A little known survival aid related to wilderness fire making skills is the Dakota Fire Hole, also known as the Dakota Fire Pit. This handy device is easy to construct and has marked advantages over other types of camp fire Read More …
In this article we will discuss why it is important that you consider ALL sources of drinking water as contaminated with disease causing organisms until you properly treat it. We will also touch upon the best method to make water Read More …
Bannock has been a staple food of wilderness explorers, prospectors, soldiers, and trappers for centuries. Portable, nutritious, tasty and easy to make while surviving in the outdoors, bannocks legendary reputation continues as one of the best survival foods you can Read More …
For many thousands of years Polaris has been used as a guiding star and reference point for navigators and astronomers. Through experience and observation humans discovered the North Star lights the way to true north. Know the secret of finding Read More …
Starting a fire with flint and steel (the steel is also known as a “firesteel”) brings to mind the image of self-sufficient mountain men in the wilderness. A rite of passage that ties you to wilderness travelers through the millennia, Read More …
Using wood ashes as a cleaning agent makes a lot of sense: they are readily available, free, and relatively safe for the environment when compared to many types of soap. In this Survival Topic we will cover this very handy Read More …
In wilderness survival knowing how to utilize trees like the balsam fir can enhance your ability to survive. Uses for the balsam fir tree for wilderness survival are so numerous that a complete inventory could easily fill a small book. Read More …
– Gear reviews and tests – Emergency and survival – The often over-looked, under-appreciated, inexpensive .22 lr rimfires That’s a title that needs some explaining, right? What I mean is that, while most survivalists (indeed, Americans in general) have at Read More …
Having a good understanding of wound care will help you when medical aid is not available. Skin, which covers our body, has the important function of protecting the internal organs and tissues from the environment and physical objects. Technically, this Read More …
Have you heard? Ducks are the new chickens! For Preppers keeping chickens has become all the rage. Whether it’s wanting to know where their food is coming from, a desire to be more self-sufficient or merely wanting to go back Read More …
