6 Survival Uses for Vegetable Oil
Vegetable oil is a kind of oil extracted from various seeds. The most common oils are castor, peanut, coconut, etc. Oils are used to add…
Category: Old Ways
A Beginner’s Guide to Surviving a Cold Climate, Easier Than You Think?
Since the dawn of man, people have learned to use techniques to survive in any condition. With just a glance at the map of the…
Top Survival Uses For Cotton
Cotton has been one of the oldest and durable form of clothing for a very long time. But with the rise of newer fabrics, it…
7 Steps On How to Tan a Hide
Throughout history, leather has been incredibly useful. Our ancestors have used it for everything from making clothing to making hinges for doors, from making holsters…
Mountain Men: Trapping Furs Driven by European Fashion
One of the most colorful groups of people in the history of America was the Mountain Men. This rough-and-tumble bunch of hard men was an…
The Ancient Skill of The Cobbler
Need a new pair of shoes? What do you do? Run down to the local shoe store or big box store and pick out a…
The Rules of Living In A Wilderness Shelter
Heading off on expeditions doesn’t always mean needing to stay in a tent or roughing it in a bivi bag, because there are plenty of…
10 Things We Should All Know About Tracking
Tracking is the art of interpreting the ‘indirect’ sign left by other animals. Here are the top ten things you need to know about tracking…
Top 5 Bushcraft Skills You Need To Know
Bushcraft is basically the practice of living in the wilderness. Today, many such bushcraft skills would widely be considered old fashioned and outdated. It is…
How To Build A Signal Fire
Even the greatest and most experienced explorers get into trouble in the wild, by either taking a wrong step or not accounting for the weather…