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• About This Site (3)
• Blake Miller: GPS (34)
• Boy Scouts (8)
• Downriver (11)
• Emergency Shelter (8)
• Food and Cooking (89)
• Great Outdoor trips (4)
• Leon's Blog (11)
• Make a Fire (10)
• Making Survival Kits (22)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Tips (29)
• Recommended Readings (32)
• Staying Found (11)
• Survival Equipment (30)
• Survival knives (20)
• Survival Skills (32)

About This Site

• Are You Prepared For Any Emergency? - Comments (0)
• Advertise on Survival Common Sense.com - Comments (0)
• About Leon Pantenburg - Comments (0)

Blake Miller: GPS

• A Star to Guide Us: Blake Miller on Celestial Navigation - Comments (0)
• Blake Miller: Airlink – A Great Backcountry Medical Assurance Policy - Comments (0)
• Blake Miller: Choose the Right GPS For Christmas - Comments (1)
• Blake Miller: Check Your GPS Electronic Compass - Comments (0)
• Blake Miller: How To Figure Out Topo Map Scales - Comments (0)
• Blake Miller: The Declination Diagram on Topo Maps and How to Use It - Comments (2)
• Marking a GPS Waypoint - Comments (0)
• Weekly Email Update: Making Jerky, Survival Gear, Big Game Processing - Comments (0)
• Blake Miller: Moving Through the Backcountry (Topic Two) - Comments (0)
• Land Navigation: Expert Blake Miller has the Answers - Comments (0)

Boy Scouts

• Boy Scouts Use Training After Getting Lost on Hike - Comments (0)
• Scouts Practice Emergency Overnight Wilderness Survival Skills - Comments (4)
• Scout Outing: A Campout in the Oregon Cascades - Comments (0)
• Central Oregon Boy Scouts Learn Winter Survival Skills - Comments (0)
• Nice People: A Building Contractor at Ace Hardware in La Pine - Comments (1)
• Freezoree 2010 Teaches Boy Scout Skills, Preparedness - Comments (0)
• Boy Scouts Learn Effective, Quick Shelters the Key to Winter Survival - Comments (1)
• Would You Survive? A scoutmaster gives advice on how to handle two scary seasonal accidents - Comments (0)

Downriver

• Downriver Chapter 11: Vision Quest? - Comments (3)
• Downriver Chapter 10: Amos Owen, Dakota Holy Man - Comments (1)
• Downriver: Prescott, Wisconsin Chapter 9 - Comments (0)
• Downriver: Little Falls to the Twin Cities Chapter 8 - Comments (4)
• Downriver: Chapter 7 Bill Byers the Logger - Comments (0)
• Downriver: Cass Lake and the Ricers Chapter 6 - Comments (3)
• Downriver: Lake Winnibigoshish Chapter 5 - Comments (4)
• Downriver: A Mississippi River Canoe Voyage Chapter 4 - Comments (2)
• Downriver: Chapter 3 Lake Itasca to Bemidgi - Comments (3)
• Downriver: A Mississippi River Canoe Voyage, Chapter 2 - Comments (2)

Emergency Shelter

• A Practical Method To Dig a Survival Snow Cave - Comments (0)
• The A-Frame Tarp Shelter: Simple, Lightweight and Effective - Comments (2)
• How to Make a Tree Well Shelter in Deep Snow - Comments (0)
• Missing Hiker Uses Garbage Bag to Survive - Comments (0)
• Make a Garbage Bag Shelter Part of Your Survival Kit - Comments (9)
• Plan, Improvise to Make Effective Tarp Shelters - Comments (2)
• Survival Tips for a Tornado/Cyclone Disaster - Comments (4)
• How to Make a Snow Trench Shelter - Comments (0)

