WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

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If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as HOW TO IDENTIFY OSTRICH FERN (MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS Below is the first page from the Wild Edible Plant of the Month Club ID Sheet for Ostrich Fern, which is a fantastic and easy to identify wild edible plant available across all of North America. Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

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WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as HOW TO IDENTIFY OSTRICH FERN (MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS Below is the first page from the Wild Edible Plant of the Month Club ID Sheet for Ostrich Fern, which is a fantastic and easy to identify wild edible plant available across all of North America. Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

CREEK'S SURVIVAL TRAINING COURSES Hello – it’s Creek here. Thanks for your interest in courses at Willow Haven Outdoor, my Survival and Preparedness Training Facility. I am currently not holding public training courses, but would love to touch base with you when I add some back to the schedule. Please take a second and subscribe below for updates about training and also an occasional FREE survival tip via email. Again ABOUT - WILLOWHAVENOUTDOOR SURVIVAL SKILLS Mission Willow Haven Outdoor is a Survival & Disaster Preparedness Training Facility located in Central Indiana. Our mission is to promote, teach, share and preserve outdoor living and survival skills – encompassing topics from primitive skills to disaster preparedness. Our 10,000 Square Foot Willow Haven Lodge is located on 21 of Indiana’s finest acres. Our land has a unique mix of SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as IMPROVISED SURVIVAL BACKPACKS & HAVERSACKS A Guest Blog Post by Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings. Imagine if everything you carried was easy to transform into another piece of gear. What if you could use a few pieces of fabric and a couple of well-placed, easy knots to replace broken gear, improvise packs and bags in a pinch, or even customize haversacks, backpacks, beach bags, belt pouches, and other bags to your personal body type and CRAVAT BANDAGING: SERIES POST I This is a Guest Blog post by Jim Ausfahl . Disclaimer: This material has been modified from the public domain US Military field manual, FM 5-80. What is a Cravat Bandage? Also known as the cravat bandage, triangular bandaging has been used by the military since before the American Civil War. Although it is not the ideal bandage for any situation, it is a bandaging tool that, with a little HOW TO START A FIRE WITH THE BOW DRILL: 8 ESSENTIAL STEPS When you’ve gone through all of the effort to carve a bow drill kit and spin out an ember, don’t rush and blow it right at the last minute. Take a breath and grow your ember to about the diameter of a quarter and it will make creating FIRE so much easier! Grow your ember with extra dust or dead, dry punky wood. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

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HOW TO MAKE A KYDEX KNIFE SHEATH STEP # 4: Heat your kydex sheet in the oven. I tossed my cut kydex sheet onto a baking pan and put it in the oven at 300 degrees and checked it every few minutes. It took about 10 minutes to get nice and soft and pliable. USE GLOVES. MULLEIN: 4 FIRE MAKING TOOLS IN 1 PLANT Mullein is often referred to by botanists as “Common Mullein”. Well let me tell you up front – there is NOTHING common about this amazing plant. As a BushCrafter & Survivalist, the study of plants should be a part of your outdoor regular regimen. Besides wonderful foods and medicines, plants can provide an outdoors man with incredible tools as well. Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a plant WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have HOW TO IDENTIFY OSTRICH FERN (MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS Below is the first page from the Wild Edible Plant of the Month Club ID Sheet for Ostrich Fern, which is a fantastic and easy to identify wild edible plant available across all of North America. Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? If you’re not familiar with the show FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, each episode revolved around me taking three different men, most often with expanded waistlines and little wilderness survival knowledge out into the woodlands, swamps, and deserts of America.There, I taught the “Fat Guys” the skills necessary for survival in their given

environment

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) Other common names: Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder’s Tongue, Adder’s Tongue Family: Lily family — Liliaceae Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Similar species: White Trout Lily Height: about 3-8″ Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one

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If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY What is the best bushcraft knife? The modern-day bushcraft community seems to be settling on the Scandi grind as the ‘go to’ knife grind for bushcraft use. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

