wilderness living

So, you've found yourself in the wilderness in an extreme climate. It's EXTREMELY hot, or cold, or rainy, or swampy, or dry... What are some ways that you keep yourself not only alive by meeting your basic needs, but also be comfortable as you can be (besides climbing into the nearest place with...

I've wanted to get Wilderness First Responder training for a while but the courses are **expensive** a.f.... Wondering if any Search And Rescue teams will train you if you volunteer with them? The ones I looked up around here (NH) seem to want you to be an EMT already, basically. Anybody ever...

Does anyone have ideas on how to research the safety of water you come across in the wild? In addition to biological contaminants that could make a person sick, I'm curious how I can find out about chemical wastes that might be in a water source making it unsafe to drink or bathe in. Things like...

The author talks about learning the skills necessary to tramp and enjoy solitude outside cities and towns. They call it "hobo school", but I would call it "tramp school" or use their term economad. For people who like walking, biking, and other human powered transport as well as solitude, there...

There's also a link to a good wesbsite in here for planning adventures in Alaska and staying safe whilst doing it http://lfadventureclub.com/ http://www.vice.com/read/into-the-wild-bus-chris-mccandless?utm_source=vicefbus&utm_campaign=global Why Do People Keep Trying to Visit the ‘Into the...

(Not sure if this is the right thread but I didn't know where else to post) I am off for my first journey to Pennsylvania (where I grew up) and I'm very excited. I was planning on doing some couchsurfing or staying with friends, and sleeping in the woods. I was wondering what other places are...

Couldn't really find an appropriate place to post this so I figure I'll ask here. Does anyone have any experience building a chicken coop or raising chickens for eggs? I'm trying to get 3-6 hens to produce eggs for myself and the neighborhood (I figure giving people free shit is a good way...

ive got a pretty sweet camp spot; heats up real quick when the sun is up tho & since my tent is stupidly bright colors, I covered it with a camo tarp. I threw this off as soon as I got up; it can't be helping the heat & the site is reasonably well hidden. I was thinking about getting a bigger...

So i live in CA Sacramento area and i need to condition myself to be able to survive without ties to civilisation. I'm convinced things are going to get real bad worldwide here pretty soon. So not having any prior survival experience i've already collected some good intel here. I'm think i'll...

I want to buy some books about plants in California. Like about what plants are poisonous and what plants are edible. What plants can be use for medical purposes. Herbs and spices. Anything and everything California soo, if you know any good books or reads let me know thanks

Im not sure if anyone would be interested in this but a few years ago I self published a book on wilderness skills and survival. It is in both print on demand format and as a kindle ebook on amazon. The book is actually for former curriculum for a scout course I use to run in Arizona. I simply...

Recently, I've been getting a lot more suggesting to camp out instead of looking for a squat. It turns out it's a lot safer and a lot more peaceful and private. Just like with squat, I have no sure appropriate gear, but I need to expand my options and way of thinking for the sake of my survival...

For personal reasons, I cant stay at the shelter house during the winter and i hate being around strangers, im considering sleeping outside in the winter, but on da cheapest fundz possible. Any suggestions and comments people?

So I've done a bit of cliff climbing and repelling before but I don't have any of my own gear, I'm wondering what people's advice is, on the basic minimum I'd need to buy (bike helmet ok? do I really need the climbing shoes or are chucks good enough?) - Also if anyone wants to meet up for...

Going into southern lake baikal/vladivostok corridor to look for the amur tiger. its the biggest tiger in the world: still running wild around vladivostok: 4 day train ride from moscow. i may return, on the other hand, i may end up a steaming pile of tiger doo with nothing but a zz top tie...

Hi everyone, I'm a freelance journalist working on an article for VICE about people living in U.S. National Forests, both by choice or because of hardship. It's a follow-up of sorts to an article I wrote about the housing shortage in my hometown, Jackson Hole (can't link to it because I'm a...

Tony Pro submitted a new file to the StP library: The Tramp's Handbook (1903) - A guide to tramping in Edwardian England Click here for more information on this file.

Hopefully this is the right board, I figure the topics are similar enough though Anyone have experience with growing plants or raising animals? If so I'd really like to hear about your thoughts on it. But first, some of mine... I took up gardening last summer for the shiggles of it and found...

Whenever I'm setting up a new rural base of operations in the forest, whether it be camping / squatting / or working,I always make it a point to know what types of critter folk are out there lurking around at night. So I've taken to the habit of placing game cameras around my neck of the woods...

I'm looking to get out the rat race of Amerikkka and just start living. Seeking bush friend to help me on my way. I can bring some $ and supplies with me.