How to Tell if Ice is Safe to Walk On
Walking on ice is never 100% safe, but there are things that you can do to greatly reduce the risk of falling through it. Keep reading to learn how to…
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23 Tactics for a Survival Mindset and a Positive Attitude
“Survival is 90 percent psychology. When the chips are down, it doesn’t matter what you have buried in the backyard or how many books on survival you’ve read. If you’re…
4 Unconventional Ways to Melt Snow for Water and Survival
How do you melt snow without a metal container? This article is about unconventional ways of melting snow. Last year I was part of an overnight wilderness survival course in temperatures…
How to Start a Fire with Only One Match in Difficult Conditions
Being able to start a fire during an emergency in difficult conditions is a very important survival skill. Starting a fire with only one match is a good way of…
Rule of 3 Survival: Hierarchy of Needs
It’s very important to know how to properly triage your survival priorities in a survival situation. Just like one would separate multiple wounded people according to urgency in a first…
6 Survival Skills Everyone Should Know
The most important wilderness survival skills everyone should know. It doesn’t get more essential than this. These 6 survival skills tackle your need for fire, shelter, water, signalling, navigation, and…
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…
Start a Fire With a Magnifying Glass Using Natural Tinder
During my six month survival expedition in the wilderness I practised a reliable, and fast technique for starting a fire with a fresnel lens. This articles focuses on how to…