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WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have HOW TO IDENTIFY OSTRICH FERN (MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS Below is the first page from the Wild Edible Plant of the Month Club ID Sheet for Ostrich Fern, which is a fantastic and easy to identify wild edible plant available across all of North America. Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? If you’re not familiar with the show FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, each episode revolved around me taking three different men, most often with expanded waistlines and little wilderness survival knowledge out into the woodlands, swamps, and deserts of America.There, I taught the “Fat Guys” the skills necessary for survival in their given

environment

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) Other common names: Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder’s Tongue, Adder’s Tongue Family: Lily family — Liliaceae Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Similar species: White Trout Lily Height: about 3-8″ Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY What is the best bushcraft knife? The modern-day bushcraft community seems to be settling on the Scandi grind as the ‘go to’ knife grind for bushcraft use. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? If you’re not familiar with the show FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, each episode revolved around me taking three different men, most often with expanded waistlines and little wilderness survival knowledge out into the woodlands, swamps, and deserts of America.There, I taught the “Fat Guys” the skills necessary for survival in their given

environment

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) Other common names: Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder’s Tongue, Adder’s Tongue Family: Lily family — Liliaceae Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Similar species: White Trout Lily Height: about 3-8″ Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one

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This is a Guest Post by Jeremy Rogers If you’re like me, you probably have a lighter as CRAVAT BANDAGING: SERIES POST I This is a Guest Blog post by Jim Ausfahl . Disclaimer: This material has been modified from the public domain US Military field manual, FM 5-80. What is a Cravat Bandage? Also known as the cravat bandage, triangular bandaging has been used by the military since before the American Civil War. Although it is not the ideal bandage for any situation, it is a bandaging tool that, with a little WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAINING Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. HOW TO START A FIRE WITH THE BOW DRILL: 8 ESSENTIAL STEPS When it comes to the question” How to Start a Fire with the Bow Drill,” the devil is truly in the details. Below are 7 Expert Tips that you’ll rarely hear when researching how to start a fire with

the bow drill.

IMPROVISED SURVIVAL BACKPACKS & HAVERSACKS A Guest Blog Post by Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings. Imagine if everything you carried was easy to transform into another piece of gear. What if you could use a few pieces of fabric and a couple of well-placed, easy knots to replace broken gear, improvise packs and bags in a pinch, or even customize haversacks, backpacks, beach bags, belt pouches, and other bags to your personal body type and MULLEIN: 4 FIRE MAKING TOOLS IN 1 PLANT Mullein is often referred to by botanists as “Common Mullein”. Well let me tell you up front – there is NOTHING common about this amazing plant. As a BushCrafter & Survivalist, the study of plants should be a part of your outdoor regular regimen. Besides wonderful foods and medicines, plants can provide an outdoors man with incredible tools as well. Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a plant MENTAL SURVIVAL SKILLS: DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP “Don’t give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks.” – Captain James Lawrence, US Navy, 1813 For Christmas last year I received a gift from a friend of mine. It was a big, navy blue flag with bold white letters that reads, “Don’t give up the ship.” Confused at first, I did some research to see where that quote came from. It didn’t take long to find out that this command was WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

HOW TO IDENTIFY OSTRICH FERN (MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS Below is the first page from the Wild Edible Plant of the Month Club ID Sheet for Ostrich Fern, which is a fantastic and easy to identify wild edible plant available across all of North America. Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

FINDING YOUR PERFECT EVERYDAY CARRY (EDC) LIGHTER This is a Guest Post by Jeremy Rogers If you’re like me, you probably have a lighter as part of your EDC. It’s hard to imagine life without one. I’d like to briefly discuss the ones I’ve used in the past, as well as my current EDC lighter. Moisture resistance, fuel retention, and durability are the main attributes I look for in an EDC survival lighter. Other features are nice, but WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

HOW TO IDENTIFY OSTRICH FERN (MATTEUCCIA STRUTHIOPTERIS Below is the first page from the Wild Edible Plant of the Month Club ID Sheet for Ostrich Fern, which is a fantastic and easy to identify wild edible plant available across all of North America. Considered a rite of spring in Maine, the harvest of wild Ostrich Fern fiddleheads is a tradition deeply rooted in America’s Northeast. Fortunately, the Ostrich Fern grows throughout much of the WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

