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Wilderness Survival

The deeper you go into the wild, the more dangerous it gets. These wilderness survival skills will help you get out alive.

Latest Wilderness Survival Stories

How to Start a Fire in the Woods With Natural or Synthetic Tinder

By Keith McCafferty

/ Jul 20, 2019

Navigate With a Compass: Fine Tune Your Old School Navigation Skills

By

/ Mar 20, 2019

To Drink or Not to Drink?

By Keith McCafferty

/ Jan 18, 2019

Were the Voyageurs the Toughest Outdoorsmen of All?

By David E. Petzal

/ Oct 9, 2018

Rock of Ages: How an Expert Flint-Knapper Makes Stone Arrowheads

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Jul 28, 2018

A Bushcraft Expert Answers Nine Wilderness Survival Questions

By Tim Smith

/ Oct 11, 2017

‘Life Below Zero,’ Appreciated

By David E. Petzal

/ Aug 17, 2017

25 Lifesaving Items in One Wilderness Go Bag

By Jake Carps

/ Aug 10, 2017

The Mystery of Fire

By Bill Heavey

/ Jun 1, 2017

Review: ‘Bushcraft 101—a Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival,’ by Dave Canterbury

By David E. Petzal

/ Mar 28, 2017

The Weather—Explained

By Bill Heavey

/ Mar 14, 2017

Wild Fires

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Jan 9, 2017

Five Timbercraft Skills Every Outdoorsman Should Master

By Keith McCafferty

/ Dec 14, 2016

How to Build the Perfect Survival Camp

By Keith McCafferty

/ Dec 2, 2021

How to Build a Survival Snow Shelter

By Jim Baird

/ Nov 4, 2016

Survival Fishing: How to Make a Gorge Hook

By Reid Bryant

/ Jul 28, 2016

Camping Tip: A Safer Way to Split Kindling

By Reid Bryant

/ Jun 9, 2016

11 Essential Survival Knife Skills

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Apr 19, 2016

Building a Survival Fire, Pt. 2

By David E. Petzal

/ Feb 16, 2016

Building a Survival Fire, Part I

By David E. Petzal

/ Feb 11, 2016

Winter Storm Warning for East Coast: Government Advises Panic, Hysteria

By Bill Heavey

/ Jan 22, 2016

“The Revenant” Review

By David E. Petzal

/ Jan 12, 2016

Solo Canoeing: A How-To Video

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Oct 2, 2015

How to Never Have a Serious Poison Ivy Rash Again

By Tim Romano

/ Jul 24, 2015

How to Read a Topographic Map

By T. Edward Nickens

/ May 6, 2015

Welcome Back to “Life Below Zero”

By

/ Apr 13, 2015

Video: The Best Way to Build a Fire

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Feb 20, 2015

Video: How to Carve a Fuzz Stick for Fire Starting

By T. Edward Nickens

/ Dec 29, 2014

Fairbanks Woman Builds a Better Moose Trap

By Ben Romans

/ Aug 12, 2014

USGS Scientists Find Intersex Fish in 3 Pennsylvania River Basins

By Ben Romans

/ Jul 10, 2014

A Survival Show Worth Watching: “Life Below Zero”

By David E. Petzal

/ Jun 2, 2014

Study: Sapwood Could Work as a Water Filter

By David Draper

/ Mar 6, 2014

Naked, But Not Afraid Enough

By David E. Petzal

/ Sep 30, 2013

Update: Man Lost in Andes Wanted for Sex Abuse Charges

By Ben Romans

/ Sep 11, 2013

Seven Ways to Build Fires Without a Match

By .

/ Jun 24, 2013

Test Your Fire-Building IQ

By Keith McCafferty

/ Jun 24, 2013

How a Fire Saved Bill Heavey’s Life in the Alaska Bush

By Bill Heavey

/ May 6, 2013

Off the Grid: Police Capture Maine Hermit Who Lived in Woods for 27 Years

By Chad Love

/ Apr 12, 2013

Hunter, Angler Reveals the Hidden Lives of Trees With Old-School Inking Process

By Ben Romans

/ Dec 19, 2012

How to Make a Fire Without Conventional Tools

By Keith McCafferty

/ Jul 24, 2012

Rx in the Wilderness: The 5 Medications You Need to Stay Alive

By Keith McCafferty

/ Jun 14, 2012

Essential Skills: How to Move a Canoe Sideways in a Strong Current

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/ May 29, 2012

How To Avoid Freezing to Death by Finding Dry Firewood

By Keith McCafferty

/ Feb 16, 2012

Canol Trail ATV Adventure: Sunk!

By Jim Baird

/ Dec 29, 2011

Canol Trail ATV Adventurer: Big River

By Jim Baird

/ Dec 1, 2011

Canol Trail ATV Adventure: The Gong Show

By Jim Baird

/ Nov 17, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Calculating Weight vs. Mileage

By Jim Baird

/ Sep 6, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: A Culture of Generosity

By Jim Baird

/ Sep 2, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Keeping an Eye on Your Buddy

By Jim Baird

/ Sep 1, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: How to Pack a Sled

By Jim Baird

/ Aug 26, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: This Ain’t No Themed Restaurant

By Jim Baird

/ Aug 25, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: How to Drill Through 7 Feet of Ice

By Jim Baird

/ Aug 24, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Lube Your Gun for Negative-40 Degrees

By Jim Baird

/ Aug 10, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Keeping an Eye on Your Buddy

By Jim Baird

/ Aug 3, 2011

Arctic Adventure Gear: The Equipment That Got Jim Baird Across The Frozen North

By Jim Baird

/ Jul 13, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: How to Cross a Pressure Ridge

By Jim Baird

/ Jul 11, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Pressure Ridges 101

By Jim Baird

/ Jul 6, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: How To Rope-Rig a Toboggan for the Open Ice

By Jim Baird

/ Jun 17, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Why I Did The Trip

By Jim Baird

/ Jun 15, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Reflections From Back Home

By Jim Baird

/ Apr 22, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Cliffs in the Dark at 40 Below

By Jim Baird

/ Apr 19, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Miserable Night in a Cold War Base

By Jim Baird

/ Apr 13, 2011

Jim Baird’s Arctic Adventure: Crossing the Arctic Circle

By Jim Baird

/ Apr 11, 2011

Arctic Adventure Diary: The Comforts of Home on Great Bear

By Jim Baird

/ Apr 5, 2011

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