Everyone needs to learn how to start a fire and pack lightweight materials in their bugout bag or get home bag to help accomplish the task. A fire will keep frostbite from occurring, allow you to cook what you trapped or shot while hiking home through the woods after disaster, and can be used to …
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Camping or evacuating with kids Part 2
Whether you are bundling up the family for a fun weekend in the mountains, or frantically grabbing your bugout bag and a few irreplaceable possessions as the fireman is hollering at the entire street to evacuate NOW, if you have children, there is an additional layer of worry: Keeping them safe from the dangers both …
Camping or evacuating with kids
Part 1-Keeping them entertained It’s sure to happen. Be it on a family campout to the lake, or forest, or beach, or hopefully not, but possibly, when you and your family have to evacuate with ten minutes warning, sooner or later will come a tug on your sleeve, and a little voice letting you know: …
Setting Up a Camp Kitchen
With summer just around the corner, many of us will be heading outdoors for camping trips. In general, when we refer to camping, it usually means car camping. Car camping is when we pack our necessary gear in our vehicles, drive to the camp site, and basically live out of our cars for the duration …
Survival skills you can have fun practicing
Hunker down folks, Armageddon is coming! Howling hurricanes, terrible tornados, devastating earthquakes, not to mention the collapse of civilization if the Democrats (or Republicans, depending on your political bent) win the next election. Meanwhile, you are just trying to get through to your next paycheck, worrying about how fast the mileage is stacking up on …
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 …
Portable Solar Generators for Camping
Portable Solar Generators – When it comes to camping in the great outdoors, you can either go the minimalist route with no power or bring an RV. However, with some of the latest technology in solar electricity, we now have the option to power some of those ever so beloved electronics without the obnoxious noise …
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