How to Prevent Backwoods Blunders
Avoid These Errors To Ensure Enjoyable Excursions Outdoors.
Making critical mistakes at camp can turn your safe haven into a den of problems.
Camping or mak...
Fire-Making
AMBER HARGROVE IS A SURVIVOR!
Personal and Practical Insights From the Three-Time Naked and Afraid Star
Concerning all things outdoors, Amber Hargrove is a force to be reckoned wi...
PREPARE FOR THE KILLER COLD
Winter is No Time to be Without a Plan
For many years, I led Saturday hiking classes through the local college into various wild areas during winter season. On...
PLAYING WITH FIRE
How to Make a DIY Fire Kit
Keep in mind that when it comes time to use the fire kit in the field, it might be under less-than-ideal conditions.
Of all the ...
PLAYING WITH FIRE
ASSEMBLE THE TOOLS, LEARN THE RULES AND WIN THE GAME
Fire can be critical to survival. It will boil water to disinfect it for drinking so you don’t get dehydra...
Building Better Blazes: Picking the Best Fire Lay
Since the dawn of time, the cultivation and control of fire comprise one of mankind’s greatest achievements. Because of it, he was able to cook his meals and av...
How to Make a Survival Tree-Resin Torch
Tree resin is a natural, sticky secretion that oozes out of trees to seal any “wounds” it may incur and also decreases water loss during droughts. Because it al...
How to Make a Finnish Log Stove
The Canadian candle, the Swedish torch… call it whatever you want, but the inventive fire enclosure more popularly known as the Finnish log stove is beloved by ...
Starting a Fire in Winter
Here are a few things to consider when lighting a fire in frigid conditions.
Before you start
Before anything else, pick a space that’s away from anything tha...