Old Ways

5 Survival Uses For Cattail Fluff

The most common cattail (Typha latifolia) that we all recognize is a tall plant often found growing in dense stands…

8 years ago

The Story of Claire Marie Hodges, Yosemite Ranger

In 1918 the United States was experiencing labour shortages, as most young men left to fight in Europe in the First…

8 years ago

Ranger discovers 24 pound giant puffball that can feed over a dozen people

A ranger was cruising through the countryside when she made a discovery that stunned her and her coworkers. She found…

8 years ago

Trees Have The Ability To Recognize The Saliva Of Roe Deer

Trees have the ability to distinguish whether one of their buds or sprouts has been eaten by a Roe deer…

8 years ago

Beginners’ List for a Successful Day of Ice Fishing

Some people in North America dream each year for the day the lakes freeze over.  Why? To go ice fishing. …

8 years ago

The Shetland Bus – Escape, Survival & Adventure To Keep Norwegian Resistance In The Fight

Europe during the Second World War was a bleak place; German forces invaded Norway on the 9th of April, 1940,…

8 years ago

The Wonderful World of Kelp

My kelp salsa is always a big seller in my veggie stand, well it would be if I made more.…

8 years ago

Should You Be Eating Roadkill

Please don't read this article if you have an issue with the subject of eating roadkill. There are some people that…

8 years ago

4 Bowdrill Tips – Friction Fire Lighting

There's two types of people, those that can friction firelight and those that cannot! We'll in all honestly you can't…

8 years ago

Daisy Crockets Firewood Adventure

We've been gathering and chopping wood for the last 12 years and we've had some adventures with hills and winches,…

8 years ago