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….
Wilderness Living
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…
Bow Drill Fire Tutorial [with Photos]
A step by step tutorial for carving a bow drill in the field and getting a fire by friction. When I was learning how to make a bow drill fire…
Nikki van Schyndel: Interview and Wilderness Living Lessons
Nikki van Schyndel spent 18 months living primitively in the coastal wilderness of British Columbia I asked Nikki for some wilderness living lessons from her primitive adventure. Unlike other people…
28 Long Term Wilderness Survival Tips from the Alone Show
A compilation of long term wilderness survival tips and lessons from all the seasons of the Alone TV series. I extracted and summarized the lessons for you: Alone Season 1:…
Your Survival Knife Sucks for Long Term Survival
For a wilderness survival scenario of 72 hrs to a week your big and heavy survival knife is excellent. But as soon as you are past that point you will…
