wilderness living

Just wondering how people deal with snakes in the wild. I've encountered a fair few carpet pythons in the bushland near me, they're big (and scary looking) but fairly easy to handle. Personally, I have a little experience with larger, non-venomous snakes like these - as well as cute little...

If anyone has ever had the chance to check these books out, I highly recommend them. When I was a kid, my grandpa always had these in the back bedroom. They taught me how to make moonshine, trap critters, and everything else you can imagine. All based on Appalachian history and folklore. I...

Heading to nola tomorrow and wondering if anyone has suggestions on good spots to camp out at, either inside the city itself or places near by

I really love National Parks, and I am planning to hit up Yosemite and a couple others out west this summer. Well I got this idea that I could just camp in the parks while I was there, maybe just off some of the hiking trails they have through the park. Anyone have any experience doing this? I...

Here's a post about some record grizzly bear being shot by a US forest service in Alaska. (Pictures in the original article) He was deer hunting last week when the large grizzly charged him from about 50 yards away. The guy emptied his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle into the bear and...

This video is a little long, but pretty thorough. Plenty of useful tidbits for beginner through advanced campers. Happy camping!

Backwoods slingshot One day at my camp in the Huachucas, I was riding out a hail storm under my tarp, and getting a little bored. I decided to make a slingshot. I had with me some wide rubber banding material , given to me by my good friend Shawn Sprague in Maine. It is a bit too wide to use...

SURVIVAL BASICS: Covering the 4 essentials of wilderness survival 1. shelter 2. water 3. fire 4 .food SHELTER : If or when you find yourself lost in the wilderness, the first thing you need to do is stay calm. Don’t wander around in a panic and get yourself more lost. sit down, think...

Hello, I was planning on stealth camping in the woods to avoid the 9-5, 40-hour work week, slave jobs. Basically my plan is to, every night, go into the woods far enough to be hidden, set up my tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad, and then sleep there for the night. I won't be "living" in a...

I cache worldwide. Why carry seasonal, or heavy shit when you can just hit local caches? http://www.truthistreason.net/downloads/Special-Forces-Caching-Techniques-TC-3129A.pdf

Hi , I have been a backpacker all of my life and wilderness survival guide. I am going back into the remote wilderness to live in nature, away from society and man made things. I am looking for a partner and had rather have a female that has the will and desire to go off grid and into the...

AlmostAlwaysLost submitted a new file to the StP library: The Book of Camping and Woodcraft 1906 - A guidebook for those who travel in the wilderness Click here for more information on this file.

I'm looking for tips on being out there long term. I've got some camping skills but I want to know from the veterans some tips. Is there a piece of gear you rely on the most, how do you not go crazy not having a place to live etc. I'm gonna be out at there at least 2years this next time and...

I was talking about using hot rocks to stay warm but evidently you can also use them to dry your boots fast.

Having had my first encounter with any sort of unusual wildlife this week (a grass snake, and yes I know thats lame but I'm in England and we only have lame wildlife :eek:) Seeing this video and report from a man who survived two bear attacks makes me realise that I'm lucky to be somewhere...

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I learned to camp this summer! The few of you that know me know I'm more of a shelter hopper. This year, I got job and staying in the shelter with a job wasn't a good option. The other clients have no respect for themselves or anyone else so I left and started sleeping outside. I met a guy and...

Hey guys, I've been debating whether I should get myself a grizzly killing machine. I already know what I'd get, just can't decide if I'd be better off with one verses the bear spray I already carry. 50/50 Alaskans here tell me I should, but then again it wouldn't help much with a close up...

Hey everyone, I'm planning on heading north very soon. I want to either live in Montana or the Yukon. Montana would be preferable as I don't have a pass port so I would need to sneak over the border to Canada. I'm looking for somewhere that is wooded with a nearby mountain or lake/stream. I'd...