Woodcraft Quotes

“But he may not have a glass of any description and then — well here is another way: A man traveling in the woods nearly always carries a gun of some kind. Let him remove the bullet from a cartridge and substitute a small bunch of dry tinder; shredded dry cotton cloth is as good as anything, and loading this cartridge into the gun, fire it into another small pile of tinder and blow the smoldering pile into a flame.”
― Elmer H. Kreps, Woodcraft

“As an exception to this rule I advise taking a few onions, for in spite of their weight they are a food worth considering. They freeze as readily as potatoes, but if they are kept frozen until time for use it will not hurt them in the least. There are many dishes that are greatly improved by an onion flavor and I am very fond of this evil-smelling vegetable when sliced and fried with steak.”
― Elmer H. Kreps, Woodcraft

“I was born and grew to manhood in one of the wildest and roughest districts of Pennsylvania.”
― E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps, Woodcraft