12 Poor Man's Forgotten Camping Skills That Replace $5,000 of Modern Equipment

📘 THE BOOK: "Bob Anderson's Camping Book" — A Camping Manual. Forty years of camping, and the 108 things I got wrong first. 108 problems, 18 chapters, 40 years. Right now, somewhere in your gear closet, there's close to five thousand dollars of electronics standing between you and the wilderness — and every piece of it can fail. In this video I count down the twelve forgotten skills that replace all of it for free. In this video: The sun and shadow-stick compass that replaces a $500 GPS unit The star navigation trick that replaces a $500 GPS watch The bow drill that builds fire with nothing but wood and motion The boil-and-filter method that replaces a $300 water purifier The debris hut that keeps you warmer than some $800 tents The trip plan that replaces a $450 satellite communicator Number one: the skill people trust their life to the most, and what happens when the battery dies Which one are you going to practice first? Tell me below, and drop the forgotten skill I missed. Subscribe for the skills the gear companies hope you forget. #camping #bushcraft #survivalskills #campinghacks #outdoorskills