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Time flies during the Wilderness Bushcraft Semester, and here we are at the end of semester number 68. Oz and I gathered around the old microphone to discuss the JMBS Digital Archives Project, the challenges of the spring semester (this semester in particular), how we’re running 3 semester courses this year, and a few other topics. #FullTangLifestyle #AroostookCounty Photo: Deer in the field. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 137 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: JMBS Bibliography from 2009 BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or su
It’s been a while. This short episode is an announcement that we’re rebooting our podcast. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Boots. As this is our reboot episode. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 136 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subscribe on the following services, as well as many others: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn
Paul Sveum and I got together in our new digital studio (actually a piece of software) to talk about fly fishing opportunities for the upcoming 2025 season. We had a long list of topics to discuss and only got to a few of them. Hence the part 1 in the title. We’ll be recording another episode this week. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Paul casting below a waterfall in the North Maine Woods. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 135 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: 3-Day Fly Fishing Course. Advanced Fly Fishing On The West Branch BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School
Recorded on December 23, 2024. Rick, Oz and I got together via the internet to discuss the Maine Guide Medic wilderness first responder course that took place in November, 2024. We go over what worked well, what will be improved for next year, and some interesting things we learned. For me, the Stop The Bleed curriculum put a much finer point on how to manage excessive bleeding. This was our first podcast using Riverside.fm to record, and while it sounds good, there were a few spots where people cut out when we were recording it, but their software adjusted for this. So I jumped in to fill the
Recorded on November 14. Sam Summers and discuss the Women’s Bushcraft & Canoe 3-Week Immersion, coming in 2025. We also discuss her experience on the 2024 Expedition Instructor program. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Sam paddling with her dog. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 133 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: Women’s Bushcraft & Canoe 3-Week Immersion. SW-Summers.com – Sam’s website and blog. BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subscribe on the following services, as well as many others: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn
Recorded on Saturday, September 21. Oz and Rick are back from the solo expedition canoe course. We discuss how it went, what worked, what didn’t, what the plan is for next time. If you’re interested, the solo canoe expedition course is on the calendar for next summer. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Lake reflecting the sky. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 132 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: Solo Expedition Canoe Course. The Scroll – Rick’s website featuring his survival and medical courses. BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subs
Recorded on Saturday, September 14. Oz and Rick are in camp preparing to run the solo expedition canoe course and we decided to record our morning coffee discussion. Current events, all about the solo expedition canoe course, Rick’s survival courses in New Hampshire, Oz’s trip to Michigan’s UP, and a bit about the reworking of our outdoor leadership course we teach as part of the Wilderness Bushcraft Semester. It’s great to catch up with old friends. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Shelters with open fires on an overnight exercise. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 131 Kid-Friendly? There is some prof
Recorded on Sunday, September 1st, we welcome Christopher Russell back to the podcast after a lenghty hiatus. We discuss the idea of adaptation and how we’re adapting to the changes in the weather, as well as discuss current events around the field school. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Christopher floating over a deep pool on the Bonaventure River in June, 2024. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 130 Kid-Friendly? There is some profanity in this episode. Links: BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subscribe on the following services, as well as many others: Ap
Recorded on Tuesday, August 6th in the Guide Shack, Oz and I were joined by a bunch of the current students to talk about our recent Allagash trip, the testing process that is currently underway, the Journeyman certification and what’s left to accomplish on the current course. We’re 8.5 weeks in with 1.5 weeks to go. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Canoe scene 881. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 129 Kid-Friendly? There is some profanity in this episode. Links: BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subscribe on the following services, as well as many others: A
On episode 128 of the JMB Podcast, Jesse and Tim discuss some big-picture ideas about why you might be interested in learning bushcraft, and what you do with it when you learn it. Ultimately it’s about being resilient and connecting with the land and our ancestors. It is a lifestyle that resonates with a deep part of us from our distant past. People alive today live much different lives than our ancestors, and much has been lost in terms of community and connection. It’s a wide-ranging discussion. I hope you enjoy it. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Cooking dinner over a fire on the side of the rive
On episode 127 of the JMB Podcast, Tim, Oz and Jesse discuss self-care and the implications of an injury while on an expedition. They also discuss planning programs for 2025. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: One of my favorite spots in the North Maine Woods. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 127 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subscribe on the following services, as well as many others: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn
On episode 126 of the JMB Podcast, Oz and Tim discuss the mental game of long-term wilderness living skills. To be successful on long-term programs, self-discipline is a prerequisite. Putting the daily work first buys you a moment here and there where you can appreciate where you are and what you’re doing. But the romantic notions of being alone with your thoughts and ruminating while sitting quietly and observing the natural world all day are not representative of the actual experience. It is a lot of daily work. Without self-discipline you start to fall behind. And the comforts of modern lif
For episode 125 of the JMB Podcast I was joined by Jesse Grindler. Jesse is a JMBS alum, owner of Wise Oak Wilderness in Montreal, and recently joined us on our Bonaventure River canoe expedition. We discuss the Bonaventure trip, then we learn about the business Jesse recently started called Wise Oak Wilderness, offering a variety of instructional and guiding services in Quebec. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Jesse and Tim in the Guide Shack recording this podcast. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 125 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: Wise Oak Wilderness BushcraftSchool.com
