Make like a "Mule" not like a "Horse"

Instructor: Don Kevilus - the previous owner of Four Dog Stove Co. has been designing and building portable wood stoves from steel and titanium for over 23 years.  His passion for creating time-tested and proven items for use in the harshest wilderness conditions is evident by the testimonials of hunters, trappers, outfitters, canoeists, guides, and adventurers worldwide.  Don is also well respected in the Bushcraft Community for his great depth of outdoor wisdom and expansive outdoor experience.

Session Description:  Don will be giving a talk on the following topic to whoever wants to listen 

Using the metaphor of the difference of the why and how a mule to this day can survive in some of the harshest places on earth. Where horses will perish.

We will compare so we can find lessons learned how mules do it and horses do not.

We will learn by hard won lessons of Merrills Marauder’s of WWII. Where 3,000 men started a march through some of harshest mountains and jungle. It lasted 5 months and they covered almost a thousand miles. At the end only 120 of those men where still fit for duty. They had 700 pack animals.  Of the 340 horses none survived. Of the 360 mules 40 were still fit for duty.

We will also learn from Paleo Anthropologist who have study the peoples who still live a gather hunter life in Africa and South America how they are able to thrive with no more causal effort than 4-6 hours a day.

We will learn basic skills and how to develop and perfect those skills. To thrive when others perish.

We will discuss and cover the following;

• Mind Set (you must have your mind right!)

• Learning to do without

• Fasting

• Basic equipment (the more you know the less you carry!)

• Simple basic rations

• How to become as efficient as possible with energy used