BEING PPREPARED MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! Regardless of your style of outdoor adventure, one thing is for sure: if you are out there enough, you will one day encounter some type of mishap. Being prepared for mishaps is what may make the difference between being rescued or not. Always have a plan, always share that … Continue reading SURVIVAL SUM UP
3 WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD
I FEEL LIGHTHEADED AND DIZZY AFTER ABOUT 8 HOURS WITHOUT FOOD. We enjoy teaching teens about wilderness survival. When we mention the rules of 3 they always seem the most shocked about this one. Once, there was a young man that told us that he liked food way too much to consider this. We have personally … Continue reading 3 WEEKS WITHOUT FOOD
3 DAYS WITHOUT WATER
THAT 3RD DAY CAN'T BE PRETTY! As residents of Florida, three hours without water can be detrimental during summer months, especially if you have been exerting yourself like you do when you are hiking. Our day hikes involve plenty of water. We each have a two liter hydration bladder in our pack and usually an extra bottle … Continue reading 3 DAYS WITHOUT WATER
3 HOURS WITHOUT SHELTER
Too hot...too cold...take shelter! Every time we take an adventure in the wilderness, we take a risk of getting lost or hurt. Either situation could leave us needing to stay put and prepare some form of shelter in order to survive. Changes, cold or hot, to our body temperature can have multiple side affects if … Continue reading 3 HOURS WITHOUT SHELTER
3 MINUTES WITHOUT AIR
TICK, TICK, TICK...EVERY SECOND COUNTS! Outdoor adventures often take us to remote areas. The more remote, the more relaxing. We take our boat miles down the flats to find the ideal fishing spot. We are often 20-30 minutes from the boat ramp or civilization. We also love to hike miles into the forests, seeking the rare nature … Continue reading 3 MINUTES WITHOUT AIR
BE PREPARED
Scouting got us started with this basic thought...Be Prepared. What does being prepared mean to you and your outdoor adventures? Is it just about deciding to go somewhere and going? For us, it is not. We like to have good solid plans on where we are going, how we are going to get there and … Continue reading BE PREPARED
KNOW B4 U GO
SURVIVAL, PREPPING, TRAINING. Call it what you may, but reading, studying and practicing techniques for survival is valuable if you like to adventure out into the unknown. We like to buy and test new equipment and see what works best. We have basic survival essentials in our day packs. Then we get more serious with … Continue reading KNOW B4 U GO
