Category: Survival Skills

What to Do if You Are Lost When Camping or Hiking

The most important thing to do when you are lost when camping or hiking is to not panic. Do not make any sudden decisions without thoroughly thinking through your situation. Once you realize you are lost, take time to assess your predicament. Examine all the possibilities. You have more time than you imagine. Extra time …

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How to Filter Water

How to filter water. Being out in the wilderness poses some challenges to getting drinkable and safe water for people. It depends on if you have planned on going into the wilderness prepared or for some reason you find yourself there. Ground water must be filtered to remove particles and germs because animals, birds, and …

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A Look at Different Firestarters For Everyday and Survival Use

Firestarters  Fire starting has always been one of those subjects of common interest at home or wilderness survival. Lets start with listing a few commonly used fire starting tools firesteel, charcoal, knife, tinder, cloth, Instafire, and many other great options. Charcoal Lighting your fire with charcoal is a common option. However it is commonly used …

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Survival: It Takes a Lot of Heart

Survivalbased Editor’s note: This article was written by Van Becker and originally ran on Survival Life. So you are planning for surviving disasters, manmade or acts of God.  You have food, shelter, weapons and transportation.  You have watched hundreds of survivor videos on YouTube.  You have the means to purify water, breathe safe air, and …

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