Ready to take the BushClass USA challenge? | The Woodsman Hut | Forums

Hey all, I came across this the other day and thought some of you might be interested. It is an informal FREE certification program for basic bushcraft skills. They have a set of online videos showing you how to do the following.

Bushclass Basic Certification

Complete these required lessons.

• Shavings and feather sticks

• 5 man-made tinders

• Twig fire

• 4 basic knots

• Basic tarp shelter

• ID 5 trees and list 2 uses for each

• Make bannock by fire

• 2 strand twist of man-made cordage

• 3 strand braid of man- made cordage

• Knife sharpening

• Make an improvised cooking implement

• Make a pot hook

• Make a simple snare

After you have mastered the skills you then post pictures or videos showing you having completed them successfully. They also have a list of five "electives" to do along with some outdoor excursions. When you are done they send you an e-mail certificate and you can order a patch if that is your thing. It seems like a lot of fun and the wife and I actually started yesterday with me showing her some tree ID.

Anyway check it out at http://bushcraftusa.com/forum under Bushclass USA. Which is incidentally a great forum with a lot of good info. They also have the videos on youtube if you would like to just check them out.