Sensible Survival

Pictured below are a several views of my fancy atlatl. Obviously it took more time to make and required better tools and materials than a s...

You can think of an atlatl dart as being either a small spear or a large arrow. Darts are generally constructed more like an arrow. That i...

The atlatl, also called a spear thrower, acts as an extension of the arm, and allows you to throw a projectile, called a dart, with great sp...

DISCLAIMER: Don't believe anything I or any body else tells you about edible wild plants. Don't eat edible wild plants based on wh...

You can catch fish with nothing but a hook, line, and bait; but you can present your bait better, and thus increase your chances of catching...

The gorge hook is one of the simplest and oldest types of fishing hooks. It is nothing more that a straight piece of wood or bone that is s...

My next few posts will be about survival fishing equipment. By survival fishing equipment I mean fishing equipment that you can make in the...