Old Ways

‘The Revenant’ Is Part Make-Believe, Part Historic Art

“The Revenant,” was movie nominated for 12 Oscars including for best picture and best actor, is a film inspired by…

8 years ago

Quit Bugging Me. Tips On Coping With Bug Bites This Summer

Warmer weather has folks venturing outdoors, and while the risk of running into a snake, bear or other menacing animal…

8 years ago

Lighting a fire with one match in soaking wet conditions

Because of my difficulties getting a fire going on the last trip, I set myself the goal to go over…

8 years ago

Winter precipitation can bring an increased risk for slips and falls on the ice and snow

Winter precipitation can bring an increased risk for slips and falls on the ice and snow. Julia Henderson-Kalb, M.S., OTR/L…

8 years ago

New App Helps Homeowners Select a Wind Turbine

Professor Ken Visser decided a business might be the way to get more people to learn about wind energy and…

8 years ago

Winter precipitation can bring an increased risk for slips and falls on the ice and snow

Winter precipitation can bring an increased risk for slips and falls on the ice and snow. Julia Henderson-Kalb, M.S., OTR/L…

8 years ago

A Guide to Avoiding and Treating Contact With Poisonous Plants

Poisonous plants cause the most common allergic reactions to the skin, affecting as many as 50 million Americans each year,…

8 years ago

Making a Glue Stick using primitive methods

In this article, Patrick McGlinchey of the Backwoods Survival School based in Scotland guides us through making a glue stick,…

8 years ago

Great Bannock recipes for when you’re on the trail

Hoodoo's recipes There was a period in my life where I lived out of a pack for months at a…

8 years ago

Making A Leather Axe Mask – Even your tools should have good clothes

This may not be the simplest construction, but so far the design has held up really good, and I quite…

8 years ago