Survival and Primitive Technology

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Survival and Primitive Technology Links

• Wilderness Way Magazine Primitive survival skills and earth wisdom.
  
• Exploration Products Outdoors and survival equipment, kits and books. Everything from one piece of equipment to a completely outfitted camp for 100.
  
• Primitive Wilderness Survival Guide A large collection of instructional information covering wilderness cooking, cordage, edible plants, fire, fishing, food preservation, footwear, hunting, hygiene, insects, flintknapping and toolmaking, medicine, pottery, shelter, tracking, trapping, water.
  
• Survival Mindset Survival information for an uncertain world. Specializing in survival concerns for the 21st century.
  
• Water purification This article gives the reader a few tips on how to purify water for drinking while in a widerness environment.
  
• Herb Net The Herb Growing and Marketing Network: PO Box 245 Silver Spring, PA 17575-0245 717-393-3295 Fax: 717-393-9261
  
• Wilderness Survival Skills Troy Fales' wilderness survival page.
  
• Native Web Resources for indigenous cultures around the world.
  
• Mountainman What you need to know for the survival of you and your family.
  
• Aussie Fire Bow Detailed bow drill fire lighting methods. Bow, socket, fireboard & cordage making.
  
• Primitive Skills Gatherings Brain-tan buckskin, fire-by-friction, stone-age pottery, basketry, weaving, wool felting, edible plants, cooking, trapping. Themes associated with a pre-metal hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
  
• Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database A phytochemical and ethnobotanical database compiled by Dr. Jim Duke of the Agricultural Research Service/USDA.
  
• Internet Directory for Botany: Images Many links to plant photographs.
  
• Knots on the Web A collection of knotting resources.
  
• Rocky Mountain Survival Group Comprehensive database of self-help, self-reliance, survival, emergency preparedness, outdoor adventure and do-it-yourself information. No annoying ads, banners or frames and absolutely free, all of the time.
  
• Okanagan Outdoor Survival and Wilderness Living Skills Offering workshops in wilderness survival/native american culture/primitive skills. In the British Columbia Okanagan Valley.
  
• Ranger Digest Outdoor camping and survival techniques for every situation presented by an Airborne Ranger.
  
• Finding Your Way with Map and Compass An illustrated guide to understanding and using topographical maps and determining direction with a compass.
  
• Ways of the Ancestors We provide educational programs in primitive technology and ancient lifeskills.
  
• The Big Swamp The fictionalized biography of a man who spent his boyhood learning to live off the land and dedicated his life to preserving it.
  
• Neolithics - Flintknapping Supplyhouse Offering a wide variety of rock, tools, instructional materials, and finished pieces. Craig Ratzat - flintknapper.
  
• WannaLearn.com: Wilderness Survival A collection of free, online tutorials, guides and instructionally oriented websites dealing with wilderness survival.
  
• The Survival Guide A complete online survival guide. Includes locating water, food ,shelters, knives, being prepared and lots more. Plus a regions guide so you can get good survival tips and advice for anywhere in the world.
  
• Survival Bible 2001 Psychology of survival, deep breathing, arctic survival, desert survival, fire-making, etc.
  
• Native American Ethnobotany Database Foods, drugs, dyes and fibers of native North American peoples.
  
• Ol' Buffalo Preparedness Page Online resource for learning to survive in the wilderness as well as at home in a disaster.
  
• Wilderness Resource List A compilation of wilderness schools, wilderness periodicals, and wilderness listservs.
  
• Buckshot's Camp Buckshot's Camp: Information on trapping, wilderness survival, damage control trapping, hobby trapping and just a fun place to visit.
  
• Uinta Mountains Information site on the Uinta Mountains located in north-eastern Utah.
  
• Adventure Survival: The Indigenous Way Indigenous Survival Secrets - fire, food, water, shelter, medicinal plants, etc. Focus on jungles and sea/beach survival skills.
  
• Society of Primitive Technology The Society of Primitive Technology is a non-profit organization dedicated to the research, practice and teaching of primitive technology, earth skills, wilderness survival and Native awareness.
  
• Sun Compass Using a horizontal sundial as a sun compass - by John C. Fakan, Ph.D.
  
• UDAP Bear Deterrent Pepper Spray Developed by a grizzly bear attack survivor. This site includes bear safety tips from biologists and bear experts from the US and Canada.
  
• Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Michael Moore - Director PO Box 4565 Bisbee, AZ 85603
  
• Eight days in the jungle without water and food Anton Tomazic's bad experience of climbing Mt. Nevis.
  
• Knife Information Knife information and archives compiled by Pat Fogarty.
  
• Dominion Group A site helping people hope for the best but preparing for the worst.
  
• SurviveThis! Stories of survival in extreme situations. Receive money and prizes for writing.
  
• Survival Links Includes survival, safety, outdoor, wild bear, avalanche.
  
• Captain Dave's Survival Center We've got loads of free preparedness tips covering specific disaster types, evacuation planning, food and water preservation and storage, weapons procurement, caching, first-aid and survival medicine, plus reviews of survival books and products.
  
• Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Images Links to plant photographs compiled by Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Bisbee, AZ.
  
• Bulletproof Primitive Supply Handcrafted slings, bows, arrows, spears, etc. Survival skills workshops and guided slingshot squirrel hunting excursions. Learn to make your own fire, equipment, etc.
  
• Primitive Ways This site is dedicated to Stone Age technology, atlatl spear throwers, fire by friction, simple kayaks, bow and arrow and more.
  
• The Ozark Cabin Web Site Plans for a primitive, remote cabin built in the Ozark mountains.
  
• Water from a tree Shows you how to get a survival drink from a tree.
  
• Ropers Knots Page The knot site on real knots in rope.
  
• Web Knot Index Knots on the web in alphabetical order.
  
• A Modern Herbal An herbal book written by Mrs. M. Grieve in 1931.
  
• Mountain Man Wannabe My stories and thoughts of the Alaskan wilderness.
  
• American Eagle Star Lands available to purchase in uninhabited and remote areas. Including back country properties and the outback. Properties for the true survivalist.
  
• Wilderness survival techniques and tips Generalized awareness of the skills needed to survive in a wilderness situation.
  
• Northern Survival Free stuff, site listing, survival directories, and more for those who wish to be strong, free, prepared, and healthy.
  
• Herbal Arts Clearinghouse A resource for those interested in the traditional uses of wild plants.
  
• Lincoln Wilderness Page My webpage, with what I hope are useful links.
  
• Native Tech Articles on clay and pottery, leather and clothes, stonework and tools, weaving and cordage, food and recipes, etc.
  
• Adirondack Mountains Hunting Guide Service Adirondack Mountain big game hunting, fishing and outdoor survival.
  
• Four hour kayak Build a kayak in approximately 4 hours using willow or alder shoots, cordage, a 9x12 tarp and Grip Clips.
  
• Primitive camping supply list essentials A camping supply list that explains what camping accessories you need and why.
  
• The Attitude of Survival A brief guide to the mental side of dealing with unexpected survival situations.
  
• Mike Bennett's Primitive Web Page How to make an arrowhead, edible wild plants, friction-fire starting, making cordage, etc.
  
• Wilderness Survival Guide An illustrated guide to basic wilderness survival skills including basic survival, travel, food and water, first-aid and health.
  
• The Outlands WebStead The Outlands WebStead hosts information on homesteading, survival, and other aspects of self-reliance written by people actively involved in living close to the land.
  
• Early Century Wildcrafting Gathering roots, herbs, bait, craft materials, trapping, fishing, hunting for food and income as it was done in the old days.
  
• The Caretaker Being a Caretaker is about caring for the Earth, in true partnership with the Earth. The content and philosophy of this site is based on the Caretaker class taught by Tom Brown Jr. at the Tracker School in Feb. 1998.
  
• Primitive Technology Primitive technology links
  
• How to waterproof fabric: leather shoes, Waterproofing leather is one of the easiest ways to extend its life. Learn what products are out there and how you can protect your favorite leathers.
  
• John Rine's Home Page Flintknapping, Primitive survival skills, Rockhounding
  
• Henriette's Herbal Homepage A large herbal collection with pictures compiled by Henriette Kress of Helsinki, Finland.
  
• Safety at Hiker Central Safety and survival tips and links
  
• Outdoorfreizeit - von A bis Z Diese homepage ist eine private plattform für alles was draussen spass macht, mit informationen von A-Z.
  
• Start a camp fire in the rain Start a camp fire in the rain? Read how this can possibly be achieved.
  
• Disaster Preparation Free info on Y2K, freeze-dried foods, generators, portable stoves and heaters, and water storage and treatment.
  
• Jahadi Indigenous Outdoor Adventures Offering a wide range of tailored trips around Tasmania.
  
• Plants For a Future A resource center for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal, or other uses.
  
• Find Survival Tutorials The biggest database of free camping and survival tutorials available on the Internet.
  
• Homemade Animal Traps & Snares Instructions for making homemade animal traps and snares.
  
• Dining on the Wilds Dining on the Wilds is a 7 hour 6 VHS tape video course about wild edible plants.
  
• Without a compass? This article teaches the compass points without the aid of a compass, use the stars, moon, and sun to determine position.
  
• History and Primitive Technology Page This is the place to explore, discuss, and exchange information on matters pertaining to history from the stone-age to the turn of the century.
  
• Poisonous Plants A database compiled by Dr. Dan Brown of Cornell University.
  
• Flip Flop Winch Shows you how to make a powerful winch with a rope and two sticks.
  
• Surviving a bear attack Surviving a bear attack in the back country. What do you do in the wilderness when confronted by a bear.
  
• Wildflowers and Weeds Identifying wildflowers and weeds.
  
• Wilderness Survival Outline A very short and easy to understand introduction to wilderness survival. It can be used as a study guide for Boy Scouts that are preparing to earn Wildness Survival Merit Badge. .