Category: Old Ways
Death of Brazil’s ‘Man of the Hole’ Highlights Issues Faced By Country’s Indigenous Tribes
The last living member of an uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon has passed away. Nickamed the “Man of the Hole,” he was the only…
You Can Now Stay at an Original Old Wild West Town
A stay at a bona fide Wild West ghost town could be just the thing to beat those 21st century blues! Gold Point in Nevada…
He Bought Ghost Town & is Now Stuck There Because of Lockdown
This adventurous property owner spent lockdown snowed in at a California ghost town! For offbeat American entrepreneur Brett Underwood, avoiding Coronavirus reached a whole other…
It’s a girl! 13-year-old ‘Amazon warrior’ Lived 2,600 Years-Ago
Amazon warrior: Forty or 50 years ago, archaeologists and historians involved in important digs had only remains to go by when they tried to identify…
How They Would Have looked: 7 Ruined Castles Across Europe, Reconstructed
The longer a building stands, the more it begins to suffer the effects of time and the weather. Even the most solidly built edifices will…
The Loneliest Place On Earth – Bouvet Island
To take isolation to the extreme, visit Bouvet Island in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean southwest of the Cape of Good Hope in…
‘Like finding a new planet’ Shipwrecks Found Dating From 300 BC
The Mediterranean Sea is full of shipwrecks. If every one of them was visible, the timeline of human history could arguably be traced on the…
Student Discovers 5000-Year-Old Sword in a Monastery in Venice
The Armenian St. Lazarus Monastery sits on its own small island in the Venice Lagoon. The island acted as a leper colony from the 12th…
An Incredible Artifacts From Lost Viking ‘highway’ Revealed by Melting Ice
The finds tell a remarkable story of high-altitude travel and long distance exchange c. 300 – 1500 AD with a peak in usage c. 1000…
Because of Lockdown Himalayas Visible for First Time in 30 Years
Himalayas: The Coronavirus has completely changed the entire world as we lockdown in place to let the virus pass us by. Roads are empty. Businesses,…
Parts of the Marshall Islands are Still More Radioactive than Chernobyl
In 1986 the reactor meltdown in Chernobyl caused damaging radiation to not only render the immediate area uninhabitable, but also to spread to many other…
The Mystery of the Death Valley Sliding Rock Phenomenon
Slithering rocks of Death Valley, sailing stones, gliding stones, wandering rocks, and moving rocks are just a few of the names for rocks that move…
Victory For Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Over Dakota Access Pipeline Case
The members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe that straddles North and South Dakota believed they were never properly consulted nor given the opportunity to…
Arctic Sinkholes Appearing Within Seconds After Big Permafrost Melt
The permafrost in some parts of the Arctic are melting much faster than expected, with potentially terrible results. While global warming is a well-accepted fact…
Strange ICE VOLCANOES Form on a US Beach
We don’t usually associate volcanoes with wet, cold waters — we think of them as sources of raging fires and eruptions of massive, scalding lava…
28,000-Years-Old Arctic Treasures Exposed by Melting Ice
As the planet warms, there has been significant melting in the Arctic region. As the permafrost melts, however, it also has released items which have…
Ship Wreck Discovered That Blows the Bermuda Triangle Legend
The myth surrounding the Bermuda Triangle has persisted for decades. Many people believe, sailors and civilians alike, that there is an intersection in the Atlantic…
Revealed by Drought the Site of the Spanish “Stonehenge”
For the last fifty years the Dolmen of Guadalperal, sometimes referred to as the Spanish Stonehenge, has sat under the water of the Valdecana Reservoir…
Did Vikings Describe Climate Disaster? Viking Runes Gets New Interpretation
Climate disaster seems like the dominant story in just about every news cycle these days. Teenagers worry about it; teachers inform students about it, and…
Top 10 Survival Skills In The Desert You Have To Have the Basics
Survival Skills: Surviving in the wilderness is more important than your survival trip. You do not want your tale to become one that is told…
Coral Castle Bizarre Structure in the Middle of Nowhere
Coral Castle is constructed from 1,100 tons of oolite, a type of coral rock, and is surrounded by an eight-foot wall, secured by a nine-ton…
Footprints Made by Neanderthals who Walked in Lava Hours After Eruption
Near Roccamonfina in southern Italy lies an extinct volcano which hasn’t been active in millennia. On the side of the volcano are a number of…
To Be Honoured: WW2 Bone Collector Who Was a Vital Contribution To The Allies
Bone Collector: It’s difficult to imagine just how a young mother living in Canada’s most remote region in the Arctic could make a direct contribution…
Incredible Medieval Supertanker Considered the Best Example of its Kind in the World
A project has been underway ever since to retrieve, assess and preserve the medieval timber so the vessel can be fully restored to its original…
