Bushcraft Prepping: Wilderness Survival skills for Preppers

When it comes to preparedness there is quite a bit more that goes into it than building a lean to shelter and starting a fire. Everything we do as preppers is geared for not having to revert to these primitive methods.

With that being said, if we take these bushcraft (wilderness survival) skills for granted, we are leaving a big hole in our preparedness plans. Not all people that are interested in bushcraft are interested in prepping, but all preppers should be interested in Bushcraft…to some extent.

Most of the gear is the same: As you are researching bug out bags or what the best ferro rod is, you are bound to come across some articles about bushcraft, camping or hiking. As a matter of fact, there is a lot we can learn about quality and effectiveness for these people who use this survival gear on a daily basis.

A lot of the skills are the same: The basics of survival are the same no matter if you are in the wilderness, or in an urban environment.  The materials and applications might be different, and the wild animals might be human, but the rule of 3’s applies no matter where you are on the planet.

The mental aspect of bushcraft and wilderness survival: Possibly more important than any tool you can have, is the sheer will to survive, and the skill set to do it. The very core of bushcraft is to have the ability to survive with the materials around you, and the skills in your head, although it goes much deeper than that.

This doesn’t mean we need to become master outdoorsmen and women. To do this requires a massive commitment, and can’t be done by watching a few YouTube videos. There are quite a few bushcraft skills that will be very useful to preppers though, and skills that could be the difference between life and death in an shtf situation.

SPP164 Bushcraft Prepping: Wilderness Survival skills for Preppers

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In the show this week we talked about some of these bushcraft skills that preppers should try and learn, and how they can be useful skills no matter where you live.

Here are a few examples that I separated into bushcraft skills, and prepper skills. This illustrates how people interested in wilderness survival might not be interested in some preparedness skills, but preppers should be interested in all of these skills.

Skills Shared by Bushcraft & Preparedness

As I said earlier, we don’t need to become experts at bushcraft, but we should take advantage of some of the skills these experts have. The great thing about these skills is that they aren’t really that difficult to learn, you just have to do it! So take some time, and focus on one skill at a time. The more you practice, the better you will become!

Also in the Show…

In the Tin Foil Hat Time segment we mentioned a video from Viking Preparedness. In this video Pastor Joe Fox talked about the presidential elections, and the direction he see’s our country going.

As I was doing research for this show I ran across this article from MoreThanJustSurviving that has even more information about bushcraft skills and why they are useful for preppers.