Starting a fire the traditional way.

Baking your own pies, brownies, pizzas, casseroles in the middle of nowhere.

Don’t discount the power of older weapons.

I’ve never had a service dog until now. I’ve had numerous other dogs over the years, but this is my first actual trained and registered...

It seems like flat top griddles for cooking are all the rage these days. I perused the ads and saw the prices. Some are within reason as...

It was such a nice day, I decided to load up the sidecar Harley with me, the dog, and some chow. We rode over to a lake where I knew they...

I decided I needed some new cooking tools for my fire pit. I ended up getting talked out of my older ones by someone. I looked around the...

Cigars — one of my favorite forms of tobacco, second only to a pipe or a dip of snuff. There’s all sorts of tobaccos and shapes, but I’m...

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.