Archive for: May 2010

Supplies needed to survive by Tainiska (Kisimmee, Fl) If you are going camping or to the wild and need a list for a kit you might want to consider this:1. Baking soda, it is good for poison ivy and more.2. …

Not just for Safe Sex Anymore by Todd Owen (Denver,Co) A few years ago I was getting ready to head out from my camp for a nice 5 mile hike. At some point one of my camp mates grabbed a …

The Survival Handbook By Colin Towel by Todd Owen (Denver,Co) Some time ago, I met a wonderful woman who shared a deep love for the real outdoors and getting really ” lost ” in the Mt.s of Colorado. I decided …

Trees as a food source in the wilderness by Winyan Staz Wakien (WA state) Most people are aware that the maple tree can be tapped in the spring for maple syrup but for those of us in the Pacific Northwest, …

Find clean water by Bob (USA) One of my ways to get clean water is to look for the water source, first of all. If you find one, make sure there is land right next to it!!!! Then you start …

Wilderness survival trainingaround the world The information provided at wilderness-survival-skills.com is not a substitute for a wilderness survival training course. I highly recommend you participate in a training program in an outdoor or wilderness survival school.A wilderness survival course will …

Survival vest by James (Hephzibah GA, USA) As far as a kit goes, I don’t use one of the little dinky things they call hip pouch survival kits. I use the clothing I will be wearing outside in the wilderness… …

Prickly Pear Cactus by Camper John (San Antonio) Prickly Pear Cactus Use your knife to filet the outer skin of the prickly pear cactus. Wear gloves to protect yourself from the spines. Once the cactus leaf is filet, you can …

Ontario air force survival knife by James (Hephzibah GA, USA) My favorite commercially produced knife is the Ontario brand’s air force survival knife.

Mora Knife by Robert (Papabob) (Chapel Hill, TN, USA) K J Eriksson Carbon Steel Wilderness – Mora Knife My favorite survival knife isn’t fancy or flashy, but it can do everything I need it to do and it costs less …