Category: Old Ways

Hugh Glass – renegade, adventurer and survivor

In the 2015 film, ‘The Revenant’, Leonardo de Caprio played the role of Hugh Glass. The film was based on the true-life story of the…

Skills Of The Mountain Men That We Still Use Today

If you’ve done any research at all into the lives of mountain men, then you know full well that they lived a very dangerous, difficult,…

Cody Lundin – Interview with one of Americas top survival instructors

I have to say that I think Cody Lundin is great, I love his books, they’re straightforward, well written and they’re full of knowledge and…

History of the Canoe

Since humans began to live together in groups, the canoe has been a staple of life and civilization. Canoes have spanned from 10,000 year old…

Walkabout – The aboriginal Australian hike that serves as a rite of passage

Among all the different types of journey that people undertake there are also those of a spiritual nature. Some of the trips we do in…

Extreme animal challenges for fun and health in the US

Extreme animal adventures are always interesting for animal lovers and danger seekers. For some visiting a Zoo is not all that exciting, after all, you…

Spring time foraging – Top 10 Wild plants

Spring is my favorite time of the year. I love to explore the countryside as the sun shines on the unfurling leaves and the emerging…

Fes or Fez in Morocco

Lucky for me I am not a great drinker of alcohol as if that was not the case I may have never found my room…

Best Value Campfire Recipes

When enjoying the serenity of the wilderness while camping, you can always treat yourself and your family to a whole host of simple and delicious…

How to make a fishing lure from paracord

In this article, I will show you how to make a fishing lure out of paracord. When in a survival situation knowing how to take…