Wilderness Survival

If you always imagined a survival shelter as nothing more than a pile of pine needles and dried leaves that you wriggle into like a caterpillar, you need to level up your game… Primitive shelters can prove surprisingly effective, spacious, and comfortable. One that every prepper needs to know about is the wickiup. Often confused

The difference between a survivor and a statistic isn’t measured in gear. It’s measured in know-how! Understanding how to make the best possible use of any and all resources available to you in the environment will make the difference between life and death, no matter the situation or the environment… The good news is that,

Knowing how to build a fire is a critical skill, but knowing how to build one right, and to build the right one for the situation at hand, separates the beginners from the seasoned pros, and it might separate the survivors from the casualties. Choosing the right kind of build, or lay, for your fire

Whether you are running a wood stove inside, a fire pit in the backyard, or you are huddled around a campfire somewhere on the back 40, knowing what to burn and how to burn it is important for safety and efficiency. It goes without saying you’ll be burning wood (including pine wood), but lots of

If all you ever do is go camping, or I should say glamping, with a full portable kitchen setup you don’t know what it really takes to cook food in the wild. I mean cooking using the primitive techniques that our ancestors have used since time immemorial. Maybe you just want to travel light. Maybe

Many preppers plan on hunting to procure food or supplement stores when in a survival situation, but the return on investment is much higher with fishing. In freshwater or saltwater, standing or moving, fishing tends to be easier, less labor-intensive, and, most importantly, scalable. These attributes alone should make it your methodology of choice for

Have you ever been deep in the forest and stumbled upon a stand of trees where their trunks and much of the ground were covered in moss? It’s amazing how much sound it absorbs, and it always gives the environment a truly ancient appearance. And it’s fitting because moss is genuinely an ancient, primitive type

So much of wilderness survival in prepping circles revolves around sustainment, and with good reason. Ensuring that you have access to clean drinking water, adequate food for energy, and suitable shelter for staving off exposure is paramount to survival. But as awful as it is to consider, your biggest threat while in the wilderness might

When most preppers think about sourcing protein in a wilderness survival scenario, or when bugging in near a forest for a long period of time, thoughts usually turn to hunting. And with good reason! Skilled hunters definitely have an advantage over mere gatherers. But unfortunately, when you are hunting, you can only be in one