A few hours watching the Discovery Channel can prompt extreme survival fantasies involving frog licking and urine drinking, but what basic skills would you actually need to survive in the wilderness?

A pleasant walk in the woods can quickly turn into a nightmare if you’re not prepared. Here are 5 survival skills to have in your back pocket before you head out on your next wilderness adventure.

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In her new monthly column, The Survivalist, Jessie Krebs writes about staying alive in dangerous backcountry scenarios. Krebs is a former Air Force S.E.R.E (survival, evasion, resistance, and escape) ...

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A sense of creativity can help in a lot of ways on Alone. For starters, the contestants can only take 10 approved items from History’s gear list with them to their drop site. None of those items are ...

Master the survival skills that actually keep you alive when things go sideways—real techniques for extreme conditions, no ...

In her monthly column, The Survivalist, Jessie Krebs writes about staying alive in dangerous backcountry scenarios. Krebs is a former Air Force S.E.R.E (survival, evasion, resistance, and escape) ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. No one ever plans on getting lost, which is why it's smart ...