Hi folks,
The planning for this great trip is moving right along! Two guys dropped out, so we remain 4 enthusiastic bushcrafters taking on the Teslin & Yukon River challenge. Only a few more weeks to wait!
A big part of this trip is sharing information and teaching others the skills we learned. Every participants needs to teach/instruct at least to short sessions during this river trip. Nobody needs to be an expert to teach some basic skills and it is meant to be merely a starting point to explore and learn from there. So, no pressure here...
After all participants have expressed what they are interested in learning, this is what folks have committed to teach to their travel mates during the trip:
- Canvas/leather sewing
- Butchering
- Fish fileting & prepping (maybe cooking in ground oven)
- Fire making (in wet conditions)
- Net making
- Satellite Communication in Emergencies
- Bow drill
- Rope works
- Dutch oven cooking & baking
- Canoeing Intro
- Bear Safety
- Water treatment
- Plant ID & uses
- Hypothermia
- Trapping
Looks like a pretty darn good list to me! I think we have a pretty nicely skilled group going on a trip!
Right now I am working on the food planning and finalizing the shuttles. And in the meantime spring has arrived in the Yukon: Green leaves are
appearing everywhere, and we have seen a few bears in the last few days, wood peckers are hammering away in the woods, and squirrels are mighty active. We had very little snow pack to melt and not much rain so far (but enough to keep wild fire risks at bay for now), so the rivers are quit low in general. But enough water for a canoe trip!
If anyone else is interested in joining this trip last minute, get in touch with me ASAP. Still 4 more canoe seats available!
Cheers,
Fabian