This is the process I used to make a medicinal salve for use against snakebites. Last summer, I foraged some Arizona Snakeroot that is one of the main ingredients for this salve (link to that video is below). My primary resource for this project was the book,...
I built a fire using friction fire, after resolving a couple of issues, and then cooked my soup over the fire. For my recent knife review video for the ESEE JG3, I wanted to get a feel for how the knife performed during basic food prep so I set out on a hike with some...
My last attempt at this didn’t work out the way I hoped, but I learned from it and came back for a redo–this time using hot rocks for a quicker boil. I also make and use natural cordage in order to rig up a set of fire...
An informative demonstration of making fire by friction using a hand drill. The information here is specific to desert regions as I discuss different materials that can be used and what to look for. Instead of making this video a 1 minute “highlight style”...
Not too long ago, I released a series of four videos in which I gathered and purified wild clay, made some simple pots, and then fired them in a pit fire. In this video, I pit fire another round of pots, but explain the process a little more for those that are...