Thanks for an awesome Badgerstick fire class !!! We had many return to hone their skills and new students that got their first fire!!! Lots of other fun to be had and good times hanging out together!!! Here are some of the B.S.certificates that were awarded to class students!!!
Hand made netting gauges and needles. Hand made netting needles. Real Men Don’t Knit!! They Knot!! Many knots are very useful and the specific way they can be used is gained by their application. Many old-time net makers refer to the net making process using the term to “knit” a net!! . Most knitting is…
If you put things into perspective and train simply the things you arrive at are not overly complicated. You can not expend more than you receive, not for very long anyway. Primitive methods of gathering and harvesting are tried and true. They work and are very efficient – most of them are illegal to use or very…
Thanks to everyone who showed up and put up their awesome effort to both learn and hone their fire skills! Super fun class!!! I hope to see you and everyone else who missed it or could not make it next year!!! DeepRedSmoke Here are the B.S. Certificates from Badgerstick May 20th Fire Class!!! …
Photo by Adrian Way lucky to be able to get “Outinit” apply skills, teach and share memories with family enjoying what this earth has to offer! Awesome day in the high desert we found this dome! Way cool! I think I know who made this! This Dome completely covered with tarps is a sweat…
The Atlatl is an ancient hunting tool. It was used all over the world. It’s still being used in some remote areas of the globe today. In some states it is legal to use the atlatl to hunt deer, wild hogs, (Javelinas) wild turkeys and other large game. It is also used for spear fishing. It has variations…
Nothing like the fall months deep into the forest or high into the hills to gather the abundance of the seasonal round, the ripening of the years bounty of the berry! Depending on the years conditions, area and time of the season. The abundance can be found. If you know where and what to look…
Over and over in my classes and demonstrations there is always someone that feels the need to tell me they would just go to the store and get some matches. I’m with you, I get it! It’s not like friction fires are easy! We are most certainly way past spoiled and totally take everything we have…
You can be out and not even be in it. You have to get out and apply skills. It is great to practice at home! That is a given and many hours I have applied skills to help perfect them in my back yard. Its my outdoor work shop, cause not everyday can I make it out to…
Busting a coal in the hills, to see the video grab the link below. bowdrillbustingacoal1 Hot summers day by the creek. Rocking the bow drill set! I took way too long to bust this coal. Still I never get tired of this. Love the sound of the creek and the wildlife…