by wilderness | Jun 8, 2012 | First Aid, survival, Tips, wilderness
Flathead River, Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT (2005)Think emergency bandage, water filter, fire starter, blow dart fletching, fishing bobber…This does all that and more. It’s available at any local pharmacy. It weighs mere ounces. And it...
by wilderness | Feb 29, 2012 | backpacking, camping, hiking, leader training, safety, survival, ten essentials, Tips
Common sense and good planning go a long way toward preventing emergencies in the backcountry. But sometimes, despite our best preparation, things go wrong.According to Wikipedia (what did we do before Wikipedia?), the “Ten Essentials” were first described...
