Rabbitstick 2010

abo4ster

abo4ster

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Recently got back from the mother of primitive skills gatherings... Rabbitstick. For more info, check out www.backtracks.net.

To answer a few upfront questions...

This is where I slept for a week. Heard elk bugle every evening and morning as well as coyotes howling most nights...
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This was the message board that showed the day and time of the classes. Everything from making a bow/arrow, to flint knapping, bone tools, pottery, tracking, plant ID, game processing (they killed a goat), primitive fire, survival kits, basketry, knife making, blacksmithing, felting, brain tanning, and more than I can list here. Lots of stuff for the kids too.
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This picture is of just the instuctors; many of whom make their livlihood from the skills they teach. Words cannot begin to explain the volume of expertise that converges and is shared at this event. Instructor to instructor too. No egos.
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I put some of the pics I took into this video...

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Man! That must have been awesome!! What classes/skills did you pick up and run with? What was the most outrageous class/skill they were demonstrating? Cool pics and thank you for sharing. Moose
 
moosez45 said:
Man! That must have been awesome!! What classes/skills did you pick up and run with? What was the most outrageous class/skill they were demonstrating? Cool pics and thank you for sharing. Moose
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Hmmm, that is a tough one. Outrageous is in the eye of the beholder...

I guess I didn't have a favorite 'class' as much as having the experience of spending time with Steve Watts. He offered several classes of which I took three, Abo 101, Turkey Tech, and I made a primitive sewing kit with him (bone awls and needles). Also spent time with him on the side talking (wool) blanket technology. He is the man.

Since I flew out, I was limited on what projects I could do as I had to fly back, for example, making a bow or pottery would have been tough getting back. I did tan a fox fur with George Michaud though. Very few people from the east coast at this event.

I did a lot of socializing as this was a rare opportunity for me to actually discuss bushcraft face to face with someone.
 
abo4ster said:
Hmmm, that is a tough one. Outrageous is in the eye of the beholder...
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I guess outrageous was not the correct word I should have used, in retospect, What was the most out of the ordinary skill? At some of the gatherings I have been to, there always seems to be one that stands out. I apologize if I offended. Moose
 
moosez45 said:
I guess outrageous was not the correct word I should have used, in retospect, What was the most out of the ordinary skill? At some of the gatherings I have been to, there always seems to be one that stands out. I apologize if I offended. Moose
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No offense whatsoever and no apology needed.

Honestly, with over 80 classes, it would be unfair for me to single out anything because it would be based solely on my experience and there are just too many different things you can learn.
 
Missed it again-no possible way to swing it with school. Last year it was budget and transportation, this year piles of studying.
 
Awesome, thanks for posting. You learn so much at those kids of events, plus meet great folks too!
 
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