Land navigation is a core skill for anyone who spends a great deal of time outdoors. And if you’re Army or Marine Corps infantry, search & rescue, a game warden, or a park ranger, it’s a critical part of your job. But it’s also one of the outdoor skills that people struggle with the most.
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the difference between wilderness survival and bushcraft as outdoor disciplines. You can check that post out here, but the bottom line is that wilderness survival is a tactical skill set, and survival is inherently an emergency. Bushcraft is a way of life that’s committed to keeping old-school skills
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Today’s plant for Wild Edible Wednesday is Trifolium pratense, or Red Clover. Although closely related to white clover, it’s a far more powerful medicinal herb. And it may hold a legitimate cancer treatment in its leaves. And like chickweed or plantain, in addition to being medicinally valuable, red clover is another one of those wild
If you’re familiar with the 9 c’s of survivability that are popular in certain bushcraft videos and literature, you know that one of the items on the list is a candling device. Most people take that to mean a flashlight and leave it at that. And you do definitely need one of those. Unless you’re
We live in a society obsessed with hacks. We’re always looking for ways to optimize, streamline, shortcut, and “hack” everything we do, whether it’s our work habits, our health, or even our relationships. On one level, that’s fine. Time is short, and life is fleeting. If there’s a more efficient way to do something, without
A lot of wilderness survival training is geared towards what to do when the worst happens – when you get lost, injured, or stranded, and no one is coming to save you, at least not anytime soon. And that’s a good thing. Because although those situations are extremely rare, there’s no substitute for being prepared
