by Clayton Kessler | Sep 18, 2012 | Canada
Bow Making Class The Primitive Archer is our premier bow making course and is an important part of our Master Hunter Program. This course will teach the beginner student how to create a bow from scratch with primitive materials and limited tools. The student will not... by Clayton Kessler | Dec 15, 2008 | Equipment and Gear
Tomahawk! I was not considering a tomahawk as I went shopping for a light weight hatchet. After talking to the helpful sales guy at House of Knives in Kelowna and holding the 24 ounce Fusion Tactical Tomahawk by SOG in my hand, I knew it was the perfect backpacking... by Clayton Kessler | Dec 10, 2008 | Equipment and Gear, Tracks And Trails Blog
A you may know, a FireSteel.com FireSteel is the surest way to start a fire in survival situations. by Clayton Kessler | Dec 9, 2008 | Equipment and Gear, Tracks And Trails Blog
Thanks to Phil for excellent comments on my last fire lighting post. The fire building tips are too good to leave in comments so I pasted them below. Feel free to answer his question at the end of this post. Just to add to the SAR experience, is that this fire... by Clayton Kessler | Dec 1, 2008 | Canada
“Campfires these days are not popular with wilderness managers. The impact of fires on land – some many people have come to feel – is simply unacceptable: not because any single fire does much harm, but because so many campers are lighting so many. ...