Desert Survival Food In Winter

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filmed in parts of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Survival, Self-Reliance, Bushcraft, Camping, Making Fire, James Harris. Original music by Cuervo Negro. Junkyard Fox

[victorlight]

I lived in the Tucson area most of my life, unfortunately most of these videos focus on one season. Thank you for mixing it up. What do ya do, eat cactus fruit once a year and get sick and tired prickly pear pads the rest of the year? Lol

[marschlosser]

Madrone, yo! Madrone has a symbiosis with juniper. Seedlings need the juniper to survive there first summer or two. Then they take over and kill the juniper. But, they're susceptible to fire, so the juniper comes back till a madrone kills it. Transplanting, I was told, is poor. 1 out of 10, 000 survive but I'd like a few in the yard. Deer, rabbits, goats and more love the bark, but juniper protects it for years.

Javelina are back for winter vacation in the valley, so maybe no cholla. They do love the fruit. No pencil cactus in the area that I can find. And, yes, I'd like some. This is Zone 9 A.

[johnburgin]

Didn’t realize you were in Texas . Howdy cousin . I’m on the far opposite side of the state . Sounds like the Madrone berries could almost be used for jelly or jam. The bark would probably be good for a fire starter as well . I’m not familiar with the plants but I’d try them and the tea. Thanks for sharing your trip

[jefffriedberg]

Guy gives consistently very good descriptions of taste.

[Thriving_in_Exile]

Always a treat to get a foraging/bushcraft video from you.
Keep those boots dirty.

[moik]

I myself when I keep going to an area where I pick edible plant's, fruits. I always make it a habit to take some seeds or trimmings and plant them at home in pots and once Spring time comes I plant them in an area around where they came from and are needed . As a way of saying Thank you . Instead of being a greedy person and just take, take, take and not give something back in return.
I DARE YOU TRY THIS and make a Vlog of it.
👌👍😃

[Richarddragon]

My man This channel has been an awesome find for me I live in coastal South Texas and so many EDC survival, and camping videos are geared toward a more forested and not arid regions like mine. So long and short ... thank you and I look forward to more videos.

[johnfuller]

James keep going, ur teaching this old dog new tricks, love the locale n info that ur teaching about.

[serioussoldier]

Those cholla fruits are also really nice when sliced and allowed to steep in some chilled tequila or mezcal.

[katiageeraert]

What a wonderful country ! Hello from north of France 🇫🇷

[ftdefiance]

Thanks for posting
I find it interesting to see the difference between Texas and Arizona.

[russellwaide]

Well Done James! I even learned a thing or 2...😉🍻

[ellispoo]

you have a fantastic 4k camera thank you and love your videos

[georger.]

Hola James. I enjoy these kind of food foraging videos. I wish I could buy these cactus fruits in my local supermarket. I want to try them! Watching these videos makes me want to take a camping trip there.I also enjoy Cuervo Negro's background music.

[chembrad]

Always enjoy your videos James. And I really like Cuervos music in the background. Happy trails lads.

[macuahuitlman]

Hey man, great video 👍 You ever consider planting any of these plants at home and seeing what happens to the taste when they have more favorable conditions? I'm thinking about getting a christmas cactus next year to go with the nopales I got growing

[tcranger]

Cool to finally you in the Guadalupe Mtns! Been waiting for you to hit that up for a while. Thanks James!

[munchkin]

I bet you could add the berries to the bark tea James. Letting them steep with the bark.

[pcs]

Medrone tea - the googles say for colds and upset stomach - also used topically for sores. Love to know the medicinal uses btw

[IrishZombieNation]

If I ever get caught in a survival situation I'm going to do my best to make sure it's not in the desert. Lol!