On Wednesday May 8, 2024 I went up to Stony Lake and taught a one day survival course at Camp Miniwanca. In attendance were ten eighth graders all the way from Kansas City. It was a good experience. We covered survival needs in the wilderness, safe knife handling, primitive fire, shelter building, tripod building and medicinal tea. We found Plantain, Mullein and Blackberry. Using Blackberry leaves, we made an infusion over the fire. Shoutout to Max, who successfully turned an empty energy drink can into a make-shift container to boil water and to make the infusion. If you are ever near Stony Lake, I recommend visiting Camp Miniwanca, it is a beautiful destination nearby sand dunes and Lake Michigan. Please see attached video below.
Month: May 2024
chert
I recently received a shipment of chert. In the video I make sparks using a steel striker and a piece of chert. I used this chert to practice primitive fire with a group of kids from Kansas City who were staying at a camp in Stony Lake, MI. I will also be using this chert during my weekend survival courses this spring and summer.