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by Paul Kirtley

I'm an outdoorist. I thrive on being in the open. I love to make journeys in wild places. I'm passionate about nature as and the skills and knowledge of wilderness bushcraft. I share my experience, perspective and adventures via writing, photography, films and podcasts. I'm the founder of http://frontierbushcraft.com and I make my living by teaching wilderness skills and guiding trips.

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  1. PK Podcast 63: Joe Flowers on Knife Design, Natural History & Amazon Expeditions

    On this episode of The Paul Kirtley Podcast, I'm joined by Joe Flowers, a knife designer, outdoor guide, zoologist and entomologist. We discuss knife design, natural history, Amazon expeditions, traditional tools, and the role of curiosity and continual learning in developing wilderness skills.

  2. PK Podcast 62: Jon McArthur – Northern Forest Bushcraft, Skill Development & Knowledge Transmission

    I'm joined by Jon McArthur, a Canadian bushcraft instructor with a background in search & rescue. We discuss northern forest skills, influences from Mors Kochanski and Tom Roycraft, First Nations heritage, and how bushcraft knowledge is developed and transmitted.

  3. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 94

    Answers questions on seasonal bushcraft kit tweaks, lessons from Woodcraft pioneers, travelling with expensive gear, gaining access to private woodland, and up-to-date bushcraft career advice

  4. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 93

    In Episode 93 I talk about bushcraft mindset, planning independent winter journeys in the boreal forest, when to use extra canoe buoyancy, and how to get a PK knife.

  5. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 92

    In this episode, I answer about knife sharpening, sleep systems, smaller bushcraft knives, and whether it makes sense to wear waterproofs to bed.

  6. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 91

    In this episode I share my top five knots, discuss what makes a good travelling companion, consider teaching in the USA, explain how to relight fire dogs, and reflect on how students have changed over the past 20 years.

  7. PK Podcast 61: James Steyn – FGASA Scout, Walking Safaris & Tracking at the Highest Level

    I speak with James Steyn, one of only a handful of guides to hold the elite FGASA Scout qualification. We discuss the art of walking safaris, the rigour of CyberTracker, the evolution of guiding standards, and the skills needed in dangerous game country.

  8. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 90

    In this episode I share where I’d go for a personal canoe trip, compare compass use with natural navigation cues, give advice on reading the weather without tech, reflect on my most beautiful moments in nature, and explain feather stick hand technique.

  9. PK Podcast 60: Jamie Dakota and Adam Logan on Paths Into Bushcraft, Collaboration, and Carving Out a Career

    Bushcraft instructors Jamie Dakota and Adam Logan join Paul Kirtley to discuss career paths in outdoor education, building a sustainable bushcraft practice, and the value of collaboration in the modern bushcraft community.

  10. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 89

    In this episode, I compare ration packs with bush cooking, share some of my most memorable wildlife encounters, talk about adapting to unfamiliar environments, explore primitive hunting weapons, and explain why I rarely use a knife dangler.

  11. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 88

    Answer to questions about adze use in bushcraft, bow drill hearth lifespan, wood for friction fire, canoe fitness prep, and skills I’m deepening.

  12. PK Podcast 59: Stephan Kesting on Life and Death in the Subarctic

    Stephan Kesting, experienced outdoorsman and author of Perseverance: Life and Death in the Subarctic, joins me to discuss his recent solo canoe expedition in remote northern Canada, including the risks, rewards, and personal insights gained along the way

  13. PK Podcast 58: Les Stroud On The Question Of Bigfoot

    Les Stroud, known to millions as Survivorman, joins me to talk about an area of backwoods lore and legend that has fascinated him for more than a decade: Bigfoot or Sasquatch.

  14. PK Podcast 57: Mattias Norberg On The Art Of Fire

    Mattias Norberg, author of Konsten att Elda, "The Art Of Fire", a highly respected Swedish expert in fire-making and wilderness survival joins this episode of the Paul Kirtley Podcast.

  15. PK Podcast 56: Craig Caudill on Nature Reliance, Good Woodsmanship and Traditional Bushcraft

    Craig Caudill is Director and Lead Instructor of Nature Reliance School, based in Kentucky, USA. Craig has taught backcountry skills for many years. He’s also a seasoned writer, to date being the author of eight books on backcountry skills and knowledge. It was great to finally record an episode…

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  16. PK Podcast 55: John Rhyder - Woodsman, Naturalist, Educator and Senior Tracker

    John Rhyder is a naturalist, writer and highly experienced bushcraft educator. Indeed he was the instructor on the first formal bushcraft course I took many years ago. John is passionate about wildlife tracking and is currently the only person in northern Europe certified as Senior Tracker under...

