Sunday, September 5, 2010

Wilderness Survival Shelter

February 7, 2010 by okievapor  
Filed under Wilderness

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 – Fire Making

February 7, 2010 by okievapor  
Filed under Wilderness

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, [...]