Category: Old Ways
Shelter Is An Essential For Survival
In this article from ex SAS soldier Bob Podesta, we learn about shelters and keeping ourselves protected from the elements. It’s fair to say know’s what…
The Giant heads of Easter Island Do Have Bodies – Landslides Have Covered Them Up
The Giant stone heads on eater Island are images that we’ve all grown up seeing and hearing about, many of us dream of visiting them…
A Video Guide – How To Make A Paracord Sling
We love slings, and each year we have a few days where we make some and have a good play with them, with the kids…
Escaped from a Japanese Camp: McLaren had to remove his own appendix in the jungle
This is an amazing story of survival, tenacity and overcoming all the odds in doing what needed to be done. I sit here in the…
Tools That Helped Frontier Families In The Wild West.
When we read about the American West and the taming of this wild frontier we tend to focus on cowboys, outlaws, stagecoaches and the Pony…
7 Essentials To Surviving the Meltdown Of Civilization
Imagine that there’s a huge disaster looming over you. You and your family are faced with living in a world where the comforts of modern…
How to Make a Flint Knapping Indirect Percussion Tool
As an avid flint knapper I often like to make my own tools. One of the most popular materials is the copper for flaking and…
Make Your Own Leather Bushcraft Hat
Making your own leather hat is not as hard as you might think, in this step by step tutorial you’ll be taken from star to…
Easy Steel Wool Emergency Fire Starter
With only a battery and some fine steel wool, you can make a fire anytime. It’s an old trick but works really well for starting…
Find Your Way Using The Sun – A Must Have Skill
We all like to know where we are and where we’re going in the world. Particularly if you’re out and about and you want to…