Often at times, most people pay more attention to shelter, food, water, and how to survive in the wild that they forget on how to call for help when things get out of hand. Signaling for help is perhaps the most important skill any survivalist must master. It could mean the difference between life...
Are you enthusiastic about your new hobby – hiking? You can’t wait to venture out into the great outdoors, but you have your doubts about what you should carry with you? Don’t worry, you are not the first or last one to experience this. The fact is that it’s hard to figure out what to...
Modern GPS technology is great, but it has two major flaws: GPS units require batteries, and they can break. These are major drawbacks in any grid-down or survival situation. For these reasons and more, maps and compass are still the best means of navigation through an unfamiliar landscape, or when...
There are many situations in which knowing how to navigate is important. In any emergency, roads may be clogged, unsafe, or completely destroyed. In a wilderness setting, there won’t be any roads: just open country to traverse. And even in a grid-up situation, you may have need to travel...
