http://huntergathererschool.com Hunter Gatherer Bushcraft & Survival Skills School Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:28:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en > I'd love your questions about this whole idea of being able to read > the ground as if it was a book, telling you the story of the > animals that passed in the last few days, and sometimes weeks... I find it quite difficult to get ditracted i.e my mind wanders ... http://huntergathererschool.com/tracking/answer-about-focus-whilst-tracking/ One of the most powerful things I have leart from the masters I have studied with is the concept of the sacred area or sit spot... Really all this is is a place you can visit and spend some time there. It really good if you can go regularly, every day ... http://huntergathererschool.com/awareness/your-placing-in-nature-the-sacred-area-sit-spot/ I had this response from one of the members of the forum, after wrtiting an article about bird language... Ancient Wisdon No23 The Forset Alarm System "Hey Julian. I just wanna say that the forest alarm system post you put up is great. I now walk through the woods in a totally ... http://huntergathererschool.com/uncategorized/the-forest-alarm-system/ Hi... If you read the last post about the Forum I set up help you find a local group to go out and practice your skills with. Then I'd like to give you an update... The forum is growing, people like you are finding it, I've added some of the initial posts ... http://huntergathererschool.com/teaching-groups/bushcraft-local-groups-forum-is-growing/ Important Note: There is no sound for about 30 seconds... Speaker: Amory Lovins, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain InstituteDate: August 10, 2007 Location: Basalt, Colorado Description: At RMI's RMI25 Gala, Amory Lovins gave a speech titled "Imagine a World...". Below is an excerpt from his speech. "...Imagine a world, a few short generations hence, ... http://huntergathererschool.com/videos/imagine-a-world/ Hi... Hope your having fun exploring the forests now they are really comming alive with life... The community around this blog seems to be building quicker than I thought it would... I have had quite a few requests for help finding local groups who discuss and practice Bushcraft & Survival Skills... So I wondered ... http://huntergathererschool.com/teaching-groups/new-forum-set-up-to-bring-groups-together/ Hope your well today... I have been getting a little feed back from listening to people talking about bushcraft, and I get the impression they want to be able to gather with like minded people interested in Bushcraft skills.. So I have decided to write a report about how I have been ... http://huntergathererschool.com/general/new-report-how-to-teach-bushcraft-set-up-local-groups/ A Second Question from Vicki Smith, Cumbria, UK... The art of creating a tipi fire that can be started with a single match, every time without fail, can be mastered in 30 minutes to an hour, that how long it seems to take my students... It's not always easy to find the ... http://huntergathererschool.com/fire/how-long-does-it-take-to-master-the-art-of-making-a-fire/ Thank you for your three questions Vicki, here is the first Vicki Smith,Cumbria,UK Which is the hardest terrain to survive in? The hardest terrain to survive in will always be the one where you have least knowledge and experience... Someone who grew up as a native in the Desert will probably have ... http://huntergathererschool.com/shelter/which-is-the-hardest-terrain-to-survive-in/ Here is how I teach my coaching students to begin their skill of lighting a fire... I call it the single match fire... I have them imagine that on of their group has fallen into a river, and is beginning to show signs of hypothermia and it is their job to get ... http://huntergathererschool.com/fire/how-do-i-start-a-fire/