Plants Coastal Oregon. Blooming large leaf plant Oregon coast called Skunk Cabbage. Western skunk cabbage is an ancient prehistoric plant with giant green leaves when mature. One of many large plants that grow along the Oregon Coast. Coastal plants have a long history of use by Indigenous Peoples who utilized many native plants for foods, […]
I Slid Off The Road
I’ve slid off the road. Now what? If you’ve never driven a car in treacherous winter weather, this post is for you! Expect to encounter ice, black ice, frigid air, fierce winds, snow bombs, artic blasts, whiteouts, and windchill. In these types of extreme conditions, the best advice I can share with you is don’t […]
Best Survival Knife
Another technique I use with this knife for is splitting wood and making spindle blanks for the bow drill. I take a wooden mallet (usually a heavy piece of wood, throwing stick, or whatever I can find) to pound on top of the blade to control my splitting. The technique works very well with this blade, as long as I’m careful and stay away from large knots.
How to Collect Stinging Nettle Stalks
Let’s learn how to collect stinging nettle stalks for string making and cordage. The best time of year when the days get shorter, and the leaves begin to turn autumns colors. Is when the Nettle plants are no longer in flower and the plants energy retreats back to its roots for a winters sleep. This […]
Sharpening the Tracker Knife
Sharpening the Tracker Knife looks complicated, and it is at first sight. But read-on for some simple tips on knife sharpening. The UKW Survivor pictured here is not the Tracker Knife. But the similarities are virtually the same when it comes to sharpening either The Tracker or UKW Survivor. I’m using Russon’s version as I […]
Debris Hut Survival
A debris hut is a survival shelter that houses one or two people maximum. This is a survival shelter that can be built with no tools except your hands. The debris hut when built effectively use the body’s radiant heat to maintain the body’s internal core temperature between 96F (37°C) and 100°F (37.8°C). It […]
Summertime Berries
Summertime Berries is fruit picking time in the Pacific northwest. Fresh juicy ripe edible berries! Yum, yum, yum! We recently enjoyed a big pan of blackberry cobbler from these ripe berries we picked. And you can too. Foraging for wild edible berries is great fun. A rewarding outdoor activity for friends and family. Listed in […]
Survival Bush Craft
Survival Bush Craft has a long history in north America where people of the northlands relied on bush skills to survive the brutal north country winters. Survival Bush Craft What is bushcraft? The definition is – “skill in anything pertaining to bush country.” These survival skills that came about from wilderness living in the Boreal […]
The Amazing Blue Elderberry
I am a pushover for the edible blue elderberry. Sambucus cerulea and S. racemosa, an amazing shrub that offers the knowledgeable forager a tremendous bounty of uses. Parts of the blue elderberry are used for making friction fire, musical instruments, hunting weapons, and traps. late summer and early fall are the best time to harvest […]
How to Brain Tan a Squirrel
How to brain tan a squirrel that you just scraped off the pavement. Or harvested during squirrel hunting season. Our goal here is to turn the squirrel hide into a soft and beautiful pelt. A tanned hide that will not only honor the animal but will bring you enjoyment for years to come. As the […]