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…
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…
9 Tips for Prepping Your Camp Food, What Are Yours?
Before going to camp, there are many things you need to consider and plan ahead for. One very important thing to plan for is food.…
Erebus, Royal Navy’s Rocket Firing Ship of 1814
There are many great lines included in Francis Scott Key’s song The Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem. When Key wrote those inspiring verses, he…
The History of Log Cabins & One of The Best Survival Shelters
When most of us think of a survival shelter, the image that pops into our heads is that of the log cabin. Log cabins are…
The Best Non-Firearm Self-Defense Weapons
Firearms have long been called “the great equalizer” and rightly so. A petite woman with a gun in her hands is the match for the…
Your Life May Depend Upon It: How to Start a Fire When it’s Pouring With Rain
Somehow or other, it seems that we all get this idealistic vision of what a survival situation is going to be like. At least, everyone…
Your Guide to Coastal Foraging in Survival Situations
When discussing the great outdoors, and survival in general, many authors completely overlook an important part of the nature around us. While we have covered…
Cooking Over a Fire – Why is It Such An Important Skill?
One of the most basic, and possibly overlooked, things to practice to prepare for the wilderness is cooking your food. We all know that we…
Everything You Need to Know About the Firebox Camping Stove
It’s no secret that from time to time, every camper hits a snag when lunchtime comes. Preparing a fire, getting it right the first time,…
The Paddle Steamer & the Expansion of America
Part of the romantic image we all share of the Old West is that of the paddle steamer plying her trade up and down the…
Trading Caravans in Ancient Times
Trading caravans probably began at about the same time that people started building cities. Nobody is really sure when the first caravans began, but it…
Ancient Weapons – Colonel Bowie’s Knife
As firearms became more common and popular, one of the casualties was the sword. While swords still existed, they were no longer in common use.…
The Brief & Fiery History of the Pony Express
There’s a saying that no matter how fast computers and internet speeds get, they’re not fast enough. Our insatiable desire for speedy communications has pushed…
Survival Shelter – The American Indian Teepee
If there is anything that is symbolic of the American Indian, it is the teepee. Yet, surprisingly enough, most Indian tribes didn’t use them. Teepees…
Ancient Weapons – Trebuchets and Catapults
Talk to any student of military history and they will tell you that there are three historic combat arms: infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Any army…
Survival Shelter – A Sapling Hut
Building a shelter in the wild can be challenging. It has to be made of existing materials and has to be built quickly. This usually…
Texas Rangers: Formed to Deal With Raids on Settlers by the Comanche
Texas is unique among the states in many ways. Of all the states in the Union, it is the only one which was an independent…
Survival Shelters: Snow Caves & How to Build One
There’s no argument that shelter is one of the most important needs for survival. The worse the weather is outside, the more important good shelter…
Jerky – One of the Easiest Survival Foods
Part of the legacy that the American Indians have given us is jerky. Granted, they were not the only people in the history of the…
Top Survival Shelters You Can Build Without Survival Equipment
One of the most important survival skills of all time, and it should be no surprise, is to be able to build shelters to protect…
Campfire Cleaning – Using Wood Ash to Clean Your Pots
It doesn’t matter if you’re backpacking or bugging out, you’re limited in what you can carry. A backpack only has enough room for all your…
Survival Shelter – What We Can Learn From Mesa Verde
Years ago, I had the chance to visit Mesa Verde. The enigmatic Indians who occupied those cliff dwellings left many mysteries behind for scientists to…
Plate Armor – More Effective Than You’d Imagine
The history of arms and armament goes well back into human history and shows a constant race to create more powerful weapons and more effective…
Just Like Our Ancestors: Preparing Food With Stone Tools
While steel tools are generally considered essential if you are heading outdoors nowadays, it’s also useful to remember that our ancestors once had to make…
Wagon Trains – The Pioneer’s Survival Team
The idea of a survival team is nothing new. Throughout history, people have gathered together both formally and informally for the purpose of surviving. The…
Old-Time Skills in a Post-Disaster World
I’ve been hearing for years about the various threats to our power grid. Whether talking about the potential of an EMP attack, terrorism, or cyberwarfare,…
Making Salt Fish: One of the Oldest Survival Foods
We humans can survive in a wide variety of situations. This is partly because we are omnivores: able to eat both plants and animals for…
Refrigeration Before the Refrigerator
Apart from a limited number of people, few Americans understand anything about preserving food. Even fewer actively preserve their own food as a normal part…
Making Emergency Snowshoes – Anyone Done It?
