Bushcraft Hacks for Staying Bug-Free Outdoors Spending time in nature can be incredibly rewarding, but nothing ruins an outdoor experience faster than an invasion of buzzing, biting insects. From mosquitoes and ticks to gnats and flies, bugs can make bushcraft camping...
Surviving the Hottest Village on Earth A Glimpse into Dallol, Ethiopia (Part of the unique and mineral-filled landscape of Dallol) Nestled in the northeastern reaches of Ethiopia lies Dallol, a remote settlement that holds the title of the hottest...
Life on Hadrian’s Wall How the Romans Survived on the Frontier of the Empire Hadrian’s Wall was a defensive wall with numerous fortifications running across the entire width of Northern England. Built under Emperor Hadrian’s orders in AD 122, the wall stretched...
5 short WW2 Survival stories 1. The Pianist’s Secret Refuge Władysław Szpilman, a Polish-Jewish pianist, survived the Warsaw Ghetto and Nazi occupation by hiding in the ruins of Warsaw. After narrowly escaping deportation to Treblinka, Szpilman went...
How did People Survive the Sinking of the Titanic The sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912, is one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. Known as the “unsinkable ship,” the Titanic’s collision with an iceberg and its subsequent...