wilderness living

Dryad 's saddle or pheasant back mushrooms are common this time of year. Pheasant Back look just like they sound. These mushrooms are best eaten when very young. These mushrooms can be found on dead wood, mostly elms. A mushroom field guide is helpful for id. Please if all mushrooms before eating.

Yesterday I found some ramps and fiddleheads. Both can be found in oak woods in damp areas. Ramps are like a small onion, they have two bright green leaves and smell strongly of onion. Fiddleheads are immature form of the ostrich fern. Only the heads can be eaten and must be boiled for ten...

jack boy submitted a new file to the StP library: Northern Bushcraft - By Mors L. Kochanski Click here for more information on this file.

jack boy submitted a new file to the StP library: Making Cordage by Hand - By Norm Kidder Click here for more information on this file.

jack boy submitted a new file to the StP library: Desert Survival Basics - Desert Survival Basics by Jack Purcell Click here for more information on this file.

Hey so I threw this up on night when the temp was gonna be about 20 degrees. I slept comfy and had fun making it also had a full sheet bark door not pictured

Was curious about experiences with this. I've got a spot I know of by some nice moving water where I know virtually no one ever goes. It's close enough to resources - library, bar, post office, places to find a day's work, etc - but very seldom traveled. It's a stream valley with extremely steep...

hey, so these are some of my notes from a wilderness medicine certification I did years ago. this kinda knowledge is especially good for travelers as it emphasizes improvisation and lack of resources. the patient assessment system is the smallest "chunk" of knowledge that is useful in this field...

Basically, I am broke AF. I am sick of slaving to put money in other peoples pockets so, I have decided to buy land and leave the city. My wife and I purchased 2.3 acres in northern Arizona near Ash Fork in a subdivision called Kaibab Knolls. I am looking for info from people living in that...

Long time, no post! I've been kicking it at the Slab City Library for a couple months after my crash-landing in Tucson following my exit from three years of commune life. It's been cool to match some real life faces to screen names on this site, and it has been a decent learning experience for...

A pot-in-pot refrigerator, clay pot cooler, or zeer (Arabic: زير‎) is an evaporative coolingrefrigeration device which does not use electricity. It uses a porous outer earthenware pot (lined with wet sand) containing an inner pot (which can be glazed to prevent penetration by the liquid) within...

I found this article while researching about crossing lake erie. At some point i want to walk across. https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/articles/i-walked-across-lake-erie-149-alone I walked across Lake Erie — Alone To a novice, a winter walk across frozen Lake Erie to Canada is...

There is a project in motion to squat a group of islands off the coast of Croatia in the Mediterranean, to create a self sufficient free for all place to live All are welcome for details

Highly trained and know allot ! But I keep getting these fucking welts or bites what the fuck are they? Come when it gets warm cold but never in between . Opinions? Pic attached

Looking for someone, or a few people that are interested in going off grid for the winter. We'd build a nice shelter, fire pit, etc. I have the skills for this and if you do too that would work great. Trying to get this going asap. If you have a car, I have gas money-but would have to figure...

Anyone interested in Wilderness living and Bushcraft should definitely read and implement the BUSHCRAFT Book by MORS KOCHANSKI. By far the best book on the subject. He also has YouTube videos that are great. He's like the great grandfather of Wilderness Survival. Also check out his 2 kilo kit...

I expect I'll get a bilion poop ratings for this post but I'm living in a place with no running water and a full septic. The nearest quickie mart is a half mile walk away. So I'm struggling with what to do with poot. I'm thinking I'll make some ash with a small camp fire and compost it in the...

I did a couple seasons attempting to pick edible mushrooms on the west coast. It was more fun than profitable. It is addicting though, like a treasure hunt. I have been wanting to head out for it again, probably going to this year in the more northern areas of the west coast, might hit op the...

I live in Tennessee and gonna totally escape everything or try to. I want to be in total seclusion no people no anything. All that matters will be what's right in front of me. I can trap animals and fish and start fires. I was wondering if anyone would recommend which mountains would be best as...

Not sure if this is in the right forum. I've read a few book lately that have me thinking of this quite a bit. If you had to disconnect and disappear, where would you go? Mexico? Canada? If you didn't have a lot of cash- what would you do? Quite a few people say how easy it is to get into...

Hi, First, thanks for taking the time to read this thread. I'll get right to it: I've couchsurfed and vandwelled a hundred times (literally) without problems, but I have reservations about sleeping under the stars. My reservations are mostly about wildlife killing me. I've read up on wilderness...

Im looking to start a small settlement (not sure where yet), and would like to know if anyone would like to join me? I plan on finding a spot and staying there permanently.(Suggestions are welcome) I want to get back to living life the way it was meant to be lived. I can make tools, hunt, fish...

Cordage is a good thing to have in a survival situation. Any type of wire, rope, string, twine, or line of any type will be useful, but stronger rope is better. It can be used for multiple purposes like lashing things together, building shelter, carrying and moving items, climbing, making a...

In a survival situation, a person has 4 core things that he/she needs to survive. These are Shelter, Water, Fire, and Food. When in a survival situation, remember the Rule of 3: You can survive for 3 Minutes without air (oxygen) or in icy water. You can survive for 3 Hours without shelter in a...

