Middle Earth Ranger Forum

Please bear in mind these books and sites are in no particular order and all have some relevent material. The sites are in my favorites and are a culmination of looking into a number of topics.

I was thinking of doing a critique on each, however that would delay this info for a least a month so here goes:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/100893/ebooks ... r-Handbook

http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/

http://wwwquestia.com/library/encyclope ... rchase.jsp

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewis ... intro.html

www.i-kirk.info/tales/vnr17.html

http:/42explore.com/animaltracks.html

http://www.beartracker.com/guide.html

http://www.primitive.org

www.kelticos/forum/index.php

http://museums.ncl.ac.uk./flint/archhunt.html

Hi Pete, Thanks for posting all these great sites and books. You mentioned doing a review. I'd love to see a critique on each as you get the time to do it. Maybe point out that which we may find to be of most importance to what we do here. We'd all greatly benefit from it.

I'm on vacation next week so I'll see if I can knock off a couple of sites and books. I'm expecting both a sword (atrim) and a dagger (windlass) before then so I'll have a few scabbards to keep me busy. I picked up a pair of cheap wasters too and I'd like to sand them down a bit for a more comfortable grip.

I also found several more books of varying interest on my shelves to add to the lists and I'm sure I can find several how to sites on line.

Speaking of how tos: if anyone has the link for the leather bottle making would they please post it in the how to section.

I said I'd review some of the sites and books I listed above so here goes

www.primitive.org

This is an online magazine devoted to primitive living skills. While I'd didn't subscribe as the annual fee is $30 and then a $10 per issue fee, 2 of the sample articles are well worth reading. One had to do with starting a fire useing a fire plow and the other was making torches. I would reccommend you all read at least the one on the fire plow.

The other articles were not really how tos but either the philosphy of archeology or history on specific tool designs.

Judging from the sample articles I'm sure much information can be gleaned from the mag as a whole. I just don't feel like laying lout that kind of money at this time.

http://www.amazon.com/Tracking-Art-Seei ... 0062735241

This is another good book to add to your library. I was introduced to this book at our local Audubon center when I took a class there.

"Mammal tracks & sign; A guide to North American species' by Mark Elbroch.

Tracking and reading sign is absolutely core for a Ranger. That book is absolutely awesome. I've been using it to teach my son. Only good for our North American Rangers but I suspect folks could find an equivalent for other places.

Hope that helps.

Siani

Here's a good one to add. It was written shortly after the Civil War by a U.S. Army officer. It concerns crossing the prairies to get to the west. It has some very good info on traveling with animals, shelter, food caches, and many other things. While it applies mainly to 19th centruy America, alot of the skills it talks about are universal.
Plus it's free to read online, so why not.
http://www.kancoll.org/books/marcy/macont.htm

This is a website created by a local friend of mine who teaches primitive technology. This site is a treasury of primitive technology, gleaned over many years of studying and teaching:
http://www.primitiveways.com/

Kortoso wrote:This is a website created by a local friend of mine who teaches primitive technology. This site is a treasury of primitive technology, gleaned over many years of studying and teaching:
http://www.primitiveways.com/

I love that site.
A good deal of my kit was inspired by articles on that site.