If you love the great outdoors and enjoy spending time in nature, chances are that sooner or later, you will encounter a bear. It happens all the time and even tough not all encounters have a tragic ending, is better to learn some tactics for avoiding and surviving bear attacks.
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Mountain Survival – How To Survive In The Mountains
The mountain environment can be an unforgiving place. Most people immediately think of ‘falling off the mountain,” but be assured that weather, rockfall, avalanche, or even simple route-finding can be hazardous. Mountain survival is about planning and thinking before acting.
Self-sufficient Living – Making Cement And Lime Like In The Old Days
Making cement was an invaluable skill in ancient times. The ancient Greeks, Romans and Etruscans, and probably the Babylonians and Abyssinians as well, they all did it. So did the Toltecs in Mexico and the Incas in Peru. To become self-sufficient and get rid of your “addiction” to modern technology, you should learn how to make cement if you plan to live off the grid.
Quick Guide To Axes – Getting The Right Axe
There are many tools of the survival/outdoorsman trade that are guaranteed to come in handy. However, if you could only carry one single tool with you into the great wilderness, your wisest choice may, in fact, be the axe.
Masking Cooking Odors in the Wild
Ever heard an exhilarating tale of a family out on a simple weekend excursion cooking a delicious dinner over an open fire. Or maybe keeping their cooler just outside the tent for the night (the lid on, of course…), only to have a near-death experience. Not to mention a speedily depleted supply due to the unexpected company of a bear or some other famished animal?
7 Tips to Survive Cold Weather Camping
Camping during winter is beautiful especially watching the snow-capped mountain and ice skating. However, the freezing nights are simply unbearable. As such, before setting out, be well prepared and carry the right gear in order to survive camping.
Useful Tips to Survive Bear Encounters
If you love the great outdoors, if you hike or if you simply ride a trail bike, you’re at risk for a potentially fatal bear encounter. While some people fear the encounter with a grizzly bear, I feel that black bears which are more numerous than grizzlies are being overlooked. They are a serious threat to life and how you react to bear encounters can make a real difference to your longevity.
Debunking Myths About Wilderness Hygiene and Sanitation
Some people have a real phobia when it comes to exploring the great outdoors. Rather than fearing the dangerous animals that might ruin their experience, they fear something else. They are afraid of getting sick, and they believe that all those nasty bugs and bacteria living in the woods will get them. After years of traveling through the backwoods, I believe it’s time we debunk these wilderness hygiene myths.
OFF-Grid Solutions to Less Dainty Living and Money Saving – Part 2
Whether you are preparing for life post-collapse or are simply giving easy-living a go, you will need to be preparing to live with far fewer modern conveniences. Those of us who are preparing to become official off-grid dwellers had better well learned to get down with the notion that these unnecessary conveniences are superficial and even, at times, harmful.
The Mountain Kit: What Equipment To Take
When talking about climbing it is necessary to note that every climbing involves hiking and you need basic hiking tools for every climbing trip. Of course, you don’t need this kit when going to national parks with a car, but for piquant places, you need both hiking and climbing equipment. When preparing to the trim make sure to write a survival skills list. Before packing everything into a backpack, write a climbing equipment list.
OFF-Grid Solutions to Less Dainty Living and Money Saving – Part 1
An off-grid life is a goal for many of us and being self-sufficient is what prepping is all about. However, the adjustments to an off-grid life may be difficult for some people. If they don’t get used to the routine, they will bounce back on the grid. In this two-part article, you will see how I handle the off-grid life and how I manage to save money here and there.
Waste Disposal and Latrine Building Off The Grid
Off-grid living, well that’s the considered luxurious life for us split-shift preppers, and for a good reason too! We don’t even need to begin to go into the great details here, they are absolute givens this day in age. In our darkest closets and crevices of our psyche, a few of us may even semi-hope for a grid-failure (though that thought will dissipate quite rapidly once you put together that many, many human beings would be fated with doom were any such thing to happen at this very moment in time…). Today we will discuss about waste disposal and latrine building.
10 Survival Skills You Need To Know
Camping reconnects you with nature, but it also tests your ability to adapt, think clearly, and rely on your instincts. Modern comfort and technology have made many people forget essential survival skills for camping, such as how to find clean water, build a fire, or stay warm when gear fails. Without these abilities, even a short weekend trip can turn risky fast.