Tag: wilderness
Using iPhone Compass App to determine direction in the wilderness
In day to day life, you might never need a compass or feel the need to know where south is from your home. However, in…
Edible Wild plants, the difference between life and death when lost in the wilderness
One thing that you hope to find in abundance, just in case you find yourself stranded in the wilderness are wild plants, and there’s hundreds…
A tenth of the wilderness on our planet destroyed by mankind in just 25 years
All one has to do to see the alarming rate of deforestation of the last remaining wilderness areas left in the world is take a…
Top 10 survival uses for dental floss
When looking for ordinary items around your house that you can repurpose into different survival applications, there’s one item that you will definitely want to…
Risk Tolerance- a free solo story
Last weekend I met a man who lived on the edge. He lived just like he climbed, free solo, nothing to hold him back. Freedom…
5 Items you have to have in your camp cooking kit
Camp cooking is something of a lost art. Heck, cooking has become a lost art in many households. But if you are one of the few.…
Russian family cut off from the world for over 40 years, oblivious of WW2
The Siberian taiga is one of the most isolated places in the world. It is also one of the most difficult terrains to travel through…
The best camping meal – chicken and dumplings one-pot camping recipe
A camping trip to the wilderness is not merely a break from the mind-numbing hustle and bustle of the urban lifestyle. For many, it’s far…
Freaking out and lost in the wilderness – What to do next
A few years ago I met up with a friend I hadn’t seen for several months, we met up at 19:00, had dinner at a…
How to keep your teeth clean in the wilderness
Dental hygiene more than important, especially in a survival scenario when your toothpaste is empty or lost. Keeping your teeth clean while lost in some…