Top End Camp Part 2

In part 2 of this episode we look at correct ferrocerium rod technique, making green ant tea and we look at some useful plants of the top end such as sand palm, green plum, turkey bush, paperbark and Pandanas.
Hope you enjoy the video and thanks for watching.
Links to the products used in this episode can be found below.
This video is presented by Gordon Dedman, founder of Bushcraft Survival Australia (BSA), is an outdoor bushcraft survival school dedicated to teaching genuine and authentic modern and traditional outdoor living skills through carefully designed educational courses.
Gordon Dedman is currently the survival / bushcraft consultant for the “Alone Australia” TV series.
- Fjallraven Kanken Pack alnk.to/e70gZnA
- Dragons Breath Ferro Rod www.survivalsuppliesaustralia...
- Bushcraft Survival Australia t-shirt bit.ly/3J0U1Wv
- Klean Kanteen stainless steel water bottles bit.ly/3nSvys4
- Grayl Geopress water purifier bit.ly/3EonOFb
- Alton Goods tarps bit.ly/3en0VYR
- Morakniv Bushcraft Black knife alnk.to/hDjqBEe
- Leatherman Supertool alnk.to/3TUk6RC
- Bacho Laplander folding saw bit.ly/3b8hXI0
- Ultralight Hammock Bug Net bit.ly/3pbLRTf
- Ultralight Ground Bug Net bit.ly/3p8muSi
- Browns Water Filter 20L Group Bag: bit.ly/3H3ULrY
- Browns Water Filter 3L Personal Bag: bit.ly/3HdZW8Z
- Grayl Water Filters & Replacement Cartridges: bit.ly/3poCpfl
- Pack - Karrimor SF 45 Litre Sabre Pack
Music Credit
Ainslie Shore - Alsever Lake
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[@daneofarrell9460]

Easily one of the best Australian survival videos around.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for your kind words. Please feel to share the content with others who may be interested. Thanks for watching and your support.

[@daneofarrell9460]

@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia I’m sharing it with anyone who seems even mildly interested in camping or bushcraft!

[@brettlangfeldt3599]

Just wanted to say thanks for all the effort you put into your very informative videos. I’ve left it pretty late in life to start but have been interested in the subject of bushcraft for quite some time. Unfortunately, I’m limited in what I’m legally allowed to do as I’m from the Brisbane area and it appears that wild camping is prohibited but that doesn’t change the fact that the main part about bushcraft that I’ll be practicing is how to have respect for the bush and leave it how you found it. My son is very young but I hope in the future he’ll have an interest in the bush and I’ll be able to pass on the skills and respect necessary for him to enjoy what Australia has to offer. Keep up the good work Gordon. Skills are necessary but inspiration is priceless.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks so much for the kind words. It's much appreciated and I'm glad you are enjoying the content. Yes it's sad that in this huge country that such rules exist because people simply don't know how to do the right thing. If people were taught "properly" at school how to be environmental stewards of the land when they venture outdoors, how to light and manage fires correctly, toilet etiquette in the bush and so many other things that are not taught....we would not have the narrow sighted preventative rules we do. The problem is one of education, or a lack of it in this case. State forests are the best place to go and wild camp. They have few rules than national parks do and is where I do most of my training and run our courses. Please see the attached article that I contributed to on this very subject. Thanks for watching landbylight.com/camping/wild-camping-guide/

[@Borealwalkabouts]

When I read Mr Langfelts comment below I realized that I am fortunate that we learned a lot of the things mentioned. Wildcamping can be done just about everywhere here in Sweden. The outdoors is like a religion here, you know what i mean. And thank you for your efforts Mr Dedman. Really appreciate it sir

[@swaggingsisters]

This kind of content is exactly what we hanker for, there's a lot of great overseas bushcraft vids we watch and wonder 'yeah, but', ie yeah but how does that work over here for us? You're our go-to 👌.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks so much for positive feedback and I'm glad the episodes are useful. You guys will have to come and do a course one day. Thanks so much for watching and your support.

[@troymorris4590]

I enjoy Your videos, Australia is a very interesting country. Troy from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for tuning in from the states and glad you are enjoying the channel. Cheers

[@Skip_Esquire]

New viewer, currently binge watching your catalog of videos, wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge. Around 10 years ago now I did a stint in Darwin, eventually getting a job doing maintenance gardening with a huge contract to clear out all of the neglected yards in the old RAAF housing in Winnellie. Just watching you let the green ants crawl up your arms triggers my PTSD. Had I watched this video before that I could've started a tea company to rival the likes of Dilmah with the egregious amounts of green ant super colonies in those few blocks alone.

