Living with Darkness
I’ve taken a few people along on trips into the wild. When I plan a group trip, I try to[…]
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Category: Preparedness
What Worked, What Didn’t: 2021
This year I had the opportunity to get out into the wilds for eight overlanding and bushcraft trips lasting a[…]
Read moreImproving off road self-recovery
Last year I attended an event that gathered together a group of folks who frequent the back country, driving their[…]
Read moreThe Death Valley Germans
I came across this story while researching two way radios for my truck. In July of 1996 a German couple[…]
Read moreSurvival kit on a string
When I wander about the bush I carry a few things with me on a string about my neck. These[…]
Read moreIs that a real fire?
Say mister, is that a real fire? This question is, perhaps surprisingly, very common at living history events. When I[…]
Read moreMeeting Challenges
He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that we cannot forget falls drop by drop upon[…]
Read moreThe next most important survival item
“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.” ― Mark Rippetoe In a previous post[…]
Read moreCats with thumbs?
I’ve been testing diabetic cats for the past couple of weeks so when this came over the news wire I[…]
Read moreSitting out
His entire body was in plain sight, its length broken only by an outcropping of sandstone that partly obscured his[…]
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