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    Default How about an exhaustive Survival/Bushcraft Expert list?

    I know, I know, I put "survival" and "bushcraft" in she same sentence when they are not really the same thing. Most people new to outdoor living wouldn't know the difference.
    I also know how some of you feel about the term "expert". http://outdoorselfreliance.com/survival-expert-paradox/ I cant say I really disagree. (subject for a different thread perhaps)

    However, many of the experts have a lot to bring to the table. Some have military background, some a more Native American approach, some are modernistic, others like doing things "the old way". I'll start out with a list of who I can think of, and you guys add to the list. Why? I like learning, and being introduced to different philosophies is healthy, and helps separate the good info from the useless theory's.

    Not in any order, just as they come to me.

    Ron/Karen Hood (I still remember first seeing his video on starting a fire with a battery)
    Mors Kochanski (Super shelter guy)
    Dave Canterbury (Is he one of the greats? is he terrible? None can tell)
    Cody Lundin (does he even own shoes?)
    Ray Mears (I need to check out more of his stuff)
    Chris Janowsky (don't see this name much anymore, more militant than some like)
    Tom Brown (have a couple of his older books)
    Les Stroud (any list would be incomplete without him)
    Bear Grylls (hmmm...)
    Christopher Nyerges (the man loves his Yucca)
    John McCann (champion of the altoids mini kit)
    Creek Stewart (don't know much about him)

    That's all I can come up with off the top of my head. I didn't include classic woodsmen like Kephart, Nessmuk or John Muir because....well....where does that list end?

    Who else can you add to the list? Which are your favorites? The ones you hate the most?
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    You forgot Ruth England.........In "Man Women Wild"

    Might not be the best example, but was game for most everything.....
    and she's Hot!
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    One thing we need for sure, more women experts.
    There ain't too many problems you can't fix with $500 or a 30-06.

    Him-"Whats the best knife for survival?"
    Me-"the one that's in your pocket."
    Him-"I don't have one in my pocket."
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    you pretty much have it covered, here's a couple more. Gino Ferri and Bow Beauchamp
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

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    How about Mick Dodge.....He's a Legend (someone said that)
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    How about Tarzan?

    He's as real as half of them.
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    If you add Tarzan, you could also add Swiss Family Robinson.
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    How about Rick? He can repel grizzly bears with his hong!
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    I think you should add Matt Graham. I think his amazing.
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    there is always Crocodile Dundee "That's Not A Knife "

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    I'd toss in a plug for Kirsten Rechnitz from BOSS (Boulder Outdoor Survival School). Although I don't like his style, Chris Caine might be another. What about Joe Flowers? Definitely Paul Kirtley.

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    Check out a guy who does lots of bush crafting in Malaysia. Paul Coakley of Junglecrafty.

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    Larry Dean Olsen
    Bradford Angier
    John & Geri Mcpherson
    Richard Jamison
    Thomas Elpel
    These could be added to the list for sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clanmaki View Post
    Larry Dean Olsen
    Bradford Angier
    John & Geri Mcpherson
    Richard Jamison
    Thomas Elpel
    These could be added to the list for sure.
    Yup...Good addition.
    Bradford Angier...Still looking for his recipe for mixing his bread in the flour sack...
    John & Geri Mcpherson...Dog eared paper back in the old pack.....
    Richard Jamison......Never heard of him
    Thomas Elpel.......Need to check him out
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Yup...Good addition.
    Richard Jamison......Never heard of him
    Thomas Elpel.......Need to check him out
    Richard Jamison wrote a lot for woodsmoke and has a compilation book called Primitive Outdoor skills.
    Thomas Elpel I believe was an original student of the Mcphersons. He has written a few books and has some DVDs out. He is a really good teacher.

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    Richard Jamison......Got link?......
    Finding a lot about Jamison Irish Whiskey......Thats not all bad.
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    Evoking the 50 year old rule...
    First 50 years...worried about the small stuff...second 50 years....Not so much
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    Myke Hawke always impressed meet
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    You forgot Ruth England.........In "Man Women Wild"
    (Myke Hawke)
    Might not be the best example, but was game for most everything.....
    and she's Hot!
    Quote Originally Posted by Graf View Post
    Myke Hawke always impressed meet
    Yeah.......
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Yup...Good addition.
    Bradford Angier...Still looking for his recipe for mixing his bread in the flour sack...
    John & Geri Mcpherson...Dog eared paper back in the old pack.....
    Richard Jamison......Never heard of him
    Thomas Elpel.......Need to check him out
    Bradford's bread recipe was a basic bannock mix. It was then mixed right in the bag and the dough pulled out and then cooked. Tomorrow another batch is mixed up and so on and so forth until the mix is gone
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

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