If you’re an avid outdoorsman or outdoorswoman and love sitting around campfires, a kindling splitter is something you should consider. Kindling splitters are also great for indoor, wood-burning stoves or for those who go on frequent camping trips. No matter who you are or how many fires you’ve started, kindling is something that isn’t always …
Despite what advanced survivalists might suggest, you should have more than a simple pocketknife on you when navigating a wilderness environment. The best bushcraft gear can help you create a makeshift shelter, stay well fed and hydrated, and even craft other helpful bushcraft tools! If you want to start your next survival adventure out on …
Food is a topic that is popping up a lot lately. Well, I think you are going to see much more on food as the days go on. There are some very real challenges in worldwide food production. If I am honest they seem to be insurmountable from where I am standing. If you want …
Have you ever sat before a fire under the stars in pure solitude? There is a feeling when you do this. Well, it’s a connection. It is a connection that all of us can make to the wilder side of our humanity. Though we control our climate inside our home, we can have nearly everything …
Thanks to the war in Ukraine the world is facing serious food production consequences. Russia is the number one exporter of nitrogen fertilizers and the second-largest supplier of phosphoric and potassic fertilizers. Farmers are bracing for a very tough growing season and the head of the UN World Food Programs has said this is the worst …
What is Bushcraft Gear? Bushcraft gear, also known as survival gear, includes items that are necessary for survival in the wilderness, from dense forests to frozen mountains. Common examples of bushcraft gear include fire starters, knives, load carrying gear, water carriers, and navigation equipment. The essence of bushcraft lies in using the most primitive survival …
There has been an explosion in prepper websites over the last 10 years and massive growth in those looking for this kind of content. Over the years I have changed the websites that I read and spend my time on. New sites have popped up and some sites just weren’t doing it for me anymore. …
Starting a fire can mean the difference between life and death depending on where you are in the world or what the circumstances are. While that might sound a bit extreme, starting a fire can at the very least mean the difference between being warm and comfortable versus cold and miserable. At any rate, the …
Developing a broad array of bushcraft skills is both rewarding and practical, and there are some essential skills that may save your life. To survive and thrive in any outdoor environment, these are some of the most important skills to have in your bushcraft quiver. 1. How to Stay Warm and Dry Hypothermia can be …
Storage space is a limitation that will rear its ugly head pretty quickly when you start increasing your food supply. When you first start prepping it seems like your greatest enemy is money but storage becomes an issue for most of us very quickly and finding more space is hard. If you know how to …
Stocking up your pantry with the right survival food is tricky enough, but for those of you with gluten intolerance or celiac disease, putting together a good selection of gluten-free survival food options may seem like quite a chore. Gluten-free has been trending for a while now. The number of people who are gluten intolerant is …
Would you believe me if I told you that there are two essential pieces to every fire and these pieces decide if your fire will start quick and easy or not at all? When you build a lot of fires you start to appreciate all the phases, parts, and pieces that go into making fire. …
In trying times like these people are looking for solutions. They want to feel safe. They want to feel like there is a future worth striving for. There is something very important about food. I never felt better about prepping and preparing for disasters and emergencies than when I put up long term food storage. …
Our early hunter-gatherer ancestors were foraging their way out of Africa as far back as 2 million years ago! Foraging allowed our ancestors to both better understand the natural world they lived in but also to expand, travel, and learn how to survive in new lands. This is a skill that followed us all the …
“Now make that dot as small as you can make it,” I coached my son Carter in the backyard, “Keep it nice and still.” Holding a fresnel lens, Carter watched intently as the small glowing dot began to heat the center of a dry leaf. “It’s smoking!” A few moments later the small pile of …