We’re thrilled to announce our newest course offering for 2025: the Wilderness Wayfinder Navigation Course. This immersive, hands-on program will empower outdoor enthusiasts and bushcraft adventurers with essential navigation skills to find their way in the wild with confidence and … Read More
Struggling to spot those hidden rocks beneath the river’s surface? In this article (with embedded video), renowned canoe instructor Ray Goodwin shares his expert tips for reading the river like a pro. Learn how to identify the subtle signs of submerged obstacles and master the art of navigating through tricky waters. These insights will help you avoid those pesky rocks and make your river trips smoother and safer. Click to learn more and sharpen your river-reading skills…
Discover the fascinating history of bushcraft, tracing its roots from indigenous survival techniques to its transformation into a modern-day outdoor practice. Learn how bushcraft has evolved through colonial encounters, military survival training, and wilderness recreation, shaping the skills and philosophies used today.
Want to improve your map reading? Here are five simple steps you can take, even close to home to develop familiarity with maps, and how to use them. Pull out a map and get started…
What are the origins of the word bushcraft? Or, more simply put, where does the word bushcraft come from? In recent years, the term bushcraft has become associated with wilderness survival, self-reliance, and living in harmony with nature. But was this always the meaning and how did the current popular use of the term bushcraft come about? Read the full article to find out…
In the summer of 2023, Ray Goodwin and I had the privilege of leading a truly memorable expedition down the Porcupine River in the far north of Saskatchewan, Canada. This trip was not just a journey into the wilderness, but an extra special one…
Curious about how to start learning bushcraft? Discover the various approaches to learning essential skills like fire-starting, shelter-building, and foraging in this beginner-friendly guide to thriving in the wild…
The Swedish Firesteel is an excellent version of the ferrocerium rod. This ferro rod is one of the best for bushcraft, survival and camping. By producing extremely hot sparks Swedish firesteels, and ferro rods more generally, can ignite a very wide range of potentially combustible materials. These rods provide a highly reliable source of sparks and can be used in wet or dry conditions. Consequently, they provide a highly effective way to start a fire. especially in well-trained hands. It’s an essential part of your kit for anything from a day out in the woods to multi-week wilderness adventures. There’s really no excuse for not carrying one (or two) with you. Find out all about the Swedish Firesteel in this article…
Frontier Bushcraft team member Martin Tomlinson was spending a few days in the woods and took the opportunity to build a quick-and-easy jerky smoker, all from natural materials. This is a fun project that applies campcraft, bindcraft and firecraft skills, with the end-product of a tasty, nutritious food for camp or the trail…
Paul Kirtley joins Kevin Callan on Kevin’s remote video interview series, covering a good amount of ground in the conversation. Topics include motivations for being an outdoors educator, why we make outdoor journeys and where is most solace found. Paul tells a story about when he and a group of friends walked across Scotland, taking in the nine highest mountain peaks. The conversation also covers canoe adventures in the UK and Canada as well as giving rise to more general questions around the risks of wilderness travel, how you can transpose bushcraft skills and knowledge from one environment to another, as well as whisky!…