Category: Old Ways
Heres how to make a Bushcraft knife based on the Woodlore model
This is my attempt to make a Bushcraft knife based on the Woodlore model. I used 4 mm 01 carbon Steel which I obtained…
A guide on how to make a paracord slingshot
A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch. The…
How to: Birch Tar Resin For Paleo Crafts and Tool Making
For anyone that follows my instructables, you’ll know that I have an affinity for traditional tool making and paleo/meso craft stemming from my childhood with…
10 of the oldest and largest trees in the world
Trees have been around for millions of years and are the extremely important to almost all animal life on Earth, as they produce oxygen for…
Amazing story of jungle survival: Japanese soldier who stayed in the jungle for 30 years after WW2
Hirō Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II and was a Japanese holdout who did not surrender in 1945.…
The men who felled the giants of Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
The giant redwoods are the worlds largest trees. When the pioneers of north America came upon these monsters, they must have been spellbound by them.…
Bannack is the gold rush boomtown & one of the best-preserved ghost towns in Montana
Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, located on Grasshopper Creek, approximately 11 miles (18 km) upstream from where Grasshopper Creek joins…
If you go to Europe, check out the ruins of the Beaufort Castle – one of the better known medieval castles in Luxembourg
Located in Beaufort in eastern Luxembourg, Beaufort Castle (locally also known as Burg Befort) was erected as one of the first European medieval castles. The…
Harsh survival stories from the 19th century
Humans have attained the survival skills over many centuries, and every tale of survival contains in itself a story of resilience and humans’ ability to…
Spit fishing and some other strange survival tricks in the wilderness
Survival is a mindset that one needs to hone even in the peacetime, so that when the time comes you can easily switch to the…