Re: Whatcha thinking about now? (v2)
I promise I will heed your advice to the letter, ma'am. :^^:
I'm currently looking into how my Choctaw ancestors survived the winters, and fashion my clothing off of the traditional garb. Not only will it help me connect with my roots, but it'll also be more practical than trying to reinvent the wheel so to speak; I'm definitely considering heading to the reservation in Oklahoma to obtain training from the elders firsthand.
That's not entirely true; in my region, which has a relatively high altitude, and relatively lower population than most metropolitan areas, the combination of freshwater springs mixed with the clean air is perfectly safe to drink after boiling it for an hour just to be safe; boiling it kills any and all bacteria, (that we know of), that might be lingering in it, which probably wouldn't kill you even if you drank it fresh from the stream, because chances are, the frigid temperatures would've killed off most micro-organisms that got caught in it's embrace. I have yet to hear of any bacteria that can survive being boiled alive; at least in these parts haha; maybe on Mars or the bottom of the ocean; there's some extremophiles out there that'd probably be able to survive...them and what army, right? :XD laugh:
Yes; I'm going to have to keep a low profile and move around a little just to be on the safe side.
Yes; Into the Wild was a good movie; pretty sad though. Should've looked before he leapt.
I'm thinking of going to Montana Creek further west of me, a bit south; I hear that's a plentiful source of obsidian, which is one of the sharpest substances known to man, and famous for being used by the Native Americans to flintknap phenomenally high-quality blades and arrow heads, which would then often be secured to a handle, or shaft of an arrow, using the aid of pine sap glue; you can find videos of how to make it yourself directly from Nature. ::
That...is...AWESOME! :=o:
--Sollomyn
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I'm currently looking into how my Choctaw ancestors survived the winters, and fashion my clothing off of the traditional garb. Not only will it help me connect with my roots, but it'll also be more practical than trying to reinvent the wheel so to speak; I'm definitely considering heading to the reservation in Oklahoma to obtain training from the elders firsthand.
Originally posted by Shahaku
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Yes; I'm going to have to keep a low profile and move around a little just to be on the safe side.
Yes; Into the Wild was a good movie; pretty sad though. Should've looked before he leapt.
I'm thinking of going to Montana Creek further west of me, a bit south; I hear that's a plentiful source of obsidian, which is one of the sharpest substances known to man, and famous for being used by the Native Americans to flintknap phenomenally high-quality blades and arrow heads, which would then often be secured to a handle, or shaft of an arrow, using the aid of pine sap glue; you can find videos of how to make it yourself directly from Nature. ::
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--Sollomyn
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