Bushcraft films
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I guess My Side Of The Mountain and it's deffo able to be watched by young scouts when some others are only for older people.
Remember watching this a little lad, loved it. Read the book years later and enjoyed that too.
I still have the book kicking about somewhere.
Read it as a kid, loved it.
Even read it as an adult and still like it.
Just watched ' The Boy in the Woods ' -which is on Prime.
Touching.
The Boy in the Woods - Wikipedia
I happened upon this gem from 1983 the other day, hadn’t heard of it. Finished it last night, enjoyed it immensely, old school style movie making, good casting, great acting, wonderfully paced, great old school story telling, beautiful. I recommend you give a look friends
The mountain men (1980) is an absolutely fantastic tale! Very similar to Jeremiah Johnson but a bit less aggressive.
I always remember watching The river wild whenever I went to my aunts as well.
I always remember watching The river wild whenever I went to my aunts as well.
Just watched Leave No Trace, an American vet with PTSD living with his daughter in the woods until they get found and social services house them, then the tight bond between them starts to unravel. A few bushcrafty things in, including the girls back pack, an LK35 without a frame. A very enjoyable film!
I enjoyed this movie the other evening.
I just finished reading that book.
The last section, in the snow, is interesting from a survival standpoint.
But ye gods it’s not happy.
A good read, read it the first time in ‘75 as teenager and was hooked by this and first blood, way better than the film!
Coming back to the Hunted with Benecio de Toro and Tommy Lee Jones - ref the tracking scenes ( for those that watched it ) - do you feel the illustration side of tracking was well done ? over the top? Nuanced enough? etc
I think we all cite it as a terrible film but its saving grace is the tracking elements.
Wondering how well its deemed to show that ? If Tracking can be replicable on film to show and teach tracking?
EDIT - Only reason I'm mentioning it is Im watching some pulp film on Prime and there is actual use of a tracking step to find the next foot print.
I think we all cite it as a terrible film but its saving grace is the tracking elements.
Wondering how well its deemed to show that ? If Tracking can be replicable on film to show and teach tracking?
EDIT - Only reason I'm mentioning it is Im watching some pulp film on Prime and there is actual use of a tracking step to find the next foot print.
What can I say , the three different instructors I've ever had used and trained with tracking sticks and taught the same to their students. All have run successful schools teaching the subject.
As did authors in several books and subject matter upon tracking I've read over the years.
You maybe naturally gifted and surpassed needing to use one.
If so , I'm super happy for you.
When i was in the Army, Drill instructors all carried a pacing stick... Which sounds very similar in supposed useage to your tracking stick. Not once did i see any of them use it for its 'intended' purpose. There were 2 uses for them as far as i could tell. Looking important, and hitting you round the back of the legs when you f..ked up.
@HillBill
Running with your analogy and thoughts - whom are this unit ? and do they use aprons and axes when in the field?
Are the axes and aprons and super thick beards part of what they require to do their job on the current contemporary battle field?
Or is it something of a historic acknowledgment to their historical route and role?
< This is mostly a rhetorical question >
Pacing sticks for Tracking are different because they have no historic/military provenance as per Military parade ground pacing sticks. They are not the same.
Oh dear, might have wet myself - watched that you tube link for Dersu Uzala which looks great. At the end You Tube suggested the Monty Python Communist Quiz sketch, - had to see that didn't I?
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