16 Uses of Sticky Pine Sap for Wilderness Survival and Self-Reliance
Follow me Scavenging resources in a wilderness survival situation can turn up life-saving stuff. That’s why developing a possum mentality is vital! Our ancestors
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AuthorTodd Walker
The Number One Knife Skill for Wilderness Survival and Self-Reliance
Follow me Humans have employed six simple machines throughout history to reduce the amount of work required for tasks. Of these six, my
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Foraging Feral Food: Trout Lily
Follow me Craving feral food? Now’s the time to hit the woods. The Trout Lily is blooming! Before going wild on this gem
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Bombproof Fire Craft: Build a “Next Fire” Kit that Cheats Death
Follow me Of all the outdoor self-reliance skills, fire is king. Many will argue over my statement.You know fire is life out there! No
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DIY Pemmican: Bread of the Wilderness
Follow me What’s bread of the wilderness? This is a follow up to an article I posted about making this perfect primal stick-to-your-ribs
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7 Tips to Keep You Alive and Found in the Wilderness
Follow me Get out there! Spend enough time with Mother Nature and you’ll likely experience emergencies. Even the most innocent outings are potential
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The Beginner’s Step by Step Guide to Bow Drill Fire Craft
Follow me A primal scream erupts from deep inside your body the first time you successfully coax fire from two pieces of dead wood. Welcome
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How to Craft a Down and Dirty Survival Gig from a Sapling
Follow me In Surviving Large on Small Stuff, I was asked how I made the gig used to harvest the water moccasin in that post.
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Hunger Games: Find this Wild Food and You’ll Never Starve
Follow me Two weekends ago I spent two days learning from a walking encyclopedia. Mark Warren operates Medicine Bow, a primitive school of Earthlore, in
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An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf
Follow me An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf Full credit for this hack goes to our Georgia humidity, a buddy
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How to Build a Sturdy Takedown Bucksaw
Follow me How to Build a Sturdy Takedown Bucksaw A saw is safer to use than an ax. My Bacho Laplander folding saw
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5 Steps to Become the Smartest Person in the Woods
Follow me I have a confession to make. I’m the dumbest guy in the woods! This isn’t an exercise in false humility. To increase my woodsy
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