Author: Elpel, Thomas J

Get in touch with your wild side! Primitive living enables you to learn about nature by participating in it. With this book you can discover the thrill of staying warm and comfortable without even a blanket! Experience the magic of starting a fire by friction. Butcher your own deer and braintan its hide to make warm buckskin clothing. Learn about edible plants of the Rocky Mountain region, plus processing techniques and "primitive gourmet " skills like making wild strawberry ashcake pies or stir-fry cooking without a pan.



This book is the source for in depth coverage of tire sandals, bedroll packs and pack frames, felting with wool, quick bows and bone arrowheads, sinews, hide glue, fishing by hand, water purification, birch bark canisters, willow baskets, primitive pottery, wooden containers, cordage, twig deer, stalking skills, simple stone knives, flint and steel, bowdrill and handdrill fire-starting.