A PRIMITIVE MIND

[Blacktail]

latey i have been wanting to make things truely primitive..BUT,how does one get into the right frame of mind to do it  ....for instence...if use abo tools to chip rock and i get into a jam i am allways reaching for a modern tool...if i want to make a bow i all ways go for the band saw,rasp,draw knife....i really think that i need to start with my way of thinking..so,how does one change there way of thinking in a modern world...i dont know maybe i am just think way too out loud.thanks john

[nugget]

Get rid of all the modern stuff so the temptation is not there. It is hard to do. I resort back to modern stuff myself.

[TreyNC]

I agree with nugget, get rid of the modern tools, or at least pack them away. Also make sure you have a place that "feels primitive" at least to you. Doesn't have to be big, just an area for you to connect your self with the earth, where you can mentally slow down time. You will become more patient.

Trey

[JustAim]

Head for the woods and take nothing with you but the clothes your wearing. That will get ya thinking right  

[Aosda]

Head for the woods and take nothing with you but the clothes your wearing. That will get ya thinking right  

I agree.  Head for the woods for the weekend and try to feed yourself (bringing safety food of course).  Set some snares, gather wood, and then try to build a fire.  Necessity will inspire you.

[JackCrafty]

The right frame of mind for primitive work is "Patience is a virtue".  Be patient and learn to enjoy using the primitive tools.  The brain adapts to things it "likes".  If you begin to enjoy the primitive tools, your mind will not want to use anything else.

The best place to get "primitive" is anywhere you are allowed to build an open fire.  The root of primitive technology is fire....all things grow from there.

[RidgeRunner]

I could not agree with Jackcrafty more.

The first thing you have to do is slow down.

David

[Blacktail]

hey guys thanks for the info...there is alot of differant ideas here..and i sure do want to try them out..thanks john

[Pat B]

   I have found it very difficult to be primitive. Too much technology under the bridge. I know if I "HAD TO", I could but making myself go totally primitive is quite difficult.  Getting your mind in to a primitive state takes time out and away without modern conveniences and like Patrick said, FIRE! Lots of thoughts and applications have happened around a fire pit over the eons.

[billy]

I take off all my clothes, and run thru the nearest parking lot with a spear in one hand and a roadkilled squirrel in the other.  Then I squat right next to a car as the old couple is about to load their groceries and bite into the squirrel just as they see me.  After I get bailed outta jail, then I wonder why I did all that in the first place.  That's when I finally realize what a fool I was, and I never even give into the temptation again! 

[JackCrafty]

Gee thanks for that visual, Billy.

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[smokeu]

I know what yall mean im planing a camp trip where I will take nothing but maybe a bow and maybe a fire kit.

[jamie]

like pat said, it starts at the fire pit.

[agd68]

One thing to bear in mind though is that mankind has never been "primitive". We have always used the highest technology available to us at the time.