Interview with Les Stroud of Survivorman about his book Will to Live.
Bill McFarland calls in to tell us about his favorite camping trip.
Wilderness Survival
Lost in the Woods?
Advice on what to do when lost in the woods was created in 1947 by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. ( It is part of the Oregon State University Archives). The advice still rings true today. What to do When Lost in the Woods PDF File What to do WHEN LOST IN THE WOODS A CLEAR HEAD […]
Scoutmaster Podcast 58-Les Stroud
Interview with Les Stroud of Survivorman about his book Will to Live.
Bill McFarland calls in to tell us about his favorite camping trip.
Will To Live – Les Stroud
Years ago I tuned into the new ‘reality’ show Survivor thinking that it would offer some kind of practical advice on the subject, or at least provide an honest depiction of what happens in a true survival situation. Boy was I disappointed. Survival soon became a hot commodity for television shows. Most of them were […]
Ray Mears Extreme Survival Video Collection
Veho hosts a great collection of 24 full length Ray Mears Videos . As I have noted before Mears shares many useful skills in these videos without sensationalism. Well worth watching. Via Rikkis Scouting Resources
Bow Drill Fire at Wildwood Survival
The most common cliché about scouting is a toss-up between helping old ladies across the street and rubbing two sticks together to make a fire. Making fire with a bow drill is an obtainable skill for those who are willing to devote themselves to a little study, finding the proper materials and patient practice. […]
Making & Using a Fire by Friction Set
EXCERPT from Fire by Friction Do you think that you can build a fire using a fire by friction set made by yourself? If you answered YES to the this question, you are already 50% done with the building of your fire by friction. It is a fun challenge to any scout and the following tips should […]
CD as Signal Mirror?
Tom Managan at Two Heel Drive has an interesting post on signal mirrors. He sends us to the fantastic resources at Equipped to Survive that offers the following on using CD’s as signal mirrors; In tests a CD proved to be only about 20%-25% as effective (distance and brightness at distance, judged subjectively) as a […]
Aquamira Water Treatment
Aquamira, an EPA-registered water treatment, is stabilized Chlorine dioxide an effective and safe water treatment used in municipal water treatment. The first time I used this was on a long canoe trip. We purchased Aquamira as a backup treatment method to our water filter. As it turned out the water filter failed and we used the Aquamira […]
