How to Choose a Wilderness Survival Class
If you hike, bike, camp or ride horses, you should have a working knowledge of modern wilderness survival. Modern wilderness survival skills help you survive a short-term (1 … Continue Reading →
Category: Skills
Primitive skills, modern skills
How to Make a Deerskin Pouch – 5 Easy Steps!
Imagine using your own custom-made gear in the wilderness. Picture the excitement and satisfaction when you reach for equipment that you yourself have crafted. Distinctive gear is a way … Continue Reading →
It’s Knot Funny!
In ancient times, the world was literally tied together with cordage. Since then we have developed modern fasteners: nails, bolts, screws, adhesives, rivets and welding. But in the outdoors knots … Continue Reading →
Willow Bark – Using Ancient Aspirin
Before there was medicine, there was “wilderness medicine”… – Buck Tilton, Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry, Globe Pequot, 2004 … Continue Reading →
2014 Retrospective
Welcome to 2015! A blank calendar is full of possibilities! Do you have any big plans for 2015? Have you made any resolutions? Set any goals? For 2015, I … Continue Reading →
Holiday Fire by Friction
Just before the holidays I attended a bird sit at a community supported farm. Afterwards was a pot-luck dinner and lecture by author Jon Young. Jon’s book, What the Robin … Continue Reading →
Discount on American Red Cross Online Training for NatureOutside Readers
I received an Email from the American Red Cross today letting me know they are offering a discount on their online training courses. I am allowed to pass the … Continue Reading →
You’re no Ray Mears, and Here’s Why!
Ray Mears is one of the foremost bushcraft experts in the world, and you’re not. Neither am I. Through his numerous television programs Ray takes viewers on wonderful … Continue Reading →
John Rae – Has a Wrong been Righted?
John Rae, the arctic explorer who found the last piece of the Northwest Passage is being honored with a plaque in Westminster Abbey. A Good Man Unjustly Maligned … Continue Reading →
Wilderness First Aid and the Duty of Care to Yourself
Before there was medicine, there was “wilderness medicine”… – Buck Tilton, Wilderness First Responder: How to Recognize, Treat, and Prevent Emergencies in the Backcountry, Globe Pequot, 2004 … Continue Reading →