Wilderness Skills

How to Identify Sulphur Butterflies

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Sulphur butterflies are a group of species that belong to the family Pieridae. Sulphur butterflies are generally medium sized with a wingspan of approximately one inch. The simplest way to identify a sulphur butterfly is to recognize their solid ... more »

How to Improvise a Small Bandage

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When you're out hiking and forget to bring a first aid kit or you're in the mall and tear your cuticle, you need a bandage. Use your imagination, and think outside the box. Improvise a bandage from materials that are handy or nearby... more »

How to Learn Knife Sharpening Tricks

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You must keep your knives sharp, whether you use them in the kitchen, for hunting or for repairs. Keep all your blades ready by learning how to use sharpening stones... more »

How to Maintain a Multi-Tool

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Multi-tools such as the well known Leatherman or Swiss Army Knife require that you maintain and care for each of the tools to keep them in working order and to prevent one faulty tool from affecting the entire instrument... more »

How to Make a Compass With Needle and Silk

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While hiking or camping or doing any other outdoor recreation, you may find yourself in need of a compass. A compass is helpful if you get lost or need to determine which way is north while reading a map. If you didn't bring one, you can make one ... more »

How to Make a Snare

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When you go out in the wilderness, it's important to have the survival skills necessary to ensure that you have food, water and shelter. One of the most important and efficient ways to obtain food in the wild is to trap wild animals. You can ... more »

How to Make a Survival Kit in a Tin Can

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Make a survival kit in a tin can to carry with you when you travel. The kit is designed to help you survive in the wilderness should you be stranded. Include items for gathering food, starting a fire, purifying water, getting your directions and ... more »

How to Make a Tin Can Sterno Stove

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When it comes to surviving in the wilderness, you're not going to have the comfort of a large stove, microwave or fine china on which to eat. Here's how to make a simple sterno stove out of just a few items... more »

How to Make a Warm Bed in the Wilderness

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Anyone who has ever spent a night in the woods knows how cold it can be, even during the hot summer months. Whether you are camping or find yourself in a survival situation, a warm bed in the wilderness will make your life a lot more comfortable ... more »

How to Make Bone Fishhooks

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Our ancestors had no choice but to make fishhooks out of whatever they could find. Animal bones seemed to be their main option. For us, making fishhooks can be a fun and interesting hobby. Or, if you're out in the wilderness, bone fishhooks may ... more »

How to Manage Stress Reactions to Wilderness Emergencies

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Everyone involved in a backcountry emergency should expect to experience some kind of stress reaction to the event. Handling these reactions properly in the field will go a long way toward helping each person process the event and aid long-term ... more »

How to Observe Plants in the Wilderness

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Observing plants is, in many ways, the very opposite of observing animals. The plants keep still and quiet and we pass by to observe their growth and change of seasons... more »

How to Prepare for a Backcountry Adventure

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Before going into the backcountry, you should always take an avalanche course. These steps do not substitute for a class, but will let you know a little more about going into the backcountry... more »

How to prepare for wilderness first aid

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When you travel anywhere you want to make sure you have all the essential first aid supplies should any accident occur. Being ready in case of any accident is always the best thing to do. When you are planning a trip into the wilderness there are ... more »

How to Prevent From Getting Lost in the Wilderness

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Nature is full of natural wonders. Taking a nature hike can be an enjoyable and memorable experience. Nature can also be elusive and lure you away from your beaten path, and getting lost in the wilderness can be a scary and frightful event. ... more »

How to Prevent Illness in the Wilderness

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The key to preventing illness in the wilderness, especially gastrointestinal distress, is maintaining proper hygiene in camp. .. more »

How to Prevent Kids From Getting Sunburned Outdoors

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Bringing your child into the wilderness may mean long exposure to the sun... more »

How to Report a Wildfire

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Fire spreads rapidly and can grow to devastating proportions in minutes. When you encounter a grass or forest fire, it's essential to report the wildfire to authorities with haste. Get yourself away from the danger zone and find a safe place to ... more »

How to Safely Eat A Rabbit in the Wild

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Properly preparing wild rabbit in the wild is a very important task if you are in an emergency situation. Catching them is a challenge, but for the purposes of this article, we are assuming that the rabbit has already been captured. Follow these ... more »

How to Sharpen a Stick With Fire

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When you go out in the wilderness you may need a sharp stick to spear food. You can use a spear to hunt, fish and build things. You can make a sharp stick with a fire and a few items you can find in the outdoors. Read further to learn how to ... more »

How to Skip Rocks on a Lake or Pond

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Skipping rocks is something that people of all ages can do time and time again when at the lake, pond or beach. This guide teaches you how to maximize the number of skips... more »

How to Snipe hunt

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The elusive Snipe, what a great breakfast treat. There is nothing better than waking up in the morning to the smell of fresh Snipe cooking. Well maybe Snipe hunting is better. I personally have never ate a Snipe (I hunted a few) but I herd they ... more »

How to Splint a Fractured Collarbone in the Wilderness

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Splinting a fracture is important for reducing pain and speeding healing. The technique for splinting a collarbone is to make a sling and swathe... more »

How to Splint a Fractured Hip in the Wilderness

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Splinting a fracture is important for reducing pain and speeding healing... more »

How to Splint a Fractured Jaw in the Wilderness

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Splinting a fracture is important for reducing pain and speeding healing... more »

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