  17. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 87

    Answers to questions about when to upgrade a Small Forest Axe, recommended thread for both fixing gear and fishing line, the expected lifespan of a Bahco Laplander saw, and why do my podcasts play too fast? (Press play, you’ll see they don’t BTW)

  18. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 86

    Answers to your questions about collaborations with other bushcrafters, the place for larger knives, machetes and parangs, alternative knots to square lashings and what are the best materials to look for in a firesteel or ferro rod?

  19. PK Podcast 54: Dave Holder, Wilderness Living Skills Instructor and TV Survival Consultant

    Dave Holder is a wilderness living skills instructor and wilderness guide based in Canada. He is also a TV survival consultant, being the main survival and safety consultant on the Alone show on The History Channel. In this conversation we gain insights into long-term survival situations,...

  20. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 85

    I answer questions about water purification for self-propelled journeys such as back-packing and bike-packing. I also answer a question about an often misunderstood or ignored area of navigation related to magnetic variation and the necessary compass adjustments.

  21. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 84

    In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I answer questions about forest access and fire rules, how to deal with kit and clothing getting wet, and suggestions for setting up tarp lines at head height, along with some thoughts on knot repertoire.

  22. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 83

    In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I answer questions on getting fit for backpacking, keeping leather boots in good condition when out for a while and which is my go-to bivvy bag.

  23. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 82

    In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I answer quetsions about whether I will ever write a book, why some ferro rods or firesteels don’t work very well, and whether my bushcraft philosophy has changed over the years…

  24. PK Podcast 53: Dr Theresa Emmerich Kamper On Traditional Tanning

    Theresa Emmerich Kamper, PhD., Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and author of Determining Prehistoric Skin Processing Technologies, has over 25 years of experience in prehistoric skin tanning and clothing construction. Everything you wanted to know about tanning but were…

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  25. PK Podcast 52: John Boe On His PTSD, Finding Solace In Nature And A Career In Bushcraft

    A candid discussion with British military veteran John Boe, about his experiences suffering with PTSD, finding solace in the woods and transitioning to a successful second career as a bushcraft instructor.

  26. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 81

    Answers to questions about the effects of Covid/lockdowns on the bushcraft industry, office to outdoor career transitions, how to remember bushcraft and survival uses of plants, and how to promote good outdoor ethics, including leave-no-trace, to people outside of the usual outdoor community.

  27. PK Podcast 51: Cliff Jacobson - Skills Are More Important Than Things

    Cliff Jacobson is one of North America’s most respected outdoors writers and wilderness canoe guides. He is an outdoor skills instructor and a professional outfitter and guide, a canoeing and camping consultant, and the author of more than a dozen top-selling books on canoeing and camping. In…

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  28. PK Podcast 50: Les Hiddins, The Bush Tucker Man

    Major Les Hiddins became well known through his ABC TV series “The Bush Tucker Man”. In 1980 Les had received a Defence Fellowship to research survival in northern Australia and looked heavily into traditional bush foods, with the help and cooperation of Indigenous communities. His work was...

  29. PK Podcast 49: Gordon Dedman On Australian Bushcraft And Survival

    Gordon Dedman and I talk bushcraft and survival in Australia. Gordon is a survival instructor in NORFORCE, an Australian Army unit conducting patrols in remote wilderness areas of northern Australia. He provides civilian training via Bushcraft Survival Australia. Gordon also works as a guide in...

  30. PK Podcast 48: Bruce Zawalsky On Canadian Wilderness Survival

    Bruce Zawalsky is professional wilderness survival instructor and author, with over 25 years of experience as an outdoor educator. He teaches survival courses, wildlife and bear awareness courses as well as wilderness navigation.

  31. PK Podcast 47: Tom Lutyens, Mors Kochanski, Lars Fält, Johan Skullman

    In 1995 Lars Fält organised a seminal survival instructors conference in northern Sweden. Tom Lutyens and Mors Kochanski were among the instructors. Johan Skullman was one of the students. Here they discuss the importance of that event....

