There is nothing quite like your first night sleeping under the stars. The sound of the fire crackling, the smell of the woods, the quiet that you simply cannot find anywhere else. Camping is one of the most accessible outdoor skills you can develop, and once you get comfortable with the basics, it opens the…
One of the most humbling moments I have had in the outdoors was realizing that food was growing all around me and I had no idea what any of it was. Fields, forests, creek banks, even suburban parks are packed with edible plants that most people walk right past every single day. Learning to identify…
A bug out bag is one of the most important things you can put together for your family. The idea is simple: if you ever need to leave your home in a hurry, whether from a natural disaster, a power grid failure, civil unrest, or any other emergency, you grab this bag and go. Everything…
If there is one skill that separates the prepared from the panicked in any outdoor emergency, it is the ability to make fire. I have been building fires since I was a kid, and over the years I have helped dozens of people learn this skill from scratch. The good news is that fire starting…
