You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation.

- Ray Mears

Fire-wood makes you warm three times; first collecting it, secondly shifting it and third when you burn it.

- Ray Mears

Knowledge is the key to survival, the real beauty of that is that it doesn't weigh anything.

- Ray Mears

The great thing about bushcraft is that wherever you go, the skills go with you.

- Ray Mears

A blunt blade is more dangerous than a sharp one

- Ray Mears

Bushcraft is what you carry in your mind and your muscles.

- Ray Mears