How to Make a Prusik Knot
Every survival expert should know how to make a Prusik knot. Whether you are crossing a swift moving stream or climbing a rope, the ability to make a Prusik knot is an important survival skill....550 Paracord
Military spec 550 parachute cord should be a part of every survival kit. Very strong and ultra versatile, 550 paracord is included as one of the 15 survival essentials ...Flint and Steel: What Causes the Sparks?
Flint and Steel: Why do hot sparks fly when a piece of sharp flint is struck by a chunk of steel? The answer will surprise you...Swedish Firesteels
Survival Topics has a great sale on Swedish Firesteels. These really are a "steal" and I have never seen them cheaper for this robust extra long size. Plus, get a 10% discount if you order ten or more.Bannock
Bannock has been a staple food of outdoorsmen for centuries.
Portable, nutritious, tasty and easy to make, bannocks legendary reputation continues as one of the best survival foods you can bring into the wilderness.
Rule of Sevens
The rule of sevens is a way to organize wilderness survival problems into manageable parts.
By identifying the general problems and their solutions, we have a basic wilderness survival guide to help us prepare for nearly all wilderness survival scenarios.
February 17 2008
When the winter snow becomes too deep for the wild animals, they will often choose to follow packed snowshoe trails. This gives us the opportunity to observe some of the habits of these wild wilderness survival experts and perhaps even obtain food from them in a survival situation.Snow Trench Shelter
There are several excellent winter survival shelters you can build using snow. In this Survival Topic we make a snow trench shelter and discuss some important points in building shelters using snow.
Deep Snow and Wilderness Survival Kits
Travel is difficult in the deep snow of the Great Northwoods for both man and beast.
Breaking a snowshoe could have been a survival emergency had it not been for an important item in my survival kit...
Making a Bow and Arrow
Making improvised survival gear can be a learning experience and a great fun.
In this Survival Topic I chance upon natural made bow staves and try my hand at making a bow and arrow in the field...
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