Anyone who has fought through deep snow even once isn’t likely to be in a hurry to repeat the experience. Trudging through all that powdery…
Living for 256 Years: Li Ching-Yuen
In modern times, we are pretty good at keeping records and tracking the age of people. Yet, every once in a while, someone will make…
What to do if a skunk sprays you – great video too
Nature is full of all sorts of wildlife. Some of it is, of course, lovely, charming, and majestic, while other kinds not so much. One…
How to camp when you are missing essentials
For all the outdoor adventure enthusiasts, camping remains one of their favorite ways to escape into the wilderness of nature. Sometimes their love for camping…
How to predict weather using nature signs
When it comes to predicting the weather by using nature signs, old civilizations were masters in doing it. If you’re on a wilderness trip without…
Know your history – Civil War battlefield tours
Americans fighting one another, brutal battles lasting for days, young soldiers dying. Just a segment of America’s deadliest history, the Civil War. A dark stamp…
At last, a step by step guide of how to shave with an axe – Mike shows us how to do it
We have all seen the old black and white images of men shaving with axes. We have seen, outdoors-men, lumberjacks and WWII GI Joes shaving…
Top fly fishing destinations in the United States
The fly fishing sport has very different meaning nowadays from the past. In the past, fly fishing was trying to hook onto trout; today a…
Interview with Cody Lundin: one of Americas top survival instructors
I have to say that I think Cody Lundin is great. I love his books, as they’re straight-forward, well written, and they’re full of knowledge…
Pamukkale – the Turkish cotton castle
Pamukkale is a natural site in the picturesque southwest part of Turkey. These travertine terraces of crystal clear and warm water are one of the…
What you can learn from the most famous outdoorsmen
With all of our gadgets and the internet at our fingertips, we often take for granted what used to go into survival skills and the…
Top reasons to escape and build a cabin in the woods
If you are tired of city life, bored of the everyday grind, or you’re planning on going away but want to exchange the experience of…
Don’t be afraid of insects – They’re life savers
When we talk about bugs, usually people make funny faces that tell you indirectly that insects are the most disgusting thing in the world. You…
Fishing hook parts, and the role they play when fishing
Avid fishing enthusiasts are well aware of the fact that there are numerous kinds of hooks used for fishing by anglers all around the world.…
Great survival skills to practice before your next adventure
Here at Outdoor Revival, we’re strong believers in practicing your skills and getting to grips with them before going out into the wilderness where you…
Is Technology ruining the wilderness experience
The very word ‘wilderness’ evokes in most of us thoughts of loneliness, an uninhabited region, somewhere one goes to be far away from the busy crowds…
Pine Tree survival hacks
You and a friend are off on a hiking trail through the wilderness, populated by forests of pines, plenty of rivers, hills, and valleys. You…
It’s madness: Working on an Off Grid to do list
When it comes to living ‘Off Grid’ Daisy Crocket is just awesome, so it’s great to see just some of the effort that goes into…
Some of the oldest places in America everyone should visit
Many people still believe that American history starts in the 17th century with the Pilgrim settlements or even worse, with the 18th century Revolutionary War. Of…
Uses for Cattail Fluff: A great survival resource
The most common cattail (Typha latifolia) that we all recognize is a tall plant often found growing in dense stands in wetland areas, such as…
Plants you might not know are Edible
When you are out in the woods, you are surrounded by animals, adventure, and vegetation. While it is not a good idea to eat random…
Just a decade to grow a forest in the back yard
If you don’t have an entire century at your disposal to create a whole forest for yourself you can utilize some of the effective tricks that…
Essentials needed to survive a meltdown of civilization
Imagine that there’s a huge disaster looming over you. You and your family are faced with living in a world where the comforts of modern…
Ancient shell fishing hooks dated to 23,000 years ago
People have been fishing for at least 40,000 years, although we don’t know a lot about the early fishermen we know that people ate fish…
Top prepping mistakes to avoid
If you’ve already decided that you need to start preparing for disaster, give yourself a pat on the back. The overwhelming majority of the population…
Survival skills of Native Americans that we can still use today
It seems that the art of survival has got lost through these modern ages of technology and comfortable living that we know today. Here at…
The magnificent Daisy Crocket and her stunning wilderness life
We’re pleased to share this Outdoor Revival Interview with the very impressive Nikki van Schyndel, aka Daisy Crocket, the survivalist, environmentalist and lover of all…
1911 saw Ishi emerge from the Californian wilderness
At the end of the summer of 1911, a weak, starving native American man emerged from the Butte County wilderness into Oroville and became an…
Top survival uses for tin cans
One of the most essential food items that any prepper or survivalist must have is canned food (such as canned beans), which as the name…
Slinging a slingshot
A sling has a small cradle or pouch in the middle of two lengths of cord. The sling stone is placed in the pouch. The…
Climbers that haven’t made it off Mount Everest
The opportunity to climb Mount Everest is an adventure you will not forget. However, setting out to climb the mountain could end up being the…
Drive the most haunted roads in the world
We hardly perceive roads as anything else then a platform used by our cars to take us from Point A to point B. However, these…