Bush Telegraph

Jaktkit Tools For Your Outdoor Adventures

We are pleased to announce our recent partnering with Jaktkit Knives and Tools of Sweden. It all started in Kalmar... "A Swedish city so stony and harsh that its ancient name includes both "cairn” ...

An interesting review of the Jerven Survival Bag aka Fjellduken

What are the real world capabilities of a Jerven survival bag? This is a question we have often been asked here at Bushgear. After all, when investing a not inconsiderable sum of money, you want to...

The Wilderness Gathering 2022

The Wilderness gathering began in 2003 and is now in its 20th year of existence. (Mr R Harrington) Organised by Mr R Harrington (founder and owner of Bison Bushcraft UK), the gathering is a large, ...

Did you know... You can find water using insects!

Using insects to find water can be a life saving technique in a survival situation. This is more so the case when other signs of water are hard to find. Looking out for the following may save your ...

Ten Basics Of WIlderness Survival

For any wilderness explorer, there are 10 basics of survival to master! 1) Water - The body can only survive a few hours to a few days without water, depending on conditions, temperature, levels of...

33 Ways to Light an Emergency Survival Fire

There are plenty of ready made fire lighters available to purchase on the market. They have varying degrees of efficiency and ease of use. In other words, each has its advantages and disadvantages....

Tropical Wild Edibles - Pomegranate

Botanical name: Punica granatum Common names: Pomegranate, Family: Lythraceae (Photo: Augustus Binu) Physical appearance:  A deciduous shrub that grows to between 5 and 10 meters in height. The p...

Hard Tack - The Ultimate Survival Food - What is it and how to make it?

A Guide to Hard Tack   Hardtack is a dried survival food with an extremely long shelf life, making it ideal for long term storage. Hardtack, also known as Ship's Biscuits, Tooth Dullers, Pilot Bre...

Tropical Wild Edibles - The Cho-Cho Fruit

Botanical name: Sechium edule Common names: Cho-cho, christophene, mango squash, mirliton, pear squash, vegetable pear, choko, pepinella, pepinello, xuxu, xoxo Family: Cucurbitaceae Physical appea...

Tropical Wild Edibles - Taro - A yam like tuber

Botanical name: Colocasia esculenta Common names: Taro, Kalo, Dasheen, Madhumbe, Marope, Magogoya, Patra, Godere Physical Appearance: A perennial tropical plant which is cultivated as a root vege...