Archive | March, 2016

Steven M Watts

Steve Watts Remembrance April 10th

By on March 29, 2016 in Classic Camping, Master Woodsman, News & Updates

Sunday, April 10th from 1 to 5 pm. Schiele Museum of Natural History 1500 East Garrison Boulevard Gastonia, NC 28054

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The lake at Wyndygoul.

Steven Miles Watts

By on March 22, 2016 in Master Woodsman, News & Updates, Woodcraft

1947 – 2016 The thoughtful man that Steve was, he called me right after he saw the photo below just to tell say how much he loved the trip we took together and especially that photo. The trip was an incredible visit to the Camp Fire Club of America, Dan Beard’s resting place, Bear Mountain […]

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Hands starting to cup the fragile flame of a split paper match.

Homage to the Split Paper Match

By on March 6, 2016 in Fieldcraft, Firecraft, Master Woodsman, Survival Kit, Wilderness Survival

Early on in a 7-day class taught by Cody Lundin, myself and two other fellas learned for the first time how to split a paper match. My initial thought was this is a “just in case” solution should a resource become limited, i.e., two fires from one match. Little did we know there was much more to […]

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Bushcraft: The Case for Canvas

By on March 3, 2016 in Classic Camping, Master Woodsman, Toolcraft, Woodcraft

GET OVER YOUR GORE-TEX March 02, 2016 By Darren Bush In 1969, chemist Bill Gore took some polytetrafluoroethylene, heated it and stretched it, creating a membrane that had 14 million microscopic holes per square inch. The holes were large enough to let water molecules escape, but too small to let liquid water through. Waterproof breathable […]

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