Wilderness Survival Articles
You have your backpacking trip set, gear ready, food packed, and now the only thing you have to worry about is surviving your expedition. Before you hit the trail, study, prepare, and understand what to do in any survival situation. As the Boy Scouts of America motto says, "Be Prepared."
Below are articles every backpacker and outdoorsman should read to survive in the wilderness while backpacking and hiking.
Surviving a Lightning Storm
An average of 90 people are killed by lightning strikes each year in the United States. Read through these quick and easy steps if you are caught in a lightning storm, they might just save your life.
How to Start a Fire
In almost any survival situation, a fire is needed. Whether it is used as a heat source during cold nights or to cook your food, you should become acquainted with starting fires. Learn how to build and keep a fire going with matches and other methods.
Treating a Snake Bite
Although nearly 8,000 people are bit by venomous snakes each year, there are usually no more than eight deaths. If a bite victim is not treated quickly, the venom can be deathly.
Edible Plants in the Wilderness
You run out of food while backpacking. You've drunken so much water you are about to explode. What are you supposed to do to satisfy your hunger? Eat plants.
Winter and Cold Weather Survival
Many people love to backpack in the winter. The cold air and the freezing temperatures just gives them a different kind of experience. Backpackers often aren't prepared, however, for situations that could arise in those cold temperatures.
Save Your Life with a Cell Phone
(Backpacker.com) Don't leave it in the car–mobile phones are the latest essential rescue gear.
