I have a sizeable library. Physical books- probably around 500. Digital books and other type documents- probably around 100,000. I have been interested in nature since I was old enough to wal...
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I've not given up yet on this old blog.Maybe someone out there will ask a question or two. I've been doing a lot of primitive skills lately and will soon have an eye operation so my vision shou...
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Its been one busy year and now I can take a breath. Work has slowed down to a crawl and now we await the holiday rush for people to order plants. We've been busy doing upgrades to lighting, bu...
http://ronsprimitiveskills.blogspot.com/2021/09/time-for-update-and-what-are-your.html
Here are some links to Thomas Elpel videos and his wildflower photos. He is the author of several great books on primitive skills, survival, foraging and plants. You Tube videos: https://www....
http://ronsprimitiveskills.blogspot.com/2021/02/more-thomas-elpel-links-and-information.html
I've noticed over the years that plant books can be great or they can be mediocre. One of the things that makes a great plant book is the illustrations. I find that drawings are best. Granted, ...
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This is a short post to show the work I did on the Cold Steel pocket bushman. The first photo shows the knife with the lock removed. When i have to work on a knife with the blade still attached...
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I bought my first Cold Steel Pocket Bushman in 2008. I think it had just come on the market. I was looking for a good sized folder that would withstand the elements. The pocket bushman has one ...
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Desmodium marilandicum or small-leaf tick trefoil is a plant I found in a corner of my property. I was weeding dog fennel, horse mint and goldenrod when I came across a small patch of this plant....
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There's a really good deal on this book on eBay right now. $18 each, free shipping, for returned or slightly damaged (bent corners, etc.) copies of this most excellent book. This is the most cu...
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The Condor Village Parang is a hit! I've been working along the fenceline for last few days and it has done a sterling job. I will have to work on the handle to make it a hair smaller-a 4-in-ha...
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I was impressed when I saw this tiny device in Ray Mears "The Survival Handbook" when it came out in 1990. The picture is part of a scan from page 48 of the book. I built one just like it from ...
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Yeah, right. I live about 20 miles or so from the capital of Florida, Tallahassee. It is a dismal place to shop for anything outdoorsy,survival/preps, etc. There is Dicks sporting goods but I d...
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I sprang for the parang. Yuck yuck. After the fiasco with the Kershaw useless piece of garbage I bought a real parang-the Condor Tool & Knife Village Parang. I paid $73 plus change at Amazon, fre...
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easier to carry. This is my fire kit I carry when out and about. As you can see there isn't a lot of stuff that makes up this kit. In the first picture is a Micro Sparkwheel Fire Starter from U...
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Next month I will be 69. When you get as long in the tooth as I am, you start to look at all the stuff you own and say "do I really need all this"? A few years back I had a big clean out and go...
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What POS quality control at Kershaw! The blade noticeably curves to the right. If the temper is messed up then its dangerous to use. I didn't even try it out. Asked Amazon for a return, got it ...
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This is something I did a lot of research on so I dropped a grand total of $31.96 to eCop! on Amazon. It arrived in 5 days. Sweet. Now to put it through its paces. I'll use this around the farm h...
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My blog has been hijacked and come to find out they never posted anything. They did delete a bunch of my stuff but that can be fixed. Weird. It took a lot of work to get the powers that be to bel...
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I have been so busy with the farm these past several months. I have been putting in all kinds of crops, building and improving pens for the various critters, and have had nearly no time to play o...
http://ronsprimitiveskills.blogspot.com/2014/05/still-among-living-and-way-too-many-bugs.html
I received a package from a very decent person here in Florida. It contained 10 corms of the Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis. It will grow quite well here in Florida and I am zone 8a/8b...
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I caught a glimpse of these flying over a few weeks ago and had my Kodak handy. The American Buff geese were not very happy about it but I was quite thrilled. They are F22 Raptors. Pretty neat to...
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Back in the middle of November I was clearing some of the brush and small trees from around the property. I took down the largest yaupon holly tree, Ilex vomitoria, I have yet seen. It was 20 fee...
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Here are some more photo's of the local fauna. Enjoy and please don't be afraid to ask questions. Thanks everyone! eastern ringneck snake Diadophis punctatus I found this handsome fellow u...
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I live in the area of Florida called the Big Bend which is where the pan handle coast curves northward on its west to east swing. Or east to west if you really care. Take a look at a map of Flor...
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Well, I made it through the hot and humid Florida summer. This has been a typical subtropical winter with highs being in the hi 70's today. Water is NOT a problem here! There is so much of it com...
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