A-Z Bushcraft: B is For Bow Drill

How to start a fire using friction. Learn how to use a bowdrill, the ultimate bushcraft skill.

A-Z Bushcraft: A is For Axe

How to use an Axe skillfully and in safety. From chopping logs to making spoons the axe is as handy as a knife in bushcraft.

Survival Skills: Firemaking – The Hand Drill

Richard Cleveland of the Earth School in Western North Carolina teaches students solid Wilderness Survival Skills. Students learn to be self-reliant as they deepen their connection to the natural world. In this video, Cleveland demonstrates how to start a fire in the wilderness using a hand drill.

Effectively Using Self Defense Pepper Spray

Be­cause pep­per spray can stop an at­tack and even save your life, it is vi­tal that you know how to use it prop­er­ly. Here are a few im­por­tant things to keep in mind when you use pep­per spray.

Physical & Mental Preparation For Crisis Situations

Your worst en­e­my is not the crim­i­nal who wants to seize your kit, it’s your ap­proach to­ward con­flict in gen­er­al. Be­ing a vic­tim is not just a sit­u­a­tion, it’s a mind­set. Not ev­ery­body re­al­izes it, but we have been taught to think like vic­tims by so­ci­ety in gen­er­al.