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Torn to Pieces: A Moose Hunter Gets Mauled by a Grizzly in Alaska

Animal Attacks

Torn to Pieces: A Moose Hunter Gets Mauled by a Grizzly in Alaska

By: Brad Fitzpatrick

The Crash: 16-Year-Old Autumn Veatch Survives in the Cascades After Her Plane Goes Down

Survival

The Crash: 16-Year-Old Autumn Veatch Survives in the Cascades After Her Plane Goes Down

By: Natalie Krebs

One Wrong Step: A Solo Elk Hunter’s Crawl Out of the Backcountry

Big Game Hunting

One Wrong Step: A Solo Elk Hunter’s Crawl Out of the Backcountry

By: Josh Dahlke

7 Types of Energy for Survival and Self-Reliance If the Grid Goes Down

Foraging & Gardening

7 Types of Energy for Survival and Self-Reliance If the Grid Goes Down

By: Tim MacWelch

Secret Garden: How to Grow a Hidden Survival Garden in Plain Sight

Foraging & Gardening

Secret Garden: How to Grow a Hidden Survival Garden in Plain Sight

By: Tim MacWelch

3 Ways to Increase Your Odds of Lighting a One-Match Fire

Survival

3 Ways to Increase Your Odds of Lighting a One-Match Fire

By: Tim MacWelch

5 Tips to Help You Survive and Escape a Mob or Panicked Crowd

Natural Disaster Survival

5 Tips to Help You Survive and Escape a Mob or Panicked Crowd

By: Tim MacWelch

The 10 Commandments of Campfire Cooking

Survival

The 10 Commandments of Campfire Cooking

By: Tim MacWelch

3 Tips for Planting a Survival Orchard of Fruit and Nut Trees

Foraging & Gardening

3 Tips for Planting a Survival Orchard of Fruit and Nut Trees

By: Tim MacWelch

How to Build and Grow the Fastest Survival Garden Ever

Foraging & Gardening

How to Build and Grow the Fastest Survival Garden Ever

By: Tim MacWelch

How to Identify These 5 Wild Medicinal (and Edible) Plants That Grow Almost Everywhere

Foraging & Gardening

How to Identify These 5 Wild Medicinal (and Edible) Plants That Grow Almost Everywhere

By: Tim MacWelch

4 Types of Camp Stoves for Survival Situations, Bug-Outs, and Emergencies

Gear

4 Types of Camp Stoves for Survival Situations, Bug-Outs, and Emergencies

By: Tim MacWelch

3 Useful and 3 Not-So-Reliable Natural Clues to Help You Predict the Weather

Survival

3 Useful and 3 Not-So-Reliable Natural Clues to Help You Predict the Weather

By: Tim MacWelch

Expired or Edible? How to Tell If Scavenged Food and Drink Still Safe for Consumption with These 5 Tips

Survival

Expired or Edible? How to Tell If Scavenged Food and Drink Still Safe for Consumption with These 5 Tips

By: Tim MacWelch

3 Plans to Help You Safely Survive a Tornado

Natural Disaster Survival

3 Plans to Help You Safely Survive a Tornado

By: Tim MacWelch

How to Install an Old Fashioned Outhouse for Emergency Sanitation

Survival

How to Install an Old Fashioned Outhouse for Emergency Sanitation

By: Tim MacWelch

How to Set Up A Gravity-Fed Water Supply for a Survival Situation

Survival

How to Set Up A Gravity-Fed Water Supply for a Survival Situation

By: Tim MacWelch

5 Things You Need in a Bug-Out Vehicle

Gear

5 Things You Need in a Bug-Out Vehicle

By: Tim MacWelch

9 Pros and Cons of Walkie Talkies for Emergency Communication

Gear

9 Pros and Cons of Walkie Talkies for Emergency Communication

By: Tim MacWelch

10 Survival Uses for a Wool Blanket

Gear

10 Survival Uses for a Wool Blanket

By: Tim MacWelch

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