Finding Food for Outdoor Survival Humans need water to sustain themselves, long before food becomes an absolute necessity, but if you have ever pondered a situation where you are alone in the wilderness, you probably first thought about food and shelter. Learning how to find food in the wild is a valuable outdoor survival skill. …
Survival Life Jackets For Inflatable Boat Owners The most essential boating accessories sailors should have aboard their inflatable boats are survival life jackets. Wearing a life jacket or Personal Flotation Device (PFD) will save your lives if you are in a boating accident because it will keep you afloat until help arrives. There are several …
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Survival Foods For Hikers Survival foods are not the most important thing in most emergency situations in the wilderness. You survive weeks without eating if you have to, so it is usually more important to find shelter, water, and stay dry and uninjured. On the other hand, just knowing you can find food out there, …
Live and Let Live, Nature’s Message Both now-discarded Lamarckism (the supposed inheritance of acquired characteristics) and Evolution Theory postulate that function determines form. Natural selection rewards those forms best suited to carry out the function of survival (“survival of the fittest”) in each and every habitat (through the mechanism of adaptive radiation). But whose survival …
Survival Tips For Backpackers Why survival tips for backpackers? Certainly backpacking may never become a matter of wilderness survival for you, especially if you are careful in your planning. Still, getting lost or twisting an ankle far from any road is always a possibility. In any case, learning a few new things from time to …
Tips to Choose Shelter for Survival A valuable outdoor survival skill is knowing how to build a shelter. It is important for your survival to know the proper techniques to make a shelter that will allow for adequate sleep and rest while providing protection from the elements. The climate of the environment plays a significant …
Master Building a Lean-to Shelter for Outdoor Survival If you are stranded out in the wilderness in an emergency, you need to tap into your outdoor survival skills. Building a shelter is very important to survival in such situations. People can only last a short while amidst extreme weather conditions without shelter. You should master …
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How to Make a Fire for Outdoor Survival Survival in the wilderness can be tough. But know that it is possible. One of the first lessons to survival is learning how to make a fire under most any conditions. Creating a fire can make the difference between life and death in many outdoor survival situations, …
How to Purify Water for Outdoor Survival in an Emergency We are used to the luxury of walking over to the sink and having safe water at our fingertips fresh from the tap, but in the wild, water is not generally safe for drinking. Because water is seldom pure, it is essential to know how …
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Your Mind is the Best Tool for Outdoor Survival If you should ever become lost and stranded in the wilderness, what is the best tool to ensure survival? Is it your pocket knife or fire starter? No, neither of these items are your best tool for survival. It is your mind that is your greatest …