wilderness living

Distress Signals: If you're in distress in the wilderness during the day, signal with sounds (gun, whistle, tin pans) in a series of threes, each followed by a brief silence. Continue until someone responds. In areas where a sound's effect might be limited (a valley or heavily wooded area)...

Hi peeps! I always preface my posts with the fact I'm not a traveler, but am a primitive camping enthusiast and appreciate this site, and those of you that contribute such great content. Anywhoo- I try to spend any extended period of free time outside and in the wild, and so I am looking at...

I have gotten almost everything ready to go. As soon as my performance art is ready it will be time to blow this Popsicle stand. The thing i suck most at bumming around is finding a good place to camp, I always pick the buggiest, swampiest most miserable places. So I was hoping some of you...

This is a pretty good knot video for beginners. I'd argue that you still need to know a truckers hitch and a fisherman's knot. But its a pretty good philosophy for beginners who struggle with knots.

Has anyone been through Cedar City or any of the other smaller towns near wilderness areas? I'm curious as to how they are. I've never been to Utah and I plan on, at some point, Going there and checking it out. Thanks for any tips. Cheers

Never found the right company to do this. .

So I try to trap as much as possible usually squirrels and or chipmunks. But I am sort of dappling in snares. Hard to make. I use 110's conibears. Used to use rat traps but they weaken. I am now getting into catching mice and processing them for my dog I believe. Read a lot about it. They fuck...

Okay, every night i read up on the shawnee indians and their hunter gathering lifestyle they lived. I choice shawnee because the area i live in was their land and always will be. Now, i read up on the plants they used and the sacred medicine they used. I read shelters and clothing and so on. I...

This guy has some really cool projects in Australia. He never speaks, but if you hit the CC button there are captions for what he's doing.

OK I saw a post where someone in desert climate was newly homeless and was scared of dehydration so I thought I would start a thread on the subject to help. Im gonna list what I know and if I'm wrong please correct me or add to it thanks. 1. Wear loose fitting, lightly colored cotton clothing...

I'm going to be homless very soon and I'm not sure I can survive...I'm scared...

There are a lot of what I call “power-line” roads in my area, that are essentially electric-company easements. They cut through all kinds of forests, and from what I can tell go all over the state.. This is the closest one to my house: Checking google maps, it looks like if I wanted to, I...

I thought I would start a thread on Tick and Mosquito control for the camp. Here is an excellent thread on natural tick repellent for the body. 1. Clear the area of all leaf litter and wooden debris. 2. Store my woodpile away from camp. 3. Clip all the green plants and rotten wood around camp...

I've been trying to sleep outside the past few nights to prepare for stealth camping before I go out on my own and I have been having a hard time actually getting to sleep. I think it's my physical comfort level, mostly. I have used a tent with a pillow and some small things to rest my feet on...

My husband and I are getting real tired of the daily grind and society in general. We are both from up north in MN and grew up hunting fishing camping etc. Together we have a lot of knowledge of the wild and realy want to disappear from the world. We made a plan to get a camper and get set up...

Ive been following his channel for about a year? now. Something like that.

I want to backpack, hitchhike, train hop, and nomad my way across the country. Nonetheless, I must give need to the original fuel behind my drive, which was the quest for knowledge regarding wilderness survival and self-reliance. With this in mind, I turn to the natives of north America. Who...

So I know there's some of you that have some experience in that particular area and my first post on this was pretty vague, and was about general tips on the area and where to be. this post is different in that it's inspired by my general green-ness and fear of transitioning. so I have some...

"Everyone is welcome to join the occupation, beginning on May 12th. Everyone is welcome to visit. Everyone is welcome to participate, in one way or another, in this land defense project." From: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-why-i-choose-to-live-in-wayne-national-forest TO...

hello all. i'm randi. i'm 24, an Esetrother, long time libertarian socialist, and beginner outdoorsman. me and my wife are just starting our dive into squatting and leaving behind suburban life. we are currently both gathering resources/tools and educating ourselves on the necessary...