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How did Vikings survive in Scandinavia?
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How did slaves survive captivity?
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The chances of surviving as a prisoner in ww2
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How did the Neanderthals survive?
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What was life like for poor Victorians?
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The 3 Most disastrous expeditions of all time
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5 places Not to Go in a Zombie Apocalypse
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10 Things to Know Before Visiting Antarctica
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3 Short Survival Stories
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The lone woman of San Nicolas – 18 years in isolation
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Canal Foraging
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How did the Vikings survive in Iceland?
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The 5 most common causes of survival situations
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The 3 Worst climbing accidents of all time
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How to survive animal attacks
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Could humans survive on Mars?
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The UK’s 10 most dangerous invasive plants and animals
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The dangers of poisonous wild foods
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How did the American frontiersman survive the wilderness?
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How to survive a nuclear attack in the UK
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The Franklin Expedition – One of the most disastrous Arctic voyages of all time
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The 5 tastiest foods you can forage in the UK
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3 Ancient lands that no longer exist
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Would humans survive another ice age
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How to stay warm while cold weather camping
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How to survive in extreme heat while in the wild
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5 ways to learn how to forage
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The 5 most impressive survival abilities of earths animals
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The 5 hardest to survive places on earth
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The 3 toughest journeys in survival history
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The 5 main reasons people find themselves in survival situations
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The 5 things most likely to kill you in the wild
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5 of the coolest survival tools
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The 3 most dangerous natural places in the UK
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The lowest survival rate jobs in history
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5 Survival stories that were made into movies
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The most important places to avoid in an Apocalypse
When all hell breaks lose and society has crumbled into chaos its important to have a plan, as those first few moments could make the difference between life and death. In the event of a world ending apocalypse what you do in the long run will depend entirely on your...
From the Ice age to the Iron age, the diet of early Britain
The complete diet of humans in times as far back as the ice age will never be fully known, mostly because people who hadn't discovered pottery yet didn't exactly have the option of writing things down. The written language in Britain didn't arrive until after the iron...
5 Most likely doomsday events and your chance to survive them
There will always be those who are convinced the world is going to end soon, from religious groups expecting some kind of godly judgement to doomsday preppers getting ready for an event that would destroy the planet, ultimately making their efforts to prepare useless....
Why is foraging so unpopular?
Foraging is a practise that has massively fallen out of the mainstream over the last few decades, as most people either don't have time or simply don't want to go rummaging through their local woodlands or hedgerows to find something to eat. There are even those that...
The Harshest survival training of the armed forces
As long as you're in reasonably good condition and have the drive to do so, almost anyone can become a soldier in the army, but it takes someone truly special to possess the mind and body to become a member of a special forces unit. Some armies round the world possess...
How to NOT starve to death when travelling through the wilderness
During a survival situation the best thing to do to increase your chances of being found is to stay close to your vehicle, but in the event that you don't have one or no ones knows where you are, you may be forced to make your own way to safety. There are...
The darkest survival situations in human history
Throughout history people across the globe have often run into times so dark and desperate, that their daily lives needed to be filled with extreme actions just for them to stay alive. Here's a few of the worst historic survival situations people have ever been in and...
Chris McCandless – The importance of knowing what you’re doing
Chris McCandless is one of the best examples of the importance of knowing some survival skills before wandering out into the wilderness and, well, surviving. With the personal reasons that led him into his situation aside, this is one of the best examples of...
How did they survive winter in the bronze age
When it came to making it through winter it all comes down to food, of which there would be two main items that could be found in every home in a bronze age village, and they were dried meat and dried fat. Salted goods weren't common inland as mining it was hard work...
Which materials are best for cold weather
There are too many winter jackets out there to even count, with each one claiming to be the best in some way and offering protection the others cant, but how are you supposed to tell which ones are actually good and which ones are just advertising claims? It...
Are movies survival situations realistic?
The movies love to exaggerate things to make them more interesting or exiting, and although it can make the movie better they don't always give out the best advice. If you copied what people do in the movies during a real survival situation you'd probably die most of...
What are the chances of dying in a survival situation?
