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  • The Pocket Cooker

    Posted on Monday February 16th, 2009 at 21:53 in survival articles

    I had a chance to fire up the pocket cooker. I used some scraps of seasoned hardwood, species unknown, but just about everything grows here in central California so it could be anything. (I make it a habit to pick up any small pieces of hardwood, 24"...

  • Location and resources

    Posted on Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 at 00:10 in survival articles

    These photos were taken at Hospital Rock in Sequoia National Park. This area was a favorite haunt of the local tribes such as the Yokuts and the Tubatulabal. There is still an abundance of food in this area. Black bear, deer, and several species of s...

  • Tule reed boat building

    Posted on Sunday August 10th, 2008 at 11:39 in survival articles

    I saw this article in the Fresno Bee newspaper about some Indian children building a tule reed boat like their ancestors. Very cool! Here's a link to the article:http://www.fresnobee.com/local/sv/v-printerfriendly/story/783811.htmlAnyone familiar wit...

  • My old website

    Posted on Tuesday July 22nd, 2008 at 01:06 in survival articles

    This is the contents of my old website. Some of the material was repeated in an earlier blog posting. I had this site from 2004 till 2005 Mountain Rons Primitive Page June 11 2004Basic Tools FIRE Here I’ll cover some of the basic tool...

  • "C" ration can water filter

    Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 22:50 in survival articles

    Heres a water filter we made in survival class while I was in the Army. I designed this in 1977 while stationed at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. It works great for removing the nasty taste from water you may find in the desert or dry areas. I'm not too sur...