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Episode-2467- Kevin Estela on 101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods

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Kevin Estela first fell in love with the outdoors as a child. Entertained by the WWII survival stories his father endured in the jungles of the Philippines, Kevin wanted to learn more. Kevin grew up hiking, kayaking/canoeing, fishing and hunting in New England and spent his free time outside or reading about survival and wilderness skills. Over the years, his childhood interests became stronger and developed into his lifelong passion. Kevin’s passion now includes sharing what he knows with his students, family and friends. Kevin is the Owner and Head Instructor of Estela Wilderness Education. He brings extensive educational experience … Continue reading →

Episode-2316- Natalie Bogwalker on Natural Hide Tanning

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Natalie Bogwalker is the Founder and Director of the Wild Abundance, a school that offers classes in permaculture, hide tanning, primitive skills, natural building, and more based in Weaverville, NC. She’s passionate about teaching and sharing tools and skills that are essential for living harmoniously within the natural systems of the earth. She lives in her lovely, growing homestead nestled deep in community in the Southern Appalachians. She spends her time harvesting in the wild, building, gardening, planting, putting up food, growing, teaching and scheming about how to introduce more people to Earth-based living, all while worshiping the beauty around … Continue reading →

Episode-1402- Frank Salzano on Firefly Gatherings and Primitive Skills

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Frank Salzano is currently establishing a staple food crop chestnut-based forest garden in Sodom-Laurel, NC, where he homesteads and experiments with permaculture farming. He graduated with honors from Shepherd College with a B.A. in Liberal Arts, after spending a year on the city council of Shepherdstown, WV, where he served on the Planning and Zoning Commission, Environmental Sustainability Committee, and Affordable Housing Committee. He is a member of the Northern Nut Growers Association (NNGA) and the North American Fruit Explorers (NAFEX). His writing has been published in the Permaculture Activist magazine and Appalachian Voices. He is also an active member … Continue reading →

Episode-1289- Learning to Hunt Without a Gun Part 2

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I could have called this series learning to hunt without a gun or a bow or a trap or anything but that title would be too long.  Today’s show is part two of a series so you may really wish to listen to part one first if you have not done so already. This series began as an extension of a listener question I answered two weeks ago about learning to hunt when you had no one to teach you.  No family, no friends, no mentors, no one.  In part one we focused on the following, The primary hurtles to … Continue reading →

Episode-1228 – Sam Coffman on Scenario Based Training

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Sam Coffman is the founder and director at The Human Path – a survival school in the central Texas area that teaches a wide array of skills.  Such as urban and wilderness survival to wilderness first aid, tactics, tracking and naturalist studies, homesteading, intentional communities, tactics and self-defense, tracking, off-grid engineering, plant medicine and much more. Sam is also co-founder of Herbal Medics – a non-profit organization with the goal of teaching and using plant medicine and self-sustainability concepts (off-grid engineering, in remote, post-disaster and inner-city areas. Sam’s medical background started as a U.S. Special Forces (a.k.a. “Green Beret”) medic … Continue reading →

Episode-954- A Two Parter, Yellow Journalism and Archery with Caleb Runnels

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Get ready for a two part episode.  Yesterday I didn’t get to cover the complete yellow journalism committed by Mike Adams of Natural News in regard to a case about Oregon and water rights.  While I agree with Mr. Adams about the oppression of the state in this issue his coverage and specifically his headline are so utterly misleading I must speak about it today. From there we move onto more enjoyable things and discuss archery as a prepper skill with Caleb Runnels.  Join Caleb and I as we discuss the different types of bows available today.  What style of … Continue reading →

Episode-926- Alex Leavens on Axe Skills and Tracking

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Alex Leavens has a long wilderness and survival background that includes: the Eagle Scout Award, back-country ranger and climbing assistant in the Hoh River Valley, Olympic National Park. He has also served as a wild land firefighter in three states and as an instructor for the Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS).  He has studied Aikido for over a decade  and studied extensively under Jon Young, founder of the Wilderness Awareness School (WAS). Alex has also served as instructor at WAS.  Most recently he produced the DVD: Ax Skills for the Homestead & Wilderness Survival.  He joins us today to discuss … Continue reading →

Episode-850- Natalie Bogwalker on Firefly Gatherings, Permaculture, Primative Skills and Homesteading

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Natalie Bogwalker practices and shares skills she considers vital to humanity’s future.  She lives in a lovely, growing homestead nestled deep in community in the Southern Appalachians. She is the co-founder and director of the Living Skills School and the Firefly Gathering.  She has taught and given talks at schools, universities, and gatherings all over the country. You can learn more about Natalie and Firefly Gatherings at www.WildAbundance.net and www.FireflyGathering.org Today Natalie joins us to discuss permaculture, primitive skills, homesteading skills and their importance for survival along with how they improve your quality of life from day to day even … Continue reading →

Episode-841- Fuz Sanderson on Earth Skills Gatherings and Community Building

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Fuz Sanderson on is an endangered Species biologist, wilderness skills teacher, who has been serving for many years as an earth skills gathering coordinator. Fuz is also a husband and father of 2 boys (ten and eight) and a musician and craftsman. He joins us today to discuss earth skills gatherings, what they offer in terms of survival skills, practical homesteading and perhaps most importantly community building. Note – To get a discount for the upcoming Earth Skills gathering email Fuz direction at fuz.sanderson at gmail dot com.  This offer is open for the next two weeks to TSP listeners, … Continue reading →

Episode-490- Establishing Local Resource Knowledge in Advance of Disaster

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You often hear in the Survivalist Community that local resources and in fact all resources will quickly come under pressure in a major disaster.  While true there is also the old adage “the early bird gets the worm” along with the fact that “normalcy bias” will often keep competition low during early and even middle states of a major break down.  Hence it makes a lot of sense to be knowledgeable and aware of your local resources now before any need of them arises. Join me today as we discuss… The three types of survival knowledge General Localized Specialized (skill … Continue reading →