Tag Archives: wilderness survival

“Make yourself a wool bush shirt” my article on ‘The Bushcraft Magazine’!

Posted on Saturday, December 26, 2015 by

Originally posted on Wild Tuscany Bushcraft:
One of my dreams  comes true! Last month I’ve written a tutorial on making a wool bush shirt and this article… has been published in the Autumn issue of “The Bushcraft Magazine“!!! Here are two shots…

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How to Improvise and Use a Three Stick Roycroft Pack Frame

Posted on Sunday, October 18, 2015 by

Thanks to Survival Sherpa for posting this look at making a pack frame.  Making a quick, three stick pack frame is a valuable bit of knowledge.  How serendipitous that this came up (seems to be a lot of convergent thinking … Continue reading →

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Bois d’Arc Primitive Skills Gathering and Knap-In

Posted on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 by

A fun and relatively tame primitive technology event for a good price located in southwest Missouri put on by good friends of mine.  Here’s some information from their website: This unique event has two parts – a free knap-in/native arts-crafts … Continue reading →

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Edwardian Camp Equipment

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2014 by

This is a re-post from an earlier entry.  Say what you will about British imperial policy of the 19th and 20th centuries.  They certainly worked out minimalist travel with a fair amount of style and comfort on a very personal … Continue reading →

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Knife Sheath

Posted on Sunday, January 12, 2014 by

Maybe not the most exciting project to document but a vital one.  My F-S knife needed a sheath and I’ve been too busy lazy to make one.  Well, I finally got down to business and got it done. Part of … Continue reading →

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