My own story on how I discovered paleo… I got sick from not following Paleo/Ancestral. I was vegan for 20 years with constantly declining health thinking I had the right diet, tried every diet/modality I could find, spent thousands of dollars and lived a compromised life, until I discovered paleo/primal. I started healing instantly. My […]
Why Paleo/Ancestral Health/Diet Read More »
A 20°F down quilt weighs about a pound and a half and packs to the size of a loaf of bread. A 20°F wool sleeping bag weighs four pounds and packs to an 11-inch cylinder. If that were the whole comparison there would be no wool vs down sleeping bag debate. It is not the
Wool vs Down Sleeping Bags: Weight, Wet Performance, Loft and Cost Read More »
Spirit Guides and Nature are one and the same thing. The world speaks to us through symbols and each being and element in nature is a part of that language. So merely cultivating a relationship is all that matters even if it seems we don’t know what we are doing. The understanding can follow naturally. I
How Nature Speaks and Why We Need Rewilding Read More »
When I take my friends camping they are amazed at how easy I make it look. I just whip out my gear, have the tarp up and everything organized no matter the weather, and usually fall asleep about as soon as I hit the sleeping bag. I have spent many years trying to find a
10 Tips for Blissful Outdoor Sleeping Read More »
People often ask me how I got myself to fit into a 184 square foot tiny house (8’ x 23’). The answer is, by changing my paradigm about how I think about space, stuff and redefining what quality of life means to me. It didn’t happen overnight. It has taken me years of consistent effort
Downscale or Die: 9 Steps to Clutter Free Read More »
My best adventure so far this summer was exploring a creek watershed only five miles from my home in the South Toe Valley, Pisgah National Forest. My hiking buddy David had seen some amazing waterfalls up the Three Creek watershed years ago and our goal was to see how far we could get and simply
The Water Trail: Boulder Hopping to Thee Creek Falls Read More »
People want to know “How can I feel better?” That is what Biohacking, Rewilding, Ancestral Health are all about. In a nutshell, this new approach to health explores how our environment influences our biology. From that we glean the essentials to vibrant robust health, supercharged immunity, healing from disease and injury, and basically the fountain
Rewilding Your Camping and Backpacking [VIDEO] Read More »
This Native American delicious pemmican dish is a superfood that works great for modern day backpacking. Super light and nutrient dense!
How to Make Pemmican Read More »
Tipi as shelter. It’s more of an escape from shelter. When shelter becomes numbing, cutting me off from the things I want to experience. I want the wind, rain, sun sweet breezes, birds. I WANT it. Tipi is not the best SHELTER as far as protecting from the environment. There are better, easier things out
Home Sweet Tipi: Notes from The Tipi Experiment Read More »
