tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post3426665211157473223..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Masters of their environment Sixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-74635975750903445912013-03-08T15:54:16.299-05:002013-03-08T15:54:16.299-05:00Fortunately, with a little work, some of those ski...Fortunately, with a little work, some of those skills can be relearned.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-86349646367420602092013-03-08T15:40:54.477-05:002013-03-08T15:40:54.477-05:00I think we'e spoiled these days in a lot of wa...I think we'e spoiled these days in a lot of ways. So many of the skills of living in the wild are lost on most of us. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780110735320602194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-36188163065652058482013-03-08T13:26:46.495-05:002013-03-08T13:26:46.495-05:00I can't fault doing whatever works.I can't fault doing whatever works. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-5684623153503602752013-03-08T12:57:48.404-05:002013-03-08T12:57:48.404-05:00Making do has always been the true sign of success...Making do has always been the true sign of success, as far as I'm concerned!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-60370469249997042082013-03-08T09:27:25.114-05:002013-03-08T09:27:25.114-05:00Seems to be a way of life that's dying out.Seems to be a way of life that's dying out. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-64264201868564750932013-03-08T09:06:05.047-05:002013-03-08T09:06:05.047-05:00When I lived in Pennsylvania, I knew most of the e...When I lived in Pennsylvania, I knew most of the etable wild plants and of course, I loved to hunt, fish, and eat what I bagged or caught.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-41441262104147043692013-03-08T08:28:11.284-05:002013-03-08T08:28:11.284-05:00I don't have the full skill set for city life ...I don't have the full skill set for city life now, never mind during a big mess. There are hill folk who wouldn't notice anything different for months. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-45867475183287849472013-03-08T08:25:55.730-05:002013-03-08T08:25:55.730-05:00I'm lucky that there's no oil or gas in th...I'm lucky that there's no oil or gas in the ground in these parts. As it is, almost all the places I liked to hunt have been logged flat. <br /><br />Fish and animal traps are great as they work while you are sleeping or doing something else. <br /><br />I know we can't all go back to the old ways, but some of those old skills are life savers. <br /><br />The collapse is here now -just not evenly distrubuted. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-55645270586405200652013-03-08T08:02:53.603-05:002013-03-08T08:02:53.603-05:00When it comes right down to it, the most likely su...When it comes right down to it, the most likely survivors of any big mess will be those who live in Appalachia. Cityfolk are goners for sure.<br />Momladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511742074910407321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-48125250284829594562013-03-08T05:40:31.501-05:002013-03-08T05:40:31.501-05:00One of the reasons I'm leaving my area is that...One of the reasons I'm leaving my area is that the frackers have done considerable damage to the area. Secondly is all the new people to the area with their ideas that the own everything. I have to go farther into the woods to hunt and I been pushed into the marginal places. Modern humans would starve around here. But, I've made walkabouts that lasted months. I don't skip any meals either. The Euro-centric ideals of civilization is stupidity. The SHTF some years back and folks are to stupid to get that through theys head. Me I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. There maybe about a dozen folks in this county who know how to live like our ancestors would have. Considerably less than were alive when the europeans showed up.<br />I can make it with a tomahawk, Bow and arrow, A piroque. I made a 50 cal sash pistol, lock stock and barrel some years ago. And there is plenty of sulfur, nitre, and charcoal about. I would use my bow for four leggers and the pistol for the two legs trouble makers. The one thing that natives knew to well , is not to stay to long in one place. One of the best examples of their technology is the fish trap. Both a trap and a live well, fashioned to let the little fish go while saving the bigger fish for dinner. If you know how to make one, you'll never go hungry... EVER! 3 sisters and tobacco. If you can grow this, just shoot yerself right now.(never plant all your seeds in one place,) It helps to know about the myths and wives tales too. Don't waste the whole fish to fertilize yer corn. Use the left overs of the fish and don't forget to put some away in a jar or container to ferment into a killer lure for fox, coon, and what have you. Never waste anything. Look at your preps with new eyes. I know I'm preaching to the choir again, Oh well. : )Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127473453909413019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-33917604686160496822013-03-08T02:49:47.507-05:002013-03-08T02:49:47.507-05:00It does reconnect to what's real, doesn't ...It does reconnect to what's real, doesn't it? Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-44886071930079075292013-03-08T02:43:38.935-05:002013-03-08T02:43:38.935-05:00I need to do one or two things like collecting fir...I need to do one or two things like collecting firewood or water each day in order to get back to basics. A day without getting back to basics is not a good day...The Flying Tortoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212913610390768373noreply@blogger.com