Hillsound Trail Crampons | Try these so you won’t fall on icy surfaces
More of us will shovel driveways and sidewalks than traverse glaciers and Himalayan trails. These crampons can help you do both safely.
Video: Make an emergency brick rocket stove to help weather the storm
The blizzard is coming (or already here!) and you don’t have a stove for cooking or fuel to make it work. If you have bricks, you can make this stove that is fueled with wood scraps or biomass.
Five tips for avoiding hypothermia
Hypothermia directly causes death at least 1,500 times annually in the United States. Here are some tips to help you avoid hypothermia, and some links for more specific information.
Five tips for accessing the water stored in a water heater during an emergency
You have a large reservoir of potable water in your house, just waiting to be tapped. Here’s how to use the reserve stored in the water heater when an emergency happens.
World record grizzly killed with a .22 caliber rifle
The .22 caliber rimfire cartridge is the classic beginner round. But is the diminutive cartridge good for anything but small game hunting and plinking? You might be surprised.
Eight reasons to add a notebook to your survival gear
My everyday carry gear – everywhere – includes a notebook and a pen or pencil. Here is why these are important.
Video: Finding Dry Tinder for Survival Fire Making During Bad Weather
Murphy’s Law (as it relates to wilderness survival) states that the more desperately you need to build a fire, the harder it will be to do so! But there are always dry twigs, stick and bark available in the woods if you know where to look. In this video, you’ll…
Tips for effective cold weather deer hunting – Northern Minnesota style
Deer hunting is different all over the United States. A southern hunter might be fighting mosquitoes and heat stroke at the same time a northern hunter’s big concerns might be frostbite and hypothermia. Here are some tips for that northern deer hunter.
Try this practical method to build a survival snow cave
Just about every survival manual shows how to build a snow cave. But the reality is that most people don’t have the skill, tools or time to effectively use this technique. These young scouts did it and you can, too.
Bark River UP Gunny or Bravo – Which is the best knife for you?
It’s a wonderful quandary: Bark River UP Gunny or UP Bravo? Which one do you want to buy? The UP Bravo is the knife I would have designed for me. But the BR Gunny is one of my favorite knife series. Which one will be the best choice for you?