Episode 124 of the JMB Podcast is about training people for solo wilderness canoe expeditions. We discuss the skills needed to do it safely, and talk about a September 2024 course designed to give people the skills and confidence to pull it off. Read more about the course discussed on the Solo Expedition Canoe Course page. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Tessa in the canyon on the Bonaventure river, Quebec. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 124 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: The Scroll – Rick Swain’s website with information on his medical and outdoor programs. Solo Expedi
Back from the river at the end of the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester, we discuss challenges from the trip and the thought process behind a medical evacuation and getting a student from a remote trip to the hospital. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Tim in the canoe putting in the miles. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 123 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: The Scroll – Rick Swain’s website with information on his medical and outdoor programs. Maine Guide Medic wilderness first responder course BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Roorkhee Campaign
We’re halfway through the 2024 Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester course. In this podcast we riff about the course, certifications, getting enough to eat, etc. #FullTangLifestyle Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 122 Kid-Friendly? There is no profanity in this episode. Links: The Scroll – Rick Swain’s website with information on his medical and outdoor programs. Maine Guide Medic wilderness first responder course BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Play, download or subscribe on the following services, as well as many others: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn
For episode 121 of the Jack Mountain Bushcraft Podcast I was joined again by Rick Swain and Oz and we discussed current events on the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester which we are currently teaching. We discuss the challenges as an instructor in building a student’s confidence as well as their hard skills. After a few minutes of this we get into talking about the Maine Guide Medic wilderness first responder course we’re offering this fall. Much of the discussion was around why we’re offering this course and how it will be different from a standard wilderness first responder course. In a nu
Recorded on May 5th, 2024. Opening day of 2024, the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester starts today. I’m joined by Rick Swain and Oz to discuss current events, the upcoming course, and how we spent our summer (winter) vacation. We discuss a few changes to the 2024 Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester, the idea behind the soon to be released Engagé level 3 certification, and tease a new course coming this fall; the Maine Guide Medic wilderness first responder course. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Morning in the lower canyons on the Rio Grande as seen from my canoe, straddling the line between Tex
Recorded on November 20, 2023. We just wrapped up the field school season, and in this episode I look back and reflect on the experiments we ran during 2023. I discuss the Expedition Instructor (XI) as a continuous 6-month, residential program, moving the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester back to May and the high waters of spring, and moving the spring semester to summer. Listen to find out how these things worked out. I also discuss the many seasons of biting flies of northern Maine and the upgrades we made to the field school this year. #FullTangLifestyle Photo: Lining canoes on the Wilde
Recorded on June 26th, 2023, this is a stab at a new format for the JMB Podcast; doing it solo. The topic for the day is differentiating between professional training and personal enrichment. We embrace both styles of program, but they are definitely not the same thing. The student has to decide what they want out of a program and an experience, and the instructor has to design the approach, the goals, and the management strategies accordingly. During the podcast I make several references to episode 107 of the JMB Podcast; Nurturing Vs. Accountability As A Coach. Click the link to go back and
Recorded on June 3rd, 2023 at the headquarters of Full Tang Outfitters in Tracy, New Brunswick, Canada. Tim and returning guest Blake Towsley discuss scheming for winter trips, dishonesty in marketing knives from people who have been on the tv show “Solo, By Myself, Without Clothes”, and the currently trending topic of Wild Pooping, or defecating in the woods that is growing rapidly in popularity. PHOTO:Cooking over the fire on a recent trip. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 117 | Wild Pooping Kid-Friendly? There is a bit of profanity in this episode. Links: Full Tang Outfitters BushcraftSchool
Recorded on May 25th, 2023 in the Guide Shack, with an outside temperature of 43 degrees F, Tessa and Tim talk about the spring, 2023 Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester and making hard decisions. It has been a long month and we were both tired while recording this, and we’re still looking forward to the weather warming up. PHOTO:On the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 116 | Making Hard Decisions Kid-Friendly? Kid friendly, no profanity. Links: BushcraftSchool.com Jack Mountain Bushcraft School Calendar Apple Podcasts | Play, Download Or Subscribe In Apple
We’re back on the grid for two days in the middle of the spring, 2023 Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester. In this episode we discuss our recent canoe expedition and the challenges we have been facing on the course. We also discuss not believing the hype about rankings and which school or outfit belongs on the top ten lists that internet sites loved to create. Spoiler: they don’t come out and investigate, they just use search engine and social media data. PHOTO:The first public photo of the Aroostook River Guide Grill Basket. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 115 | Don’t Believe The Hype Kid-Fr
Spring finally showed up at the field school at the end of week 1 of the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester. We had a day of sun and made it our first day on the water. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the arrival of spring and the skills necessary to get our people ready to live on remote rivers for the month. These include the skills and systems to be able thrive while covering a few hundred miles in canoes, all off the grid. PHOTOS:Otter swimming in the pond. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 114 | Getting Ready For Expeditions Kid-Friendly? Kid friendly, no profanity. Links: Bush
It’s been a long break, but we’re back. Introducing instructor Tessa Storey and recorded in the Guide Shack, we discuss current events, our upcoming programs and the best beer of 2022. Here are two photos of that beer on the East Branch of the Penobscot that we talked about on the podcast. PHOTOS:Tessa and Tim in the Guide Shack, recording this podcast. The bottom two are of us drinking the beer we found on the bottom of the East Branch of the Penobscot. Show Notes: JMB Podcast Episode 113 | Long Break, We’re Back Kid-Friendly? Kid friendly, no profanity. Links: Tessa’s bio and instructor page
