Ray Mears' Country Tracks

Name: Ray Mears' Country Tracks
Released: 2002-09-10

2002 · Documentary · 1 Season · 10 Episodes · 0.0

This show is series of re-edited short episodes from the Tracks (1994) and Country Tracks (1998) series. It introduces various outdoor skills, bushcraft and countryside cunning with survival expert Ray Mears.

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Season 1

E11. Building a Makeshift Rucksack10m · 2002-09-10Ray dispenses knowledge on building a makeshift rucksack from natural materials such as nettle string, and advises on navigating in woods.E22. How to Harvest Food from a Hedgerow10m · 2002-09-12Ray demonstrates his skills as he dispenses knowledge on how to harvest free food from a hedgerow, including fungal 'chickens' and pignuts.E33. Lighting Fires Safely in the Wild10m · 2002-09-17Ray demonstrates essential skills for survival in the wild, including a reliable method of lighting fires safely and efficiently without the aid of matches or lighter fuel.E44. Natural First Aid Treatments10m · 2002-09-24Ray demonstrates his knowledge of natural first aid treatments, ranging from headache cures to bandages.E55. Fire Harden a Digging Stick10m · 2002-10-01Ray makes a sip well, fire-hardens a digging stick, makes a bushman ostrich omelette, and goes coke can fishing. Lindsay Cannon looks at caves in the Peak District.E66. Building Snow Holes in the Cairngorms10m · 2002-10-04Ray builds snow holes in the Cairngorms, while Lindsay Cannon goes sand yachting in Kidwelly.E77. How to Make Woodman's Tea10m · 2002-10-08Ray demonstrates his skills as he explains how to use the versatile birch tree to make a refreshing sugary drink called woodman's tea, and Lindsay Cannon enjoys a spot of mud-sliding.E88. How to Light a Life-Saving Fire10m · 2002-10-11Ray demonstrates how a stick, some moss and a bootlace can be used to light a life-saving fire, while Guy Lindley-Adams revisits his childhood with a walk along south-east England's chalk cliffs.E99. Building a Woodland Shelter10m · 2002-10-15Ray demonstrates his skills as he builds a woodland shelter complete with natural insulation and a bed made from a pile of twigs, and Lindsay Cannon goes 'island bagging' off the Scottish coast.E1010. How to Cook Rabbit and Purify Water10m · 2002-10-29Ray demonstrates his skills by cooking fresh rabbit in an earth pit and purifying water with a filter made from charcoal and sphagnum moss.

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Ray Mears

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Ray Mears' Country Tracks

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