One of my favorite techniques for finding survival food when practicing survival skills is what I call “Survival Foraging on the Move”. This simple but effective method requires the survivor…
Bannock has been a staple food of wilderness explorers, prospectors, soldiers, and trappers for centuries. Portable, nutritious, tasty and easy to make while surviving in the outdoors, bannocks legendary reputation…
In this Survival Topic we will discuss why it is important that you consider ALL sources of drinking water as contaminated with disease causing organisms until you properly treat it.…
I am an advocate of consuming anything and everything that is edible and can be harvested with a minimum of effort. That’s because when it comes to wilderness survival it…
Imagine a cold weather wilderness survival situation where your clothing is inadequate and you have limited sleeping gear or none at all. Exhausted and nearing hypothermia, you need sleep but…
There are many wilderness survival applications where glue would come in handy for securing objects together. Here is how to make it - The utilization of available resources to achieve…
An often overlooked but excellent hunting and defensive / offensive weapon can include the venerable shotgun. Depending upon the characteristics of the area you intend to travel, the 12-guage shotgun…
I will show you easy techniques you can use to hide while in plain sight – within seconds of wanting to disappear from view. These simple techniques require no special…
Perhaps the greatest medicine ever invented by man is aspirin. Here you will learn how to make your own aspirin in the wilderness. Everything you need to survive is provided…
In wilderness survival knowing how to utilize trees like the balsam fir can enhance your ability to survive. Uses for the balsam fir tree for wilderness survival are so numerous…
The Dakota Fire Hole
A little known survival aid related to wilderness fire making skills is the Dakota Fire Hole, also known as the Dakota Fire Pit. This handy device is easy…
How to Make a Zeppelin Bend Knot
Of all the knots used to tie two ropes together the Zeppelin Bend is the best bar none. And chances are you have never heard of it! In…
Using Shadows to Determine Direction
Navigation Using the Stars Using the stars as navigational aids has been a well known…
Clean Your Cooking Gear with Wood Ashes
Using wood ashes as a cleaning agent makes alot of sense: they are readily available,…
That Water is Unsafe to Drink
In this Survival Topic we will discuss why it is important that you consider ALL…
How to Make a Minnow Trap from Plastic Bottles
The best wilderness survivalists utilize all resources at their disposal. This includes the variety of…
Edible Pine Bark
Ever eat a tree? Survival Topics will show you how. Where others starve, expert survivors…
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