Bushcraft Survival Australia - Natural Cordage (Part 1)

[@winkpink2202]

loving this not many bushcraft channels in aus so it's good to learn about local materials and flora thanks mate

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks again. Will try and keep them coming as often as possible…sometimes difficult due to work and time.

[@djdimigaming5324]

wink pink there is an Aussie channel called primitive technology

[@PaulMotu]

Mate, I’m over all these bushy expert guys that tell you that you can make cordage from this plant or that plant blah blah blah ... but you’re the first one I’ve seen that actually shows he knows how to do it, so thanks Gordon for the great video on technique and the how to. Hopefully I’ll never need to but if I had to you’ve given me the tools and technique! Brilliant stuff - love ya work mate!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the great feedback. There are other guys such as Paul Kirtley and Dave Canterbury who show this technique. On the contrary to what you say, whether you “actually” need this technique or not, encourages you to embrace nature and old self reliant skills long gone...nothing in my opinion could be more relevant and important in today’s modern, superficial and sadly, technologically dependant world we live in!

[@Trebeany]

Hi I'm Troy from Australia of course I'm glad to have found your KZbin channel . Thanking you.

[@aeromech8563]

I love the Aussie bush and this is such a great series like a modern day bush tucker man I watched in the 80's 🇦🇺👍

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thank you for the positive feedback....much appreciated.

[@ReleaseThePeace]

With all this drama going on your channel is definitely gonna come in handy. Thanks mate

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm glad you are finding the channel useful. There are also plenty of books on survival and Bushcraft out there.. Try not to get too caught up in the "prepper" mentality. Sensible emergency preparedness is good but the zombie apocalyptic end of the world mentality is rooted in paranoia. Thanks for watching.

[@andyjcoop]

Going to download all your videos to my phone for the apocalypse. Great content.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the positive feedback and thank you for watching. Please feel free to share them and let others know. Much appreciated.

[@joshvan8104]

rippa videos! i have a palm tree in my back yard and did this method. surprising how easy, quick and strong the cordage is. keep up the videos. look forward to watching more

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for your comments. Cabbage Tree palm is indeed a wonderful tree. The cordage is easy to harvest and make once you know how. More video's on the way.

[@rtodd279]

G'day Gordon. I have just discovered your channel and I really like what I see. I look forward to watching all of your other episodes. I have been watching a few bushcraft/survival videos on KZbin but you are the first one I have found that is based in Australia. It is great to see what can be done with species of plants that are available to us. The bush you are in even looks like the bush near me. Many thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for your comments and positive feedback, it’s very much appreciated. My aim is to be informative and accurate without any BS.. Thanks for watching.

[@josephmontz3404]

Great video mate. If you get a chance, I'd love to see more stuff on basic edible plants. Cheers :)

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the feedback. I have done a couple more video's on wild foods but they are still waiting to be edited. Hopefully soon.

[@josephmontz3404]

awesome, can't wait

[@SkellumCampbell]

So well presented mate! Brilliant!!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks mate, fancy seeing you on here. I'm still overseas and get back to oz in a couple of weeks.

[@iggie1439]

Love your work Gorden and I also would get a sticker for the Troopy.Keep them coming Gorden.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍 thanks for watching

[@niklashall5969]

Awesome channel mate!!!!!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍cheers and thanks for watching.

[@whiterabit09]

Excellent video, i have not seen a simpler method of twisting cordage...

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thank you. That method is quite common in north America and is easy to do.

[@GoannaEarthskills]

I have been trying to find videos on making cordage but i could never quite get it, this video was clear and well done and i successfully made cordage. Thank you!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thank you. Its great to hear that some of the skills that are being shared are of help and useful.

[@OzGeologyOfficial]

Excellent video mate!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the positive feedback.

[@MTwoodsrunner]

well done Gordon...i have never tried the rolling method though i have seen it done...i use a twisting method looping the middle over my big toe or tree branch, then holding one end in each hand, i roll both lengths counter clockwise between the thumb and forefingers simultaneously and twist one over the other clockwise...the same results just a little different technique. another great video amigo...atb...woods

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks again MT. I have seen Aboriginal woman do a similar method of twisting their cordage around their big toe. They also use a rolling method where they reverse the roll to get the cordage to bind….hurts if you have hairy legs though.

[@craigallen1168]

your a very interesting knida guy brother I like that twisting method it looks like it would be very strong i was shown the rolling method as a tacker thank you for sharing

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the kind words Craig. I guess i have a strange collection of skill sets (if you're referring to my bio?). Twisting method does tend to be tighter but much more time consuming. Rolling method is very even and quick if you have prepared all your fibres to the same thickness.There are many other methods of making cordage as well. These are the main ones i use.

[@kimbullock475]

Brilliant video on natural cordage and well demonstrated.Thanks Gordon...,, What is that knife you are using? Thanks mate cheers Kim....

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks again Kim. I'm actually still away overseas and get back to oz soon. The knife i am using in this video is the Ray Mears Bushcraft Knife which i purchased a few years ago in the UK when i was over there doing some courses. It's an excellent knife…although expensive!

[@marrukurliindustries6122]

Welcome back; Wasn't aware of the rolling method, cheers. Also good to see a few different fibers to use that translate across Australia. What state are you in?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Im actually still overseas and get back to oz soon. Cabbage tree palm really is the mini mart of the Aussie bush….useful for so many things. The rolling method is quicker but you need all of your strands to be the same size in order for them to roll well and produce neat even twists. I have seen Aboriginal woman in the NT do it with the Sand Palm in a slightly different way.

[@a_peacefulwarrior]

cheers bud, thats awesome. Very useful

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@ashtonslotegraaf8913]

grate video

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the support. Very much appreciated.

[@ascension2281]

so you're in NT? great stuff

[@franckalcidi2109]

You need to get stickers made up of your logo. I want one to put on my car...

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

We will have to see what we can do about that Frank!

[@impermanenthuman8427]

You can play the trumpet?😯

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Wish I had more time to keep my chops up. Thanks for watching.

[@HarryFesler]

Newbie! Glad to have found you! I watch and create... The tinder looks like real hair... Nice Share Gordon!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thank you for the positive feedback

[@Pedro116092]

What's with the at do you want to be the bush tucker man. Other ten that ike your channel very inforative

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

It’s an old army slouch hat I was issued and makes a great bush hat. Many people use Akubra hats (which this is). Used for practical purposes, nothing to do with TV shows!

[@geoffgeoff143]

With the twist, why fold one in half and not use two separate ones? Twice as many joins.

[@lukefinlayson8331]

I would and a like if it had subtitles.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

That's a lot of extra work. Thanks for watching though.

[@hazanies9543]

I really wanna do the 3day course where U learn all of this but it cost 850$ don't know how they justify that

[@sallylou7483]

Anyone else watching these because of the rising cost of living? 😂