  32. PK Podcast 46: Kevin Callan, The Nicest Man On The Meanest Link

    Canadian outdoor educator and author Kevin Callan joins me to talk about nature connection, preserving wilderness, healing yourself with time outdoors as well as undertaking the Meanest Link…

  33. PK Podcast 45: Tristan Gooley On Unlocking Nature's Clues And Signs

    Tristan Gooley, natural navigator and author, on how to become more attuned to the clues and signs surrounding you in nature, and the keys that help to unlock these secrets.

  34. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 44: John Hudson, UK Military's Chief Survival Instructor

    John Hudson, Chief Instructor at the UK military’s Defence SERE Training Organisation talks about survival, survival training, survival psychology, TV survival shows and survival myths...

  35. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 43: North American Titans Of Bushcraft

    A recording of one of the panel discussions from the 2019 Global Bushcraft Symposium. Gathered together on stage were Dr Andre-francois Bourbeau and Mors Kochanski from Canada and David Wescott and Dave Holladay from the USA. Chairing the panel was Les Stroud, a.k.a. Survivor Man.

  36. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 42: Mors Kochanski, Bushcraft Legend

    Mors Kochanski joins me for a conversation about wilderness living skills, bushcraft and survival. Mors explains his background in these subjects, going right back to his school days, along with learning from his mentor Tom Roycraft, through Mors’s own unique contributions and inventions ,...

  37. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 41: Dave Canterbury on Re-enactment, Bushcraft & Survival

    Dave Canterbury of the Pathfinder School joins me to talk re-enactment, bushcraft, survival, six-sigma, the five Cs of survivability, first aid kits, YouTube and a whole lot more…

  38. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 40: Miles Irving

    Miles Irving, one of the UK’s most respected professional foragers joins me to talk wild foods, foraging, health and connecting with nature...

  39. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 39: Q&A

    In this Paul Kirtley Podcast I return to Q&A, answering listener questions on a range of topics - Is there an issue with collecting water from streams or ponds containing poisonous plant species such as hemlock water dropwort, Oenanthe crocata? What are the benefits or disadvantages to a woodland...

  40. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 38: Justin Barbour On Exploring Newfoundland And Labrador

    Justin Barbour, known as "The Newfoundland Explorer" joins me to talk about his extended wilderness trips in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, accompanied by his faithful dog, Saku.

  41. Paul Kirtley Podcast Episode 37: Dan Hume On His Quest For Traditional Fire Techniques

    Dan Hume, bushcraft instructor and author of The Art Of Fire: The Joy Of Tinder, Spark And Ember, discusses his travels in search of traditional fire techniques being applied and relied upon in remote areas to this day.

  42. Paul Kirtley Podcast 36: Mors Kochanski And Jon McArthur On The Global Bushcraft Symposium

    Mors Kochanski and Jonathan McArthur join me to discuss the motivations behind, and the aims of, the Global Bushcraft Symposium. Along the way, More shares a few anecdotes too...

  43. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 80

    The Last Episode of APK. Some important announcements plus answers to questions on what’s inspirational about wild places, carrying a lock knife for bushcraft, why use two bags for canoeing, and some tree and plant ID on berries in Quebec.

  44. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 79

    Axe stones, sharpening stones, parang vs axe, quilt vs sleeping bag, bushcraft course demographics, North American bushcraft shows and festivals

  45. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 78

    In this episode, I answer questions about campfire safety risk assessment, use of cottongrass and what to do with your shoes while bivvying…

  46. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 77

    I answer questions about expanding from survival skills to broader bushcraft skills, sleeping bag liners and entanglement, fishing as part of a bushcraft repertoire

  47. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 76

    I answer questions about how to use the inner bark of sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa, for tinder bundles, ideas for minimising smoke from fires, first aid for young people, and some thoughts on every day carry (EDC) items…

  48. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 75

    I answer questions about how you know when it’s the right time to start teaching bushcraft, considerations for washing up after cooking when you only have limited drinking water and how to test how clean and pure the water is coming out of a water filter is…

  49. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 74

    In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley, I answer questions about featherstick material recommendations, remedying chipped axe edges, washing down sleeping bags and hydrophbic down...

  50. #AskPaulKirtley Episode 73

    Fire hardening of spears, froth in water after filtering, hunting in bushcraft...

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I'm an outdoorist. I thrive on being in the open. I love to make journeys in wild places. I'm passionate about nature as and the skills and knowledge of wilderness bushcraft. I share my experience, perspective and adventures via writing, photography, films and podcasts. I'm the founder of http://frontierbushcraft.com and I make my living by teaching wilderness skills and guiding trips.

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