9 Apr 2026 · 49 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 94
Answers questions on seasonal bushcraft kit tweaks, lessons from Woodcraft pioneers, travelling with expensive gear, gaining access to private woodland, and up-to-date bushcraft career advice.
- New episodes
- Now and then
- Typical length
- 49 min
- Latest
- 9 Apr 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 14 most recent
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28 Nov 2025 · 52 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 93
In Episode 93 I answer questions about bushcraft mindset, planning independent winter journeys in the boreal forest, when to use extra canoe buoyancy, and how to get a PK knife.
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16 Oct 2025 · 57 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 92
In this episode, I answer your questions on keeping waterproofs working well, adapting sleep systems for different climates, how to tell when your knife really needs sharpening, and whether wearing waterproofs to bed helps or hurts.
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2 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 91
In this episode I share my top five knots, discuss what makes a good travelling companion, consider teaching in the USA, explain how to relight fire dogs, and reflect on how students have changed over the past 20 years.
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19 Aug 2025 · 1 hr
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 90
In this episode I share where I'd go for a personal canoe trip, compare compass use with natural navigation cues, give advice on reading the weather without tech, reflect on my most beautiful moments in nature, and explain feather stick hand technique.
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11 Jul 2025 · 37 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 89
In this episode, I compare ration packs with bush cooking, share some of my most memorable wildlife encounters, talk about adapting to unfamiliar environments, explore primitive hunting weapons, and explain why I rarely use a knife dangler.
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28 Jun 2025 · 32 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 88
Answers to questions about adze use in bushcraft, bow drill hearth lifespan, wood for friction fire, canoe fitness prep, and skills I'm deepening.
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30 Nov 2023 · 36 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 87
Answers to questions about when to upgrade a Small Forest Axe, recommended thread for both fixing gear and fishing line, the expected lifespan of a Bahco Laplander saw, and why do my podcasts play too fast? (Press play, you'll see they don't BTW).
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18 Nov 2023 · 49 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 86
Answers to questions about collaborations with other bushcrafters, the place for larger knives, machetes and parangs, alternative knots to square lashings and what are the best materials to look for in a firesteel or ferro rod?
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25 Nov 2021 · 44 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 85
I answer questions about water purification for self-propelled journeys such as back-packing and bike-packing. I also answer a question about an often misunderstood or ignored area of navigation related to magnetic variation and the necessary compass adjustments.
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12 Nov 2021 · 50 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 84
In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I answer questions about forest access and fire rules, how to deal with kit and clothing getting wet, and suggestions for setting up tarp lines at head height, along with some thoughts on knot repertoire
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19 Sep 2021 · 32 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 83
In this episode of #AskPaulKirtley I answer questions on getting fit for backpacking, keeping leather boots in good condition when out for a while and which is my go-to bivvy bag.
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5 Aug 2021 · 49 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 82
Answers to questions about whether I will ever write a book, why some ferro rods or firesteels don't work very well, and whether my bushcraft philosophy has changed over the years...
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22 Oct 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
#AskPaulKirtley Episode 81
Answers to questions about the effects of Covid/lockdowns on the bushcraft industry, office to outdoor career transitions, how to remember bushcraft and survival use of plants, and how to promote good outdoor ethics, including leave-no-trace, to people outside of the usual outdoor industry.
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27 Aug 2016 · 51 min
#AskPaulKirtleyEpisode 34
About #AskPaulKirtley
Answers to listener questions on wilderness bushcraft, survival skills and outdoor life.
#AskPaulKirtley is a English sport podcast from Paul Kirtley. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- Paul Kirtley
- Language
- English
- Category
- Sport
- New episodes
- Now and then
- Typical length
- 49 min
- Latest episode
- 9 Apr 2026
- Feed
- RSS — paste into any podcast app
- Apple Podcasts
- podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1054853603
- Rights
- Copyright Paul Kirtley. All Rights Reserved.
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