Category Archive: Tinder/Tools

Woods Competency

Recently, a client made the comment that he was a “student of wilderness survival, not a bushcraft type”. This struck me as sort of odd, so I asked him a bit about how… Read More

Keep It Simple, Stupid

I carry butane lighters as part of my fire starting kits. People give all sorts of reasons not to do this, most of which come back to “they won’t work when you need… Read More

Working with Fatwood

Last week, in the Wet, Rusty, Dirty article, I made mention of fatwood. Fatwood, or pitchwood, is a product of resinous pine trees: After the tree dies, the sap (or resin) sinks to… Read More

Wet, Rusty, Dirty

In the real world things get wet. Things get rusty. Things get dirty. And that can have an impact on how those things, and the people using them, perform. Yet, I see pictures… Read More

Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie

Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie Units in Tan and Orange Ultimate Survival Technologies has long been recognized as a producer of high quality and innovative survival solutions. One of their more noted innovations has… Read More

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