Wilderness survival, also known as bushcraft, is a way of surviving that entails leaving your home and bugging out to the great outdoors.
Whether you’ll be in the woods, the desert or on a mountain, surviving in the wilderness is not an easy task, not even for those who are trained for it. Nevertheless, if bugging out is your only option, and if you don’t have a place to go to, set up an INCH (I’m never Coming Home) bag and read the articles below.
From time recorded, mankind has been guided on his path by the Celestial canopy. The suns warmth to wake our bones, and the moon comforts us in the dark or night. Every corner of the globe with its diverse peoples has in one form or another has fashioned navigational systems based on the earth’s orbit …
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If you don’t know what it is, DON’T EAT IT! I know I’m sounding like a broken record, but it’s something that cannot be stressed enough. There are many types of berries in the wilderness and many of them are edible – with certain precautions taken. On the other hand, there are just as many …
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Anyone who has spent weeks grilling food over a campfire will fully understand the above lines, even though Cowper wasn’t referring only to food. After a few straight days of grilled food, you’ll find yourself wanting something a bit different from the usual alternative of soup or stew – delicious as they may be. How …
Finding your way in the world can be daunting at the best of times. When you’re dumped into the middle of nowhere with no directions, well, it can be more than a challenge. Imagine a day trip turning into a survival exercise, earthquake, tsunami, flash flood, raging storms, tornado. All of these can turn a …
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All of our food preps are basically fuel preps, but instead of fuel for a generator or our vehicles our food serves as fuel, calories, for our bodies. Just like all of our other devices that require a certain amount of fuel to function, it is worth considering how many calories our bodies need for …
I’ve said this a few times, but hiking trails were a huge part of my childhood; I was on the trails literally every other weekend. Now, a key part of your hiking kit is water and a pot/container in which to boil it (i.e. for cooking). So, what happens if your drinking water runs out? …
In any long-term survival situation that happens to be in an austere environment, meat is an incredibly precious resource. Whatever your moral and philosophical hang-ups about the consumption of meat might be, there is no denying that human beings derive tremendous reserves of nutrition and energy from animal flesh and it is, in many ways, …
Snakes are a common occurrence throughout the world and there are many different species. Usually, when the average person thinks of snakes they think of constrictors like anacondas and pythons or venomous snakes like rattlesnakes and cobras. Which brings us to the topic of this article: copperheads. Are copperheads dangerous? No, not really, but they …
One of the most beloved and iconic North American mammals is the American bison, sometimes called the American buffalo. These impressively large, seemingly ponderous bovines once enjoyed a range that stretched from coast to coast where they traveled in gargantuan herds. After being nearly hunted and slaughtered to extinction, they have happily made a resurgence …
Juniper trees and shrubs are some of the most common and widely distributed coniferous plants in the world. They can be found anywhere from North America, though Africa, the Middle East, Asia and even the Arctic circle. They grow in lowlands and highlands alike, and are impressively hardy plants. Female junipers are also known for …
