Category: Old Ways

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

Paul Pinkerton

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

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 exists, the critters far more…

Lighting a fire with one match in soaking wet conditions

Paul Pinkerton

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

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 an instructor in the Department…

New App Helps Homeowners Select a Wind Turbine

Paul Pinkerton

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

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 an instructor in the Department…

A Guide to Avoiding and Treating Contact With Poisonous Plants

Paul Pinkerton

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

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, a primitive method of creating…

Great Bannock recipes for when you’re on the trail

Paul Pinkerton

Hoodoo’s recipes There was a period in my life where I lived out of a pack for months at a time, and this was one…

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 like the looks of it.…