Jason Marsteiner

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Traps and Snares

My first video on basic traps and snares. Look for more of these videos soon.

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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Medic Minute # 3 – Illness at altitude

Illness at altitude Acute Mountain Sickness / High Altitude Pulmonary Edema / High Altitude Cerebral Edema

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Medic Minute #2 – Cold Injuries

Medic Minute #2 – Cold Injuries (Frostbite, frostnip, immersion foot, hypothermia) People involved in wilderness recreation are susceptible to cold...

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Medic Minute – Volume 1

Medic Minute Welcome to the first in Colorado Mountain Man Survival’s Medic Minute Series! My name is Jeffrey and I’ll be the host for these. Today...

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