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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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SPRING POLES

In this video I cover some basic ways to set up a spring pole for a snare trap.

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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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Survival Tip – Wool Inserts

CONDUCTION, HUTCH! IS IT CONDUCTION? I am a big fan of revisiting concepts to make sure we are always keeping them in mind. This morning, our youth...

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Survival Myths That Could Get You Killed

Is all the information we pack into the backwoods as helpful as we think? Colorado is one of the most adventurous states in America. No matter what...

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Food Sovereignty

An essential skill for the health of our homes and communities Healthy food is love and an exchange of energy and life force. Food brings people...

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Custom Private Land Navigation Class

Navigation What a great weekend class we just had! The Survival University was tasked with taking the navigation of Navy divers and ROTC Army Officer...

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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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