Basic yet Critical Bushcraft Skills by Survival Lisa




Nature contains all the resources that we need in order to survive, but the trick is knowing what to do with them. When hiking, camping, or bugging out to the wilderness, you need to know what you’re doing. This set of skills is called bushcraft, a group of interrelated skills that can help you survive and thrive in the wild with nothing more than a backpack and nature’s resources.
Bushcraft decreases your dependence on store-bought supplies and, in theory, you could survive with nothing but a knife. So even if they run out, there is no need to panic because you are confident in your ability to use the natural resources at your disposal. Although bushcraft focuses more on wilderness survival, it also teaches us to make the most with what we have even in urban survival situations.
1. Land Navigation

Even the most experienced outdoorsmen can get lost. Land navigation is obviously important so you can go back if you get lost or are on the wrong path. The first step is learning how to use a compass. You should also learn to do it without one, by reading the sun or stars, following the flow of water, etc.
There are other ways to tell north, by the way, including telling north by looking at where the moss grows on trees. FIY, it always grows on the north side.
2. Starting a Fire (Even In Wet Conditions)

Fire craft is the ability to make, control, and use fire for survival. Without matches and lighter at your disposal, and especially in wet conditions, you should know how to start a fire with the resources around you. For practiced bush crafters, a rock, branches, and leaves can be enough. You also need to know how to transport fire, such as carrying a burning coal in dry sage grass to keep the fire going.
3. Repelling bugs

When going through the forest, you will no doubt encounter those pesky mosquitoes and bugs along the way. A mosquito bite alone can put you at risk for diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever just to name a few. Prevent this from happening by applying insect repellent to those vulnerable areas and by researching some alternate methods for pest control.