Establish Communication when Lost
Communication is all too easy in this day and age. Telephones, cell phones, email all allow people to instantly communicate with one another almost anywhere in the world. What would […]
Category: General Outdoors
The Compass
The magnetic compass has been used for hundreds of years as a navigation tool both by hikers and sailors. It is almost completely infallible and doesn’t rely on batteries or […]
When You’re Lost in the Woods
There are few things scarier than getting lost in the woods. Getting lost can happen to anyone at anytime even in places that are on familiar ground. Every year police […]
The Common Loon
There is one sound that is associated with the outdoors like no other. That sound is the call of the Common Loon. If you have ever spent time near a […]
Repelling Mosquitoes in the Outdoors
Mosquitoes have been ruining nice evenings outdoors for as long as anyone can remember. Fishing trips end and campfires are over when the swatting becomes too much for even the […]
Constellations
Staring up at the stars on a clear night is something humans have done since the dawn of time. History has many stories and legends based on the stars and […]
Cooking Bannock
Bannock is an ancient form of bread that can be cooked over an open fire by just about anyone. Aboriginal people of North America from the Navaho to the Inuit […]
The Art of Animal Tracking
Tracking animals is an ages old technique, so old it is possibly one of the oldest family traditions. Fathers would pass down the skill of following the tracks of animals […]