[@delishme2]

As a Territorian, i thank you sir.

[@TripleAAA53]

OUTSTANDING tutorial Gordon !!!!!!!!!!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks I'm glad you liked it and thanks again for watching and your support.

[@kan-zee]

4:00 ... A modern ferrocerium firesteel product is composed of an alloy of rare-earth metals called mischmetal, containing approximately , *41.8% cerium* ...It is used as a pigment. Cerium is also used in flat-screen TVs, low-energy light bulbs and floodlights. *24.2% lanthanum* ....The chemical Lanthanum is found in modern television sets, the energy saving lamps, fluorescent tubes, etc. It is used in the field of optics as lenses and radiation absorbing glasses. It is known to increase the resistivity and malleability of steel. It is also used for catalysis in the field of petroleum refineries. *20.8% iron* ....n the modern world, iron alloys, such as steel, stainless steel, cast iron and special steels, are by far the most common industrial metals, due to their mechanical properties and low cost. about 4.4% each of praseodymium, neodymium, and magnesium,

[@AngusBeath]

Great episodes - appreciate all the detail and effort!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers, appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching.

[@user-ArtsyVW]

Thanks Gordon, good to watch and learn how to recognise and know how use the great Aussie bush, to survive... very educational.. I'm interested in doing the Bushcraft Survival Course, over the east coast of Aus..

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Glad you liked it. Hope to see you on a course

[@bones_bn]

Love the longer videos from you mate

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

That's nice to hear. The whole limited attention span of people is not necessarily true. Lots of people like detail and accuracy and that can't be rushed. Thanks for watching.

[@budget-adventure]

Such a great part of Australia. Thanks Gordon great video

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again for watching.

[@phoenixofchaos2]

thanks for the knowledge!

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

My pleasure, thanks for watching.

[@archie7212]

Great job Gordon, thank you, from Townsville :-)

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

My pleasure. Glad you liked it and found it useful. Thanks for tuning in.

[@trevorday7979]

Crackin follow on from Part 1 mate. Sensational content on the bush tucker and LMAO at the bird you unknowingly flipped the camera when showing the green ant. Cracked me up. 🤣 Good plug for Al and SSA. I get most of my gear from them and offer great variety and excellent customer service. Actually away from home NSW and in WA for don’t know how long with work and border issues, so must duck in on Alan and say G’day. Thanks again for what you do Gordon. I was hoping to get up with my boy to NT this year for a course, but travel getting hard. Never say never though hey. 🤝👍🏼

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the great feedback. I'm glad you are enjoying the content and the channel. Allan and the SSA team have some great products and really are the only ones who look after the bushcraft and survival world. Mainstream Australian camping/outdoor stores seem to be getting worse and worse with more unnecessary gadgets and paraphernalia that you don't need. We are living in an equipment/gadget reliant culture with no skills and no knowledge of how to live without those gadgets and equipment. It's quite alarming! Allan and i talk often and he implements any ideas we talk about straight away and you can't ask for more than that. Thanks for watching and your support. Hope to see you on a course soon.

[@trevorday7979]

Picking up what you’re putting down mate. 👍🏼🇦🇺

[@waynemcmillan5970]

Thanks Gordon excellent video.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching

[@hunterm96]

Fantastic clip mate well done

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Cheers.👍thanks for watching

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

Great episodes. Thanks for your time and effort. 😃

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@jacksonhalliwell7621]

Agenda 2030... Gordon's ahead of the curve

[@impermanenthuman8427]

Just a heads up, there’s going to be a major world war out around late 2026-2027ish by the time it seriously impact the US the way Pearl Harbor did, the war will probably have started before then like WW2 had before Pearl Harbor was hit with a surprise attack, but when the war involves the US directly it will be lights out for the world economy and there will be a big debt defaulting collapse around the world, it will be the ‘cause’ of the next 4yr major recession/depression like the ‘Great Depression’/‘GFC’, the 4yr long major recessions come always come at the last 4yrs of the 18.6yr Real Estate Cycle, this cycle has repeated for 300yrs, this time it will extremely highly like be due to war or the financial crash will cause the war, either way the next major economic crash will start around then and this time China will not save Australian stocks and real estate prices by buying all our commodities like it did last time

[@impermanenthuman8427]

A major war will be the perfect cover to allow the worlds massive amount of debt to default and collapse and then blame it on ‘the enemy’. It has become the norm in modern times to buy everything with debt, but if those debts can’t be repaid, the banks take the asset, then almost nobody owns anything

[@jacksonhalliwell7621]

@@impermanenthuman8427 perhaps Lord Jacob will finally be happy then...

