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my two cents. if you want primitive - get involved with a local fur trader era club. learn the ways of the indian and mountain man. they will teach you to live off the land. setting a date and...

in my opinion going back to the original scenerio i think you will be facing somthing much more threatening than a mob of people looking for food. i think you iwill be minding your own business and...

I'd be more worried about the 2 legged snakes in the city than in the wilderness, anyway.[/QUOTE]

I agree with this statement. i typically leave the bigger stuff at home or in the car. when i...

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he does a review on several big knives as well as a few machete. the kukri or the gerber make nice all around machete's that will do some choping and can be had for around...

also you can use the pop can alchohol stoves in them or the esbit stoves if you some place where wood is scarce or you wanting to leave no trace. creates a very nice light weight dependable stove...

while i do cary at least 1 compas when in the woods i have never had the need. i'v always seemed to know which direction i need to go. however if i did become lost i think it would shake me a bit...

i've attempted on several ocasions and find them interesting reads to look back on - however i find in many ways i'm a product of modern society and get too lazy to keep it up for more than a few...

first would be a remington field master that is passed down through 3 generations- very accurate and shoots short long and long rifle.

then browning buckmark rifle with carbon barrel and browning...

the only problem is my butt is a bit bigger than a 28.

i would also like to be involved if i can. pm me with the details.

in the research ive done on this same question the only diference ive found is a more polished finish on the gransfors. a few articles ive seen of people testing them side by side actually like the...

i would say its mor an example of lableing regions than lableing a generation. growing up in more rural north west to central US ive found many people my age to have great work ethics and take...

use what you know. the best caliber and gun make or gun vs bow will be debated for generations to come but the common that most agree on is to practice often and hunt with what you practice with. ...

MSR trekker tent for backpacking and kodiak canvas 10X14 for car camping and 26' camper with all the lux of home when wife and kids come with.

one of the ones i like the best is one of the key chain size - the inova - i have it on a lanyard i wear around my neck when i'm out of the house especially when working a night shift or out in the...

i was thinking a bit of bacon grease in botom of dutch as you add the dough might make a tasty crust - i'm not much of a baker so i might end up ruining it?

i tried it - makes a nice loaf. wasn't crazy about the crust - not sure if i put too much flour and cornmeal on the outside prior to the dutch oven? inside was tastey. may also have needed to move...

ridge wolf - thanks for the story.

this is a good example of what discusion and differences of opinion and being human engaged in dialog from all diferent walks of life brings. a gem - a nuget...

i mentioned this in the thread about the cooking with straw. i read about it in backwoodsman magazine i believe. great magazine if you havn't checked it out. all kinds of self reliean old school...

pierre - most definantly!

my buddy's son who was a new hunter at the time shot a doe at dusk. we tracked it until we were bumping into each other in the dark. the next morning we went back and resumed tracking. it took us...

i fully agree with you trax.

the other thing ive seen alot of is people who wound an animal and try to track it for an hour and then give up, or find they gut shot an animal or rump shot it and so...

welcom vagrant!

trax, i too am a gun toting nut case, and i'm not waiting for the world to end.

while threads get taken on tangents during the coarse of a discussion this is still a great site...

the old 8mm built on the m98 mauser is a good choice. similar balistics to a 30-06 and cheap.

a few ideas of mine would be lashing to a stick for a handle and you would have a small very sharp knife for small camp chores, cleaning fish/small game. you could also use them as scalpel as tony...