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Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9275676 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC byc Campfire 'Bwana
byc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC	Originally Posted by HugAJackass Originally Posted by byc Was sitting in the living room floor on a really nice rug the other night practicing primitive fire making skills during the game. What were you doing? Bow drill? Hand drill? sparking flint? I had it all out. Flint, steel, rocks, bow. I think what freaked her out were the smoldering cotton balls and Q-tips from her vanity. Proud to be a true Sandlapper!! Go Nats!!!!

Re: Primitive Skills byc #9275695 10/22/14
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22,690 U UtahLefty Campfire Ranger
UtahLefty Campfire Ranger U Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 22,690	yw!

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9275705 10/22/14
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 62,043 Northern Virginia I isaac Campfire Kahuna
isaac Campfire Kahuna I Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 62,043 Northern Virginia	Matt puts up some cool stuff, no doubt. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward

Re: Primitive Skills byc #9275747 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	Originally Posted by byc Originally Posted by HugAJackass Originally Posted by byc Was sitting in the living room floor on a really nice rug the other night practicing primitive fire making skills during the game. What were you doing? Bow drill? Hand drill? sparking flint? I had it all out. Flint, steel, rocks, bow. I think what freaked her out were the smoldering cotton balls and Q-tips from her vanity. That's an awesome mental picture! "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

Re: Primitive Skills UtahLefty #9275759 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	Originally Posted by UtahLefty Priceless! I hope that you're framing some of these pictures. "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

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Re: Primitive Skills isaac #9275763 10/22/14
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	Matt is bad azz..! He commands other animals to go out and kill him some food. Let see Survivor man do that... I've tried numerous times making a bow friction fire. I've failed because of my choices of wood. I'm not giving up, just taking a break. I can make smoke like nobody's business, but getting that tiny coal going has been my downfall... [b][color:#3333FF]Making fire[/color][/b] with flint, steel and char cloth is pretty cool, will impress the kids. Not too handy though cause you have to keep a bunch of clean jute in your backpack..

Re: Primitive Skills byc #9275787 10/22/14
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,296 Likes: 28 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,296 Likes: 28 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by byc Originally Posted by isaac Number 3? Really? I need to pay more attention. Congrats buddy! This is what a premium insurance plan does for you. I see a total of 5 because this young man is doing a great job!! A great job until that roof leaks on the ol' 'work bench'! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Primitive Skills Deerwhacker444 #9275791 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC byc Campfire 'Bwana
byc Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 33,971 VA 2 SC	Originally Posted by Deerwhacker444 Matt is bad azz..! He commands other animals to go out and kill him some food. Let see Survivor man do that... I've tried numerous times making a bow friction fire. I've failed because of my choices of wood. I'm not giving up, just taking a break. I can make smoke like nobody's business, but getting that tiny coal going has been my downfall... [color:#3333FF]Making fire[/color][/b] [b]with flint, steel and char cloth is pretty cool, will impress the kids. Not too handy though cause you have to keep a bunch of clean jute in your backpack.. yes it is/does...that same day my 11 year old nephew had been here earlier. Hence, the reason for the in-house rainy day experiment. Cotton balls with Vaseline or alcohol work great. And I had some zip-loc bags of shaved magnesium so we're kicking butt. Again, lesson learned was do not take stuff from her vanity. We were using her big soap holding scallop sea shells to throw sparks at alcohol soaked cotton balls. Not my brightest moment. I tried bribing her with one of those 24HCF zippo's from Cal but major epic UBER failure. I think we burned the rug too. I still deny that. Proud to be a true Sandlapper!! Go Nats!!!!

Re: Primitive Skills byc #9275806 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	I'm rolling here! "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9275840 10/22/14
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,670 Likes: 1 NW Nevada GunGeek Campfire Ranger
GunGeek Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 24,670 Likes: 1 NW Nevada	Originally Posted by HugAJackass Do any of you guys dabble in this sort of thing? You know, like flint-napping, shelter building, hide tanning, making cordage or whatnot? I'm starting to take an interest in these old skills for no other reason than they fascinate me. It's kind of amazing what Indians could accomplish with a rock. Yes, I used a slide rule today.

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Re: Primitive Skills GunGeek #9275856 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	That's high tech. Work an abacus doing differential equations and you'll have my attention. "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

Re: Primitive computer GunGeek #9275934 10/22/14
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 11,059 so cal pal Campfire Outfitter
pal Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 11,059 so cal	Originally Posted by GunGeek ...I used a slide rule today. In 1967 VN we were still using (special) slide rules to calculate fire direction on the 105 Howitzers. Mid-tour we were issued FADAC, a huge electronic computer dedicated to fire direction. This might have had a fraction the power of today's pocket calculator. A standard 3-ring binder is in the foreground, for size comparison. "There's more to optics than meets the eye."--anon "...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9275937 10/22/14
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,600 Valley of the Scum krupp Campfire Regular
krupp Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,600 Valley of the Scum	Love the Ishi and Otzi stuff. Ditto on Bush crafter USA. They have an excellent primitive forum also Dirttime.com ANY book by Dave Wescott, Steve Watts and Paul Campbell is invaluable for the primitive skill set. I just finished Paul Campbell's "The Universal Tool Kit". I enjoyed it so much I bought another copy. Sadly Paul just passed away recently. I can honestly say that Paul totally changed my perception on stone tools. Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.

Re: Primitive Skills krupp #9276045 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	Thank you krupp! I'll have to take a look at those books! Real glad that I started this thread. You guys have hooked me up good! Thanks! "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9276068 10/22/14
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 99 S squesh Campfire Greenhorn
squesh Campfire Greenhorn S Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 99	I try to concentrate more on just efficently using my modern BOB. I don't have time for stuff that I'll never need. I mean, come on, where are all the STEEL tools, electrical wire, fencing wire, plastic bags, cups, metal cans, fishline, plastic sheeting, etc, which are strewn all over the lower 48, supposed to disappear-to, anyway? In the weeks that it would take you to make all the (very inferior) field-expedients, you could have gathered up the modern stuff AND been long-gone, on a mountain bike, inflatable raft, etc. Last edited by squesh; 10/22/14.

Re: Primitive Skills squesh #9276079 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	Yeah... Like I said, I am not exploring this as a means of "survival". I'm doing it because the history and heritage fascinates me. I'm well aware that the year is 2014... "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9276094 10/22/14
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State RWE Campfire Ranger
RWE Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State	Originally Posted by HugAJackass I'm well aware that the year is 2014... A level of awareness that escapes many...

Re: Primitive Skills RWE #9276102 10/22/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA HugAJackass OP Campfire Ranger
OP HugAJackass Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 15,864 AL, USA	Well, I didn't say that I liked it... "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." - John Adams Turdlike, by default.

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9276110 10/22/14
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State RWE Campfire Ranger
RWE Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 26,524 Old North State	BTW,as long as you got the neurons firing, think about a shelter built over a hammock between two trees. It comes in handy.

Re: Primitive Skills HugAJackass #9276129 10/22/14
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,911 Hilham, TN H HilhamHawk Campfire Outfitter
HilhamHawk Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,911 Hilham, TN	As a teenager, I about wore out the "Foxfire" series of books at the local library. I did all kinds of stuff shown in them, and especially enjoyed the chapters on snares, traps, tanning, etc. You've gotten me interested into seeing if I can find a set of them.......... Last edited by HilhamHawk; 10/22/14. While it's true that all liberals are crazy people, not all crazy people are liberals.

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