Category: Old Ways
Identifying & Harvesting Wild Edible Mushrooms
It’s time to free yourself from the cultural fear of harvesting your own wild mushrooms, especially since I just saw yellow chanterelle being sold for…
6 Emergency Firestarters You Might Not Think Of
We all love fire, well, I do so that’s got to mean everyone does! I drive the rest of the office a bit mad here…
Malagasy Fire Cooking Stands – Easy to make and use
There’s little we in the Outdoor Revival office love more than cooking on campfires, there’s just something about it that epitomizes camping, and whenever we…
20 Beautiful Color Photos of Native Americans in the Late 19th & Early 20th Centuries
Paul Ratner a filmmaker compiled this fascinating photo collection of Native Americans while working on his project Moses on the Mesa, a film about a German-Jewish immigrant who…
The Battle Of The Canoes – Fighting for Survival on the Waters of the Alabama River
The battles of the Creek Indian War were fought between small forces, usually ranging from a dozen to a few hundred men. They were no…
They Shot Each Other Down Then Depended On Each Other For Survival In The Norwegian Wilderness
Into the White was a 2012 Norwegian film loosely based on real events from World War II’s Norwegian Campaign, when the Allies tried to keep the…
Gorgeous portraits of Cree Tribe, the largest group of First Nations in North America
With more than 200,000 members living in Canada, The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations in North America. The…
How do you actually sharpen a knife
Have you ever thought that you need to sharpen your knife but just don’t know where to start? In this series from James Mandeville we’ll…
Time to Trap Squirrels – Pesky Little Critters
We’re grateful to the amazing Nikki van Schyndel (aka Daisy Crocket) for sharing some more of her life and adventures with us here on Outdoor…
A Russian family was isolated for more than 40 years, totally unaware of WW2
The Siberian taiga is one of the most isolated places in the world. It is also one of the most difficult terrains to travel through…