Is that a real fire?
Say mister, is that a real fire? This question is, perhaps surprisingly, very common at living history events. When I[…]
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Meeting Challenges
He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon[…]
Read moreShortening your supply chain
It strikes me that learning bushcraft is the practice of shortening your personal supply chain. You substitute outsourcing through consumerism[…]
Read moreMore Cascade Crest Ravens
I like watching birds. It gives me great pleasure to record their comings and goings, to try to piece together[…]
Read moreA trip to pick huckleberries
The summer I made a trip to the Berry fields that I first explored last year. The goal was to[…]
Read moreThe next most important survival item
“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.” ― Mark Rippetoe In a previous post[…]
Read moreVeteran’s Day 2017
I’m late in posting this for a number of reasons, none of which should be construed as diminishing my admiration[…]
Read moreRogue Fitness: Legends of Strength
Rogue Fitness is producing a video series telling the story of legends of strength. Here is the announcement for the[…]
Read moreTruth or consequences
The best gauge of a society is truth: its prevalence and how it’s treated. –Robert Gore Recently we were treated[…]
Read moreSpring Trip to the Pacific Crest
Ray Mears did a wonderful BBC documentary in his Northern Wilderness series on David Thompson. David Thompson was an employee[…]
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