Stick Fish Traps
This is a great old Native American fish trapping technique. It’s best used in tidal waters rivers or creeks. The concept is to funnel finish into an area where it’s hard for them to find the way back out, it’s…
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Real World Secrets of Stalking and Tracking Wild Animals
by Todd Walker My legs felt like a container of jello slithering down an aged washing board. I knelt in a non-human silhouette stalking in Ultra Slow Motion. A twig beneath my paw snarled and my prey jolted his head…
The Caveman Catalyst in Your Tinderbox
by Todd Walker ~ ATAGEND Carbonized dust shine from friction. Charcoal hurryings up just so amazing exothermic reaction of combustion. Align a convex lens vertical to full sunbathe on different non-charred tinder material. Smoke will rise in a minute. Do…
How Danner Boots Screwed the Laws of Physics
by Todd Walker ~ ATAGEND Inspection at school. ~ ATAGEND Boots still on the dirt in our outdoor classroom. American Made Craftsmanship I keep my working axes sharpened and shaving-sharp. The ax strike separated the inside advantage of my boot…
Mess Kit Philosophy
When it comes to backpacking the most important thing is using gear that you enjoy and know how to use. From my experience in minimalistic camping and bushcrafting, I have found that bucket style mess equipment, or as our English…
Stick Fish Traps
This is a great age-old Native American fish trapping skill. It’s best used in tidal oceans rivers or creeks. The concept is to funnel finish into an area where it’s hard for them to find the behavior back out, it’s…
Our First Year of Building Self-Reliance Skills at RISE Academy
by Todd Walker ~ ATAGEND Carving tent stakes. ~ ATAGEND How to safely chop kindling. ~ ATAGEND Cutting rounds for” incense and rub” spoons and bowls. Related Links 😛 TAGEND Knife Use and Safety Ax Tutorial for Beginners( video below)…
How to Mitigate the 6 Deadly Sins of Ax-Work
by Todd Walker ~ ATAGEND A screen shot from a recent video of an overhead limb which snagged my ax. Fell fairly trees and you’ll have one hang up mid-fall. My first strategy, if the tree backside didn’t liberation from…
Campfire Cookery: How to Cook Tasty Meals Over an Open Fire
by Todd Walker Prepping a cook fire depends on what type of cookin’ you’ll be doing and the fuel available. In my area of Georgia, we have an abundance of hardwood to choose from. I’ll describe my experience with wood…
Which Camp Kool-Aid Do You Drink? Kit Dogma or Skill Cult?
by Todd Walker Snap! My ax handle was in two pieces. Now what? Would I sink or rise above a tool failure? The good news is that my truck was a short walk from fixed camp. I crossed the creek,…