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Les Stroud on Eating for Survival – 6 Page Interview

Outside Magazine did an outstanding 6 page interview with Les Stroud asking some really intriguing questions.... even some I have been wondering about myself,...

How to Find Spring Water – Outdoor Primitive Skill

Being able to find spring water may not be as easy as you think, it is a skill that could just save your life...

2 Animal Tracking Posters

Hiking Michigan blog has generously shared these 2 insightful animal tracking posters that you can download for free on their blog. These are definitely...

How To Build A Fire With Flint

http://www.backpacker.com/skills/backpacker-bible-make-fire    

How to Find Water in the Wild

Click here:   http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/how-to-find-water3.htm    

Brain Tanning Hides

http://survival.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2011/11/survival-skills-brain-tanning-hides  

Campfire Cooking Techniques and Camping Recipes

Four Campfire Cooking Techniques for Hunters and Fishermen http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/survival/food/2009/06/four-campfire-cooking-techniques-hunters-and-fishermen?photo=1#node-1001330111   Camping Recipes   http://mantestedrecipes.com/recipes/camping-recipes.aspx

Homemade Ice Fishing Tip Ups Project

http://www.greatnorthernprepper.com/home-made-ice-fishing-tip-ups/  

Building a Cold Smoker (smokehouse) DIY Project

http://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2008/01/building-cold-smoker-smokehouse.html  

Wilderness Skills Everyone Should Know !

  http://lifehacker.com/5881604/be-a-grown-up-boy-scout-the-wilderness-survival-skills-everyone-should-know

Every Person Requires 40 Tons of Freight a Year & What If It Stops

http://codegreenprep.com/2012/10/every-person-requires-40-tons-of-freight-a-year/    

Paracord Lanyard Project tutorial – nice gift for dad

http://stormdraneslanyard.blogspot.com/    

Clean Dishes with Wood Ash While Camping

http://lifehacker.com/5839092/clean-dishes-with-wood-ash-while-camping  

Learning to Farm With Draft Horses

http://barnhousenews.blogspot.com/2012/03/learning-to-farm-with-draft-horses.html  

Pictures Of Pine Sap Closing A Wound

Pine sap has anti-fungal and antibacterial properties and has the strength to hold a wound together if medical help or supplies are not readily...

Survival Hunting Options Without a Gun

If you don't own a fire arm but would like to hunt or ever find yourself needing to hunt  Jalapeno Gal77 over on American...

The best survival fishing lure: Is it a leadhead jig?

An explanation on why Leon Pantenburg over on  American preppers network thinks so.  

How To Field Dress A Squirrel

If you ever need to field dress a squirrel, Art of manliness shows you how. The Art Of Manliness is one of my Top 5...

Make an Emergency Candle Out of a Tub of Crisco

Lifehacker strikes again with this awesome how to on making  a long lasting candle out of a tub of crisco. This could come in...

DIY Archery, complete step-by-step instructions for 17 different archery projects.

"DIY Archery" gives you the complete step-by-step instructions for 17 different archery projects. Learn how to make a variety of arrowheads, arrows, quivers, bows...

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