How To Build Your DIY Basic Bushcraft Kit
Bushcraft was almost a lost art before the growing popularity of survival prepping also coincidentally stimulated a new interest in it. Preppers began
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Wilderness Survival Skills
Survival Training Ideas: 4 Life Saving Skills That Don’t Require A Formal Class
There is so much knowledge and information in the preparedness community. I love listening to experts speak from their experiences because I never
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A True Survival Story: “Taking Their Possessions and Some Seeds, They Had Retreated Ever Deeper Into the Forest”
When Josef Stalin instituted a campaign of purging dissidents in the 1930’s, some 17 million people were left dead or missing by the
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Foraging Feral Food: Trout Lily
Craving feral food? Now’s the time to hit the woods. The Trout Lily is blooming! Before going wild on this gem of the
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The Ultimate Primitive Torch When You Need Hours of Fire
When the world plunges into darkness and batteries have long since been drained of life, knowing how to fire up a primitive torch
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8 Solar Fire Starting Tips You Must Know
Using the sun to start a fire is probably my favorite method of fire starting. It amazes me every time. The sun is
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Ready To Draw? Survival Bows On A Budget
If you haven’t touched a bow and arrow since gym archery classes, then you may not realize both vintage and new models hold
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A DiY Survival Sling Shot with Big Game Capabilities
Could you survive in the wilderness with only a sling shot as your weapon? Lots would depend on your survivability. Having a means
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How to Craft a Down and Dirty Survival Gig from a Sapling
In Surviving Large on Small Stuff, I was asked how I made the gig used to harvest the water moccasin in that post. Two months
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Top 3 Ways People Die in the Wild (So You Don’t Have To)
Top 3 Ways People Die in the Wild (So You Don’t Have To) It’s surprising to look at the leading causes of most
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Build A Guaranteed Fire Kit
Spring’s a comin’ and many of you are reorganizing your gear and kits for warm weather on the horizon. I’ve written posts before
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How to Survive in Extreme Conditions — Siberia
How to Survive in Extreme Conditions — Siberia Survival tactics from “The Way Back”, a real-life story of survival that took place in
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15 Top Wild Edibles That Can Save You in the Wild
15 Top Wild Edibles That Can Save You in the Wild What are the best wild edibles that you can find and identify
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Survival Skills: Honey Tree Hunting
Honey is that stuff dreams are made from. Seriously speaking, when we’re talking about super-foods, honey is among my favorites. That modest jar
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How to Find Water in the Wilderness
How to Find Water in the Wilderness Fresh drinking water might be right under your feet — in the mountains, forest, and desert,
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FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS: BLOG SKILL SERIES: Paracord Survival Net
One of my favorite skills of the entire 1st Season of FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS was when Zach, Opie, Joe and I
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How to Survive in America’s Mountains
How to Survive in America’s Mountains When Governments Fall … Survivors Rise For the inexperienced, surviving in the mountains is a killer. Add
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Yes, that’s a Tampon in my mouth : The Swiss Army Survival Tampon : 7 Survival Uses
Do me a favor for the next 5 minutes. Try to forget everything you know about a TAMPON. I know, it’s hard. But
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15 Tips For Surviving Journeys Through The Wild
In today’s modern world, land navigation without computer assistance is almost a lost art form. The average person finds it too hard to
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12 Survival Hacks Using Just Leaves
Nature provides an abundance of tools and resources if you just know where to look. Today, I’m discussing just one of them –
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How To Make Pine Resin Glue
The Pine Tree is an amazingly useful tree to any bushcrafter or survivalist. First of all, the entire tree is edible…the bark, the
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6 Trees Every Survivalist Should Know & Why
Now is a good time to go out and flag the following six trees before the leaves drop (except the pine). Revisit them
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Gigging for Survival: “It’s all about the SMALLS.”
I have a friend who makes a living selling items at flea-markets, fairs and festivals and he always says to me, “The money
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How to Navigate without a Map and Compass
A good survival kit always has a compass in it, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t find yourself lost in the wild
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