in survival or primitive conditions [Part One] Washing machines are another of those devices that modern man seems to think he couldn’t live without. Yet for the vast stretch of human history, there were no washing machines. People just washed with hot water and soap and worked the garments by...
TELLING DIRECTIONS BY NATURE OBSERVATIONS
Is it possible to navigate the outdoors accurately without a map and compass? What about all the “rules of thumb” that we’ve heard forever? Do they work? In fact, there is no single natural observation that will tell you directions. You need to be observant of many features and understand...
One Man’s Quest to Make Fire
How Adam Nestor made fire for the first time One of the classes I conduct regularly is called the Survival Skills Intensive, where students learn a little bit about everything: wild foods, cooking, making fire primitively, shelters, water purification, traps, making rope from yucca, and more. When Adam Nestor was...