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Survive: Wilderness, the popular minimalist survival sim, makes its way to iOS at last

Survive: Wilderness is a survival sim that's been very popular over the years and has now made its way to iOS. Also available on Android, Survive: Wilderness tasks you with managin...

26 Common Survival Myths That Can Actually Get You Killed

Can you drink your own urine? Does moss actually grow on the north side of trees? Here's a reality check The post 26 Common Survival Myths That Can Actually Get You Killed appeared...

The 11 Most Common Survival Mistakes That Will Get You Killed in the Backcountry

These simple mistakes can lead to catastrophic scenarios. Here’s how to avoid them The post The 11 Most Common Survival Mistakes That Will Get You Killed in the Backcountry appeare...

11 Outdoor Survival Skills You Can (and Should) Teach Your Kids

Some of life's most important lessons are learned outside the classroom The post 11 Outdoor Survival Skills You Can (and Should) Teach Your Kids appeared first on Outdoor Life.

The Best Survival Kits, Tested by a Survival Instructor

These five survival kits were vetted by a survival instructor The post The Best Survival Kits, Tested by a Survival Instructor appeared first on Outdoor Life.

13 Essential Ways to Create the Ultimate Bug-Out Basecamp

Sure, you have a bug-out-bag packed for emergencies. But do you know where to go when it's time to leave? The post 13 Essential Ways to Create the Ultimate Bug-Out Basecamp appeare...

Native American Cuisine – The Survival Wisdom Behind It and What Preppers Can Still Use Today

Long before MREs, freeze dried buckets, and vacuum sealers, Native American nations were feeding themselves through drought, brutal winters, and long migrations without a single ca...

Gear Guide: Nine Safety Essentials for Every Solo Hiker

Wilderness exists outside the scope of human influence. Weather, trail conditions, and wildlife are some of the reasons we seek experiences outdoors, but they are always the most u...

We Got Stranded on a Sheep Hunt With Bugs, Bears, and No Food

Weathered in and short on food, two hunters suffer through the hungry side of a fly-in hunt The post We Got Stranded on a Sheep Hunt With Bugs, Bears, and No Food appeared first o...

8 Top Survival Tips for Rust Beginners

​ You start off nude and terrified in Rust, just like you would in real life. You've been washed ashore on a massive island with nothing but a rock to your name, and it's up to you...

Native American Myths That Encode Real Survival Lessons

Search “Native American myths” and you’ll get a flood of results treating these stories like campfire horror content, monsters and spirits stripped of context and packaged for a sc...

Watch: US rescuers find trio who survived three days eating bark and drinking river water

Pushing through dense, shoulder-high brush near a river in west Michigan, a trooper yells out: “Make some noise!”

Exhausted And Dehydrated Backpackers Airlifted Out Of Wyoming Backcountry

How to Actually Use Paracord in a Survival Situation

It's not just for bracelets. Here's 10 ways to put parachute cord to use The post How to Actually Use Paracord in a Survival Situation appeared first on Outdoor Life.

Trail Quest

Trail Quest is a top-down, single-player survival adventure game set in the American frontier during the westward expansion era....

Missing Hiker Rescued Alive After Three Days Missing In The Oregon Wilderness

Rangers, Outfitters, Resort Owners Evacuate Paddlers from Boundary Waters Wilderness as Wildfires Rage On

Evacuations of the remote 1-million acre wilderness are ongoing as visitors and locals face a dozen-odd fires in northern Minnesota and Canada, hazardous smoke conditions, and loss...

The gobshite’s guide to surviving a wildfire

UNSURE what you'd do if caught in a wildfire? Don't worry - loudmouthed know-it-all Martin Bishop explains how he'd expertly cope from the comfort of a bar stool.

How to Eat in the Backcountry — Without Blowing Up Your Stomach

These are the supplements and foods that can give you more energy and (hopefully) less gastrointestinal disaster The post How to Eat in the Backcountry — Without Blowing Up Your S...

JMT Part 3: Deep in the Wilderness

Day 11 Today, we pick up our resupply at Muir Trail Ranch (MTR). Miraculously, MTR sells sun gloves, and I no longer have to wear the Mittens of Doom and Despair! My friend and I a...

Survival Fire Starters – The Complete Guide to Never Being Without Fire

A fire starter is one of the smallest items in a survival kit, yet it can be the single piece of gear that keeps you alive. Fire dries wet clothing, boils contaminated water, cooks...

Basswood Tree – The Most Useful Tree You Are Probably Walking Past

Most people learn to recognise oak for firewood, maple for sap, and hickory for tool handles. Basswood gets ignored. It burns poorly, the wood is too soft to build with, and nothin...

Mastering Rust: A Guide to Survival and Domination

​ Rust, a multiplayer survival game, throws players into an unforgiving, post-apocalyptic world, challenging them to overcome hunger, thirst, harsh environments, and other players...

Escaping ahead of the Little Knife Fire in the BWCA

Their Boundary Waters trip started with mosquitoes, unusually warm weather, and rugged portages. "Little did we know, those trials by fire were going to be just stick kindling comp...