Wilderness Survival

There’s something undeniably cool about a rope ladder. I don’t know what it is. Maybe it reminds me of scaling one up into my tree house when I was a boy, maybe thoughts of a daring escape dangling beneath a rescue helicopter. They are just plain rad. But they’re also totally practical! Rope ladders have […]

There are all kinds of cherished survival myths out there. I grew up hearing them, and the guys that taught them to me probably grew up hearing them. Suck the poison out of a snake bite. You can eat anything that animals eat. Drinking from white water is safer. The sad thing is none of

If you’re anything like me, you love sleeping in the great outdoors. The fresh air, the peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle of society, the isolation, the aroma; I always sleep like a rock. In fact, maybe I sleep a little too good… But whenever you’re sleeping outdoors, there is an element

Pretty much everyone knows by now that trees contain sap. If you’ve ever chopped wood before, or just cut into a tree for any other purpose, you’ve probably noticed this clear, viscous fluid leaking out. Even if you haven’t, I have little doubt that you’re already well aware of maple syrup, both how delicious it

One of the best things you can do to get prepared for any eventuality is to learn how to make the best possible use of all the resources around you, including those that you might overlook in other times. Let’s look at tree sap for instance… I think every prepper and camper understands the importance

So much of hunting is simply being still and patient. But being out in the elements, especially early in the morning, and keeping still will let a terrible chill overtake you. Most hunters, and especially tree stand hunters, know that cold feet are just part and parcel of hunting. But with time the pain can

For some of us, living deep in the woods for years on end is a dream. For some, it is the ideal lifestyle of peace and quiet; for others, it’s the only sane response to a world that has gone mad and increasingly dangerous. But, uprooting your life and detaching from society to go live

Part of being ready to survive is understanding the environment you’ll be surviving in. Every environment has advantages and disadvantages that savvy preppers must be aware of. But, if there’s one environment that’s harsher and deadlier than all the others, it has to be the desert. Desert survival is always a grueling test or endurance,

When you are out in the wilderness, whether you’re hunting, camping, or flat out surviving, learning how to locate animals can be instrumental to your success. You might be out looking for them in the first place if you’re hunting, or you might desperately need a source of food in a survival situation. Similarly, if