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		<title>The Bow Drill Deception: Why It Fails for 90% of Beginners and What Actually Determines Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every bushcraft forum has the same thread buried somewhere in its archives. Someone spent three hours bowing furiously against a piece of scrap pine, arms shaking and palms blistered, and never produced so much as a wisp of real smoke. They watched a dozen tutorials first, they copied the elbow lock, the knee position, the ... <a title="The Bow Drill Deception: Why It Fails for 90% of Beginners and What Actually Determines Success" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/the-bow-drill-deception-why-it-fails-for-90-of-beginners-and-what-actually-determines-success/" aria-label="Read more about The Bow Drill Deception: Why It Fails for 90% of Beginners and What Actually Determines Success">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fatwood Myth: Why Most &#8220;Fire Starter&#8221; Trees People Identify Aren&#8217;t Actually Rich in Resin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has spent time around campfires or bushcraft forums has heard the promise: find a pine stump, shave off a few slivers, and you have an instant fire starter that lights even in the rain. That promise sits at the heart of what I call the fatwood myth, the widespread belief that almost any ... <a title="The Fatwood Myth: Why Most &#8220;Fire Starter&#8221; Trees People Identify Aren&#8217;t Actually Rich in Resin" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/the-fatwood-myth-why-most-fire-starter-trees-people-identify-arent-actually-rich-in-resin/" aria-label="Read more about The Fatwood Myth: Why Most &#8220;Fire Starter&#8221; Trees People Identify Aren&#8217;t Actually Rich in Resin">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Autonomous Maintenance: How to Choose a Blade Profile That&#8217;s Easy to Sharpen on a Rock in the Forest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is one thing that separates a useful knife from a paperweight in the backcountry: whether you can bring it back to a working edge with a flat stone and your hands. Not every blade lets you do that. The geometry of the grind is what makes the difference. Why Does Blade Geometry Determine How ... <a title="Autonomous Maintenance: How to Choose a Blade Profile That&#8217;s Easy to Sharpen on a Rock in the Forest" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/autonomous-maintenance-how-to-choose-a-blade-profile-thats-easy-to-sharpen-on-a-rock-in-the-forest/" aria-label="Read more about Autonomous Maintenance: How to Choose a Blade Profile That&#8217;s Easy to Sharpen on a Rock in the Forest">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Cognitive Load of Survival: Why Smart People Make Catastrophically Stupid Decisions Under Stress</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is a dangerous myth in the preparedness world that intelligence automatically turns into good action when life gets ugly. It sounds comforting because most serious preppers read, plan, compare gear, study maps, and think through scenarios long before trouble arrives. The problem is that a crisis does not test your intelligence in a clean ... <a title="The Cognitive Load of Survival: Why Smart People Make Catastrophically Stupid Decisions Under Stress" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/the-cognitive-load-of-survival-why-smart-people-make-catastrophically-stupid-decisions-under-stress/" aria-label="Read more about The Cognitive Load of Survival: Why Smart People Make Catastrophically Stupid Decisions Under Stress">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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