As day hikes go, the 8.7 mile-long Trail of Ten Falls/Canyon Trail, ranks very highly in my personal list of favorite dayhikes and “Hikes I would Do Again at the Drop of a Hat.” The trail is located at Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park.
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Always take lots of water along, and never depend on being able to find it! But it’s a really good idea to know where to look for water in the event of an emergency. Here are some desert water tips from survival expert Peter Kummerfeldt
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You stake your life on your firemaking kit components. My recommendation is to substitute cotton balls in any application you might be using dryer lint.
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Good, practical recipes can help you make the most efficient use of basic food staples in a survival situation! What happens during a survival situation, when you end up with a bag of flour, some baking powder, a campfire and hungry children?
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Leon Pantenburg is a wilderness enthusiast, and doesn’t claim to be a survival expert or expertise as a survivalist. As a newpaperman for three decades, covering search and rescue, sheriff’s departments and outdoor emergencies, Leon learned many people died unnecessarily or escaped miraculously from outdoor emergency situations when simple, common sense may have changed the outcome. Leon now teaches common sense survival techniques to the average person in order to avert potential disasters.
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