#camp comforts

My Top 4 Most Useful Basecamp Builds

by Todd Walker One of the hallmarks of the veteran woodsman is the way he contrives to make himself comfortable in camp.  ~ Warren H. Miller, 1915 Over years of wild camping I’ve learned just how little one needs to be happy in the woods. But a permanent campsite… oh the comforts to be contrived! Walking through the beech trees and white oaks, I hop rocks across the creek. Then it happens. My…

Campfire Cooking: Grill, Cook, and Bake on One Fire Pit

by Todd Walker Good food makes outdoor adventures worthwhile. Long days in the woods end with boiling water over a propane burner which is poured into a mylar bag of freeze-dried food for some outdoor enthusiasts. Those add-water-meals have their place. But for a traditional woodsman’s basecamp, that simply won’t do. Nope. Up your cooking game with what Steve Watts called “honest grub cooked over…

27 Basecamp Projects Guaranteed to Elevate Skills and Fun in the Woods

  By Todd Walker The thought of going to the woods for rest and relaxation is a foreign concept to most moderns. Others see it as an oasis. The later enjoy the simplicity of woods life for many reasons. Through experience, they’ve learned to be healthy, comfortable, and relaxed in the woods. Learning the art of “smoothin’ it” in the woods, as Nessmuk called it in , is well within reach for even…

A Glorified Shaving Horse: How to Build a Paring Ladder in the Woods

by Todd Walker When I first discovered this old device, my mind was officially blown at its simplicity. Peter Follansbee makes furniture with 17th century hand tools. His work and research is fascinating! If you search the term “Paring Ladder”, you’ll find his article which is responsible for the idea of this post. You won’t find much else on the internet about this apparatus. While carving a…

by Todd Walker

“One of the hallmarks of the veteran woodsman is the way he contrives to make himself comfortable in camp”.

~ Warren H. Miller, 1915 (Quote from Master Woodsman‘s excellent site)

Ready to rough it in the great outdoors? Nope.

I’ll admit, I do enjoy putting myself through natures gauntlet to test my wilderness survival skills. But there comes a time when you want to pull up a…