Author: Rich Murphy
Rich Murphy is one of the authors writing for Outdoor Revival
Ancient Weapons – Colonel Bowie’s Knife
As firearms became more common and popular, one of the casualties was the sword. While swords still existed, they were no longer in common use.…
Survival Shelter – Soddies
The search for adequate shelter has led mankind in a lot of interesting directions over the years. Many times, people in widely-separated regions of the…
Hand-in-Hand – The Telegraph and the Railroad
Westward expansion of the United States depended heavily on communications. While wagon trains to Oregon started as early as 1836, it wasn’t until the Transcontinental…
Trades – The Cooper
Today, we’re used to our food showing up in the grocery store nicely packaged for us to pick up and take home, but things weren’t…
The Brief & Fiery History of the Pony Express
There’s a saying that no matter how fast computers and internet speeds get, they’re not fast enough. Our insatiable desire for speedy communications has pushed…
Survival Shelter – The American Indian Teepee
If there is anything that is symbolic of the American Indian, it is the teepee. Yet, surprisingly enough, most Indian tribes didn’t use them. Teepees…
Old Ways Old Trades – The Saddle Maker
Saddle Making is one of the few trades that hasn’t changed much through the years. Other than some very minor use of power tools, most…
Ancient Weapons – Trebuchets and Catapults
Talk to any student of military history and they will tell you that there are three historic combat arms: infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Any army…
Ancient Weapons – Using the Spear and Atlatl
Amongst weapons, there are few which have truly passed the test of time. Firearms, the weapon of choice today, are relatively new on the scene and…