Intro to Survival- Late Summer
Intro to Survival requires no experience and delivers a [...]
Preventing Conduction in Cold Weather Survival
While the air does get chilly during Maine winters. Conduction [...]
Re-wilding, Paleo, and the Neo-Aboriginals
Daniel Vitalis and Arthur Haines have been good friends of [...]
Shifting from a fear based “Survival” reaction involves Nature Literacy
When National Geographic wanted us to do a show all [...]
Debris Hut Survival Shelter Tutorial
The Debris Hut Survival Shelter, while difficult to learn, is [...]
The First Four Days are the Hardest
The First four days are the hardest because you will [...]
Survival Training, Bushcraft, and Primitive Skills
Survival Training is a valuable and multifaceted discipline. There is [...]
Why Maine Primitive Skills School?
I arrived at the Maine Primitive Skills School a little [...]
Opening Up
I still remember the first time I killed an insect. [...]
Bow Making and Blacksmithing
Apex skills are those that require a high degree of [...]
Letters from the Apprenticeship
Saturday/May 16th/0800 Haven't been able to send a letter out [...]
Your Paleo Skills School
What are you looking for in your Paleo Skills training? What [...]
Why Self Reliance?
Knowing why self reliance is important to you can help [...]
First Fire
Mike Douglas, Director of Adult Programs First Fire. With a [...]
Nature Literacy
What does "Nature Literacy" really mean? Understanding biology, ecology, botany, [...]
Tracking Survivability
A number of times I’ve written that we are only [...]
Winter is a time for story
Winter is a time for story. In the way of [...]
Awareness: Key to Survival
The first thing that strikes an observer looking at the [...]
Growth: From Survival to Connection
Why are we fixated on Survival and not working toward [...]
Outdoor Skills: Why Do This “Stuff”?
I love outdoor skills. So, when I was asked why [...]