Category: Old Ways
How to build a simple survival signal fire
If you are ever lost, one of the best ways to get the attention of people for help is to make a signal fire. This…
Boy of 10 Survives 29 hours Alone in the Woods
As it is rightly said that a little bit of knowledge goes a long way, and when it comes to survival that little knowledge can…
FAIL: Making a dugout canoe with fire – it didn’t work
I tried to make a native american dugout canoe…… it didn’t go so well: I got a second degree burn from kneeling on a hot…
Hiking Issues: Effective home made remedies for foot calluses
The part of our body that perhaps undergoes the most wear and tear has to be our feet; considering the amount of weight they carry…
Why the harsh landscape of the American West has these enormous concrete arrows across it
A couple has stated they had discovered 102 arrows thus far, and they are peculiar concrete symbols that have been seen all across America. Travelers…
Birchbark – Woven Kindling
Here’s a great little project to do that will help you out when you want to get a fire going, especially if it’s a bit…
Autumn is here – Happy Equinox
Today is officially the start of autumn and the beginning of longer nights and shorter days that will lead us into winter, summer is over…
At last, a step by step guide of how to shave with an axe – Mike shows us how to do it
We have all seen the old black and white images of men shaving with axes. We have seen, outdoors-men, lumberjacks and WWII GI Joes shaving…
Bannock bread is something that is easy to make and cook around a campfire
BANNOCK BREAD DRY MIX Bannock bread is something that is easy to make and cook around a campfire and as we know, nothing tastes as…
The 1,500 years old Angel Oak is one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River
The Angel Oak is a Southern live oak tree located in Angel Oak Park, on Johns Island, South Carolina and is one of the largest…