Food and Cooking

• Brunswick Small Game Stew - Comments (2)
• Recipe: Wild Game Pie - Comments (0)
• Weekly Email Update Survival Food Special - Comments (0)
• Survival Food: A Morale-Booster Lesson From WWII - Comments (5)
• Survival Recipe: Corn Meal Mush Breakfast - Comments (0)
• Survival Recipe: Pinto Bean Fudge - Comments (6)
• Survival Recipe: Taco Seasoning Mix - Comments (0)
• Prepper Recipe: Quick, Easy Bean Dip Made With Storage Foods - Comments (1)
• Survival Recipe: Feathery Light Alfredo Sauce - Comments (0)
• Survival Recipe: Healthy White Bean Soup From Storage Foods - Comments (0)

Great Outdoor trips

• The Waco Siege: A Very Disturbing Part of American History - Comments (1)
• The Boundary Waters: A Special Place You Gotta Go! - Comments (0)
• A Great Dayhike at Oregon’s Silver Falls State Park - Comments (1)
• My 1976 John Muir Trail Journal - Comments (0)

Leon's Blog

• Review: ‘Jace Gets Lost, Jace Gets Found’ - Comments (0)
• Top 10 GPS Receivers On the Market - Comments (0)
• Book Review: ‘Snow Caves For Fun and Survival’ - Comments (1)
• Recipe: Dutch Oven Rabbit ‘N’ Gravy - Comments (3)
• How to Find Dry Tinder in Wet Weather - Comments (0)
• How Accurate and Valid Is That Prepper/Survivalist Website? - Comments (5)
• Do-It-Yourself Gifts For Prepper/Survivalists For Under $10 - Comments (2)
• Giveaway: Scott B. Williams’ ‘Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters’ - Comments (3)
• Teddy Bears and Mississippi River Flooding Photos - Comments (0)
• Man Found Dead in Truck After Getting Stuck in Snow - Comments (2)

Make a Fire

• Survival fire making: What fire ignition system should you carry? - Comments (30)
• Review: Peter Kummerfeldt’s ‘A Better Way to Build a Fire’ - Comments (4)
• Old Style Firestarter Fills Modern Wilderness Survival Niche - Comments (8)
• Dryer Lint as Wilderness Survival Firestarter? No Way! - Comments (15)
• Free Containers for Firestarter Kits - Comments (0)
• Use Urban Materials To Make a Fire Bow - Comments (4)
• Firestarter Review from Bug-Out Survival - Comments (0)
• Add a Cheap, Reliable Firemaking System to Your Survival Kits - Comments (3)
• Survival Kit Necessity: How to Make Charcloth - Comments (3)
• Do-It-Yourself: How to Make Charcloth For Every Survival Kit - Comments (5)

Making Survival Kits

• Runner’s Urban Survival Kit Can Be a Lifesaver - Comments (0)
• Don’t Waste Anything: Survival Craft Projects From Big Game Animals - Comments (1)
• Make a Winter Survival Kit For Your Vehicle - Comments (17)
• Do-It-Yourself Gifts For Prepper/Survivalists For Under $10 - Comments (2)
• Ten Holiday Gift Ideas for the Prepper/Survivalist - Comments (0)
• Gear For Survival Kits You Should Always Carry! - Comments (11)
• Vehicle Survival Kit Proves Its Worth on Alaska’s Alcan Highway - Comments (0)
• Field Testing the Altoids Tin Pocket Survival Kit - Comments (2)
• Make an Altoids Tin Survival Kit - Comments (14)
• Make a Personal Earthquake Survival Kit - Comments (3)

Peter Kummerfeldt: Tips

• Peter Kummerfeldt: My Top 20 Survival Books - Comments (2)
• Review: Peter Kummerfeldt’s ‘A Better Way to Build a Fire’ - Comments (4)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: What I Carry In The Backcountry - Comments (2)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Three Words That Can Lead to Disaster - Comments (0)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Preventing Dehydration During Emergencies - Comments (0)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: How to Use Signal Mirrors For Survival - Comments (0)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Preparing to Survive in the Wilderness - Comments (0)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Common Sense Emergency Survival Shelters - Comments (0)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Survival Myths and Misconceptions - Comments (2)
• Peter Kummerfeldt: Avoid Becoming A Lightning Casualty - Comments (0)

