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Wilderness Survival Research Articles

Fiction in Survival Training

Experts in any field, be it medicine or bushcraft, keep repeating the same message to anyone who seeks the benefit of there expertise. Usually with an almost exasperated tone, they will tell the undergrad or chechako, “you need to practice”, and usually follow this with a criticism of “book learning”. The trouble with survival is most of us will never get the chance to really practice it. We can practice certain skills, such as fire lighting or various splinting techniques, but the actual experience of panic, pain, and fear...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 2 Feb 2008


Fire Lighting with a Zirconium Striker

Zirconium is a rare earth metal, used to produce a spark by shaving it with steel. Various types of Zirconium Striker are available commercially. Many are still called Steel & Flints, but the use of flint is very rare today because of its brittleness. Use of a Zirconium Striker takes practice, but it is worth the effort. The Video below shows...Click to Read Entire Article and View the Video

Posted: 26 Dec 2007


How Far Can I Push It?

I think anyone who spends any time in the wilderness will remember occasions when the drive for success, poor weather or sickness has clouded your own or you companions' judgement. I have constantly fought the battle in my own mind whether to push on inspite of the condition or stop short of the original objective. Usually the only underlying factor pushing me...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 6 Dec 2007


What is Modern Wilderness Survival?

Modern Wilderness Survival teaches the skills need to survive Short-Term and Medium-Term survival situations...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 5 Nov 2007


What is Bushcraft?

Bushcraft is the combination of Modern Wilderness Survival and useful Primitive Survival Techniques...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 5 Nov 2007


What are Primitive Survival Techniques?

Primitive Survival Techniques are the skills need to survive over the Long-Term...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 5 Nov 2007


Breakdown of Survival Situations by Length

We are often asked at BWI how we breakdown or categorize Survival Situations. We have used this breakdown for over a decade. Survival Situations in the modern world can be broken down into three groups...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 16 Oct 2007


Survival Kits vs. Critical Survival Items

It is essential that the items you take into the wilderness are useful. Fishing or sewing kit will help you survive, but will not save your life. They will only...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 16 Oct 2007


Vehicle Survival

Vehicle survival is often overlooked because if we can start our vehicle we believe we will have no problems...Click to Read Entire Article

Posted: 20 Jan 2000

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