Category Archives: Wilderness Survival

Signal Mirrors

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Signal Mirrors A quick demo on what different signal mirrors and improvised signal mirrors look like from about 125 yards away, just to give you an idea of how quickly some improvised signal mirrors can degrade in effectiveness and a … Continue reading

Cardinal Direction 101 – The Basics

North, South, East and West: The video below gives a very basic look at using the sun for land navigation.  Knowing how to use the sun to navigate in the wilderness can make life a whole lot easier if you don’t have … Continue reading

Cardinal Direction – The Watch Method

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The Watch Method  Use your watch to find direction: The video below is a quick demo on how to find cardinal direction (North, South, East, and West) using your watch and the sun.  This can help you learn to navigate … Continue reading

Cardinal Direction – With No Watch or Compass

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 No Watch? That’s okay! Here is a quick demo to show you how to determine cardinal direction without a compass or watch.  All you need is to be able to see the sun and know the time (for instance from … Continue reading

How To Prioritize Your Actions In a Wilderness Survival Situation

  I AM POSITIVE (How To Prioritize Your Actions In A Wilderness Survival Situation): It seems to me that much has been written about what should be in a survival kit, what gear is best, and a lot on teaching … Continue reading

Vegetation / Transpiration Bags

  Water From Plants Extracting fresh drinking water from plants and trees isn’t the most effective way to collect water in the wilderness, but in some arid and desert climates it can be one of the few ways to keep … Continue reading

Bow and Drill Fire

Bow and Drill Friction Fire Fire by friction may be one of the toughest and most under appreciated primitive survival skills.  Sure a lot of people talk about it and demonstrate it as I am here today, but to truly … Continue reading

Breaking Down Large Limbs Without A Cutting Tool

For those people who don’t always carry an axe or hatchet, this post could come in handy.  Having a good cutting tool like an Axe, Hatchet, Machete, or Saw is always a good item to carry in the wilderness.  But … Continue reading

Seepage Well

Having the ability to find fresh and drinkable water in a wilderness survival situation is one of the two most important skills a person needs to have to be able to survive. Today we will take a look at how … Continue reading

The Squirrel Pole

Trapping small game isn’t always as hard as it sounds. You don’t have to be Jeremiah Johnson to be able to catch dinner in the wilderness. In fact one of the easiest and most effective small game snares is the … Continue reading