FINDING YOUR PERFECT EVERYDAY CARRY (EDC) LIGHTER This is a Guest Post by Jeremy Rogers If you’re like me, you probably have a lighter as part of your EDC. It’s hard to imagine life without one. I’d like to briefly discuss the ones I’ve used in the past, as well as my current EDC lighter. Moisture resistance, fuel retention, and durability are the main attributes I look for in an EDC survival lighter. Other features are nice, but CREEK'S SURVIVAL TRAINING COURSES Hello – it’s Creek here. Thanks for your interest in courses at Willow Haven Outdoor, my Survival and Preparedness Training Facility. I am currently not holding public training courses, but would love to touch base with you when I add some back to the schedule. Please take a second and subscribe below for updates about training and also an occasional FREE survival tip via email. Again ABOUT - WILLOWHAVENOUTDOOR SURVIVAL SKILLS Mission Willow Haven Outdoor is a Survival & Disaster Preparedness Training Facility located in Central Indiana. Our mission is to promote, teach, share and preserve outdoor living and survival skills – encompassing topics from primitive skills to disaster preparedness. Our 10,000 Square Foot Willow Haven Lodge is located on 21 of Indiana’s finest acres. Our land has a unique mix of SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

BEST ONLINE SURVIVAL COURSES [LEARN Online video instruction for skills related to all critical areas of survival are covered, including fire starting skills, sheltering skills, hydration, food procurement, knots, and rescue. Get ready to learn the 20% of skills that make 80% of the difference! This is truly

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If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

HOW TO START A FIRE WITH THE BOW DRILL: 8 ESSENTIAL STEPS When you’ve gone through all of the effort to carve a bow drill kit and spin out an ember, don’t rush and blow it right at the last minute. Take a breath and grow your ember to about the diameter of a quarter and it will make creating FIRE so much easier! Grow your ember with extra dust or dead, dry punky wood. IMPROVISED SURVIVAL BACKPACKS & HAVERSACKS A Guest Blog Post by Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings. Imagine if everything you carried was easy to transform into another piece of gear. What if you could use a few pieces of fabric and a couple of well-placed, easy knots to replace broken gear, improvise packs and bags in a pinch, or even customize haversacks, backpacks, beach bags, belt pouches, and other bags to your personal body type and CRAVAT BANDAGING: SERIES POST I This is a Guest Blog post by Jim Ausfahl . Disclaimer: This material has been modified from the public domain US Military field manual, FM 5-80. What is a Cravat Bandage? Also known as the cravat bandage, triangular bandaging has been used by the military since before the American Civil War. Although it is not the ideal bandage for any situation, it is a bandaging tool that, with a little WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent UK knife maker Alan Woods to bring his design to reality. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent UK knife maker Alan Woods to bring his design to reality. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

FIRE ARCHIVES

8 Solar Fire Starting Tips You Must Know – AND – a FREE gift from Creek. Using the sun to start a fire is probably my favorite method of fire starting. It amazes me. IMPROVISED SURVIVAL BACKPACKS & HAVERSACKS A Guest Blog Post by Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings. Imagine if everything you carried was easy to transform into another piece of gear. What if you could use a few pieces of fabric and a couple of well-placed, easy knots to replace broken gear, improvise packs and bags in a pinch, or even customize haversacks, backpacks, beach bags, belt pouches, and other bags to your personal body type and WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAINING One knot every survivalist should know – The Trucker Hitch. TRUCKER HITCH: Step-by-Step Tutorial + Video! The Trucker Hitch is an impressive knot that is comprised of two. MENTAL SURVIVAL SKILLS: DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP Mental Survival Skills: Don’t Give Up The Ship. “Don’t give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks.”. – Captain James Lawrence, US Navy, 1813. For Christmas last year I received a gift from a friend of mine. It was a big, navy blue flag with bold white letters that reads, “Don’t give up the ship.”. Confused at CRAVAT BANDAGING: SERIES POST I This is a Guest Blog post by Jim Ausfahl . Disclaimer: This material has been modified from the public domain US Military field manual, FM 5-80. What is a Cravat Bandage? Also known as the cravat bandage, triangular bandaging has been used by the military since before the American Civil War. Although it is not the ideal bandage for any situation, it is a bandaging tool that, with a little HOW TO START A FIRE WITH THE BOW DRILL: 8 ESSENTIAL STEPS When you’ve gone through all of the effort to carve a bow drill kit and spin out an ember, don’t rush and blow it right at the last minute. Take a breath and grow your ember to about the diameter of a quarter and it will make creating FIRE so much easier! Grow your ember with extra dust or dead, dry punky wood. MULLEIN: 4 FIRE MAKING TOOLS IN 1 PLANT Mullein is often referred to by botanists as “Common Mullein”. Well let me tell you up front – there is NOTHING common about this amazing plant. As a BushCrafter & Survivalist, the study of plants should be a part of your outdoor regular regimen. Besides wonderful foods and medicines, plants can provide an outdoors man with incredible tools as well. Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a plant WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent UK knife maker Alan Woods to bring his design to reality. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Wild Edible Trout Lily. Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one or two per plant. Stiff, upright, 3-8″ long. Mottled like a trout fish skin (hence the name). Stem: None, except

for the flower.

BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY In the late 1980’s, Ray developed the design for his Woodlore style knife, which by now must be one of the most recognizable and cloned knives within the bushcraft community and is widely considered the best bushcraft knife. Ray worked with prominent UK knife maker Alan Woods to bring his design to reality. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTS Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? The Black Bird SK-5. Black Bird SK5 (Fat Guys in the Woods Knife) with Factory Sheath. The Black Bird SK-5 is manufactured by Ontario Knife Company, and it was designed by designer and sheath maker Paul Sheiter. This knife is part of the award-winning Black Bird Series, all designed by Scheiter. The SK-5 was designed to feature top

performance

FIRE ARCHIVES

8 Solar Fire Starting Tips You Must Know – AND – a FREE gift from Creek. Using the sun to start a fire is probably my favorite method of fire starting. It amazes me. IMPROVISED SURVIVAL BACKPACKS & HAVERSACKS A Guest Blog Post by Aaron “Hutch” Hutchings. Imagine if everything you carried was easy to transform into another piece of gear. What if you could use a few pieces of fabric and a couple of well-placed, easy knots to replace broken gear, improvise packs and bags in a pinch, or even customize haversacks, backpacks, beach bags, belt pouches, and other bags to your personal body type and WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAINING One knot every survivalist should know – The Trucker Hitch. TRUCKER HITCH: Step-by-Step Tutorial + Video! The Trucker Hitch is an impressive knot that is comprised of two. MENTAL SURVIVAL SKILLS: DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP Mental Survival Skills: Don’t Give Up The Ship. “Don’t give up the ship. Fight her till she sinks.”. – Captain James Lawrence, US Navy, 1813. For Christmas last year I received a gift from a friend of mine. It was a big, navy blue flag with bold white letters that reads, “Don’t give up the ship.”. Confused at CRAVAT BANDAGING: SERIES POST I This is a Guest Blog post by Jim Ausfahl . Disclaimer: This material has been modified from the public domain US Military field manual, FM 5-80. What is a Cravat Bandage? Also known as the cravat bandage, triangular bandaging has been used by the military since before the American Civil War. Although it is not the ideal bandage for any situation, it is a bandaging tool that, with a little HOW TO START A FIRE WITH THE BOW DRILL: 8 ESSENTIAL STEPS When you’ve gone through all of the effort to carve a bow drill kit and spin out an ember, don’t rush and blow it right at the last minute. Take a breath and grow your ember to about the diameter of a quarter and it will make creating FIRE so much easier! Grow your ember with extra dust or dead, dry punky wood. MULLEIN: 4 FIRE MAKING TOOLS IN 1 PLANT Mullein is often referred to by botanists as “Common Mullein”. Well let me tell you up front – there is NOTHING common about this amazing plant. As a BushCrafter & Survivalist, the study of plants should be a part of your outdoor regular regimen. Besides wonderful foods and medicines, plants can provide an outdoors man with incredible tools as well. Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) is a plant WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? If you’re not familiar with the show FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, each episode revolved around me taking three different men, most often with expanded waistlines and little wilderness survival knowledge out into the woodlands, swamps, and deserts of America.There, I taught the “Fat Guys” the skills necessary for survival in their given

environment

FIRE ARCHIVES

This is a Guest Post by Jeremy Rogers If you’re like me, you probably have a lighter as WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) Other common names: Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder’s Tongue, Adder’s Tongue Family: Lily family — Liliaceae Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Similar species: White Trout Lily Height: about 3-8″ Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY What is the best bushcraft knife? The modern-day bushcraft community seems to be settling on the Scandi grind as the ‘go to’ knife grind for bushcraft use. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTSBUG OUT BAG CHECKLISTBUG OUT BAG CONTENTSBUG OUT BAG LIST CONTENTSBUG OUT BAG SPREADSHEETCREEK STEWART BUG OUT BAGPREPPERS BUG OUT BAG LIST Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

