While most people sought relief from mid-afternoon temperatures in the 90s, Scott Jones used his time to create a small fire in his hands. Jones, a pre-historian and primitive skills teacher from ...

Doug Hill would not be opposed to living completely off the grid. He could sport his homemade buckskin shorts every day, drink untreated water from streams, pluck his lunch from blueberry patches. He ...

This summer, Earth Knack— a school highlighted in this week’s feature article, “Doug Hill Is Defending the (Modern) Caveman With Primitive Skills Classes” — teamed up with Arvada-based Sarqit Outdoor ...

Bushcraft is about wilderness survival on the most practical level. But at its core, bushcraft is about more than just staying alive. It’s the art of thriving in the woods with primitive tools and ...

The act of creating fire is considered a sacred endeavor by Bo Glover. “It’s difficult but when you do get fire it will be the most spiritual experience ever,” Glover told more than a dozen members of ...

Technology, for better or worse, has changed society. We live in a world of mobile phones, GPS in every car and instant search results. Some people want more. More nature, that is. In Washington, D.C.

BLUE HILL, Maine — Colby Smith and Hannah Rhea are living life on their own terms. For the last three years, the Maine couple has been living on their 50-acre spread in Blue Hill, less than a mile ...

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Experience camping in deep snow without a sleeping bag, building a primitive shelter while testing survival and bushcraft ...