Primitive Living Self Sufficiency And Survival Skills

A field guide to primitive living skills

In Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills, author Thomas J. Elpel shows how to discover nature by using it with the same techniques employed by the first people to wander the earth. Illustrated with over 350 photographs, he thoroughly describes every aspect of how to: ·Stay warm and comfortable even without a blanket ·Start a fire using friction ·Make bows and bone arrowheads ·Butcher a deer, tan the hide, and make soft buckskin clothing ·Identify edible plants of the Rocky Mountains ·Cook in the wild without a pan ·Make birch bark canisters, willow baskets, and primitive pottery ·Create and use simple stone knives 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 outdoorsperson.

A field guide to self-sufficiency and survival skills for hikers, campers, preppers, and anyone going off the grid for a short or a long time.

Learn 101 Survival Tips that everyone should know. You never know when disaster will strike, and it almost always comes as a surprise when it does. This book presents valuable information in an easy to use, condensed format that gives the basics of some of the most important lessons of survival. This book will not only teach you what you need to know about building a proper shelter, but also will teach you the basics of natural medicine. This book will help you avoid making some of the deadly mistakes that people tend to make when they are unprepared for disaster. All of the information in this book is divided into simple tips, and are presented in an easy to understand way. By learning the basics taught in this book, you increase the chances of surviving a disaster exponentially. However, you also have to learn about, research and practice the skills this book talks about to obtain proficiency. With this book, that becomes easier. About the Expert Matthew Allen is a 33 year primitive survival enthusiast. He enjoys practicing stone age and other primitive living skills and incorporating them into his daily life in order to keep his living expenses down. He knows that it takes more than simply reading a book or watching a YouTube video to achieve mastery of any skill set. Matthew Allen lives with his wife, Dori in a small house with a large dog named Trevor. They spend their days going on walks, writing and just enjoying being together. Their daughter, Sofiya, loves nature as well. She likes to watch spiders carrying their egg sacs around as they go about their day. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

A handbook for outdoorsmen who want to learn from Native American traditions.

Author Paul Campbell reveals the knowledge he has spent 20 years learning and reproducing from California natives. Included are sections on the basic skills of survival, the tools of gathering and food preparation, and the implements of household and personal necessity, as well as the arts of hunting and fishing. Sample topics include: shelter; greens, beans, flowers and other vegetables; meat preparation; how to make and shoot an Indian bow.--From publisher description.

Survivalists of all levels can use The Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living to learn primitive living skills, tools for optimal self-sufficiency, and how to better be prepared for any and all adventures into the wild! Packed with in-depth instruction and photos, this guidebook teaches the skills needed to survive and live in the wild using only those things found in the woods or in other natural landscapes. Learn how to ignite a fire with a two-stick hand drill, erect temporary and semi-permanent structures, and more with wilderness experts John and Geri McPherson. “During my first years of learning survival I took a course in survival and primitive earth skills taught by John and Geri McPherson. I was excited by their unbelievable passion and their intrinsic understanding of survival. Their teachings took me from understanding basic skills to a full-blown love for the ancient technologies that humans developed to survive. John and Geri are the real deal. They don’t just teach this stuff, they live it. I loved the experience with them so much I came back a second time a few years later. Now that I have traveled the world as Survivorman—experiencing and filming survival in every ecosystem there is—I can sit back and watch my shows and see John and Geri’s teachings peek through in every situation. I have been able to understand survival because of John and Geri, and can highly recommend this book.” —Les Stroud, AKA Survivorman

For those who have been accustomed to reading books on wilderness skills that entertain but fall short of actually teaching you "how to" accomplish the tasks and skills at hand, this book is a pleasant surprise - written for those who wish to actually head into the wilderness and practice the skills of our ancestors. Primitive Wilderness Living and Survival Skills is a compilation of ten booklets written over the course of seven years each chapter a complete, concise "how-to" in itself. Unlike many who have written on this subject in the past, John and Geri McPherson have spent years daily practicing these skills, perfecting methods through trial and error - and documenting it. This vast knowledge is passed on to the reader. Illustrated with over 700 photographs crammed into 400 pages, this massive work is not a rehashing and perpetuation of myths. These are tried and true methods of primitive wilderness living and survival skills. Field and Stream says: "The McPherson's book....deals with taking flat nothing into boondocks and staying for a long period of time. If you'd like to know how to make a spear thrower, or pottery, or brain cure deer hides, or build a permanent shelter from what you find at and, here is the place to learn." And Sports Afield: "....Full of practical, tested advice for living off the land." Also the Museum of the Fur Trade: "This is without doubt the best raining guide for eral primitive living skills" Web Site www/prairiewolf.net;email: john/[email protected] or [email protected].