The reason they are called survival situations in the first place is because there's a reasonable chance you could die, which means that if you're in one then you probably aren't just lost in the woods. The trick is to get out of these situations as quickly as...
Where to practise bushcraft in England
When it comes to practising your bushcraft skills the one thing that no one on the internet will be able to give you is permission to do certain things there. Where you choose is up to you, but if you want to be carrying a knife and using a hatchet legally then you'll...
How did stone age people survive winter
The stone age is named as such because it was a time before any kind of metal was utilised and the most advanced material on the planet was a piece of flint. All types of weapons and tools would have been made from either flint or wood, and it goes without...
How to choose a weeks worth of survival rations
Survival rations are easy to come by and can be bought in any amount, with freeze drying companies offering a years supply for a family of four that comes on a single pallet. Getting hold of them isn't the problem and they all claim to be the best choice, but when it...
How to hunt in the UK without any kind of licence
The short answer In England and Wales you can only use an air rifle up to 12ft/lb of pressure per square inch. The UK has had some very strict gun laws for a while now and we don't even come close to the level of gun sporting that countries like America...
How to survive in a forest with nothing
Staying alive in any survival situation can be tough, but the one thing that makes it easier is having the right tools to help you get by. A fire starter, a knife and an axe can see you through pretty much any situation, but what happens when you're stuck...
The day to day lives of iron age people
Since iron age Britons didn't write anything down, mostly because they didn't have a written language, there aren't any details of what people would have done during their normal day to day lives. Thanks to dedicated historians and archaeologists we have been...
How to survive a voyage to America in the 17th century
The very first English colony established in North America was Jamestown on May 14, 1607, a tiny fort-like village built on the banks of the James river. It didn't take long for people back home to realise the potential of this new land, and unlike before not...
How to survive a viking voyage to England in the 8th century
The vikings are recognised in history as fierce warriors and excellent sailors, but they were also skilled navigators and traders. This led to them discovering many new lands and being the first foreign faces numerous countries had seen in a long time. Their...
How to save £500 a year by foraging
That figure seems quite high doesn't it, and so it should as £500 could buy you a huge amount of food. There are only two problems with achieving this level of savings, with the first being the time it takes to forage, and the second being how comfortable you...
Iron Age Britain – Commonly Asked Questions
Have you ever lay awake at night wondering what types of shoes iron age hunters wore? well of course you have, and now you have the chance to find out. Here are the most commonly asked questions about iron age Britain answered all in one place. When was...
The most common reasons people need to be rescued
At any given time there is always a search and rescue team out looking for someone who has become lost in the wilderness, somewhere in the world. These rescue teams are on stand-by 24/7 and are ready to dispatch at a moments notice, something they do much more...
How to get drunk in the iron age
(A pot from the iron age, believed to have been used for brewing grain) People have been making alcohol across Europe since 400 BC, with a discovery recently unearthed during some roadworks along the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon of an ancient brewery....
The 5 most expensive wilderness locations you can visit
If you live in the UK like i do, then you'll have to travel quite far to get to what can be considered "wilderness" as no matter where you are in the country, you're never more than a few miles from a house or small village. A plane can take you anywhere you...
Survival foods you can make yourself
When going out into the wild its always nice to stop for a good meal, and what better way to enjoy it more than with survival food you've made yourself. Here are some of the easiest to make foods to liven up any hiking experience. Pemmican ...
The 10 most common UK Beach foods and where to find them
For such a small country the UK has a surprising range of excellent seafood, its just most people either don't know or don't want to go and forage it for themselves, leaving much more for those that do. You can easily find food on most UK beach's, no matter the...
5 common wild plants you can use as medicine
When i say "use as medicine" I'd like to point out that these are in no way replacements for modern day medicines, but rather things that can gently sooth or help with minor ailments. 1) Plantain A very common and easy to identify weed that grows...
How did they make Iron in the Iron age
The whole reason that time period was named as such was because iron was the strongest metal that anyone had at the time, and whoever had the most advanced metal would have a decisive edge over their opponents. Iron is considerably stronger than bronze, the...
