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Editor’s note: This story is the second of two parts. Read part 1 here. In part 1 in this series, I talked about what you should do if you are lost in the woods for most circumstances. I want to ...

Editor’s note: This story is the first of two parts.  It can happen to any of us: A car breaks down, we make a wrong turn, some bad weather moves in while we’re traveling and all of a sudden, we ...

Preparing for the breakdown of the grid or a potential crisis may seem like an expensive endeavor. This guide will show any individual how they can prepare for a sudden evacuation without having to deplete their savings account. When you ...

When deciding on what to pack in your bug-out bag, you need to decide what it is intended to do. Is it a 72 hour pack designed to keep you alive three days? Is it your get-home pack designed to ...

It all started back in fourth grade on the fateful day that I picked up the book My Side of the Mountain (1959) written by Jean Craighead George. It is a book about Sam Gribley, a 12-year-old-boy who runs away ...

It might be my imagination, but it seems that emergencies always bring bad weather along with them. Just when you need some sunshine and cool breezes, you end up with cold, rain and high wind. When that happens, survival becomes ...

Every prepper (and even some who aren’t) eventually creates a bug-out bag, sometimes known as a 72 hour bag. In the event that they need to abandon their home, that bag has the bare necessities to keep them alive and ...

To help you understand a day in the life of a wild-hearted bushcrafter, here is a schedule (of sorts) from morning to evening… First, you awake from under your tarp to the sounds of animals calling for the early morning ...

As we have previously discussed in this series, your knife is crucial for living well in the woods, for the simple fact that without one, you would have a difficult time starting a fire or making shelter.  Fire and shelter ...

Ever wondered what you would do if you were stuck without a tent or a tarp to protect yourself from the elements?  Should you ever find yourself in the wild without appropriate shelter, here’s some good news: you can build ...