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9781592282081

Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills

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    9781592282081

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    1592282083

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: Lyons Press
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Summary

Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills includes dozens of skills and techniques that anyone can learn to meet the needs of clothing, shelter, fire, and water. It is a must read for any serious outdoors person.

Author Biography

THOMAS J. ELPEL grew up in Virginia City, Montana. Under the instruction of his grandmother Josie Jewett, he learned how to identify and use the local herbs and plants, find arrowheads, and appreciate wildlife and the outdoors. Elpel received training from the Outdoor Survival School and Tom Brown's Tracker School, and is now the director of the Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School (HOPS) in Pony, Montana.

Table of Contents

Sunrisep. 1
Earthskinp. 2
The Pony Millsitep. 3
Our Place in the Worldp. 4
Participating in Naturep. 6
The Cost of Goldp. 7
Finding Home and Making a Standp. 8
Mindp. 9
Nature as Wallpaperp. 9
Discoidal Stone Knivesp. 11
Saving the Worldp. 12
Adapting to Changep. 13
Twined Basketsp. 16
The Human Brain: Evolving Neural Networksp. 18
Primitive Living as Metaphorp. 19
Personas and Actingp. 20
The Information Agep. 21
Split-Willow Figuresp. 23
Perceptions of Realityp. 25
Shelterp. 27
Goalsp. 28
The Elements of Shelter: Shinglingp. 29
Efficiencyp. 31
The Elements of Shelter: Insulationp. 32
Adapting Shelters to the Environmentp. 33
The Elements of Shelter: Firep. 34
Recouping Your Investmentp. 36
The Elements of Shelter: Air-Proofingp. 37
The Earth Lodgep. 40
Impacts & Reclamationp. 42
Choosing a Locationp. 44
Firep. 45
Bowdrill Fire-Startingp. 46
Bowdrill Techniquep. 51
Starting Bowdrill Fires with Damp Materialsp. 52
Survival Bowdrills: Fire from Nothingp. 52
Handdrill Fire-Startingp. 54
Handdrill Techniquep. 55
Other Friction Fire-Making Methodsp. 56
Flint & Steel Fire-Startingp. 58
Principles of Fire-Startingp. 60
Campfire Logistics and Safetyp. 61
Splitting Matchesp. 63
Energy Conservationp. 63
Waterp. 65
Birch Bark Canistersp. 66
Giardia & Water Purificationp. 68
Water Conservationp. 71
Crapping in the Woodsp. 72
Fishing by Handp. 73
Making Cordage from Natural Fibersp. 77
Twisting Fibers into Cordagep. 78
Primitive Fishing Tacklep. 80
Skinny Dippingp. 81
Cookingp. 83
Tin Cans/Stainless Steel Cansp. 83
Cooking without a Panp. 84
Coal-Burned Containersp. 85
Making Hollow-Log Drumsp. 86
Cooking in a Gold Panp. 87
Stir-Fry without a Panp. 87
Ashcakes: Bread of the Modern Abop. 88
Bamboo Spoon/Fork & Chopsticksp. 89
Stone Ovens & Steam Pitsp. 90
Complete Proteinsp. 91
Primitive Pottery: Harvesting Wild Clayp. 92
Adding Temperp. 93
Wedging the Clayp. 94
Making Pinch Potsp. 95
Making Coil Potsp. 96
Drying Potteryp. 97
Firing Timep. 98
Cooking in Clay Potsp. 99
Beliefs about Foodp. 100
Mice and the Hantavirusp. 101
Plantsp. 103
Identification Strategiesp. 104
Common and Latin Namesp. 105
The Digging Stickp. 106
Wild Food Economicsp. 107
Wild Gardeningp. 110
Natural Farmingp. 111
The Ethics of Killingp. 112
Worthwhile Plant Food Resourcesp. 113
Edible Lichensp. 114
Syrupp. 114
Starchy Rootsp. 115
Fruitsp. 121
Seedsp. 126
Nutsp. 130
Mushroomsp. 131
Animalsp. 133
Sneak Stalking & Trust Stalkingp. 134
Animals & Ecosystem Processesp. 136
Desertification and Holistic Managementp. 138
The Quickie Bowp. 140
Flintknapping Thoughtsp. 142
Bone Arrowheadsp. 143
Making Arrowsp. 144
All about Hide Gluep. 146
Sinew Preparationp. 147
Wildlife Lawsp. 148
Butchering a Road Kill Deerp. 149
Gutting Deerp. 150
Skinning Your Deerp. 153
Butchering Basicsp. 154
Hunting Notesp. 157
Deadfall Trapsp. 158
Clothingp. 159
Braintan Overviewp. 159
Braintanned Buckskinp. 160
Smoking the Hidep. 166
Sewing Buckskinp. 168
Shoes, Moccasins & Sandalsp. 170
Tire Sandalsp. 173
Wool & Blanket Ponchosp. 175
Felting with Woolp. 176
Sunsetp. 179
Canvas Sack Backpackp. 179
The Bedroll Packp. 180
Pack Framesp. 182
Nicholson Minep. 184
Goals in Primitive Livingp. 186
The Equipment Checklistp. 188
Afterword: The Art of Nothingp. 191
Bibliographyp. 193
Indexp. 195
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