With practical tips and a host of DIY ideas, this Basic Wilderness Survival Kit Checklist provides you with everything you need to build your own survival kit.
Wilderness can be tough on the urban dweller! Here are a few boy scouts wilderness survival tips that will come in handy as you camp in the wild.
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TV doesn't have to rot your brain. If you watch the right programs, you might learn a thing or two about survival. Check out these 17 prepper shows.
1. How to Make a FireOf all the survival skills you could master, the ability to make a fire in any situation imaginable is the most practical way to start. And if you've clicked around on our site enough, you know that we have an excellent resource on this topic. Not knowing how to make ... Read more
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Glue can be used to repair tents, tarps, and to form tools (e.g. fletching on an arrow). It can be used as a sealant for containers (or canoes) or to waterproof coverings. And of course, if you cannot scavenge glue, you must make it yourself. Pine pitch glue can be easily made producing a adhesive material that is strong, flexible, and fast setting.
don't have your survival fire starter with you to start a survival fire in a survival situation. Then learn these 6 fire starter techniques that are a bit unusual
If you've ever tried to catch wild game with your bare hands you already know that the ability to hunt at a distance can mean the difference between a meal and disappointment. Most of the
Humans require salt for survival, plain and simple. While it's easy enough to extract salt from seawater, that's only practical if you're near the coast. Inland sources of salt were well known to our ancestors,
If the off-grid life is calling to you, then you have an adventurous spirit. But to be self-sufficient, you need these basic pioneer skills.
hen would you possibly need a DIY spear in a pinch? In a survival situation, that's when! Let me share with you these 6 quick designs. #DIY #survival #spears
There are countless ways to make a fire, and each one has its benefits. It’s time to visit an ancient methodology known as the Dakota fire hole.
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Catching a fish with your bare hands sounds like the sort of story you’d hear around a campfire, a tall tale to be sure. But, hand fishing works and lots of people do it. You may have heard of noodling for catfish, but other types of fish can be caught with just your hands too, […]
You may not be John Rambo but that doesn't mean you don't need to know basic survival techniques. If you were stranded in the wilderness would you know how to build a basic shelter to shield you from the elements?
In the event of a major collapse, there are a number of basic skills most people will need to learn in order to survive.
In a survival situation, primitive tools will get you by but for maximum survivability, you need mechanical weapons and explosives – and nothing beats the time-tested combustive mixture – gunpowder. Here's how to make gunpowder in the wild.
Hack your way to safety with 34 amazing survival hacks. You'll feel like a True McGyver when you start using one of these survival hacks.
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These lost survival skills used to be common knowledge. Every homesteader should practice these skills because we might need them again.
In a wilderness survival scenario, you'll need to find some natural weapons for hunting or self defense. Here's how.
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In any wilderness survival situation, shelter is high on the list of priorities. Natural survival shelters are everywhere if you recognize them.
It is wise to learn from the experience of others. We can look to the trials, tribulations, and lived experience of others who persevered through challenging circumstances that we ourselves may yet face. Their choices, skills, training and attitudes should inform our own. It is no stretch to say that there is nothing new under ... Read more
Building and sustaining a fire is one of the most valuable survival skills, but it can be challenging. Here's how to do it.
Carrying a fire is a practical, millennia-old way to reuse an ember. When you're moving camps, you can take an ember with you.
There are many snare and trap designs for small and large game that have stood the test of time. Learn more about each.
11 survival tips that could save your life one day. Tell the difference between a non-venomous and a venomous snake bit with these survival tips.
Eating and foraging wild plants is a risky game. Outdoors, you might encounter a thousand plant species on a single trip; here's how to not kill yourself.
Acorn is probably one of the most overlooked survival foods. Here is how to prepare acorns for consumption and use them in recipes.
Discover the top 5 primitive skills you need to teach your kids for their survival in any situation, from outdoor adventures to unexpected emergencies.
Take a look and learn these 6 primitive survival traps. In the old days, people used these primitive survival traps with success and they still work today.
In this guide, I go over all the basics of wilderness survival including primitive and modern methods, along with gear recommendations.
Skin a dead animal. Smash its leg bone into a blade. And use its tendons to tie that blade to a handle. Sound gruesome? That's how you'd make a knife in the wild.
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In most urban situations, the cell phone is the ultimate survival tool. With it, you can call for help, get directions, and look up practical information (you’ve downloaded a digital survival library, right?). In the wilderness, if your phone’s signal is faint or non-existent, it’s a significantly less useful tool, but can still come in […]
In the event of a major collapse, there are a number of basic skills most people will need to learn in order to survive.
Most look at survival medicine as stocking up on some helpful over-the-counter medicines and coverings for wounds for their survival kit. However, survival medicine entails much more. To be adequately prepared, you must know what to do once your supplies run out. Survival medicine teaches you about common ailments, good over-the-counter medications to stock up on, and how to use your surroundings to make medicine in an emergency, by relying on herbs, berries, and other plants. | Author: Graham Higgins | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | Publication Date: May 18, 2017 | Number of Pages: 160 pages | Language: English | Binding: Paperback | ISBN-10: 154679378X | ISBN-13: 9781546793786
A quick overview of the most important tools and weapons you'll need to survive pretty much anywhere. #bushcraft #survival