Survival basics

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An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — having the breadth of skills, the savoir-faire, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we’ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your […]

Picture yourself in the backcountry, scrambling over some boulders at the end of a long hike to reach an alpine lake. As you pull yourself over the last rocky ledge, your foot slips on a loose rock, and you tumble backward, crashing into the ground below. As you collect yourself, you can already feel that […]

There are a handful of basic skills that everyone will need in a true SHTF scenario. How many of these survival skills do you know?

Carrying a fire is a practical, millennia-old way to reuse an ember. When you're moving camps, you can take an ember with you.