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Water purification in the wilderness

Water may be the source of all life on Earth, but it can also be the source of considerable illness, pain and even death. Water…

Tips on how to travel safe with your pet

It’s a vacation time and your fluffy little friend knows it. More than a half of US pet owners take their four-legged buddies with them…

The Best Ways to Purify Water in the Backcountry

If there’s one thing everyone needs on a multi-day adventure into the backcountry, it is access to clean water.  Even when you think you’re in the…

Top 10 Bartering Commodities For A Disaster

In a grid down scenario where the power grid goes out and you no longer have access to grocery stores, sporting goods stores, and restaurants,…

Beach life can change your brain chemistry

It’s not a secret that spending time at the beach makes people happier and improves their physical and mental health. It’s a fact that people…

Essential Kit for the Newbie Cycle Tourer

Cycle touring is a great way to travel the world. It’s slow enough that you get the feel of a landscape and culture, but fast…

The Best Ways to Purify Water in the Backcountry

If there’s one thing everyone needs on a multi-day adventure into the backcountry, it’s access to clean water.  Even when you think you’re in the…

Basic steps in wilderness survival

Congratulations on being in good shape and choosing a great phone, which probably has all the possible applications in the world. But what if the…

5 reasons why living near water benefits your health

Who hasn’t dreamed of waking up every morning to the sound of the ocean waves or the splashing of river water? Most of us wish…

Top 9 ways to purify water, if you’re stranded and Desperate

One of your top priorities in any survival situation has to be water. Your body can only last for three days without water before dying,…