod just in front.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Using The Axe By Keith H Burgess

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Using The Axe By Keith H Burgess

A Woodsrunner's Diary: DANGER ! Boiled Linseed Oil, Or Is It ???

A Woodsrunner's Diary: DANGER ! Boiled Linseed Oil, Or Is It ???: For those of you making your own oilcloth, or using linseed oil on wooden implements used for food, it is wise to note that the "B...

Drying Corn On The Cob By Keith H Burgess (For Trail Food Or Storing)

A Woodsrunner's Diary: A Change Of Opinion. Flint & Steel Striking Method...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: A Change Of Opinion. Flint & Steel Striking Method...: I am not sure when or where, but I know that I once made the statement that striking the flint with the steel was not the correct way. Now i...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Fire Steels. Researching Three Types.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Fire Steels. Researching Three Types.: Fire Steels. Researching Three Types. I am sure after doing so much research on fire steels, that there is still a lot to learn on my p...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: About Flint & Chert. The Quartz Page.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: About Flint & Chert. The Quartz Page.: http://www.quartzpage.de/flint.html

How to Identify, Harvest, Extract and Process Amadou For Fire Lighting !

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Four

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Three

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part Two

A Woodsrunner's Day By Keith H Burgess Part One

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Identifying Touchwood/Punk Wood.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Identifying Touchwood/Punk Wood.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: More on Punkwood or Touchwood.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: More on Punkwood or Touchwood.: Recently someone contacted me and told me that to date they had not managed to make fire with flint and steel using uncharred punk wood. At ...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: The Pemmican Manual

A Woodsrunner's Diary: The Pemmican Manual: You can substitute other meats and dried fruits that are available in your area. http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/1377 T h...

How To Re-handle an Axe. Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Making A Linen Bread Bag. A Link.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Making A Linen Bread Bag. A Link.: http://www.ecabonline.com/2010/07/sewing-linen-bread-bag-french-seams_23.html

BUZZARD BUSHCRAFT: Lord Farquhar Firesteel

BUZZARD BUSHCRAFT: Lord Farquhar Firesteel: I recently got a firesteel on BCUK from Mozzy, who goes by the username Lord Farquhar on a number of bushie/knife forums..here's a few ...

The Old Foodie: Compressed Bread for Travel.

The Old Foodie: Compressed Bread for Travel.: On two previous occasions whilst travelling I have posted on the topic of ‘travellers bread’ ( here , and here ) and it might be thought th...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: My Equipment In Close-Up, By Request. Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: My Equipment In Close-Up, By Request. Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Equipment Carry Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Equipment Carry Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tools Of The Settlers 2. A Find. Gimlets.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tools Of The Settlers 2. A Find. Gimlets.: Gimlets are handy tools, they are the hand drill of the 18th century. These tools drill a hole for nails & screws, as some nails tended ...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tinder Horns.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tinder Horns.: Not everyone used a tinder box, and no doubt some of those who did have a tinder box may not have used it for making fire per se. Some peopl...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Fire Lighting Problem-Not Enough Tinder.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Fire Lighting Problem-Not Enough Tinder.: One of the problems I have noticed of late is people having trouble making fire with flint and steel. Either the kindling is damp, or hard t...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: What To Carry and Reasons Not To.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: What To Carry and Reasons Not To.: What to Carry and Reasons Not To. Time and time again throughout history we read about a common person who neglected to carry one piece o...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Different Ways Of Making Fire.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Different Ways Of Making Fire.

Slideshow from my album

English Lake District

http://youtu.be/E3y2EIYlm8c

Roz and I on an autumn camp out.

JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ANYONE HERE THAT IS A FACEBOOK FRIEND, I HAVE DELETED MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT SO WILL BE PUTTING IN MORE TIME HERE AND ON TWITTER SO SEE YOU SOON, Al.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: The Housewife Sewing Kit and Comfort.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: The Housewife Sewing Kit and Comfort.: Everything we carry on the trail is for comfort. Different people have different ideas about what was carried by the average woodsman. But w...

Quick look at a small pack.

Just a look at the amount of flint we have in our area.

