While most people sought relief from mid-afternoon temperatures in the 90s, Scott Jones used his time to create a small fire in his hands. Jones, a pre-historian and primitive skills teacher from ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A dozen adults and kids learned the skill of building a fire. Tiny strands of jute cord were used as fuel, the surrounding air provided the oxygen, and spark generated from flint ...

Information: Call 303-823-0875 or go to wildearthschildren.org. With trepidation, the group of 11 elementary- and middle-school kids huddles around Simon Harrison’s closed hand. “Use your deer ears,” ...

Young campers set fires at Sandy Creek Park on Wednesday and then got a verbal pat on the back from their camp counselor for doing it right. The teens weren't being destructive; just learning a few ...

Eddie Starnater, left, and Julie Martin are the co-owners of Practical Primitive LLC in Liberty Township. They teach classes on primitive and survival skills, including fire and shelter-building, ...

THURMONT -- Guy Neal unrolled the tanned animal hide. Inside was a chaotic-looking clump of plant fibers he had harvested and cleaned from stinging nettle and dogbane plants. Taking a few stems of ...

Doug Hill would not be opposed to living completely off the grid. He could sport his homemade buckskin shorts every day, drink untreated water from streams, pluck his lunch from blueberry patches. He ...

A Primitive Skills Knapp-in Craft Sale and Show will take place over three days next weekend at the Comer Fairgrounds in Madison County. The event, a family affair where people teach bygone skills, is ...

Experience the incredible journey of building a two-story hut and swimming pool by hand, deep in the wilderness. Watch as two men use primitive technology and traditional skills to gather natural ...

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Department of Parks and Community Renewal are pleased to offer an all-day Primitive Skills workshop for adults, ages 18 and older, on Saturday, Oct ...