Fire is essential when in a survival situation. It is used to purify and boil water, cook food, as well as other things. There are numerous ways to start a fire when out in the wilderness or in a survival situation. In the absence of lighters and matches, here is a list of various options...

One of the main things you need to worry about when in a survival situation is shelter, especially in cold, damp climates. If you do not have a shelter such as a tent and cannot find a suitable place to use as a shelter from wild animals and the elements, you will need to make one. There are...

Something you need to consider if you are preparing for a SHTF scenario is food. Storing food may seem like a daunting and expensive task, but I found a list by “AZPrepper” which makes things easier for you. He basically came up with a list of $5 food items that you can purchase each week for a...

One thing you need to train your mind to do for a survival situation is to improvise with the things you have available to you. Common, everyday items can be used in a survival situation to provide you with the basics needed to survive. Some examples of things you can use that most everyone may...

Animal Tracking: Because wild creatures usually stay in hiding after a snowstorm, look for tracks about 24 hours later. You can also find tracks in mud or wet sand along beaches, streams, and lakeshores almost any time. Tracks made by members of the dog family are among those most often...

A good tool to have with you in the wilderness when the SHTF is an axe. It is useful for cutting firewood and wood to make things like a shelter. You need to know how to keep your axe in good shape. Before using an axe, whether old or new, you should sharpen its blade. Clamp the head of the...

Distress Signals: If you're in distress in the wilderness during the day, signal with sounds (gun, whistle, tin pans) in a series of threes, each followed by a brief silence. Continue until someone responds. In areas where a sound's effect might be limited (a valley or heavily wooded area)...

Hi peeps! I always preface my posts with the fact I'm not a traveler, but am a primitive camping enthusiast and appreciate this site, and those of you that contribute such great content. Anywhoo- I try to spend any extended period of free time outside and in the wild, and so I am looking at...

I have gotten almost everything ready to go. As soon as my performance art is ready it will be time to blow this Popsicle stand. The thing i suck most at bumming around is finding a good place to camp, I always pick the buggiest, swampiest most miserable places. So I was hoping some of you...

This is a pretty good knot video for beginners. I'd argue that you still need to know a truckers hitch and a fisherman's knot. But its a pretty good philosophy for beginners who struggle with knots.

Has anyone been through Cedar City or any of the other smaller towns near wilderness areas? I'm curious as to how they are. I've never been to Utah and I plan on, at some point, Going there and checking it out. Thanks for any tips. Cheers

Never found the right company to do this. .

So I try to trap as much as possible usually squirrels and or chipmunks. But I am sort of dappling in snares. Hard to make. I use 110's conibears. Used to use rat traps but they weaken. I am now getting into catching mice and processing them for my dog I believe. Read a lot about it. They fuck...

Okay, every night i read up on the shawnee indians and their hunter gathering lifestyle they lived. I choice shawnee because the area i live in was their land and always will be. Now, i read up on the plants they used and the sacred medicine they used. I read shelters and clothing and so on. I...

This guy has some really cool projects in Australia. He never speaks, but if you hit the CC button there are captions for what he's doing.

OK I saw a post where someone in desert climate was newly homeless and was scared of dehydration so I thought I would start a thread on the subject to help. Im gonna list what I know and if I'm wrong please correct me or add to it thanks. 1. Wear loose fitting, lightly colored cotton clothing...

I'm going to be homless very soon and I'm not sure I can survive...I'm scared...

There are a lot of what I call “power-line” roads in my area, that are essentially electric-company easements. They cut through all kinds of forests, and from what I can tell go all over the state.. This is the closest one to my house: Checking google maps, it looks like if I wanted to, I...

I thought I would start a thread on Tick and Mosquito control for the camp. Here is an excellent thread on natural tick repellent for the body. 1. Clear the area of all leaf litter and wooden debris. 2. Store my woodpile away from camp. 3. Clip all the green plants and rotten wood around camp...

I've been trying to sleep outside the past few nights to prepare for stealth camping before I go out on my own and I have been having a hard time actually getting to sleep. I think it's my physical comfort level, mostly. I have used a tent with a pillow and some small things to rest my feet on...

My husband and I are getting real tired of the daily grind and society in general. We are both from up north in MN and grew up hunting fishing camping etc. Together we have a lot of knowledge of the wild and realy want to disappear from the world. We made a plan to get a camper and get set up...

Ive been following his channel for about a year? now. Something like that.

I want to backpack, hitchhike, train hop, and nomad my way across the country. Nonetheless, I must give need to the original fuel behind my drive, which was the quest for knowledge regarding wilderness survival and self-reliance. With this in mind, I turn to the natives of north America. Who...

So I know there's some of you that have some experience in that particular area and my first post on this was pretty vague, and was about general tips on the area and where to be. this post is different in that it's inspired by my general green-ness and fear of transitioning. so I have some...

"Everyone is welcome to join the occupation, beginning on May 12th. Everyone is welcome to visit. Everyone is welcome to participate, in one way or another, in this land defense project." From: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-why-i-choose-to-live-in-wayne-national-forest TO...

hello all. i'm randi. i'm 24, an Esetrother, long time libertarian socialist, and beginner outdoorsman. me and my wife are just starting our dive into squatting and leaving behind suburban life. we are currently both gathering resources/tools and educating ourselves on the necessary...