Archive | July, 2014

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Survival News

By on July 25, 2014 in News & Updates, Wilderness Survival

According to the CDC, from 1999 to 2011, a total of 16,911 deaths in the United States, an average of 1,301 per year, were associated with exposure to excessive natural cold. The highest yearly total of hypothermia-related deaths (1,536) was in 2010 and the lowest (1,058) in 2006. Approximately 67% of hypothermia-related deaths were among […]

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Emergency Management – Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (2 of 8)

By on July 17, 2014 in Homespun, Master Woodsman, Survival Kit, Wilderness Survival

Danger Will Robinson!  Danger!!! So where do we get on the on-ramp to the road of Emergency Management? How do we know what our weaknesses are? Are we prepared for what comes our way? Do we have the right stuff? How much stuff do I need? What events should our families be practicing? If any […]

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Emergency Management (1 of 8)

By on July 14, 2014 in Homespun, Master Woodsman, Survival Kit, Wilderness Survival

News alert! There is a deadly virus that is bringing people back to life!!! The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us!!! What do we do? We throw our hands up in the air and run around in circle screaming!!!!! No wait I have “prepped” for this; I have food stored, ammo stashes, fuel and water stockpiled. […]

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1 degree; Wilderness Fire Starting Considerations

By on July 11, 2014 in Fieldcraft, Firecraft, Master Woodsman, Primitive Skills, Wilderness Survival

NEXT TO KNOWING HOW TO DRESS WELL, FIRE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSH SKILLS THERE ARE, BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE FEW MEANS AVAILABLE TO MAKE UP MOST GREAT DEFICIENCIES. Master Woodsman Mors Kochanski’s excellent quote above sums it up.  Next to knowing how to dress well (reducing heat loss), fire is […]

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While the event started out as a primitive skills symposium, over the years it has evolved to include other aspects of traditional skills and modern self-reliance.

Get Ready for Rabbitstick 2014!

By on July 4, 2014 in Master Woodsman

We keep an updated list of great Gatherings and Symposiums on our EVENTS page.  I strongly suggest you check out the page as these events are great places to learn, share, network and even socialize at a very reasonable cost.  The mother of all of them, in my opinion, is Rabbitstick. As the event is […]

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Steve Watts Flint Knapping Videos

By on July 1, 2014 in Primitive Skills, Toolcraft

Two great videos of Steve Watts briefly discussing and demonstrating the skills and context of knapped points.   Steve Watts directs the Aboriginal Studies Program and the Traditional Outdoor Skills Program at the Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. Watts is the author of Practicing Primitive: A Handbook of Aboriginal Skills, Gibbs Smith […]

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