If your car slips off the road in an isolated area, during a blizzard, a routine drive to visit the family can turn into a nightmare.

In a survival situation, be it urban or wilderness, your gear alone will not save you. YOU must save yourself.

Sign up for our Email Newsletter A 68-year-old man died in a sleeping bag in his truck after he got stuck in the snow while camping in February and kept a log of nearly 70 days spent apparently stranded in east Linn County’s high country, authorities said today. To read the complete story, click here. [...]

After finishing my first Peter Kummerfeldt survival seminar, I threw away the two plastic mylar blankets I had carried for years as part of my survival gear. Peter’s demonstration with a  mylar blanket – which I have shamelessly stolen and replicated many times for different classes – proves that the flimsy, noisy sheets of plastic [...]

The retired couple was just going out on a drive to try out a new camera, then got stuck on an isolated road in the snow. Nobody knew they had gone anywhere. When they were discovered missing, nobody had any idea where they might be. Navigation expert Blake Miller posted this AP wire story Sunday [...]

What happens if you have to live just off your food storage? Have you ever used it? If not, then “Jan’s Fabulous Food Storage Recipes” has the some recipes you need!

A topographic map is your road map to the outdoors. It provides you detailed information at a scale that is meaningful and detailed. Here is how to read the most commonly-used topo maps.

Unfortunately, many people head out into the backcountry with no idea of the inherent danger, or how quickly they can end up in a potentially life-threatening situation.

“The scouts learn the outdoor skills, but they also learn other mental skills, such as team-building, getting along with others, and working together. Both aspects are important. The character building that comes out all of this makes a better-rounded individual.”

Accept the reality of the situation: you can’t possibly outrun the storm. You must make a shelter, quickly.