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A Sleeping bag, Sleeping Mat and a Bivouac in One Product

At the Swiss Textiles Association’s Innovation Day, the new start-up firm Polarmond presented its patented all-in-one sleeping system. This combines the functions of a sleeping…

New Fabric Uses Sun And Wind To Power Devices

Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few years. Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have…

Survival use for a Pair of Socks

Filtering water through fabric can help remove the more visible sediment and creepy-crawlies. Pour dirty water through the sock and into a container. (Ladies, you…

Strange Ice Mine in Pennsylvania Produces Ice in Summer

Doug Williams

Ice and winter often go hand in hand. Any mention of ice and snow in the summer will earn you a confused look, except if…

Surviving in the bush in case you get Lost

Doug Williams

Quite often accidents and mishaps occur when there’s been a lack of planning, and we are left unprepared for dealing with the disastrous consequences. For…

Survival Tips from 100 Years ago that are Still very Relevant

Doug Williams

A number of people around the world are now reverting back to learn the ways of the past generations for surviving in the conditions where…

Primitive Cooking Fires in the outdoors

Paul Pinkerton

Cooking Fires FIREWOODS – There are many things which make some woods burn hotter than others – rate of growth, resin content, age of tree,…

How to Talk with Grizzly Bears – Part 1

We’re grateful to the amazing Nikki van Schyndel (aka Daisy Crocket) for sharing some of her life and adventures with us here on Outdoor Revival.   There’s…

How Hippie Are You – In our series from Susan Strayer

Paul Pinkerton

A new article in the series from Susan Strayer who’s an inspiration to many with her Blog – Mountain Mom and Tots. How Hippie Are…

Knife Work – Old Hickory Skinner to Nessmuk conversion

This morning I received two Old Hickory Skinner knives from Schwert in a trade and must admit I’m impressed to bits with them. The original…