Tag: survival

Here is some help on making fire: Polypore fungi in primitive fire making

Paul Pinkerton

Five thousand, three hundred years ago Ötzi, also known as the Ice Man, died at 10,500 feet in the Ötztal Alps, which divides Italy and…

Need help making fire? Polypore Fungi in Primitive Fire Making

Paul Pinkerton

Five thousand, three hundred years ago Ötzi, also known as the Ice Man, died at 10,500 feet in the Ötztal Alps, which divides Italy and…

Some people just love this cheap but nutritious food – Escargot (snail) recipes

Paul Pinkerton

The French love them and the outdoorsmen should know how to get the best from them, they’re free and well liked by thousands, if not…

In 1911 Ishi emerged from the wilderness in California, the last member of his tribe, “the last wild Indian”

Paul Pinkerton

At the end of the summer of 1911,  a weak, starving native American man emerged from the Butte County wilderness into Oroville and became an…

Survival – the science behind it & busting a few myths

Doug Williams

Things like bear and the occasional beaver attacks seem to get most of the attention, but it’s the threats that are the most predictable and…

Couple rescued from a desert island after a week thanks to their SOS sign

Doug Williams

They were real life castaways. We have all read books and seen the programs on survival and what to do if you were shipwrecked with no…

Four terrible things people have had to do to survive – even eating mans best friend

Doug Williams

  In my opinion, some of the most inspiring books ever written have been written by survivors. People who have come through and out the…

Couple rescued from a desert island after a week thanks to their SOS sign

Doug Williams

They were real life castaways. We have all read books and seen the programs on survival and what to do if you were shipwrecked with no…

Czech Tourist Survives 30 day Mountain Ordeal

Doug Williams

Tales of Survival: A Czech Tourist Managed to Survive Thirty Days Stranded in New Zealand Mountains The thought of surviving an entire month stranded on…

Leatherman Rev Multi Tool – Review

A multi-tool of some sort accompanies me most everywhere I go, and most of those I use – from the Micra on my key ring…