Survivalism 101
Survivalism 101 When was the last time you imagined a doomsday scenario in your head? Movies, television, and even books and comics foreshadow what a post-apocalyptic world might look like. However, as we all know, reality can throw all sorts of curveballs our way....
Primitive Trapping
We start our story with a person lost in the wilderness. They could be a hiker, a hunter, a camper, or any one of us that spends time in the woods. Let us assume that they do the right thing. They do not panic, and they do not spend hour upon hour...
Signaling For Help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQmo1BAjBo8 Whenever you find yourself lost, you need to focus on survival. There are 4 pillars of survival that you need to remember. These are food, water, fire, and shelter. However, in...
Water Purification for Survival
Water is absolutely essential in a survival situation. If you are just lounging around in a moderate climate you can make it about three days before you die of dehydration. However, if you are doing a bunch of work or it is hot outside you might only make it a day....
Survival Shelters
When you are lost or stuck, you absolutely must prioritize your activities. Everything you choose to do will take up time and expend calories. Perhaps you were hiking and left the trail getting lost in the woods. Maybe you fell and broke your leg...
Survival Knives
By far the most important survival item you can have with you is a good survival knife. It is very tough to create a sharp cutting edge that is strong enough to deal with survival tasks and made completely of natural materials. You can try flint napping...
Survival Fires
So, you find yourself in a wilderness survival scenario. Most often these situations occur when somebody is hiking, camping, hunting, or fishing. Any activity that takes place in the wild can end up in disaster. Maybe a hiker leaves the trail and gets...
Land Navigation For Survival
One of the most dangerous aspects of spending time in the wilderness is the potential for getting lost. You are walking along a familiar path and everything is going fine. Perhaps you decide to leave the trail to explore or look for resources, or maybe...
Long Term Water Storage
When it comes to survival or prepping, one of the most important items that we need is water. It should be the foremost subject to research and learn about when preparing for the first time. I figured it would be appropriate to be our first article. WHY WATER?...
Mississippi Survival Challenge
My name is Ryan Dotson, and I am a wilderness survival specialist. Several times each year I pick a location and venture out into the wild to test my skills. In addition to selecting some of the most challenging environments in the country, I also have...
