Well Being

Survival tips for hot weather hiking

When the weather finally begins to heat up, we all are itching to get outside and take it all in.…

7 years ago

Top prepping mistakes to avoid

If you’ve already decided that you need to start preparing for disaster, give yourself a pat on the back. The…

7 years ago

Dangerous plants to avoid – Watch out for Skunk Cabbage

The Earth is filled with wondrous trees that seem to touch the heavens. Around every bend, there are beautiful flowers…

7 years ago

Lyme disease: The North – South divide, stay safe

Each year we hear about more people getting ticks on them and then they run the risk of catching Lyme…

7 years ago

Exercises to help with backpacking endurance

Although hiking seems like a very straightforward activity, it is quite demanding on the body. You need to be physically…

7 years ago

Adrift – Poon Lim survived 133 days at sea on a wooden raft

Chinese native Poon Lim was a steward on a British ship during World War II that was traveling from Cape…

7 years ago

Vaccinations for tropical diseases

Your next vacation is coming up. You plan on going somewhere tropical; maybe Thailand, Indonesia, Costa Rica? You've researched your…

7 years ago

A cautionary word about free soloing

First and foremost, I wouldn’t say that I am by any means a professional climber let alone an expert on…

7 years ago

Top survival uses for hand sanitizer

One of the most overlooked survival items of all time is hand sanitizer. It’s cheap, abundant, and a common staple…

7 years ago

At-Home Remedies That Help Treat Exposure to Poison Ivy

Many of us who love the outdoors have, at some point, come face-to-face with those pesky three-leafed plants: poison oak…

7 years ago