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My grandfather was the same way. He could build a boat and outsail anyone in it (won his last regatta at 82), but he never taught anyone else how to sail. I think some people just don't know how to teach. Or just don't have the patience for it.

Both? Classes are good because the instructor and figure out what you're having problems with and help you out. But the videos are good because you can watch them over and over, pause and rewind, and have them in an instant. I used the videos to learn how to long tail cast on and to make dish...

There's other stuff you can do (my sister and her husband sit around talking about this a lot). Building shelter and fires, small scale farming, medical, and animal husbandry are all very important for long term survival so people who can do those things are important, too. Maybe more so than...

I knit, crochet, and sew too! And I also have a difficult baby/toddler who doesn't let me do anything by myself, so I haven't been able to make anything beyond a dish cloth in a while. I learned to sew as a child (and was the only kid who already knew how in my life skills class in 7th grade). I...