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Here is an interesting perspective on the value of being a Jack of all trades. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/09/14/the-top-5-reasons-to-be-a-jack-of-all-trades/ I have reasons of my own, but these are mostly good ones. Enjoy your day

Does anyone knows if his new book is any good? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bushcraft-Skills-Survive-Step-step/dp/184476270X/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_4/203-0134059-6826300 There is not even a comment on amazon... and my list is to big to buy anything that appears... at least not without consulting you...

It became commonplace to quote the anthropologist Carleton S. Coon, "we and our ancestors are the same people". It sounds nice, but what he meant at the time is very different from what bushcrafters suppose it means. I agree that we and the ancient man are the same. We are (or can be) trackers...

Hope none of us finds he/herself depending on one of those in time of need... http://www.metacafe.com/watch/238995/fake_swords/

I amo not being able to use the search function on the new website. May this be be because I use a Mac (safari browser)?

A resource for the ones with a plan or dream to build it: http://www.wcha.org/wcj/v26_n5/building.pdf

Well, I quit trying to find out by myself. I tried all keyword combinations I could think of for a search, at no avail. Trapping mice for meat: how worried should I be of hantavirus? Is throwing them in the fire - without gutting - enough to get rid of the virus? :confused: I am not...

They were recomended to me in another thread. I already kenw Tim Lively's website, it always caught my attention due to the quality of the hammer finish on his knives. After exchanging a few e-mails, I decided to buy a copy. Here is my e-mail to him: "Hi Tim, I was very impressed by the...

Does anyone knows Ron Hood's (www.survival.com) survival videos? I've been thinking on getting one for some time now, but I don't have the slightest idea if they are worth their salt. The one I am considering is the one about Tracking (http://www.survival.com/volume-8.htm), but again, don't...

This can be interesting to any of you that plan to build a birch bark canoe: http://www.squeedunk.com/building.htm Take a look at their general birch bark canoe section as well: http://www.squeedunk.com/bbcanoe.htm And, for those like me that are not building one any time soon... :D...

Take a look at this article: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/298708_nature06.html :) Lucky kids (mine will be, when I have them...)

I want to keep a log book of my bushcraft pursuits. I am thinking on keeping thematic sessions (trees, tracking, etc), one session to register courses attended, and one session in which I will register my outings. This could have a structure like this: Location: Date & Time: Weather...

First, happy 2007 to everybody! I predict another year learning, including what we learn with you lots! :You_Rock_ I am considering attending Akkermans' course Primitive Living 1 next spring. Has any of you lads and lasses attended one of his courses? Was it good? Was it worth the trip and...

This started as a different thread ("Bearclaw bushcraft?"), but as it took a ddifferent, wider scope, I thought that it would be better as a new one. Quoting myself: maybe I should develop my question (and I don't know if this would be better as a new thread, as the answers can be quite...

Does anyone knows bearclaw bushcraft? Are their courses good? Considering what's on their website, it looks promissing. Luciano

This is a nice reading. Going straight to the point: Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper Preface Journal of a Trapper is one of the most important first hand accounts of the mountain man era. In it, Russell provides a detailed narrative describing the day-to-day life of an ordinary...

How about this crowd? http://www.alberrios.com/albums/073006/index.html And it seems to be high bucks, too... Just multiplicate. This guy has a following in the US and even some fans here. Wonder if it is possible to learn well in this kind of format.

Ok, maybe you're all looking this thread because, like myself, you would really like to have an english translation of this manual. I have done half :rolleyes: of the job: I managed to convert the pdf document to text. NOW, if someone has a software able to translate from swedish, it is...

I was looking during some time for a type of sling I could make easily in the field, either with paracord or with strong nettle cordage. After some browsing, I found this easy tutorial: http://www.slinging.org/42.html It's simple, it's strong, and it works! Quite well indeed! And you would be...

Here´s an interesting site I found: http://www.geocities.com/blowgunhunter/ not traditionally built, but probably will do the trick for you squirrel hunters. And you can invite me to go along too, when you field test it (never hunted squirrels, but will be back in your country in a few...