Category Archives: Survival

Basic Map Reading

January 6, 2012

This old Department of Defense video goes over navigation the old fashioned way – using maps. In our GPS dependent society many of us have lost this basic, and essential, skill. This deals with military maps, which are pretty widely … Continue reading →

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Field Dressing a Porcupine?

December 3, 2011

This video which is put out by the New England based Maine Primitive Skills School is about field dressing small game – but they’re using a pretty big porcupine. Call me a greenhorn but when someone says small game to … Continue reading →

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Interview with Tom Brown Jr. on Primitive Survival Skills

December 2, 2011

I read Tom Brown’s The Tracker with some skepticism but ultimately I really enjoyed it even though Brown himself seems … a little much. I’m not expert enough to declare that he is or is not the real deal but … Continue reading →

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Cooking Colonial Style Fire Cakes

November 27, 2011

Jas. Townsend and Sons is one of the best re-enactment sutlers in business today, and not just because of their large selection of colonial error re-enactment supplies. The store has a innovative web presence that includes video presentations ranging from … Continue reading →

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Massad Ayoob Demonstrates the “Stressfire” Revolver Reloading Technique

November 14, 2011

Kind of a follow up on my earlier post, being a snub nose guy I have come to appreciate speedloaders and the techniques for getting a gun reloaded and back in the fight without resorting to the “New York reload” … Continue reading →

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