survival

THE PATIENCE OF STONE The Kalahari does not fight you. It watches. It watches as the heat—a visible, shimmering Leviathan—rises from the sand at dawn. It watches as the hope in your eyes evaporates faster than the spit on your parched lips. It is a billion tons of indifferent, red sand and...

THE RUNWAY The path was a masterpiece of deception. To the others, hot and late and dreaming of the river’s cool embrace, it was a blessing. A clean, wide avenue through the chest-high grass, leading straight to the water’s edge like a paved invitation. The grass was pressed flat in a perfect...

THE PATIENCE OF WATER To understand a river, you must first understand that it is never empty. It is a road. And on that road, there are travelers you do not wish to meet. Sam Ndlovu understood this in his bones. Where other men saw refreshment, he saw a threshold. Where they saw calm, he saw...

New Custom Barebow 45# [by Henk du Plessis] Practicing technique 3 fingers under.... [Warthog & Impala.....]

Shepherd staff sling project with Boys Scouts this weekend. A nice primitive hunting tool and skill to master. Tennis ball size rocks are easily sling 50m+

Catching a Barbel with a 'survival' string cut out of a 2l plastic Coke bottle....

Around here in the Highveld,if you are out there hunting and a big storm comes up, it can very quickly became a survival situation! November Pretoria electrical thunderstorm! Be careful .......

Successful solo Gemsbok Horn primitive barebow hunt...eventually ! Full penetration on this Impala with a 125 gr 2 blade fixed blade broadhead at +_ 120-130 f/sec @ 55-60 pd horn bow. Instinctive shooting [LOTS of practice beforehand !] The arrow went through both lungs and the top of the heart...

Here is my humble opinion on the definition of an average person's "survival" knife.. You know, from my experience, I couldn't agree with you more about the definition of a 'survival knife' as being the one you have on you at the time of the crisis... In my opinion there are also a lot of...

The absolute best bush survival guide for Southern African Bushveld & Savannah situations that I've found so far! A must-have and read for anyone going into the African bush for whatever reason, hunting, camping, hiking, etc ;) Bush Survival Guide View the entire article at...

Hi guys I thought long and hard before I've decided to bring up this topic on this thread,and hope it could be of value/educational for all. I'm starting this new thread, as I'm really interested in this topic [ though in my younger days we have just called it merely outdoor camping or...