Category: Old Ways

The 1,500 years old Angel Oak is one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River

Paul Pinkerton

The Angel Oak is a Southern live oak tree located in Angel Oak Park, on Johns Island, South Carolina and is one of the largest…

23,000-year-old fishing hooks found in Sakitari Cave in Okinawa

Recently on the coast of Okinawa, Japan, in the Sakitari cave, researchers and archeologists have discovered the world’s oldest fishing hooks which have been dated at…

Harrowing survival of Truman Everts in the Yellowstone Park

Doug Williams

Conquering the uncharted territory saw its prime in the 18th and 19th century when individuals and expeditions strived to set foot where no one had…

Some simple ways people used to survive on the harsh American Frontier

Doug Williams

Life in the American Wild West was nothing like it has been portrayed in the Hollywood westerns. The people of the west did not live…

The Life in the Country – some useful tips

Doug Williams

Escaping the mind numbing noise of urban life to the serene mind-rejuvenating mountains is a dream most of us city-dwellers see every night. However, an…

Survival Cooking & Water Purification with Rocks

Paul Pinkerton

From microwaving popcorn to roasting potatoes around a car’s hot exhaust pipe, humans have developed a variety of cooking methods by which we render food…

In 1903 a handy banker trained and shaped a tree to grow into the form of a chair

Paul Pinkerton

Naturally, a handmade wooden chair is much more valuable than one that is mass produced; the craftsmanship and details of a hand carved chair give…

How to locate the North Star in under 60 seconds

Doug Williams

Knowing how to locate the North Star is one of the greatest basic survival skills. This skill is crucial for the reason that the axis…

10 old time quack remedies that inspired the FDA

Doug Williams

The old fashioned times when the FDA didn’t exist and the government wasn’t as strict on drugs, the place was filled with medical godsends for…

7 things we don’t associate with the outdoors but could save your life

Doug Williams

Most of the time survival experts tend to cite the use of the nature for one’s benefit in case one needs to survive the wilderness.…