Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills - 4th Edition

Elpel, Thomas J.

ISBN 10: 1892784041 / ISBN 13: 9781892784049

Published by HOPS Press (Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School), Pony, MT, 1999

About this Item

Revised 4th Edition. 152 pages + ads; b/w photos & illustrations; contents clean; binding solid; 11" tall; color photo il'd cover.

Seller Inventory # 195449

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills - 4th Edition
• Publisher: HOPS Press (Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School), Pony, MT
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892784041
• ISBN 13: 9781892784049
• Binding: Soft Cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: vg+
• Book Type: Paperback
• Seller catalogs:
  • Hunting/Fishing/Camping/Guns,Nature-Ecology

About this title

Synopsis

If you are ever out in the woods at sunset--lost, cold, and hungry--you'll be glad you read this book. Participating in Nature teaches you how to stay warm and comfortable without a sleeping bag, how to start a fire by friction, and how to build a reliable shelter from natural materials. But it's more than just a manual of survival skills; learning to live primitively enables you to understand and participate in the natural world. Thomas J. Elpel extensively researched self-reliance skills, including fishing by hand, cooking edible plants, felting with wool, and making stone knives, wooden containers, willow baskets, and cordage. Though many of these skills were perfected centuries ago, modern students and teachers will find them innovative and fresh. Nearly 200 photographs and sketches demonstrate these outdoor skills.

About the Author

Thomas J. Elpel had the rare opportunity as a child to spend hundreds of hours with his grandmother, exploring the hills and meadows of Montana. Tom's grandmother helped him to learn about the native plants and their uses, igniting a passion for nature that has inspired Tom ever since.

Tom is now the director of Hollowtop Outdoor Primitive School (HOPS) in Pony, Montana where he teaches classes on stone age skills. Participating in Nature grew from Tom's desire to help people become more aware of the natural world around us. Tom is also the author of three other books inspired by nature, including: Botany in a Day, Direct Pointing to Real Wealth, and Living Homes.