Why should I take a Wilderness First Aid or Wilderness First Responder Class?
If you are here then you are most likely an “outdoorsy” person and asking yourself those very same questions. Being “outdoorsy” comes at many...
How to Survive an Avalanche
The first best way to survive an avalanche is to understand what causes them to occur. This will allow you to recognize an avalanche area and avoid...
Survival Challenge – One Match Fire
Do you ever test your survival skills? Looking for a way to challenge yourself in a practical way that may be useful in a survival situation? You...
Our Top 10 Must Haves
A question I get asked a lot by groups or families, that come out to class together is, “Does everyone need to bring their own gear? Can we all...
Americans Are Heading Out Into The Wilderness… Unprepared
Because of technology more Americans are heading out into the wilderness, unprepared. With Facebook, Instagram and many other social media platforms...
Hand Drill Friction Fire
The hand drill friction fire is one of the more difficult fire making techniques when it comes to starting a fire with nothing but what nature...
Traps and Snares
My first video on basic traps and snares. Look for more of these videos soon.
Fire and Campfire Stories
From Spark to Fire: Mastering the Fundamentals of Fire Starting Every good tale starts with a warm campfire. A group of friends decided to go camping...
Penny Snare
In this video, I teach you how to make a penny lock for a cable snare. I also talk about how to make a simple locking mechanism for a basic wire...
Bug out bag essentials
I was asked by Peter Betts of The Survival Hacks, to contribute my opinion of the top 3 items to put in a bug out bag. I don’t carry a bug out bag...
What is your preferred classroom setting?
Are you required to have a WFR Certification for your job? Or do you want to learn medical skills for when you are venturing out into the wilderness,...
Medic Minute # 3 – Illness at altitude
Illness at altitude Acute Mountain Sickness / High Altitude Pulmonary Edema / High Altitude Cerebral Edema