Participating in Nature
Subtitle: wilderness survival and primitive living skills
By: Thomas J. Elpel
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: HOPS Press LLC
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Pony, MT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781892784308
Subjects: Wilderness survival; Outdoor life
Other titles: Wilderness survival and primitive living skills
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Sunrise (Earthskin; title: The Pony Mill site; title: Our place in the world; title: Positive impact; title: Participating in Nature; title: The cost of gold; title: Finding a home and making a stand); title: Mind (Nature as wallpaper; title: Discoidal stone knives; title: Saving the world; title: Technology philosophy; title: Twined baskets; title: Evolving neural networks; title: Primitive living as metaphor; title: Personas and acting; title: The information age; title: Split-willow deer; title: Perceptions of reality); title: Shelter (Goals; title: The elements of shelter : shingling; title: Efficiency; title: The elements of shelter : insulation; title: Adapting shelters to the environment; title: The elements of shelter : fire; title: Recouping your investments; title: The elements of shelters : air-proofing; title: Impacts and reclamation; title: The earth lodge; title: Choosing a location); title: Fire (Bowdrill fire-starting; title: Bowdrill technique; title: Starting bowdrill fires with damp materials; title: Survival bowdrills : fire from nothing; title: Handdrill fire-starting; title: Handdrill technique; title: Other friction fire-making methods; title: Flint and steel fire-starting; title: Principles of fire-starting; title: Campfire logistics and safety; title: Splitting matches; title: Energy conservation); title: Water (Birch bark canisters; title: Giardia and water purification; title: Water conservation; title: Crapping in the woods; title: Fishing by hand; title: Making cordage from natural fibers; title: Twisting fibers into cordage; title: Primitive fishing tackle; title: Skinny-dipping); title: Cooking (Tin cans/stainless steel cans; title: Cooking without a pan; title: Coal-burned containers; title: Making hollow-log drums; title: Cooking in a gold pan; title: Stir-fry without a pan; title: Ashcakes : bread of the modern Abo; title: Bamboo spoon/fork and chopsticks; title: Stone ovens and steam pits; title: Complete proteins; title: Primitive pottery : harvesting wild clay; title: Adding temper; title: Wedging the clay; title: Making pinch pots; title: Making coil pots; title: Drying pottery; title: Firing time; title: Cooking in clay pots; title: Beliefs about food; title: Mice and hantavirus); title: Plants (Identification basics; title: Common and Latin names; title: The digging stick; title: Wild food economics; title: Wild gardening; title: Natural farming; title: The ethics of killing; title: Worthwhile plant food resources; title: Edible lichens; title: Savory syrup; title: Starchy roots; title: Fabulous fruits; title: Harvesting seeds; title: Nutritious nuts; title: Mushrooms); title: Animals (Sneak stalking and trust stalking; title: Animals and ecosystem processes; title: Global warming; title: Holistic management; title: The quickie-bow; title: Flintknapping thoughts; title: Bone arrowheads; title: Making arrows; title: All about hide glue; title: Sinew preparation; title: Wildlife laws; title: Butchering a roadkill deer; title: Gutting a deer; title: Skinning a deer; title: Butchering basics; title: Primitive hunting; title: Deadfall traps); title: Clothing (Braintan overview; title: Braintanned buckskin; title: Freeze-tanned buckskin; title: Sewing buckskin; title: Shoes, moccasins, and sandals; title: Tire sandals; title: Wool clothing and blanket ponchos; title: Felting); title: Sunset (Backpack overview; title: The bedroll pack; title: Packframes; title: Mining and wilderness; title: Trade-offs in packing gear; title: The equipment checklist); title: Afterword : the art of nothing.