Tag: wilderness survival basics

  • What You Need to Know About Venomous Snake Bite Prevention and Treatment (Guest Post)

    What You Need to Know About Venomous Snake Bite Prevention and Treatment (Guest Post)

    While trekking or camping in North America, you are relatively safe from the threat of venomous snakes as the vast majority of them are not venomous. However, you still need to give them a second thought before heading out on your adventures. According to statistics from the CDC, there are around 8,000 reported snake bites…

  • Rain Collector

    Rain Collector

    Rain water has the advantage over any ground water because it needs less purification. In case any rain should fall, in a survival situation it is good practice to put out one of many styles of rain collectors. To collect rain water, one option is to collect water running off your shelter, but another is to…

  • Cheese Wax Candle

    Cheese Wax Candle

    You know those little round wheels of cheese with the red wax? Well here is how to make a candle using one of those. I would say this it more of an urban survival use, since the chances of you finding the wax from cheese in the woods are slim…though possible. This one was pretty obvious…

  • Fire Weed

    Fire Weed

    There is a native american saying that when the fireweed stops blooming, summer is over. Fireweed is better in the spring, and as summer goes on, it gets more and more bitter. It is often found in disturbed sites. Names: Common Fireweed, Great Willow-Herb, Rosebay Willowherb Scientific Name: Epilobium angustifolium Health Benefits: Vitamin C Vitamin A Carbs…

  • Squirrel Snare

    Squirrel Snare

    A squirrel snare using wire is a snare that does not actually require you to be there for it to work, which is a big advantage to those in a survival situation. You can set the snare, and go about dealing with your other tasks, and the snare will do all the work. However, be…

  • Where to Put a Shelter

    Where to Put a Shelter

    The basics of where you should or should not put a shelter.