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The author sporting an ice beard while winter camping. Photo credit: Joe Zoltak84

Winter Camping Will Test Your Endurance!

The author sporting an ice beard while winter camping. Photo credit: Joe Zoltak The brothers' Zoltak elevate their feet with split wood. Photo credit: Tom Kestelik Three ice cold Wisconsinites. Photo credit:...

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Survival Checklist - Things you will need

Your survival is dependent on two things: your survival plan and your survival skills. In order to survive it's always best to develop the proper skills first but with limited time, this comprehensive survival list should help to aid you in any survival situation. Remember, any survival plan is better than no survival plan!

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Surviving the Unexpected: A Guide to Wilderness Survival

An article about the key elements to surival in a wildnerness setting including appropriate responses to threats posed by wildlife.

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The Dangers of Deer Hunting

Deer hunting is popular for both food and sport. Not only does deer hunting help fill up the freezer with lean meat and allow people time to get out to exercise and enjoy nature, it's also beneficial to...

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Brad Hunter on the trail to Banner Peak near Thousand Island Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness.  Photo by Allen Conant. 75

Finding the Best Wilderness Backpack--Internal or External Frame

Comparing internal frame and external packs and discussing some of the best products available -- personal preferences and opinions on the good and bad of both types.

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LifeCaps: Don't leave home without them.

In August of 2007, an earthquake trapped 6 miners inside the Crandall Canyon Coal mine near Huntington, Utah. For a whole month recuers attempted to locate the trapped men by means of drilling small inch...

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Wilderness Survival Skills

If you had to, could you survive out here? It can happen to anyone. It might happen to you. All of a sudden you're in a potentially dangerous survival situation. You could be in the wilderness or deep in a...

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Basic Outdoors Guide

Say what you will, but nothing beats enjoying Mother Nature and the great outdoors.  You don't have to be living in Alaska to enjoy all the recreational activities that going outside has to offer (although...

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Solar Chargers – How Do Solar Chargers Work and When Would You Use Them?

How does a solar charger work and where would you use one? Harness the power of the sun and charge all your gadgets using a solar charger.

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Solar power emergency - survival tips using solar energy

Solar power can be used in many different ways. This article looks at some ad hoc ways of using solar energy in survival situations - specifically, to produce clean water. Building a solar still is a fantastic family project, and teaches children a great deal about how energy, water, distillation, water vapour and condensation work.

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