Tag: DIY

How to deal with mosquitoes on your outdoor adventures

Stef Zisovska

Camping trips are the best thing you can do during the warm months, especially if you love spending time in the outdoors. There is nothing…

Making your own outdoor gear

Shopping for outdoor gear can be frustrating for multiple reasons. Much of it has a price tag that will send us running for the hills…

Survival skill: making a splint

When out in the wilderness, it helps if someone in your group knows more than just how to put on band-aids. It may be you,…

How to find water in the wilderness using animals’ help

Finding water in the wilderness is as hard as finding food, but it’s not impossible. Many people have died in the woods because they weren’t…

Staying dry: How to waterproof your hiking gear

Being outdoors is something that most of us want to do as often as we can. This usually means that we are taken on some…

Winter wilderness survival tips that could save you

Being outdoors may be easier in the summer, but that doesn’t mean that you want to be stuck indoors the rest of the year. Getting…

Best water sources in the wilderness

Nick Oetken

One of the most crucial survival skills you should know is being able to find water sources, and then purifying the water so it’s safe…

How to treat Sunstroke, Hypothermia, and Dehydration

Nick Oetken

Dehydration, sunstroke, and hypothermia are among the biggest killers in survival situations. If you ever find yourself out in the wild and trying to find…

How to hand wash your clothes

Nick Oetken

If a grid down or a disaster scenario happens one day, probably there won’t be any power and electricity available. Automatically, that will take away…

The best survival shelters and how to build them

If you ever find yourself in a survival situation in the wilderness, the first thing you need to do is protect yourself. Therefore, knowing how…