achieving adventure

We are well in the summer swing now and have had national holidays.  Many people have gone camping many times now.  Most people end up basically bringing their house with them and stuff all of their junk into a tiny little dome tent.  But, some people enjoy minimalist camping or primitive camping.  They also enjoy … Read more

I would like to help you learn about weather forecasts by using a very old technique, before radar.  If you are stuck in the wilderness, using cloud types as a weather indicator (along with barometric pressure) could be a great method of makeshift forecasting. Let’s first go over the types of clouds, and then I … Read more

When you start working on self-sufficiency, you end up doing a lot of things in your kitchen.  If you are at all like me, you have started composting, you have lots of fruits and veggies that are not kept in your refrigerator, you may have decided to grow celery indoors on your window sill, and you … Read more

As I have already covered in another post, many preppers have been called selfish.  Well, today’s post proves otherwise.  Today, we discuss how to prep OURSELVES for OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, and NEIGHBORS.  This isn’t about helping yourselves.  This isn’t even about prepping for our direct family’s survival.  We are the ones that believe what we say.  … Read more

Many of you guys want to keep 100% operational security, but I think you will run into some logistical problems if you don’t write down your evacuation routes and other plans. So today I am going to have a data intensive post and I would expect you to want to come back to this as … Read more

Let’s say that you are hiking in the woods from starting point “A” to destination “B.”  You are only halfway to site B.  It is a hot, still day.  A few clouds are in the sky.  While looking at your GPS, you notice that the barometric pressure is dropping dramatically, and in the distance you … Read more

Enhance your wilderness survival skills with expert techniques for finding direction without a compass. Explore innovative methods using stars, sticks, and even your watch. Navigate the wild like a pro and ensure your safety in any situation.

Today’s post is not a written post, but it is a video.  When I wrote about finding north without a compass, I said that I would do a video on using a compass. This is my first video.  As I get more proficient in doing videos on my blog, I will have better production quality.  … Read more

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