How to Build a Wilderness Survival Shelter

Anyone who might someday get lost while hiking, hunting, canoeing or backpacking should know the basics of how to build a wilderness survival shelter. There are several types, ranging from snow caves to poncho tents to modified rock-ledge shelters. They all have their place, but this article will cover just one: the lean-to.
One advantage of [...]

Wilderness Survival Gear

Into the Wild will you explore the beauty of nature or take a stress-free adventure. Before getting to such a risky itinerary of your life, you must secure yourself a wilderness survival gear. Even pilots and forest trekkers are wary about getting their safety. So you must be on the lookout of your welfare as [...]

Survival in the Wilderness – Does the Thought of Wilderness Survival Intimidate You?

If the phrase survival in the wilderness strikes a cord of fear or panic in you, then let me assure you that although it can be an intimidating topic, we can prepare ourselves with some basic survival skills to survive any outdoor scenario!
Having lived in the western part of the states for the last fifteen [...]

Wilderness Survival:The Sacred Order is a Universal Truth

The sacred order is: Shelter first – then water, fire, food. In a survival situation, it is critical to conserve energy and resources. Panic and frustration get in the way of success in any situation – they can be deadly in the outdoors. If it’s late in the day or you are in a place [...]

Wilderness Survival Kits

If you are planning any sort of outing in the wilderness, it is essential that wilderness survival kits are part of the planning. Poor preparation can prove to be fatal because accidents. Not only is it important to have survival items but you need to know how to use them. When you prepare your kit, [...]

Wilderness Survival Shelter

On the day that I went out into the woods to create a shelter I had a simple plan. I would create a lean-to style shelter with a raised bed and an area for a fire. Simple enough.
After walking the woods trying to find a suitable spot, I found a rather large log that was [...]

Wilderness Survival – Getting Water to Drink

More important than food and perhaps even more important than fire, water is necessary for survival. Maybe it is obvious, but our bodies are comprised of a lot of it.
You can harvest water in a variety of ways. Unless you live in Michigan (the Great Lakes State) or Minnesota (Land of 10,000 Lakes) or such [...]

Wilderness Survival Tips – Understanding the Rule of 3’s

In emergency situations, one of the biggest problems is to focus on what matters most. That’s why in the field of emergency medicine, we use acronyms and steps like the “ABC’s” to help us control panic and remember what we should do first, then second, etc…
I was an EMT and WEMT and I taught First [...]

Wilderness Survival Shelters – Portable Camping Shelters to the Rescue

When we think “wilderness survival shelter we tend to think of a cave in the snow, or maybe a pile of logs set up for protection, or perhaps even a home in a cave. There are many ways that you can make a shelter in the wilderness, and it depends of course on what kind [...]

Wilderness Survival – Fire Making

Fire making is a need-to-know skill if you are planning on spending any time in the wilderness. Fire is the second most important need when in a survival situation, shelter being the first, and once obtained it can be used for many things including: boiling water to make it drinkable, hardening wood for spears, arrows, [...]

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