Category: Outdoor Skills

Location matters! Find a spot away from trees and clear a circle about 10 feet wide. Dig a shallow pit and circle it with rocks. Gather three types of fuel: tinder (dry grass, small twigs), kindling (pencil-thick sticks), and fuel wood (wrist-thick logs). Build a teepee with tinder in the middle, kindling around it, and…

The secret is all in the stone and the spin. Hunt for flat, smooth stones about the size of your palm. Hold it between your thumb and curved index finger. Crouch low near the water, and throw sidearm with a flick of your wrist—the stone should spin off your finger.Aim for a 20-degree angle to…