More from Tim MacWelch

A knife being sharpened on a wet stone.
Survival

8 Wood Carving Skills for Survival

By Tim MacWelch

Hunters hiking in the Kodiak
Survival

9 Natural Shelters that will Save Your Life

By Tim MacWelch

landscape of sun shining over a frozen lake.
Fishing

7 Ways To Survive On The Ice

By Tim MacWelch

pinecone hanging in a tree.
Foraging & Gardening

8 Ways to Use Evergreen Trees in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

A deer hide stretched out on the grass.
Big Game Hunting

10 Deer Parts That Will Keep You Alive

By Tim MacWelch

Treating a bloody injury
Survival

How to Treat Lacerations in the Field

By Tim MacWelch

a basket full of acorns
Foraging & Gardening

The Ultimate Guide to Foraging and Eating Acorns

By Tim MacWelch

A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time
Survival

A Guide to the 15 Best Survival Traps of All Time

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them
Survival

Survival Shelters: 15 Best Designs and How to Build Them

By Tim MacWelch

What We Can Learn From 3 Back-to-Back Grizzly Attacks on Hunters in Montana
Animal Attacks

What We Can Learn From 3 Back-to-Back Grizzly Attacks on Hunters in Montana

By Tim MacWelch

19 Great Fixed-Blade Knives for Tactical Self Defense
Gear

19 Great Fixed-Blade Knives for Tactical Self Defense

By Tim MacWelch

5 Ways To Eat Acorns for Survival
Foraging & Gardening

5 Ways To Eat Acorns for Survival

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Skills: 10 Ways to Purify Water
Survival

Survival Skills: 10 Ways to Purify Water

By Tim MacWelch

Hickory leaves and nuts
Foraging & Gardening

15 Trees Every Outdoor Lover Should Learn to Identify

By Tim MacWelch

seagull
Foraging & Gardening

13 Gross Animals You Can Eat in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

What Hunters Need to Know About Altitude Sickness (And How to Avoid It)
Big Game Hunting

What Hunters Need to Know About Altitude Sickness (And How to Avoid It)

