Ditch This Gear from your Long Term Survival Pack
Searching through gear lists online I came across gear that doesn’t really belong in a long term wilderness survival pack. Hopefully you can reduce the weight of your pack, or…
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The Tools Dick Proenneke Used to Build his Cabin
In 1968, Dick Proenneke (1916-2003) set out to build his cabin in the Alaskan wilderness with only hand powered tools. During July 1967, he harvested spruce logs for his cabin….
Portable Survival Traps for a Long Term Bag
Which portable survival traps should be part of a long term trapping kit? I’ll share my opinions on cable snares, foot hold steel traps, body grip traps, snare wire, and…
Survival Fishing Pole: Using and Choosing a Rod for Subsistence
A survival fishing pole or rod is an important part of a long term wilderness survival pack. Yes, you could make a fishing pole in the field, but it wouldn’t…
Realities of Gathering Wild Foods for Subsistence
I’d like to share my thoughts on gathering food for long term wilderness survival. I’ve seen many people building a long term Bug Out Bag or INCH bag thinking that they…
Gathering Intel on a Wilderness Location
Find a list of free resources for gathering intel on a wilderness location: custom topographic maps, current satellite imagery, forest cover, human made structures, and gravel roads and trails. These…
Sleeping Bag for Long Term Survival: How to Choose
After sleeping in a bag for months at a time, I have a better idea on what to look for in a a sleeping bag for long term survival. I…
Why You Can’t Rely on Satellite Communication Devices
I want to share how satellite communication devices have let me down, and why although I use them, I don’t blindly rely on them. My first disappointing experience with satellite…