Fire-making, foraging, and bushcraft are no longer fringe hobbies. They have become a modern answer to stress, screen fatigue, rising outdoor interest, and a growing desire to feel capable in an ...

View post: Southwest Airlines Gets a Clear Answer From Customers After Major Changes We’ve often jokingly theorized he’s well on his way to the iron age, and his recent forays into basic metallurgy ...

Mike Douglas (center) teaches how to build a cold weather shelter during a weekend winter survival course of the Maine Primitive Skills School. Credit: Courtesy of Mike DiMauro The term “primitive ...

Primitive Technology: Grilled meat on the rocks showcases traditional outdoor cooking techniques using natural resources, ...

The act of creating fire is considered a sacred endeavor by Bo Glover. “It’s difficult but when you do get fire it will be the most spiritual experience ever,” Glover told more than a dozen members of ...

In this July 2015 file photo, participants shoot bows at the Puckerbrush Primitive Gathering hosted by the Pleasant River Fish & Game Conservation Association in Columbia. The organization is hosting ...

BACK TO BASICS: Todd Elliott makes music around the campfire at the Firefly Gathering. Photo by Mike Bellame If you’re looking to learn how to make your own bow and arrow, weave a belt or carve a ...

Want to carve and shoot your own bow and arrow like Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games?” Then, join the Central New York Primitive Skills Group for one of its, twice-monthly meetings held on 59 ...

When most people set out to plan a summer vacation, they look for comfy resorts, ample diversions and plenty of great food. Gino Borges, however, was looking for something different. The year was 2011 ...