The 5 most painful things you can experience in nature
As beautiful as our planet is, it contains so many horrific and painful ways to kill you. Excluding physical injuries such as falls that can happen anywhere, here's a list of the most painful experiences you can have while out in the wild. 1) Stepping on a...
How fast can a person die from exposure in the wilderness
Exposure is the single biggest cause of death for people stranded in the wild, and it all comes down to the factor of temperature. Out of all the things that can happen to a person while out in the wilderness, the single biggest cause of death is officially...
The Jamestown winter of 1609
Jamestown was the very first English colonial settlement in north America. Established on May 4, 1607 as "James Fort" it acted as the colonial capital of the country between 1616 and 1699. The first people to step foot on the ship to take them to the new...
Harmless animals that people think are deadly
There's some things out there in the wild that people instantly associate with danger such as bears and wolves, but in reality these creatures are less likely to kill you than your kitchen toaster. So here's a list of some of the scariest animals that pose less...
5 Strange things found in nature
Trying to survive in nature is normally a case of having the right equipment and knowing how to use it, but every once in a while something turns up that scares and confuses even the most veteran explorer. Here's a list of some of the most abnormal and plain...
Things to remember when going to the Arctic
The Arctic circle is the area surrounding the north pole that stretches out for around 2000 miles south in every direction. In some of the countries it covers it doesn't reach quite as far as in others due to factors such as warmer southern winds and ocean...
The Signal Crayfish Special
In the UK the signal crayfish is an invasive species, introduced from America in the 1960's to be bred for food, as they are considerably bigger than our native white-clawed species. They were introduced into more than 20 countries and since then have spread...
A rough guide to what life was like for our ancestors
Survival today consists of working a job and going to the supermarket whenever you want food. You can even have everything delivered right to your home, from furniture to cars, all you have to do it go online or pick up the phone. People today know...
Wild food you can find within 5 minutes of your home
No matter how good you are at identifying wild plants, you can never guarantee the ones you want will be the ones you find. Unless you know where some of the more uncommon plants are specifically growing, there's a good chance you wont be able to find them when...
The Most Unexplored places on earth
With satellite imagery of the whole planet and submersibles that have reached the depths of the Mariana trench, it may come as a surprise that there's still so much of the earths surface that we have absolutely no idea about. 1) The Ocean 20,000...
The 5 most poisonous plants in the UK
Normally on lists of poisonous plants people always seem to add things that cant kill you unless you eat an amount that you simply wouldn't eat. Take Foxglove for example, this pretty purple flower is indeed poisonous and appears on many lists of "the most...
Why long term survival situations are harder for vegans
Surviving in the wild in any kind of situation you didn't plan on being in is difficult to say the least, especially if you don't have some kind of survival kit and have to rely on the food you can find around you. The good news about wild food is that...
How telling someone where you’re going can save your life
One of the best ways to get out a survival situation is to wait somewhere safe until a group of well trained professional mountaineers come to your aid with medical supplies and rescue equipment. This is of course the ideal situation but also well within...
5 Ancient Survival skills we have forgotten
Modern life consists of personal vehicle transportation, public services and the ability to make a quick trip to the shops and buy everything from exotic spices to tropical fruit. If you took the average modern person and put them in the middle of an ancient...
Horrible Ancient Medicines and why you shouldn’t try them
Its only been within the closer half of the last 100 years that we as a race have really started to understand medicine. Before this it was mostly down to luck and guess work to cure an illness, with everything from ceremonial dancing to sacrificing animals used to...
How do people survive in the Desert? Tips from the Locals
The desert is one of the worst places you can get stranded, with little to no shelter from the sun and water being a luxury instead of normal. The single most important thing to remember about surviving in the desert is that its all about water, it gets very...
The Five biggest mistakes in survival situations
Unless it comes down to a storm or some kind of vehicle accident, the vast majority of survival situations are caused by plain recklessness. The person in trouble did something at one point that changed their situation from a pleasant hike to a battle for life...
Where to Practise Bushcraft in Wales
With its rolling mountain ranges and huge flowing forests, Wales is one of the best spots to practise some bushcraft. It has three main mountain ranges and due to its shape, a huge amount of coastline and dozens of beach's, giving you a huge amount of choice in a...
