How Starvation Affects Long term Wilderness Survival
Before setting out with my partner to live 6 months in the boreal forest, I didn’t reflect much about the effects starvation would have on us. Being food deprived would end up…
After Living 6 Months in the Wild, this is my Bug Out Bag Gear List:
You won’t find the ultimate Bug Out Bag Gear list that works worldwide below; that’s impossible. But you will find an excellent, field tested list of equipment that will give you a starting point…
6 Principles for Extended Wilderness Survival
Most info in the internet about long term wilderness survival is pathetic; most of it is written by people that have not spent more than a few weeks in the wilderness….
The 10 gear mistakes of Alone contestants
And the 10 items I would bring Okay the title is clickbait. There are many ways of doing something, and we each have our preferred methods. Survive your own survival….
Six Months In The Wilderness
Living in the wilderness for a long period of time had been my lifelong dream. On May 18th, 2016, Jennifer Ford and I got our two portage packs, six buckets, and…
Long term survival is not a sprint, it is a marathon
Energy Return On Energy Invested Maximizing efficiency of everything you do must become a reflex. In a long term survival situation you can’t afford to waste energy or time. Everything…
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
Murphy’s law might be pessimistic, but it is a great guiding principle for long term survival. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. As an outdoor leadership professional you are taught to…
Less > More
If there were 10 commandments for long term wilderness survival, Keep It Simple Stupid would be the first one. Simplicity has to be the guiding principle of every aspect of…