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.
Crafting your own fish hooks can be done with readily available resources and a few small tools. Learning how to make DIY fish hooks is inexpensive and the hooks you make can perform similarly to store-bought products. Making them yourself is easy and can replace any lost hooks on a fishing trip or give you …
Hunting is one of the most primal and time-honored pastimes that one can engage in. Aside from an enjoyable pursuit that helps remind you of your place in the world it is also an invaluable survival skill, one that can help you put high-quality, clean animal protein on your dinner plate or in the freezer. …
Man’s pressing need to survive has provided the impetus for invention and ingenuity. Living off the land encompasses all aspects of survival, including utilizing whatever is available to enhance survival. Our need to hunt and protect ourselves was probably the motivation for early men to pick up a stick and use it as a tool. …
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If you know a little bit about wilderness survival lore, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of tree sap before, and pine sap in particular. As an adhesive, bug-repellent, and natural antiseptic it has many beneficial qualities, but have you heard that the stuff is also quite flammable? It makes sense, because pinewood tends to …
Snow caves are a time-tested shelter option for anyone who is traveling in frigid and snowy environments. Unique among most emergency and improvised shelters, a snow cave is not so much built as it is excavated from a deep drift or steep bank of snow. These shelters are renowned for their insulating and protective capability, …
We used to do a lot of hiking and camping when I was a kid, and it was always a bit of a struggle when it came to sleeping bags. We always had them and setting them up was easy enough – just pull it out of the bag and voila you have a bed! …
The mountains have always held a special place in prepping and survival lore. We admire the real and the quasi-mythical mountain man for his determination, grit, endurance, and prowess. People and tribes since time immemorial have fled to the mountains in times of trouble to find succor and salvation from natural and human threats. The …
Any time you are heading into cold regions or just dealing with the wintry season, making sure your winter survival skills are up to snuff is paramount if you want to be ready for emergencies. More than any other factor, simple exposure is the single biggest and most consistent killer in a variety of outdoor …
Foxes are some of the most cunning, evasive, and beautiful animals on the planet. Long a fixture in culture and folklore around the world, fox’s regularly come into conflict with human interests due to their predation of livestock, usually poultry and their eggs. Foxes are infamous for their problem-solving capability and persistence, striking when you …
Owls are some of the most majestic birds of prey, and also one of the few types that have typically nocturnal hunting patterns. Owls rule the night, and may even prey upon other birds of prey when the sun goes down, although they usually subsist on rodents and other small mammals. Owls are equipped with …