What did people eat in the Stone Age
The stone age ended around the year 3000 BC with the discovery of how to use copper. Before this people would have to hunt and farm with nothing but wood and stone, and so were limited to a very small list of foods. Another thing that people don't...
How did the Iron Age begin in Britain
The British iron age ran from around 800 BC until the invasion by the Romans in 44 AD who brought with them the technology to make steel, though this new tech took years to spread around the country. Before the Iron age was the bronze age, a time when...
The Worlds Most Dangerous Mountain
Most people would think Mount Everest is the most dangerous mountain in the world, but the answer is actually an 8,091 metre high mountain located in north central Nepal called Annapurna. More people have died on other mountains such as Everest, but this...
How did humans survive the last Ice Age
The answer is both they didn't and also we still are surviving an ice ice. The earth has gone through five significant ice ages in its life, and during this time humans were not "humans" but one of the earlier Neanderthal or Homo erectus species. These...
How to NOT get into a survival situation
After reading countless survival stories there's a handful of things that pop up consistently, things which make the difference between life and death. Here's a few points to keep in mind that are applicable to every single survival situation, no matter where you are...
The worst survival rations in History
Throughout history people have had to resort to eating some pretty nasty things, especially in the earlier days of civilisation before the invention of tinning. There were some very limited options for what could be taken on long journeys as without the ability to...
How to survive in a Rainforest
How to survive in a Rainforest If you find yourself stranded in a rainforest then you are in the cruelest terrain you can possibly be stuck in. The rainforest is home to countless types of fruit, vegetables, flavorings and all kinds of fish and meats giving you...
The Coldest places on earth
Extreme cold environments are the hardest type to try and survive in, but no matter how good you are at staying alive, if you're stuck in any of these places without the right gear you're pretty much done for. 1) Antarctica The only people that live here...
The 5 best Iron Age sights in Britain
The iron age ran from around 800 BC until the Romans first arrived in 43 AD, who brought with them the technology to make steel and other metals. Before their arrival the people of Britain led a semi hunter gatherer lifestyle they combined with farming a small...
What to do if you get lost in the woods?
Getting lost can be a scary experience and potentially deadly, but fortunately if you've become lost in a forest then at least you're in one of the better places to get lost. I know how it happened, you were just strolling along admiring the scenery or...
Where to find cockles in England
Cockles are one of my personal favourite shellfish, and the best thing about them is that they are so easy to find and gather, if you know how to look of course. The most important thing to keep in mind when going after cockles is that they can...
The 5 most important things I’ve learned from survival stories
Featured on this site are dozens of survival stories that cover all possible types of terrain and situations, but every single one of them have major things in common, and those things often make the difference between people making it home safely or dying in...
5 places that will kill you in less than 5 days.
The following list takes into account that the person stranded has no special equipment or survival training. 1) The eastern Mauritania desert Estimated survival time Less than 2 days This is one of the deserts in the world that few people are...
Five wild foods you should look out for this Spring
Elderflowers When to gather The last week in May and the first 2 weeks in June. Where to gather The countryside or anywhere wild plants will have a chance to grow undisturbed. They like a good amount of sunlight and so the best ones will be...
How to Survive a Bear attack
When people think of wild bears they normally imagine a dangerous creature that's to be avoided at all costs, but in reality bears are no where near as aggressive as the movies have made out, and would rather avoid a person than attack them. But there are...
10 Tips for surviving in the desert
1 - Tell someone where you're going The majority of times someone dies in the desert is due to them getting lost and not having anyone looking for them. Make a planned out route before you leave and tell people exactly where you'll be travelling and when you'll...
The worlds most hostile and unexplored island
North Sentinel Island This reasonably small island located off the west coast of the Andaman and Nicobar islands has never been explored by the modern world. The island is about 4.5 miles north to south, and just over 3.5 miles east to west, and is located less...
Gathering Elderflowers and what to do with them
One of my favourite tastes of summer has to be elderflower, and with the UK season coming up shortly at the end of May, start of June time, what better thing to go out and gather than a big basket of flowers. As for the gathering part it couldn't be...
