Five Ways Foraging Skills Can Improve Your Life
The odds are that at some point in your life you will be affected by a natural or man-made disaster. Or even an unexpected injury deep into the woods. Maybe you’ll have great support and maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll have immediate access to food and medical supplies. Maybe you…
Why the Best Wilderness Adventures Leave Room to Observe, Adapt, and Think
A wilderness adventure can quickly become a race against an itinerary. Reach the trailhead by sunrise. Cover a certain number of miles before lunch. Find the viewpoint. Cross the ridge. Set up camp before dark. Wake early and repeat the process the next day. Planning matters when travelling through remote…
Bug-Out Truck Essentials: How to Prepare a Vehicle for an Evacuation
I started this website over 15 years ago because I watched families struggle with low awareness of how to prepare for emergencies that can claim their lives. Most folks don’t know what essentials they need to prepare for evacuation. I grew up in Iowa and lived for years in Mississippi,…
Which lessons are learned when watching families react during crisis?
When people picture an emergency, their minds will usually jump towards chaos, screaming, and everyone running around. Real emergencies will sometimes look like that, sure, but that’s rare. Here are some thing you need to know. by Kim Hobbs Typically, things appear much more docile. Take a family who’s trying…
Video: Survival lessons from the 1845 Meek’s Cutoff Wagon Trail through the Oregon desert
One of the most desperate survival tales associated with the westward expansion was about a lost wagon train in 1845 in the Oregon desert. Here’s what I found when I went searching.
Winter storms: What to do when the power goes off and it’s icy cold outside
The power goes out and you’re sheltering inside the house. Outside, the temperature plummets, the wind picks up and it starts to snow. You don’t know when the power will be restored. It might be hours or days. How will you stay warm and safe? How do you get started?
Helicopter rescue thwarted by wrong hand signals
The wrong hand signals to a rescue helicopter could have resulted in a survival disaster.
Go squirrel hunting to learn wilderness survival skills
How do you learn the basic survival skills of marksmanship, stalking, concealment and skinning and processing game animals? Take up squirrel hunting.
Video: How to tie three basic knots for emergency tarp shelter construction
Three knots: the timber hitch, trucker’s hitch and bowline, are generally all you need to quickly set up a tarp shelter. Here’s how to tie them.
10 ways to use a bandana as an urban/wilderness survival tool
I carry a bandana, or handkerchief, everywhere. Here’s why you should, too.