[@J179Aus]

Another great video thanks Gordon. One thing I really enjoy learning about is what we can eat and drink in our natural environment. And nice khukuri. Do you think its a better tool than a machete? I'm interested in your thoughts.

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the feedback. There are lots of edible things out there once we open our mind and get past certain learnt foods aversions. The Khukri is a great tool for what it is but personally I find them too heavy and cumbersome to carry around. For that reason, in a tropical environment I prefer a machete. My favourite go to combination though is a Morakniv Garberg and a Bacho Laplander folding saw.. I can pretty much do everything I want with these. Thanks for watching.

[@davef5916]

Green ants also go pretty well in some Gin

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

They do indeed.

[@yehenala1]

great video, this channel deserves more views. Can you please tell me what type of Kukri you are using?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. Please feel free to share the channel with others who may also be interested. I'm not sure of the make of the khukri but it came from Indonesia. Thanks for watching.

[@Mysticfateee]

I never would have thought you could just eat ants and they would actually taste like lemon/lime... I've learnt so much just from this and the last video. Alsorecently found out that Mat rush is edible and went hiking, noticed there was a lot of them around and decided to actually try it. I live in Victoria and was wondering if you could tell me some other bush tucker i could find?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

Thanks for the feedback. Mat Rush is a terrific plant. Check out some of our earlier videos that detail this plant and its uses which are many. Many of the same bush tucker plants exist in both NSW and VIC. Checkout our "natures harvest" video which shows a lot of these. Thanks for watching.

[@shereefeatherwood]

Could you please use a mini microphone so we can hear you better? And yes, i have the volume turned up as high as it will go.

[@jamiemcgowan2679]

Hi Gordon Love watching your programme.. I do have a question thou. I have a millbank bag for filtering water and I boil the water in a iodised aluminium camping pot and let it go to a rolling boil for several minutes but has a like a salty taste to it (fresh water was used from Murray river ) just would like to know if this is normal

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

It doesn't sound normal. I would limit the variables and isolate one thing at a time. Use a stainless steel cup or water bottle and if it still tastes salty then maybe consider where you are getting your water from.? Are there any signs of pesticides or chemical pollutants? How far are yiu from the coast? You can still drink brackish water as long as the salt content is very low. Hope this helps.

[@impermanenthuman8427]

What Kukri have you chosen there? I got disappointed in 1095 steel for hard Australian woods, I was watching reviews of survival instructors in the US promoting 1095, the first time I chopped dead eucalypt using a thick 1095 blade it immediately chipped the blade…useless. Then I saw reviews of blades made of 5160 and that it is ‘a steel that cuts other steel’ like it was some magic alloy or something, then discovered it’s just leaf spring steel used for vehicle suspension with a heat treat…in other words what the Gurkha have been using for daily common chores, so that wheel has already been invented 😏

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I'm not actually sure but it is made in Indonesia. I don't use it that much as I find it too heavy and cumbersome to have on your belt kit. I've never really gotten into the specifics of what steel a blade is made from etc, just a general idea and that has served me well. If it does the job I keep it, if it doesn't I don't use it. Blades of any description in my opinion should not be used to cut dead dry wood, that is what saws and axes are for. Except in the case of making spear points or carving, but that is a different type of blade altogether. I would only ever use a machete or cookery to de-limb or cut green timber. Unless it's a convex axe, chopping any dead hard wood will dull most blades. I appreciate the question and thanks for watching.

[@impermanenthuman8427]

@@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia love your work mate 👍🏻

[@brettlangfeldt3599]

13:20 - Should have made that your thumbnail mate :-).

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

👍

[@loofington1]

Ever thought of writing a book?

[@BushcraftSurvivalAustralia]

I appreciate the sentiment. Maybe one day. There are lots more qualified people than I who already have books. Thanks for watching.