Category Archives: Old Time Wisdom

Making Cordage from Plant Fiber

June 20, 2011

This video is from historical trekking guru La Loup who runs the excellent blog A Woodsrunner’s Dairy which should be on your list of blogs to read if it is not. Here’s one of those “primitive” skills that we talk … Continue reading →

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The Trapper’s Companion

June 5, 2011

This anonymously authored manual on harvesting fur-bearers for profit was published in 1919 by Peltries Publishing and is a bit outdated but for those of us who enjoy the history of our hunting and sporting traditions it’s a rare find. … Continue reading →

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Preppin’ With Mr. Huff

June 1, 2011

This piece was written in late 2010 by my friend Crest Wilson, and it’s a piece certainly worth sharing again. How many of us were lucky enough to have this sort of childhood? More importantly, what are we doing to … Continue reading →

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