Author: Ian Kershaw

Ian Kershaw is one of the authors writing for Outdoor Revival

16 Things You Really Need to Do to Create a Perfect Bug Out Camp

Bugging out is a complex operation. It takes much more than just throwing a bug out bag together, hopping in the car and taking off…

My Tips On How to Choose the Best Sleeping Bag

Overwhelmed. That is the first word that comes to mind when I think about the first stages of buying my overnight backpacking gear. Specifically, sleeping…

Your Life May Depend Upon It: How to Start a Fire When it’s Pouring With Rain

Ian Kershaw

Somehow or other, it seems that we all get this idealistic vision of what a survival situation is going to be like. At least, everyone…

Your Guide to Coastal Foraging in Survival Situations

Ian Kershaw

When discussing the great outdoors, and survival in general, many authors completely overlook an important part of the nature around us. While we have covered…

Ways to Use Paracord in a Survival Situation & To Floss Your Teeth

Paracord is an amazingly useful cordage; strong, light and compact. That’s probably why it has become the cordage of choice for survivalists. But long before…

Cooking Over a Fire – Why is It Such An Important Skill?

Ian Kershaw

One of the most basic, and possibly overlooked, things to practice to prepare for the wilderness is cooking your food. We all know that we…

The Paddle Steamer & the Expansion of America

Ian Kershaw

Part of the romantic image we all share of the Old West is that of the paddle steamer plying her trade up and down the…

Olmeca Rock Carving – How Did They do It?

The ancient world is filled with many mysteries. Many peoples and cultures who went before have left little behind that has survived to this day.…

Taos Pueblo – This Amazing Structure Is Home to 4,500 Native American Puebloan People

Taos Pueblo, the oldest continually inhabited dwelling in the United States, lies a couple of miles north of the city of Taos, New Mexico. This…

The History of The Whaling Industry

Shortly after the first colonies were started in the New World, colonists started noticing the waters of the Atlantic Ocean teeming with life. Whales were…