Survival Gear Checklist December 18, 2020December 18, 2020Chris Byrd Comment A survival gear checklist will help you prepare for your next outing. Knowing bushcraft or “primitive” survival methods is an excellent skill-set to [...]
Basic Survival Skills April 10, 2020April 10, 2020Filip Tkaczyk Comment There is so much information on basic survival skills that you might be asking “Where to start?” Here are 6 primary components of [...]
Making Fire with a Bow and Drill January 6, 2020January 6, 2020Filip Tkaczyk Comment There is nothing quite like using a bow and drill to make your very own fire completely from scratch! Of the many ways [...]
5 Easy Ways to Start a Fire Using Water December 4, 2017tpd Comment Starting a fire with water may seem counterintuitive, but water is actually a very useful tool for starting fires in emergency situations if [...]
How to NOT have to Rub Sticks Together to Start a Fire! July 26, 2017tpd Comment A google of “how to start a fire with sticks” produced 26,800,000 results a few days ago. Don’t know that I believe the [...]
How to Make a Fire When It’s Raining June 9, 2017tpd Comment If there’s one bad habit that we all share, it’s a lack of imagination when it comes to thinking through survival situations. And [...]
FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS: BLOG SKILL SERIES: Become a Fire Walker – Apache Match July 14, 2015July 14, 2015Creek Stewart 1 You’ve probably noticed that I’ll often send the guys off on the morning of their solo day with some kind of fire carry [...]
Making Fire With a Bow Drill June 28, 2015June 20, 2017Jarhead Survivor 3 Imagine you’re hiking with some friends on a day hike on a trail you’ve never been on. The trail is well marked in [...]