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Suggested Outdoor Skills To Learn First…

By on April 30, 2014 in Fieldcraft, Firecraft, Primitive Skills, Survival Kit, Wilderness Survival

When it comes to Outdoor Living Skills, I’ve heard it asked many times over the years… “what should I learn first?” It needs to be stated at the beginning of this article that our society is more fast paced than ever. And while the extraordinary amount of information that is so readily available is fantastic, […]

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Trip Report: Australia

By on April 3, 2014 in Master Woodsman, Nature & Conservation, News & Updates, Primitive Skills

Just got back from more than a week in Australia.  While work took me there, I was fortunate enough to take my wife Stacie and spend a few days exploring the bush, learning from the Aborigines, and hitting some of the tourist attractions. For this report I will break it into four parts.  First, the […]

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Ernest Thompson Seton reintroducing friction fire to Native Americans.

Steve Watts Bow Drill (1985 video)

By on March 9, 2014 in Master Woodsman, Primitive Skills

As our great friend Steve Watts says, “…without the context, it’s just arts and crafts.” To briefly put into context, the video below was shot in 1985, almost 30 years ago. That was BEFORE the internet. You remember, that time in our history when people actually shared outdoor living skills in person because they didn’t […]

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Primitive Survival Skills in the 21st Century by Mark Warren (6 of 6)

Primitive Survival Skills in the 21st Century by Mark Warren (6 of 6)

By on November 14, 2013 in Fieldcraft, Master Woodsman, Wilderness Survival

PRIMITIVE SURVIVAL SKILLS 6 In case you missed Parts 1 thru 5: Primitive Survival Skills 1 Primitive Survival Skills 2 Primitive Survival Skills 3 Primitive Survival Skills 4 Primitive Survival Skills 5 Purity ~ your second-most immediate need in a survival situation ~ Can you name the three physical intakes – in their order of […]

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Primitive Survival Skills in the 21st Century by Mark Warren

By on July 29, 2013 in Flora, Food, Master Woodsman, Nature & Conservation, Primitive Skills, Wilderness Survival

The physicality of satisfying our essential needs today is virtually effortless – like strolling through the aisles of a grocery store or turning a knob to heat an oven. So why turn back history and roam forest and field to dig up edible roots? Why twirl a stick in your hands to near exhaustion in […]

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Piedmont Earthskills Gathering

By on May 9, 2013 in Master Woodsman, News & Updates, Primitive Skills

“The mission of the Piedmont Earthskills Gathering is to provide a learning experience which empowers people through the development of skills and inspires a deep appreciation of inter-connectedness, cultural heritage, and ecological respect.” That’s exactly what happened when I attended the Piedmont Earthskills Gathering.  Here is the video from the event. I only got to […]

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INTRODUCTION TO MASTER WOODSMAN

By on March 23, 2013 in Master Woodsman, News & Updates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTMy4MtsPs8 Master Woodsman™ is a blog.  Why is that important to you?  Well, it’s fed by woodsmen for woodsmen.  Some pretty darn good ones too!  We write about the stuff you want to read.  The great outdoors and everything in it.  From the golden age of camping and living historical reenactments to modern wilderness survival […]

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