by katie.d | Jun 16, 2016 | bushcraft, camping, knives, Naked & Afraid, review
When I travel in the tropics and expect to do a lot of rural and wilderness camping with a lot of off trail exploration, a machete type tool in addition to a smaller knife is my go-to loadout. Small knives excel at agile fine tasks while bigger heavier tools excel at...
by katie.d | Jun 3, 2016 | camping, field journal, Naked & Afraid, survival, Travel
I gasp for breath and jolt awake. It’s midnight in the bushveld, a thorny desert woodland typical of Southern Africa. !Tuka the old grey Bushman hunter was squatting by the fire. He paid me no mind sitting up in the soft sand. The air was sharp cold but still my...
by katie.d | Oct 7, 2015 | Naked & Afraid
on the teaser last night. Here are some screen shots! I am seen waist-deep in water holding a spear saying, “This is why I am alive.” Then I am shown sneaking across the Kalahari saying, “Wild elephants!” That’s my shit eating grin after seeing the matriarch elephant...
by katie.d | Sep 16, 2015 | Naked & Afraid
You probably didn’t know this but I am a big fan of survival television. In fact, I was recently filmed in an episode! I can’t share too many details other than that my episode should air late November. 🙂 I will keep you posted. -Don