Apology

Hi Guys, just an apology for leaving the blog unatended and to say a thank you to those that have posted and kept it active, the social networking has taken over as late but in the new year hope to get this blog up and running as it should be.
Regards, Al.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Woodland Indian Leggings By Sheryl Hartman.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Woodland Indian Leggings By Sheryl Hartman.: I did write several reviews on this book many years ago. My copy is now an old one. The new version I believe has a new cover image. I did t...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tumpline Methods. A Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Tumpline Methods. A Video.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Lots Of Skills To Learn.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Lots Of Skills To Learn.: Learning is an ongoing thing. Here are links to my Free videos, to my DVDs, and to my book. YouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/user/historica...

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Two Of My DVDs Are To Be Deleted Soon.

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Two Of My DVDs Are To Be Deleted Soon.: Just a Heads-Up that Trepstar are going to delet a couple of my DVDs due to lack of sales over the past 240 days. They are Muzle-loaders &am...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Traps and Trapping. The Figure 4 Trigger and The C...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: Traps and Trapping. The Figure 4 Trigger and The C...

Cornish Woodland Workshop: Love parachute

Cornish Woodland Workshop: Love parachute: I love this image of the parachute we use for shelter. In fairness it was probably more effective as shade than rain shelter this summer, bu...

A Woodsrunner's Diary: One Blanket Winter Camping.

A Woodsrunner's Diary: One Blanket Winter Camping.: One Blanket Winter Camping. It can get very cold here in New England NSW, but there are places where it can get much colder. So be min...

Images of my New camp in the Forest.

Framework for the Wigwam.

Inside fire place in front of bed.

Bed made from rolls of bark taken from wigwam poles.

Drying rack.

Outside cooking fire with tripod.

http://eighteenthcenturylivinghistory.freeforums.org/

http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com.au/

Some pics from our grandsons first camp out

Latest sleep out on the Southdown Way

BUZZARD BUSHCRAFT: Flint Nodule ..... or not?

BUZZARD BUSHCRAFT: Flint Nodule ..... or not?: I went to my favourite place to find jasper looking for some pieces when I found this, it's a flint nodule, or is it?     Now a...

Last Call For Skills DVDs!!!

This is a heads up for my skills DVDs being no longer available very soon. The company who sells these take them off the market if they are not selling over a period of 240 days, mine have not sold over the past 240 days despite the excellent reviews. So if you were thinking of getting any, now is the time!
http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com.au/search?q=DVDs




Muzzle-Loaders and More will be the first to go because it has not sold over the past 244 days. Believe me, I make no profit from these DVDs if you include my time. I could order one myself to keep these going, but frankly that would reduce my earnings to zero and if they are just not selling I don't see the point. 
Regards to all, Keith.

Spoon making as an Indian Captive-18th Century.

“my master told me to

Try if I Could make me a Spoon, and Gave me a hatchet

and told me he would assist me in it for he Said there

was nothing more Necessary for me to be furnished

with in my march, his orders I quickly obeyed, and

finished my Spoon with So much Dixterity, yt my

master was Verey well pleased with me",

The Pote Journal 1745.

New Off The Grid DVD coming out soon.

http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/off-topic-off-grid.html

This is the image chosen for the DVD cover.

Some pics from a canoe/camp with my Grandson.

Posts

Hi people, I apologise for lack of posts but committed with work lately, hopefully get up and runnin again soon. Regards Al.

Belfast Bushcraft Blog: Feathersticks For Kindling, no need to batton!!!

Belfast Bushcraft Blog: Feathersticks

Pioneer Handbooks: - Make handy farm devices from 1912.

Pioneer Handbooks: - Make handy farm devices from 1912.

Ranging, Pathfinding, Bushcraft & Survival Notes: Neo-Traditionalist Woodsmanship... My Concept...

Ranging, Pathfinding, Bushcraft & Survival Notes: Neo-Traditionalist Woodsmanship... My Concept...

Dave's ACT. An Australian Blog.

Check out the images from Dave's trail camera. Can you identify the last one!
http://www.davesact.com/2012/04/corin-forest-trail-camera.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+http%2Fdavesactblogspotcom%2Ffeeds%2Fposts%2Fdefaultaltrss+%28Dave%27s+ACT%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Pioneer Handbooks: - What pioneers could make with cattle horn.

Pioneer Handbooks: - What pioneers could make with cattle horn.

Pioneer Handbooks: - How to make historic hardtack.

Pioneer Handbooks: - How to make historic hardtack.

Belfast Bushcraft Blog: Dead cow

Belfast Bushcraft Blog: Dead cow

Belfast Bushcraft Blog: A few improvised hooks

Belfast Bushcraft Blog: A few improvised hooks