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Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills

Author Elpel, Thomas J.
Publisher HOPS Press
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PublisherHOPS Press
ISBN / ASIN1892784122
ISBN-139781892784124
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank1,611,438
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Discover nature by using it! Learn to meet your needs for clothing, shelter, fire, water and food from natural resources. Tom’s guide gives you a direct, hands-on experience of the world around you. With this book you will discover the thrill of staying warm and comfortable without even a blanket! Experience the magic of starting a fire by friction. Butcher your own deer and braintan its hide to make warm buckskin clothing. Learn about edible plants of the Rocky Mountain region, plus processing techniques and "primitive gourmet" skills like making wild strawberry ashcake pies or stir-fry cooking without a pan.

This book is the source for in depth coverage of tire sandals, bedroll packs and pack frames, felting with wool, quick bows and bone arrowheads, sinews, hide glue, trapping, fishing by hand, water purification, birch bark canisters, willow baskets, primitive pottery, wooden containers, cordage, twig deer, stalking skills, simple stone knives, flint & steel, bowdrill and handdrill fire-starting.

Participating in Nature includes dozens of innovative skills and an incredible 350 pictures and illustrations plus a thoughtful philosophy. Tom does extensive experiential research. He places an emphasis on publishing new information that is not found in any other source.