(Q) Is My Cast Iron Ruined if it Has Rusted? (A) No. Here are photographs of a neglected TDO-20 (The Ultimate Turkey Roaster). After smoke cooking a turkey the pot was left outside for a couple weeks during the winter months in indirect weather. The rust you see inside is a flash rust coupled with left over turkey drippings. The pot was turned over to our resident cast...

One of the best things about barebow shooting is its diversity. There is no one "correct" way to do it. Spend a day at most traditional shoots and you'll see people differing in how they hold the string, hold their bows, draw, anchor, and aim. Over the past 26 years I've tried countless different barebow shooting and aiming methods. String-walking is just one. S...

For hikes, hunts or any prolonged period away from "civilization" I have found a simple and very reliable solution for many hard to fix repairs and odd jobs. It consists of a few sticks of hot-melt glue or hot melt adhesive (HMA) (aka glue sticks for hot glue guns) and a suitable heat source --usually a lighter or a candle (a bonfire will do too). HMA will adher...

I bolted from the cold and through the door and was greeted with the rush of warm air and the smell of my Dad's home made noodles that I dubbed…..Gobbers. In my youth I looked forward to the days when we'd have them. Dad would find the oldest stewing hen he could find, for reasons only known to our family food budget, and after a boiling process of most the day would flesh the...

While surfing the web for interesting tidbits of information that you might find valuable, I came across a website called www.wilderness-survival.net. The U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76 is the source material for this website. They kindly allowed me to reprint this easy navigation tip. The earth's relationship to the sun can help you to determine direction on earth. The sun always rise...