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Hot bright flame

A little unknown trick if you ever require a flame that burns hot and bright and lasts a long time; use knots (the portion of the branch that is

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Know your distance

Some sound advice before venturing out in the bush is to know how many paces it takes for you to walk a hundred meters. That way when you are

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Wilderness survival training

Wilderness survival training around the world. The information provided here at wilderness-survival-skills.com is not a substitute for a Wilderness survival training course.

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Oral rehydration solution

In brief, that we need to drink 2 to 4 L/day is really more of a wives tale, makes no adjustment for environment, a poor measure and leads some into a

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Survival kit ideas

When you make a survival kit you should try to make it as small and compact as possible so it is easy to carry with you. Here are a some things you

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Personal water filtration

One thing to always consider is how you are going to get drinking water. If you are stuck in the wilderness more than a day or 2, and develop diarrhea

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Dandelion

Your backyard is full of wild edibles. I have found that the Dandelion is one of the best and there is no poisonous look alikes to it. You can eat

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Mora Knife

My favorite survival knife isn't fancy or flashy, but it can do everything I need it to do and it costs less than $15.00. In fact when I read about

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Add a photograph to your survival kit

Every survival kit should include a photograph of those who mean the most to you (family, loved ones, etc) as well as one of those who you may be

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How To Make An "Indian Fire"

You will need three things; a dry, dead, good sized limb (about as big around as your forearm), two smaller dry, dead sticks, and a knife

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