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  Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills: A Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills (Paperback) By (author) Thomas J Elpel

  

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  Short Description for Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival SkillsA field guide to primitive living skills
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  • Publisher: The Lyons Press
  • Published: 01 December 2003
  • Format: Paperback 208 pages
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  • Categories: Housing & Property For The Individual - Buying/selling & Legal Aspects | DIY: General | Outdoor Survival Skills
  • ISBN 13: 9781592282081 ISBN 10: 1592282083
  • Sales rank: 124,398

Full description for Primitive Living, Self-Sufficiency, and Survival Skills

• In PRIMITIVE LIVING, SELF SUFFICIENCY, AND SURVIVAL, author Thomas J. Elpel shows how to discover nature by using it with the same techniques employed by the first people to wander the earth. Illustrated with over 350 photographs, he thoroughly describes every aspect of how to -Stay warm and comfortable even without a blanket -Start a fire using friction -Make bows and bone arrowheads -Butcher a deer, tan the hide, and make soft buckskin clothing -Identify edible plants of the Rocky Mountains -Cook in the wild without a pan -Make birch bark canisters, willow baskets, and primitive pottery -Create and use simple stone knives PRIMITIVE LIVING, SELF SUFFICIENCY, AND SURVIVAL includes dozens of skills and techniques that anyone can learn to meet the needs of clothing, shelter, fire, and water. It is a must read for any serious outdoorsperson.