Mountainman Crafts and Skills FROM THE PUBLISHER
Tilled with valuable information for hobbyists, survival enthusiasts, family campers--and everyone who enjoys outdoor life, Mountainman Crafts and Skills is the essential illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival.
How to make your own clothing, shelter, and equipment are all covered in step-by-step detail--through illustrations by the author himself. Learn how to make and use hunting tools and utensils, wild game traps, mountainman clothing, powder flasks and horns, tents, deer-horn jewelry, and much more.
Wilderness survival skills are also covered, with instruction geared at both novice and expert. Learn how to trap wild game, tan hides, shoot with black powder, make a fire, and cook a hearty meal with only the barest of essentials.
SYNOPSIS
Here is a fully illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival, in the traditions of the adventurers who first took to the mountain regions of the American West.
Filled with valuable information for hobbyists, survival enthusiasts, family campers, and everyone who enjoys outdoor life, Mountainman Crafts and Skills is the essential illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival.
How to make your own clothing, shelter, and equipment are all covered in step-by-step detail-through illustrations by the author himself. Learn how to make and use hunting tools and utensils, wild-game traps, mountainman clothing, powder flasks and horns, tents, deer-horn jewelry, and much more.
Wilderness survival skills are also covered, with instruction geared for both novice and expert. Learn how to trap wild game, tan hides, shoot with black powder, make a fire, and cook a hearty meal with only the barest of essentials.
Montgomery, an avid outdoorsman, presents information using a concise, no-nonsense approach-he shows you how to set traps without mashing a thumb, what clothing is most comfortable and durable for the seasoned mountainman, and the do's and don'ts of handling black powder safely. Also provided are an extensive glossary and an annotated bibliography.
Rich in mountainman historical lore, from descriptions of foods and living habits to campfire yarns, Mountainman Crafts and Skills is a must for everyone who loves the great outdoors.
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