I've noticed that when Elise goes online shopping for paracord, she really isn't ever quite sure what she's looking for. She typically has colour preferences and has a particular function in mind (to make a paracord wrap for her new ESEE knife, for instance), but at the end … [Read more...]
Wilderness Survival
Articles related to bushcraft & wilderness survival. For a more organized way to browse, check out our wilderness survival & survival gear topic posts.
Some of the most interesting articles we have on this topic include: our ultimate survival gear list, how to start a fire after it's rained, & our complete guide to paracord.
The Best Survival Games
While you shouldn't trust any of these games, no matter how realistic, to replace any sort of real-world survival training, playing these games is an awesome way to unwind from a long day while still keeping you thinking about survival. These games may even introduce some … [Read more...]
6 Wilderness Survival Resolutions for the New Year
We actually had quite a bit of success with the prepper resolutions we laid out for ourselves last year, managing to make at least some progress on all 5 points. This year, we're sticking to the theme of a small number of really specific goals, while shifting gears … [Read more...]
25 Most Popular Survival Books (My Favourite is #5)
Knowledge is the most powerful survival tool you could ever possibly possess. A knife and a fire steel will do wonders in the wilderness, and a hefty stockpile will be a huge asset in case of an emergency situation, but nothing will ever come close to helping you survive … [Read more...]
Recommended Gear
For the sake of easy browsing, I've split up this post into 3 sections: knife gear recommendations, everyday carry gear recommendations, and survival gear recommendations. Please note that this list factors in the price of the item, so for those of you who want to argue that … [Read more...]
A Careful Look at Bugging In VS Bugging Out
No topic has proved as divisive on prepper and survival forums as the choice to bug in or bug out. The reality is that the choice is not always clean cut, and whether you bug in or bug out may actually be forced upon you based on changing environmental … [Read more...]
Vegan/Vegetarian? Would That Change in a Survival Situation?
Just over a week ago, an episode of Naked and Afraid aired that, to me, stood apart from many of the rest. What made this episode particularly fascinating was that a hunter, Adam Young, with quite traditional views on wilderness survival and what's necessary to survive, had … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Find Bodies of Water in the Wilderness
When you're lost in the wilderness, locating a body of water can be the difference between life and death. Besides the obvious potential of supplying you with drinkable water, a body of water also has the ability to provide many other advantages to a lost wanderer. It can … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Survival Gear List
Once you've begun to stockpile survival gear, it can be hard to determine what you're missing from your list. As a result, we've taken the time to create as much of a comprehensive list of all the different types of survival gear as possible. Of course, every survivalist … [Read more...]
The Worst Clothes to be Wearing in a Survival Situation
Waiting for rescue in a survival situation can be made unimaginably harder if you're not wearing appropriate clothing. Though the stars of Naked & Afraid may be able to get by without wearing any clothes at all and with only a single piece of survival gear each, for … [Read more...]