October 26, 2008 1:00 PM - 21 attended

Primitive Skills October Meetup

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Coming into the city, so get ready!

Yep, thanks to a Kathy we have been hooked up at the Chicago Park District.
Come on out because it is going to be fun.

Cordage
Get ready to harvest that dogbane, milkweed, cattail, dog hair...it's going to be a cordage day.

For those of you absolutely bored with cordage, let's do some fire by friction as well.

  • Kari
    Kari

    Love the location :)

    Posted October 26, 2008 at 5:31 PM
  • Kathy
    Kathy

    Totally enjoyed it. I loooove Peterson Park.

    Posted October 28, 2008 at 12:34 AM
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21 attended
4.50 4.506 (6 ratings)
  • Event Host
    Erik Diekman
    Assistant Organizer
  • Event Host
    Eric Michalsen
    Organizer
  • Nikos
    Excellent demo on cordage and fire making with sticks.
  • Kathy
    +1 guest
    Learned to make cordage out of dogbane, milkweed, whatever. (Am practicing at home with plastic bags.) Also, urban cavewoman make fire with bowdrill...woo-hoo!!! ;^) Had a gr-r-reat time & am looking forward to future gatherings.
  • KEN K
    +1 guest
    This was my first outing with the group. Much appreciation to Eric and Eric for putting this group together. The cordage and friction fire starting were very educational. Bob was a wealth of information and taught everyone a few new tricks. Thanks to Nikos for taking and posting the pictures. It was certainly great to meet everyone.
  • Kari
    Great to learn about cordiage.
  • Bob
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    +1 guest
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    +1 guest
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