Craig Caudill is a best-selling author and Director of Nature Reliance School.
Joined August 2012
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A sleeping pad is not just about comfort. It is part of your insulation system, and the wrong pad can make a good sleeping bag feel like it failed.
Do you check R-value before buying one?
#CampingGear #RValue #WildernessSkills
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Mountain lion, bobcat, or house cat?
Craig compares tracks, body size, road crossings, tree scale, and real-world context to show why wildlife ID takes more than one blurry photo.
Would this have fooled you at first glance?
#MountainLion #Bobcat #AnimalTracking #WildlifeID
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Echinacea has a deeper story than the supplement aisle.
Quick ID, American prairie history, and the honest line between traditional plant use and modern claims.
What plant should we cover next in this history-versus-claims format?
#Echinacea #NativePlants #PlantID
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Nature's classroom has no walls, even in the rain. Exploring the outdoors can lead to surprising discoveries, like finding salamanders hiding after a shower. #Nature #OutdoorAdventures
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Never get caught off guard in the wild! These tiny NRS Expedition Tweezers (2 grams!) can handle splinters, thorns, or ticks. Made of titanium, they're your essential EDC for outdoor safety. Get the details at naturereliance.org #OutdoorGear #EDC #TickRemoval
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Why are they called box turtles?
Unlike most turtles, box turtles have a hinged shell that allows them to completely close themselves up when threatened. Nature built them their own suit of armor.
Have you ever seen one in the wild?
#BoxTurtle #Wildlife
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Feeding wildlife can teach animals that people mean food.
That is when wild animals may stop avoiding humans and start approaching camps, vehicles, and trails.
Watch from a distance. Don’t feed wildlife.
#WildlifeSafety #DontFeedWildlife
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Trackers read more than footprints.
Mud transferred onto leaves can reveal movement long after the original ground sign is gone.
#Tracking #OutdoorSkills
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Men are disproportionately affected by suicide. If you're struggling, get outside, reach out to someone, get a dog, or find faith. We'd rather talk than carry your casket. Reach out, gentlemen. #MensMentalHealth #ReachOut
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If you hear thunder in the woods, you’re close enough to be struck.
Get off high ground. Avoid water, metal, power lines, and tall isolated trees. Wait 30 minutes after the last thunder.
#LightningSafety
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Old-school woodsmen knew how to get things done! Backwoods Survival Guide revives these essential skills. From packing a kitchen to foraging, and even assembling a 14lb kit, this guide keeps practical knowledge alive. #SurvivalSkills #Bushcraft
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A fallen tree blocked the road in Salt Lick, Kentucky.
Folks were already trying to clear it, so we grabbed the Silky saws from the truck, passed them around, and the community made quick work of it.
#SilkySaws #Preparedness
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Ghost Pipe tincture, Monotropa uniflora, and traditional plant use.
This pale white forest plant has no chlorophyll and a long reputation connected to aches, pains, stress, and discomfort.
Not medical advice. Plant ID and field observation.
#GhostPipe
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Poison Hemlock Warning
If you mow fields, fence rows, trails, vacant lots, or green spaces, learn this plant.
Smooth hollow stem.
Purple blotches.
Fern-like leaves.
Small flower clusters.
Have you seen poison hemlock where you live?
#PoisonHemlock #OutdoorSafety #WildPlants
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Don’t Take Box Turtles Home
Box turtles have a home range. Taking one home or moving it too far can do real harm. If it is crossing a road, move it only in the direction it was already heading.
The best classroom has no walls.
#BoxTurtle #WildlifeEducation #OutdoorSkills
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Two things people get wrong about jewelweed:
It does not always grow with poison ivy.
It does not erase a rash after it starts.
#Jewelweed #PoisonIvy #OutdoorSkills #WildPlants
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2 Tick Products I Trust
Permethrin on clothing and gear. Picaridin on skin. Tick checks every day.
The one thing I do not spray is my hat.
The best classroom has no walls.
#OutdoorSkills #TickPrevention
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Survival Notebook With 3 Courses
Grid paper for field notes, sketches, maps, and lists, plus QR-code access to survival, land navigation, and tracking training.
The best classroom has no walls.
#OutdoorSkills #Bushcraft
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Before sports drinks existed, people working farms and fields drank Switchel.
Water, molasses, apple cider vinegar, and ginger.
Simple ingredients. Long history. Surprisingly refreshing.
#Bushcraft #OutdoorSkills #OldWays #NatureRelianceSchool
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This Plant Hides Its Flower
Wild ginger has a strange little bloom tucked under the leaves, but I would not treat it as a casual wild edible.
Its better use may be native habitat improvement.
#NativePlants #PlantID #OutdoorSkills
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