Not sure if this has been posted before. Self Reliance Illustrated has back issues of their magazine available as .pdf files.

I haven't read through all copies yet but some of the info looks like it may be a good read.

Sample magazine topics table of contents:

Water
Going Primitive by Ken Seal III

Ask Payge by Payge McMahon
Numyth Vulcan Fire Piston by Andy Blanchard
Primitive Char Cattail: Nature’s CharCloth by David “Mitch” Mitchell

What’s in my pack?
14 Days / 3 Seasons / 200+ Miles by Payge McMahon
What’s in my pack? by Michael Henninger

Shelter
The Roof, The Crown of a Shelter by Caleb Musgrave

Tools
Southern Grind by Dan Coppins
A New Fix on an Old Knife: The AK-47 Bayonet by Dan Mervine

Knots
Cobra Weave by Scott Wickham Jr.
Food
GSI Billy Pot by Tim Stetzer
Non-Seasonal Edibles by David “Mitch” Mitchell

Navigation and First Aid
Hasty Assessments for Medical Emergencies by Kelly Martin

Do It Yourself
Downtime Bushpipe by Jesse Herb
The Flip Flop Winch by Mike Lummio
Make Your Own Bug Out Bag by Scott Wickham Jr.

Inspirational
Mother Nature’s Little Lessons by Reverend Robert Schuler
What Now? by David Stous

Hunting
California Kid Meets His Match in a Feisty Squirrel
by Randolph “Randy” Merril
How I Make a Squirrel Skin Bowstring by Jamie Burleigh

Pathfinder Youth Organization
The More Your Carry by William Sigler

The Grind: What’s New at Blind Horse Knives by L.T. Wright

Book Review by Bill Bernard