Interesting. I need to try this sometime to see what can be made from it. I understand that it is not very durable as a clothing material but I have not personally tried it yet.
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Interesting. I need to try this sometime to see what can be made from it. I understand that it is not very durable as a clothing material but I have not personally tried it yet.
Sorry but I have no experience with that. I have heard of it and it would be a great skill to possess.
The following website may be of use to you even though it is comprised of wood found on the west coast of the US.
http://www.primitiveways.com/Fire%20Making%20Materials.html
Thank you. The sitting position was the traditional way to do it in many locations around the Northern hemisphere
There is no danger of hitting your face if you do as instructed in the video. I have performed this method many many times and have never had any close calls. My favorite is still bow drill but i...
I guess no one here has seen my friction fire videos. Here is one of them. This method is performed in a sitting position as you see in the video still picture.
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Many things are fine either in jars or cans to leave in a location that freezes. But many may not be fine. We have remote cabin here in South Central Alaska. We freight things into there during...
Rather than me try to explain it, perhaps it would be better if I just give you a web site where it is explained better than I could. BTW I am in no way connected to this site or the owner, just...
To get the full medicinal benefits you might want to do a dual extraction. Do an alcohol extraction like you are doing and a water extraction (decoction). Combine the two for the finished...
Thanks Rick. I'm out of the "gum" right now and I miss it.
Spruce OR PIne pitch is an amazing antiseptic. I used some fresh pitch a couple times this last summer when in need. Some saw teeth did a bit of heavy abrasion on my thumb and it was starting to...
Not too many years ago I flipped my ultralight aircraft end over end and ended up hanging upside down from my safety harness with my head in the snow. This was on a solo cross-country flight in the...
I have dug clay out of the ground here, dried it,crushed and then sifted it. Finally reconstituted the clay. Rolled into rolls and coiled into bowl shape. Here is a unique method of firing that...
I think that sounds like a great video to do so that people who learn visually can see what to do if a grommet comes loose. I will see if I can do a video on that today. If I get it done, I will...
If done correctly, a person can bunch up a corner of the tarp and tie a knot around the bunch tightly leaving a suitable length of tag end on the rope. Now take the left over tarp corner and fold...
Also in all seriousness, if one finds themselves in a rockless environment, you can just cut off short sections of a thin bush or tree branch that are ohh say about one inch square give or take.
Perhaps you are better off picking up a bunch on your way out of town after all from cafes or the kids rock concerts if one happens to be in town. Those feral ones are just plain too unpredictable.
Now that I get to thinking about it I believe that I do recall that the feral pet rocks are usually quite suitable since they tend to be skinnier than the truly wild rocks. I also heard that since...
I heard that in the more urban environments that you should be able to get a hard variety from certain cafes. The cafe is called something like Hard Rock Cafe. They would probably be able to set...
If you may be going to use it over a fire then if it was me, I would get a rather large, say about 12 X 16 cheap poly tarp. That way if you get spark holes in it, no big deal. Just patch the...
Thank you and glad you enjoy the videos. I was and am still surprised at how easy it is to get fairly accurate with a good slingshot if a person is able to get a few good tips and advice on where...
This may not apply to you since you still have your arm but for those that only have one hand but would love to be able to shoot a slingshot............maybe you can
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Billy if you would like to improve your accuracy very quickly it will probably take a little tutoring. Fortunately there is an excellent teacher already out there. His name is Bill Hays. He...
In the hands of an experienced user, a slingshot is definitely a survival weapon. My friend and I killed 3 grouse with slingshots using rocks picked up off the banks of the river during a recent...
It is not rare at all here in Alaska for people to find themselves alone and lost in the wilderness with basically what they are wearing at the time. See Ray Mears video on Alaska for a true life...