By Tim MacWelch

three glasses of bourbon with ice
Gear

23 Different Ways Alcohol Could Save Your Life in an Emergency

By Tim MacWelch

11 Common Survival Mistakes That Can Get You Killed
Survival

11 Common Survival Mistakes That Can Get You Killed

By Tim MacWelch

13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Food
Foraging & Gardening

13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Food

By Tim MacWelch

Beat the Heat in a Survival Situation
Survival

Beat the Heat in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

How to Identify Tracks of 10 Common North American Species
Big Game Hunting

How to Identify Tracks of 10 Common North American Species

By Tim MacWelch

survival pack and gear
Gear

Build The Ultimate Natural Disaster Survival Kit

By Tim MacWelch

8 Common Wild Plants That Are Poisonous to Your Dog
Hunting

8 Common Wild Plants That Are Poisonous to Your Dog

By Tim MacWelch

woman using lifestraw to drink water from river
Survival

What We Can Learn from the Two Hikers Lost in the Mountains of Hawaii

By Tim MacWelch

Survival Cooking: How to Cook with Sticks
Survival

Survival Cooking: How to Cook with Sticks

By Tim MacWelch

the movie cover of castaway
Survival

Real or Fake: The Truth About 10 Hollywood Survival Scenes

By Tim MacWelch

performing cpr
Gear

10 Essential First-Aid Skills that Every Outdoorsperson Should Master

By Tim MacWelch

branches tied together with paracord
Gear

10 Ways to Use Paracord in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

wickiup survival shelter
Survival

How to Build Emergency Winter Shelters

By Tim MacWelch

cross pieces of sticks lashed together
Survival

How to Avoid Hypothermia and Build Emergency Snowshoes

By Tim MacWelch

winter survival plants you can eat
Foraging & Gardening

How to Find and Identify 13 Wild Winter Edibles

By Tim MacWelch

cotton balls and kendall vaseline
Gear

8 Ways Cotton Can Actually Help You in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

a paiute deadfall trap
Survival

How to Rig a Paiute Deadfall Trap, Step by Step

By Tim MacWelch

How Duct Tape Can Help You Survive Almost Anything
Gear

How Duct Tape Can Help You Survive Almost Anything

By Tim MacWelch

12 Remarkable Survival Stories, and What We Should Learn From Them
Survival

12 Remarkable Survival Stories, and What We Should Learn From Them

By Tim MacWelch

cloudy foggy forest mountain
Gear

10 Reasons People Get Lost in the Wild

By Tim MacWelch

survival gear and skills
Survival

Order of Operations in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

survival items bug out base camp
Gear

13 Things You Need to Create a Bug-Out Base Camp

By Tim MacWelch

American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Foraging & Gardening

15 Wild Edibles You Can Forage for in the Fall

By Tim MacWelch

Fomes fomentarius fungus
Foraging & Gardening

You Can Use These 2 Kinds of Tree Fungus for Fire Tinder

By Tim MacWelch

survival kit
Backcountry Hunting Gear

10 Things To Do Before You Head Into the Wilderness

By Tim MacWelch

creek stewart
Survival

Q&A with Survival Expert Creek Stewart’s New TV Show

By Tim MacWelch

folding blade knife
Gear

Survival Gear Review: Helle’s New Folding Bushcraft Knife, the Bleja

By Tim MacWelch

food storage best practices
Gear

The 3 Biggest Keys to Long-Term Food Storage for Survival

By Tim MacWelch

How to start a fire with a sparking rod
Camping Gear

4 Tips to Avoid Fire-Making Mistakes with Spark Rods

By Tim MacWelch

How to identify Chicory
Foraging & Gardening

Two Wild Alternatives to Coffee

By Tim MacWelch

Elderberries
Foraging & Gardening

How to Identify the Elderberry Bush

By Tim MacWelch

Backcountry Grilling
Survival

How to Properly Grill Meat Over an Open Fire

By Tim MacWelch

Fire Piston
Gear

Survival Gear Review: Clickspring Fire Piston

By Tim MacWelch

Foraging for Wild Berries
Foraging & Gardening

3 Tricks for Staving Off Hunger in a Survival Situation

By Tim MacWelch

Making a Bola
Hunting

How to Make a Bola for Small Game Hunting

By Tim MacWelch

Foraging for Wild Berries
Foraging & Gardening

7 Ways to Identify Edible Fruits and Berries

By Tim MacWelch

Primitive Camping
Gear

6 Types of Gear for an Old-School Survival Kit

By Tim MacWelch

Burn First Aid
Survival

How to Treat Burns in the Wilderness

By Tim MacWelch

Primitive Tools
Survival

Survival Skills: How to Quickly Craft Sharp Stone Tools

By Tim MacWelch

Urban Foraging
Foraging & Gardening

5 Edible Plants for Urban Foragers

By Tim MacWelch

Primitive Fishing
Fishing

Survival Skills: 3 Odd Techniques For Primitive Fishing

By Tim MacWelch

cottonwood tree
Foraging & Gardening

4 Early Summer Trees That Are Most Useful for Survival

By Tim MacWelch

survival fire
Gear

Heat Your Primitive Shelter

By Tim MacWelch

turkey tracks in red dirt
Big Game Hunting

5 Clues for Tracking Wild Animals Besides Tracks

By Tim MacWelch

redbud flower
Foraging & Gardening

4 Spring Flowers You Can Eat

By Tim MacWelch

clay earthenware by fire
Survival

Primitive Ceramics: How to Make Your Own Clay Pots

By Tim MacWelch

bowl-hook-knife-carving
Gear

How to Carve with a Hook (AKA Crooked Knife)

By Tim MacWelch

spring water
Gear

3 Ways to Find Safe Drinking Water in the Spring

By Tim MacWelch