Today being a typical Sunday, I decided to load up the old Hawg Harley with the service dog and kayak. Ryland has only been with me a few...

A typical summer evening on weekends around here is the lighting of the fire pit for cooking. There’s nothing quite like that smoky wood...

Quick and easy pork chops on a fire pit

What can I say about a really good dog ? Not much, except maybe my old girl wasn’t just a dog. None of my natural born children lived...

I’m an avid backpacker and hiker. I know a lot of Marines who basically decide once they get out of the Corps, they don’t ever want to...

For this summer’s hiking season, I decided I wanted a slightly different approach to backpacking. I opted for something different. I’ve...

Sometimes I like to get out of the house on the weekends and have a day trip. On those particular days I treat myself to a picnic. I pack...

I’ve always wanted a nice handmade hunting bow, but I could never afford one. So I bought an instructional book and started work on it. I...

This past Fall, I bought myself a new type of kayak. I only had a chance to get it out and practice assembling it in my driveway at...

No self-respecting woodsman relies totally on matches and lighters. He's always got a reliable flint and steel backup...and plenty of tinder. Here's a particularly nice brass container I found to carry all my firestarting gear.

Yes, you can start a fire without a lighter or a match...here's how.

Here's a quick view of the process I use to make char cloth tinder. It's great for starting fires.

Here's a hack on how to process naturally occurring tree fungus into great firestarter tinder

Jewel weed, the natural antidote for poison ivy

Dog make surprisingly good kayaking partners.