How to Start a Fire
https://youtu.be/Doj2Bn43h_g
How to Live Without Toilet Paper
The Sears Catalog Method My mom grew up on a farm and at the outhouse that they had was a copy of the 2" thick Sears and Roebuck catalog. Self-explanatory. The Leaf Method My dad was a big outdoorsman and was a fan of the leaf method. This guy explains how on his site and he even grows a specific plan for doing the deed. https://robgreenfield.tv/toiletpaper/ The Bidet Method The Backcountry Bidet is pretty simple– it’s a 4 fluid ounce squeeze bottle with a flip-top, which I found in the miscellaneous water bottles section at REI many years ago. You could use any kind of squeeze bottle that can produce a high-powered jet with a one-handed squeeze. For reference, I can get a good 20-foot jet out of my bottle (not that I test that every chance I get…). https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0108GMCWY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B016EN1GMM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L448T4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The Paper or Cloth Method
Wim Hof Breathing and Cold Plunge
https://explore.wimhofmethod.com/mini-class-class1-breathing/ You need oppositions; you need negative in life’s movement; you need the whole force. -- Navajo philosophy Wim Hof is the Ice Man who delivers a powerful technique that we can all learn something about ourselves from taking his cold challenge. We just got his new book and he's offering this mini class online. My dad used to follow a similar regime am while I hated it then, I’m loving it now https://www.youtube.com/embed/RpUkR47dmjU https://youtu.be/2i3gzXKD00I https://youtu.be/akLkcmskdsA https://youtu.be/fLIoSNKaruA
Navajo Medicine Pouch, Taos Drums, and Mountain Smoke
Nature is My Religion, The Earth is My Church Diné, means “The People” in Navajo, and is often preferred throughout the Navajo Nation. Located in the Four Corners area of the Southwestern United States, the Navajo Nation occupies 26,649 square miles on the Colorado Plateau in portions of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. My great, great, great grandfather was a trading post owner in the Upper Sioux region and anyway this post will seem random to the uninitiated. The Navajo population was less than 7.000 in 1868 after the people barely survived removal from ancestral lands during the US Governments' campaigns against the Indian tribes of the American West following the Civil War. However, the Navajo proved remarkably resilient and the Navajo reservation is now home to over 200,000 people and nearly as many sheep. The Navajo are renowned for their belief in the integration of physical, mental and spiritual functioning, which we have fallen in love with as well. In January 2020, we bought two winter muskrat pelts for our friend, Chief, to make us a couple of medicine pouches. Chief says he is happy to do so, as we also bought a couple of pelts for him, as his children took the last medicine pouch he made after we saw him buying a pelt last year. Maybe we can get him to make a coyote arrow quiver some day as well. Anyway, it’s all good medicine, as they say. There are some other First American crafts that our daughter is up to these days after just returning from Santa Fe, Taos, and the Navajo Nation, which somehow I identify more with these days. Perhaps because we have several Dine’ friends. The Pipe
Washing Wool Coats
Just looking at ordering a new wool jacket for Thanksgiving hunting. Found these great archery and bush coats from Fred Asbell, who is a legendary archery instinctive shooter, whose books were recommended to me 20 years ago by Buz Fawcett, our instinctive shotgunning instructor. All of his books are well worth reading for any archer. Anyway, back to wool, Fred's wife recommends the following method for washing wool, which is very similar to what English and Irish hunt staff do for their wool foxhunting coats. They just use cold water in a feed trough and a stiff coat brush to scrub out mud or stains, then putting between towels and walking on it, then stretching a little while drying flat. WASHING WOOL By: Teresa Asbell There hasn’t been a lot written about caring for wool. One of the things you often see on labels is, Do not wash, Dry Clean only. Dry cleaning will certainly clean wool, but it fills it with chemicals that smell bad and removes the lanolin and oil. And if you are an outdoorsman, you don’t want to do that. All wool can be washed. How you go about doing it is important…but it is simple. Forget the wash machine and dryer. All wool should be hand-washed in cold water with a gentle soap. We use Charlie’s Soap, which is totally biodegradable and unscented and works particularly well on wool and silk. Woolite has been around for a long time and works well, but it has a fragrance in it, and I’d as soon not have that on my hunting clothes. A big container, like a bathtub, that will hold lots of water is best. Dissolve the soap in the water
Scarlet Oil
Farnam® Scarlex® Scarlet Oil Spray Wound Dressing is both a germicide and fungicide, which is safe to both horses and dogs. We use it on all minor cuts, scrapes, and wounds. Triple antibiotic ointments also work well on small wounds, but scarlet oil is our go to for bigger cuts, particularly on horses where it can be sprayed on. Wish it came in clear, as it is not great for house dogs because of the red dye. DIRECTIONS - SHAKE WELL Remove protective cap. Point nozzle opening toward wound or affected area to be treated. Spray from a distance of 2 to 4 inches. Release spray by pressing valve stem down for just an instant. A one second application over the area to be treated provides an adequate dosage. Application should be repeated daily until healing takes place. When possible, affected areas should be clean and dry prior to application. Do not use on exceedingly large areas or in deep wounds. Scarlex Scarlet Oil Caution For external use only. In case of deep or puncture wounds or serious burns, consult veterinarian. If redness, irritation, or swelling persists or increases, discontinue use and consult a veterinarian. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes. This product is to be used on non-food producing animals only. Active Ingredients Methyl Salicylate .45%, P-Chloro-M-Xylenol .45%, Benzyl Alcohol 2.80%. Inactive Ingredients Mineral Oil, Pine Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Red Coloring and Hydrocarbon Propellants.
