Rat Man
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In a roundabout way acorns got me interested in the sling. I have always felt a bit out of place in modern society... many of us do. Take me back 100,000 years and I'd be fine. In the Fall here in New Jersey millions of tons of acorns wash down our sewers, totally wasted. I read that the Native Americans used to process them into flour. I HATE to waste anything so I decided to give acorns a try. My first attempt failed miserably because I didn't crush the acorns finely enough prior to rinsing them. You have to rinse them for a couple of days to get all of the tannins out or most kinds of acorns will be inedible. Anyway, acorns got me thinking about all things from our hunter/gatherer ancestors which led me to the sling. As I mentioned on a previous thread, the thing I like the most about the sling is that it's something I can make and use completely by myself, Naked and Afraid style. I don't need anything whatsoever from modern technology. Just a little plant fiber, hair, or hide and some round stones, of which we have plenty here. If the modern world was to end today I'd have a sling immediately, with no help from anyone or anything.
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