How to make a compass in the wilderness for daytime navigation
Navigation at night can easily be accomplished via stars and constellations but during the day, you must have an alternative…
Making Char Cloth (charcloth) – the essential outdoors firestarting material
Char cloth (or charred cloth) is a swatch of fabric made from vegetable linen, such as cotton, that has been…
Samsung announces the new Galaxy Xcover 2 smartphone – rugged smartphone for adventurers with nifty outdoorsman features
Samsung today announced its new Galaxy Xcover 2, a ruggedized smartphone designed for outdoor adventurers. It is dust and sand…
Alcohol burning cat food can stove – easy to make, easy to carry
A Cat Food Can Stove is probably one of the easiest cooking stoves to make....
How to make cement and mortar in the wild (aka survival cement).
In a survival situation, a mixture of mud and grasses can be used to create a substance known as “survival…
How to make arrows in the wild
Wood for arrow shafts Making arrows while in the wild is not difficult (although getting...
How to make rope from plants – fiber extraction and natural cordage construction.
You can make rope or natural cordage (rope and string) from many different fibers including (Bast) Dogbane, Milkweed, Nettles, Hemp,…
How to build a Trebuchet (Catapult)
A Trebuchet (pronounced treb-oo-shay) is a medieval siege engine that transfers gravitational energy into kinetic...
Get the Biolite Camp Stove that Hurricane Sandy survivors used – heats, cooks, and generates electricity
This little device really took off in New York when Hurricane Sandy survivors discovered it provided heat, boiled water, and…
How to survive a mass public (“active”) shooting – tips for avoiding the shooter’s sights and getting out alive
Despite what many believe, random mass public shootings are not uncommon occurrences. In October 2014, Harvard Research showed the rate…
About Wilderness Arena and Survival
Your interest in survival may derive from several sources or concerns – general safety preparedness,...
Mountain Lion Dangers and how to defend yourself against a Mountain Lion attack
About the Mountain Lion or Cougar Unlike bears (see defense against bear attacks here), Mountain...
Bear Dangers and how to defend yourself against a bear attack
Forget the generic bear defense tips you read on other sites. Although there are many common defense strategies, how you…
Rappelling with a carabiner brake.
Carabiner Brake Introduction Rappelling typically makes use of specialized equipment, such as brake racks and...
Bowline on a Coil – how to secure a climber to a rope.
Bowline on a coil The bowline on a coil is utilized to secure a climber...
Rappel Seat – how to create a rappel seat out of rope.
Rappel seat left hand brake The rappel seat is utilized to form a rope harness...
How to avoid toxic or poisonous (non edible) fish
There are no simple rules to tell edible fish from those with poisonous flesh and it's a simple fact -…
Terebra Shells
Terebra shells Terebridae species These shells are found in both temperate and tropical waters. They...
Cone Shells
Cone shells Conidae species These cone-shaped shells have smooth, colorful mottling and long, narrow openings...
Portuguese Man-of-War
Portuguese man-of-war Physalis species Although it resembles a jellyfish, the Portuguese man-of-war is actually a...
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