5 places on Earth its almost impossible to survive
We all love a good survival story every now and then, but theres just some places that no matter who you are, your going to die if you stay there for to long. Here are the 5 hardest places on earth for a human being to try and survive in. 1) Antarctica...
Cold Weather survival tips
Extremely cold environments can be the hardest to survive in, with it taking hours to die in the desert without water, but only minutes in extreme cold under certain conditions . The average human body temperature is around 36.5–37.5 °C (97.7–99.5 °F), this...
Wattle and Daub – The number 1 iron age building material
Wattle and daub was the main choice for lining walls right up to the late 1800's when better building materials became available. It was used many thousands of years before the common era as far back as when people first started to leave their skin huts and...
How likely are wild animals to attack?
Everyone would have seen a movie at one point with killer wolves or sharks or some kind of creature that attacked someone just for the sake of attacking, but in reality more people are killed each year from defective toasters than from sharks, so exactly how...
The most amazing Cockle recipe ever
Popcorn Cockles For those of you who like gathering shellfish there's nothing better than coming home with a big bag of fresh cockles. Fortunately most people who go after shellfish mostly stick to gathering mussels as there's by far the most recipes for them,...
Where to find wild Rabbits
For those of you who fancy a hunting trip or just want to do some photography, rabbits are one of the wild animals that you can always count on being close by, even if you never normally see any. Found across most of the world in one form or another,...
5 Things to keep in mind when choosing a shelter location
Building a survival shelter is one of the first things you should think about doing if you are stranded in a survival situation, as they can quickly make the difference between life and death under the right circumstances. There's plenty of different...
How to make leather like they did in the Bronze age
Leather is nothing new and has been used since people first learned how to skin animals, presumably tens or hundreds of thousands of years ago. But the early types of leather that would have been used by what people know as cave men, would have been nothing...
Tasty stone age animals you just cant buy at the shops anymore
Living in the stone age wouldn't have exactly been fun or easy, with every single task you do having to be done from the bare minimum using tools made of flint and rocks, but one of the advantages to living in these harsh times would be some of the rewards...
How do Eskimos keep warm?
Living in an area where the ground is permanently frozen solid and the average temperature is well below freezing cant be easy, and with conditions in the middle of winter often hitting below −50 °C, its a wonder anyone can survive in these areas. The...
What do Amazon tribes eat?
When people think of Amazonian tribes, one thing seems to consistently pop up, and that's cannibalism, and although it has been well documented throughout tribes across the world, its much rarer than people may think. Tribes within the Amazon are often...
Medieval Mortar Recipe
(A 600 year old still standing section of castle wall, built using the method described below) Mortar has been made the same way for over 1000 years, with evidence of it first appearing in Britain as early as the 4th century. If you've ever been to a medieval...
Kelp – The slimy, free beach vegetable and why you should gather it
Kelp is one of the most common types of seaweed and appears all around the coast of Britain, Iceland, south Africa, Australia and most of the west coast of both north and south America, as well as various other small patch's round the world. If you live...
The best place to forage in South Wales
The south of Wales has some amazing scenery and couldn't make a better spot to do some foraging, with its large patch's of wild garlic and Samphire covered marsh's, it offers a little bit of everything. The number one place to go in the south of Wales is...
How to gather Razor Clams
(Pacific Razor Clam          -     Atlantic Razor Clam) The razor clam is one of those shellfish that most people in Britain aren't even sure what they are, never mind going out to gather them. This has worked out for the better though as people who do...
How to catch shrimp in the UK
Catching shrimp is probably one of the least popular beach foraging activities, well, right after limpet gathering i suppose, but nothing comes close to the satisfaction gained from gathering your bucket of shrimp and cooking it right...
How to make hardtack
Hardtack is a form of bread that's been baked for long enough to remove all traces of moisture, and when placed in an airtight container can last for years. It has been one of the main travel foods for 100's of years, and was a standard troop ration for many...
Crab Catching UK
Unfortunately the UK doesn't have the greatest selection of edible crab types, with large spider crabs and the brown crab being about it, however both can make excellent eating and are quite easy to catch if you know how. Where to find edible crab The...