WILLOW HAVEN OUTDOOR SURVIVAL TRAININGABOUTBLOGCONTACTWRITE FOR USFREE SURVIVAL BOOKGENERAL SURVIVAL Learn survival skills online or at one of our survival training courses. Owned by Survival Instructor Creek Stewart. SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE. Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about the knife itself!The Old Hickory Line of knives has been around since 1924, and they are currently manufactured by Ontario Knife Company (OKC) in the USA. Primarily used by butchers and chefs in the kitchen, the Old Hickory Knives, particularly The Butcher, have

BUILD A NONCON PACK

If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What if coming back home isn’t an option?” – then I wrote this book for you. ~ Creek Stewart For those of you who have been waiting for the much anticipated release of NONCON, thank you for your patience! This book is finally in the editing stage and is slated for both PRINT & DIGITAL release by the end of 2017! Subscribe below to be alerted as soon as WILD GRAPE JELLY: PRACTICING AN IMPORTANT HOMESTEADING When it comes to Practicing Survival Skills – I’d much rather be out in the field making a sling shot or shooting my 10/22 or chopping fire wood, actually probably doing anything else besides inside at the kitchen counter trying to figure out how to make jelly. But, that’s what learning is all about – sometimes you need to take the time to learn skills that might not be your favorites FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? If you’re not familiar with the show FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, each episode revolved around me taking three different men, most often with expanded waistlines and little wilderness survival knowledge out into the woodlands, swamps, and deserts of America.There, I taught the “Fat Guys” the skills necessary for survival in their given

environment

FIRE ARCHIVES

This is a Guest Post by Jeremy Rogers If you’re like me, you probably have a lighter as WILD EDIBLE TROUT LILY Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) Other common names: Dogtooth Violet, Yellow Adder’s Tongue, Adder’s Tongue Family: Lily family — Liliaceae Distinctive features: The bright yellow flowers are among the first to bloom in the spring. Mottled small pointy leaves. Similar species: White Trout Lily Height: about 3-8″ Flowers: Solitary yellow nodding flowers. Very photogenic. Leaves: one BEST BUSHCRAFT KNIFE: THE GREAT SCANDI GRIND CONTROVERSY What is the best bushcraft knife? The modern-day bushcraft community seems to be settling on the Scandi grind as the ‘go to’ knife grind for bushcraft use. BUILD THE PERFECT BUG OUT BAG E-BOOK CHECKLISTSBUG OUT BAG CHECKLISTBUG OUT BAG CONTENTSBUG OUT BAG LIST CONTENTSBUG OUT BAG SPREADSHEETCREEK STEWART BUG OUT BAGPREPPERS BUG OUT BAG LIST Recent Articles. How to Clean a Leather Belt (and virtually all other leather products) How to Build a Quinzee Snow Shelter For Winter

Camping

ABOUT - WILLOWHAVENOUTDOOR SURVIVAL SKILLS Mission Willow Haven Outdoor is a Survival & Disaster Preparedness Training Facility located in Central Indiana. Our mission is to promote, teach, share and preserve outdoor living and survival skills – encompassing topics from primitive skills to disaster preparedness. Our 10,000 Square Foot Willow Haven Lodge is located on 21 of Indiana’s finest acres. Our land has a unique mix of SURVIVACATION: SURVIVAL VACATION Vacation Like Never Before Take a SurviVacation at Willow Haven Outdoor in Anderson, Indiana! Are you interested in taking some real survival training but not so interested in stripping down to a leather thong and heading into the woods with just a knife for 3 days? My name is Creek Stewart and I own Willow Haven Outdoor. I started my survival training clinics over 12 years ago on my parent FREE TARP SHELTERS GUIDE Subscribe to our BLOG here at WillowHavenOutdoor.com and receive Creek Stewart’s 38-PAGE Pocket Field Guide Titled SURVIVAL TARP SHELTERS! Learn 8 critical survival knots, 9 survival tarp shelter configurations and several little know tips & tricks! Enter your email

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HOW TO BUILD A WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SHELTER Did you know lost day hikers compromise 42% of US National Parks search and rescue cases, with the next closest group being overnight backpackers?Shelter is one of the keys to surviving an overnight in the woods. All outdoor adventurers need to have the bushcraft skills to know how to build a wilderness survival shelter since losing your way on a trail can happen to anyone. FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS KNIFE? If you’re not familiar with the show FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, each episode revolved around me taking three different men, most often with expanded waistlines and little wilderness survival knowledge out into the woodlands, swamps, and deserts of America.There, I taught the “Fat Guys” the skills necessary for survival in their given

environment

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