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Berghaus Yetis. Difficult to get on to your boots, but very effective

I posted about this a few months ago. Charge straight from flames. http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/26/flamestower/?ncid=tcdaily

Wow...just wow. Great work there.

Anyone else think he over-filled that roll?

Lovely little piece of work, John.

Hi Santaman, To be fair, I'd guess that the shovel is more for ease of use rather than any suggestion that it was a tool available to our Stone-Age ancestors. I'd also suggest that even in the Stone Age, cooking was more sophisticated than simply placing meat on coals. Bear in mind that Stone...

How do you mean "fallacy in his logic"?

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Leg of venison...it's just crying out to be put in the ground with some hot rocks...a la Mr Mears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZky_ZRRPPI

Evening All, Just came across this Ted Talk which may interest some here. It's a tale from a young Korean lad of 15, who found himself making bows from a deep primal urge that he felt within. In a humorous and quirky talk, the youngster takes the audience through his trials and tribulations...

Seems the Japanese have cottoned on to something most on here could have told them for free. They call it shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. Seemingly, being in the woods makes you feel better! Whoda thought, eh? http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1788684/less-is-more-tonic-in-a-forest/?cs=303

Hi All, Just came across this little guy being advertised on TechCrunch. A flame powered phone charger, perfect for camping etc. when the phone dies. They're crowdfunding at the moment, so you could even get in on the action from the get-go...

Very nice!

Forty quid? http://www.a-finlay-primitive-crafts.co.uk/deluxe_bow_drill_kit.html Forty?!?

Agreed MoT. It's great to get an insight into the depth and texture of the lives of prehistoric peoples. Sometimes it can be too easy to see them as one-dimensional beings, who only fuelled from food. This offers a glimpse into the way they might have really lived.