Recommended Readings

• Giveaway: ‘It’s a Disaster…and what are You gonna do about it?’ - Comments (7)
• Book Review: ‘It’s a Disaster…and what are You gonna do about it?’ - Comments (0)
• Enter Free Giveaway for John Heatherly’s “The Medicine Symbol” - Comments (9)
• Five Top Survival Psychology Books - Comments (5)
• Survival Book Review: The Unthinkable - Comments (0)
• Review: Peter Kummerfeldt’s ‘A Better Way to Build a Fire’ - Comments (4)
• Giveaway: Scott B. Williams’ ‘Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters’ - Comments (3)
• Review: Bug Out Vehicles and Shelters - Comments (0)
• Radio Interview With the Survival Mom - Comments (1)
• Review: Randy Yow’s Quick Quartering Big Game DVD - Comments (0)

Staying Found

• Informative Site To Learn About Topographical Maps - Comments (0)
• Weekly Email Update: Making Jerky, Survival Gear, Big Game Processing - Comments (0)
• Survival Myth Busted: Finding Directions by Tree Moss - Comments (5)
• Scientists Reveal the Real Reason Why We Walk in Circles When Lost - Comments (7)
• Lost LA Hiker Follows Shade to stay alive - Comments (2)
• Deschutes County Search and Rescue Finds Common Problem in Lost Hikers - Comments (3)
• Three Maps You Should Carry in Your Emergency Survival Bag - Comments (4)
• Simple Survival Tips For Using a Map and Compass - Comments (4)
• Leave a Note, Save Your Life! - Comments (1)
• S. T. O. P. You’re Lost! - Comments (0)

Survival Equipment

• Don’t Be Left in the Dark: Prepare for Power Outages Now! - Comments (15)
• Do-It-Yourself Gifts For Prepper/Survivalists For Under $10 - Comments (2)
• Gear Review: LifeStraw Water Filter - Comments (2)
• Ten Holiday Gift Ideas for the Prepper/Survivalist - Comments (0)
• Know the Fabrics to Make Smart Clothing Choices - Comments (7)
• Review: Brazos Walking Stick - Comments (2)
• Should a Walking Stick Be Part of Your Survival Gear? - Comments (10)
• Gear Review: Camp Chef Dutch Oven Dome - Comments (6)
• Review: The EcoZoom Biomass Stove - Comments (2)
• How to Make a Brick Rocket Stove - Comments (2)

Survival knives

• My Five Favorite Swiss Army Knives - Comments (0)
• Top Five Outdoor/Survival Knives For Christmas Gifts - Comments (10)
• Review: C.T. Fischer Nessmuk Knife - Comments (8)
• Best Choices for Backpacking Knives - Comments (2)
• Update: What is the Best Survival/Hunting Knife for You? - Comments (2)
• What to Put in Your Hollow-Handle Survival Knife - Comments (18)
• Best Survival Knife? An Interview with The Cutting Edge - Comments (0)
• Randy Yow: An Expert Chooses the Best Backcountry Hunting/Survival Knives - Comments (2)
• The Cold Steel SRK: The Best Survival Knife? - Comments (9)
• Survival Knife Sheaths: Make Sure You Stay Safe! - Comments (3)

Survival Skills

• The Power Fails – No Big Deal If You Are Prepared - Comments (6)
• Winter Safety Driving Tips For Icy Roads - Comments (0)
• Edible Wild Plants: Miner’s Lettuce - Comments (0)
• FEMA: Are You Ready For the Heat? - Comments (0)
• Prepare, Practice These Tips to Keep Kids Safe in the Outdoors - Comments (2)
• The Incredible Cattail - Comments (0)
• How to Stay Cool During a Power Outage/Heat Wave Emergency - Comments (1)
• Off-Grid Cooking and Tornado Survival - Comments (0)
• Tornado Coming? How to Plan, Prepare and Survive! - Comments (2)
• Getting Started Camping: Prepare For Fun and Emergencies - Comments (2)