The fire is a central part in bushcraft. It creates a connection between us and the nature we are visiting. By gathering firewood and getting to know the materials in the forest we create a bond to nature. The better we know our surroundings the stronger the bond gets. And with a stronger bond we feel more responsible towards nature. This is especially important in this time and age when nature is only seen as an object. Objectification happens when there is a lack of bond or feelings towards something. This happens between humans as well. Some look down on certain races, on the other gender, on the rich or on the poor, simply because they don't have a connection to them. This is why it's important that we create a strong bond to nature, and also that we help others create this bond as well. Is a fire an environmentally friendly alternative to stoves? We can bring a propane or alcohol stove on our trip, a lot of people even propose that is better because then we don...

Here are six youtube channels which stand out above the rest, through rich content and an original view on bushcraft. These are the channels which teach beyond just the basic skills. Have some recommendations yourself? Let us know in the comments! Survival Lilly Lilly is an Austrian bushcrafter survivalist with lots of knowledge on both primitive and modern bushcraft and survival.  Her channel covers everything from urban survival to advanced techniques on making hand drill fire . Unlike many other bushcraft channels she's actually in the forest making her videos under real circumstances. You can see her jumping in ice cold water with her only set of clothes and then making a fire to dry them. Shes building advanced primitive shelters and she shows more than 10 ways of making fire . Everything is shown with very simple and easy-to-follow instructions. Shes very inspiring and I hope that she can inspire more people out there, and especially other girls to take up the...