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I don't know if it was reported here or not, but Les Stroud, of "Survivorman" fame, has decided to end his show with this current season being the last. Can't say as I blame him. It takes time away from his family and I imagine doing week after week of surviving is hard to handle. But...

I just got a fire piston (much to my wife's dismay. She just rolls her eyes when I head into the backyard to "practice.") and this is a fun "toy!" It's very, very easy to get a piece of charcloth to light, but that's all that I've managed. I have some tinder fungus, but I can't get that to...

Is this as easy as it looks? http://dirttime.com/egyptian%20bow%20and%20drill.html I'm gearing up to learn the bowdrill, and I'm wondering if this might be a good halfway point. Get this to work, know that come H*ll or high water, I can get a fire going with this method, and then try the...

I had received a book for Christmas on some bushcrafty topics. It's not great, so far, and it's more of a general topic book than providing real directions on things. As an example, there's a chapter on shelter, which covers tipis, lean-tos, debris shelters, etc., building on...

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/tools/8b97/ Words fail me. Doc

Hephaestus (Vulcan) is the Greek god of fire/forges. I'm invoking him because I've managed something this weekend that's left me feeling proud of myself. I've finally taught myself how to light fire without *any* manmade kindling available. I've been practicing with a firesteel and have...

I just got a stainless Mora and it's tough getting a decent spark from a Firesteel using the back of the blade with it. I have used a file and Japanese wetstones to square up my carbon steel Mora, but is this the best way to do it? Any tips? Thanks, Doc

I've been playing with learning firestarting skills (my neighbors think I'm either a pyromaniac or mad. Possibly both.) and have been focusing on "common" firestarting materials: tinder fungus, cotton balls in vaseline/wax, etc. I found out something that I'm not sure has been posted here...

I'm *slowly* getting better at starting fires, much to the wife's dismay. She doesn't see much point in practicing at this "skill," but I push on. I have managed, once, to get a fire going with my Fresnel lens. I attribute it to blind luck and stubbornness. I managed to get it going using...

Can anyone fill me in on the pros & cons of the three steels used in the Frosts Mora Knives? Carbon Steel, stainless, and the tri-flex.... Sharpening, care, ability to get a spark going with a Fire Steel with its back edge... all that stuff. I'd be interested in hearing about any/all...

I didn't see any mention of this in the forums, so I figured I'd throw it out there for those interested. It's a carbide knife sharpener. It's about 3" by 1" and about 1/2 ounce (according to the website). It's flat, about 2mm thick. And it works. I got mine in the mail today and it's...

Hey all... New here and new to bushcraft. I'm fascinated by the idea of just being able to live off the land, should I need to. Since I'm new to this, I've decided that the first area of bushcraft that I should tackle would be building a fire without matches. The wife thinks I'm insane or...