What tools did our ancestors use to survive?
No one knows how to survive better than people who are literally forced to live hunter gatherer lives, but what tools did they use to get by and how did they make them? For this example I'll talk about stone age aboriginal Britons, so we're going back to well...
How to survive in the mountains
The mountains are one of my favourite places to be, with nothing else quite like them to make a person remember how big the world really is, but they can also be one of the most dangerous places to get lost. Apart from most of the other dangers present...
Antarctica survival tips
Ever wanted to trek around the frozen wasteland of Antarctica? Ever wanted to walk across nothing but hundreds of miles of deep snow with nothing but the occasional mountain in the distance? of course you have, so here's some useful survival tips on how...
What to do if you get frostbite
Frostbite can occur on the most unsuspecting of people, whether you're on a skiing trip or just happened to be outside during a particularly cold spell in a warm country, frostbite can effect anyone. So what do you do if you get frostbite? well below are some...
Pemmican recipe – The ultimate survival food
Pemmican was the number 1 choice for preserved food in north America for hundreds of years, used mostly by the native Americans and anyone else who wanted food to last for the weeks or months of their journey. But what is Pemmican and how can i make...
How to catch Rabbits with a piece of string
If you're ever out to catch rabbits then a good shot with an air rifle or some kind of proper hunting gun is by far the best way. A good solid shot can be an instant kill and not only makes sure the rabbit doesn't suffer, but also provides the option of range....
How to cook Acorns
The Acorn is normally a thing most people consider to be nothing more than an annoying clean up project, but this nut has provided a food for our ancestors for thousands of years, and are still eaten commonly in various parts of the world. But most of...
How to find water in extremely cold climates
This one might sound a bit surprising as there's generally water everywhere in areas of extreme cold, but the trick isn't how to find it, its how to turn it into drinkable water without freezing to death in the process. If someone has planned to travel...
Trapped in the arctic circle – how long before you should eat your friends?
What happens if you're trapped in the arctic circle with no food? how long can you last in those conditions before things get desperate? Well the following scenario should answer those questions, and for this example we'll consider the situation as being...
Can you survive in Antarctica?
In the event of a survival situation where you were relying entirely on survival skills and didn't have any equipment, the answer is no, no you cant. The problem with surviving in such an extreme environment, apart from the average winter temperature...
Should you eat insects in a survival situation?
The short answer is yes but only if you need to and only certain ones. Most insects are actually edible and some types such as crickets contain more protein and vitamins than the equivalent weight of beef. So what bugs are edible? Here's a selection of...
It it possible to survive on a desert island?
We've all seen the classic lone survivor stranded on a small desert island with a single palm tree image before, but would it actually be possible to survive in such a place? The answer isn't really that straight forward as it would depend massively on...
Survival Food of the Past
Have you ever wondered what people during medieval times ate when they were on long journeys? of course you have, so today I'm going to present some of the most common survival foods of the past. Note that these foods were prepared before hand and true...
How did our aboriginal ancestors discover iron?
How did our aboriginal ancestors discover Iron? One of the things that fascinates me about bushcraft and survival is how our ancestors discovered new things for the first time and how they made use of them. New tools and materials allowed for new hunting and building...
What’s the best material to use for waterproofing a survival shelter?
Good question as choosing the right material could mean the difference between a good night sleep and waking up every 20 minutes to sort out the small puddle forming under your bed. The answer depends mostly on where you are in the world as certain...
How to find and identify flint
How to find and identify flintFlint has been popular amongst hunter-gatherers since they first discovered it could be used to make fire. Ancient people used it to make tools and weapons and it was the source of ignition for the flintlock muskets firing mechanism, but...
The best place to practise bushcraft in the UK
The best place to practise Bushcraft in the UK Without a doubt the best single place to practise your bushcraft skills in the UK is Scotland. There's 2 main reasons for this, first of all it has the tallest mountains and the most remote wilderness, and the second...
What did hunter gatherers eat?
What did hunter-gatherers eat Before talking about what a hunter-gatherer eats it's important to know what one actually is. As the name suggests it is a person who lives by obtaining food through the methods of hunting animals and gathering wild food, because...