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Q&A What are survival tools I should have when in the wilderness?

When venturing out into the wilderness, what are crucial things I should bring?

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by wyocalboy‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A I am lost, I found a trail, which way do I go?

If I am lost in the woods, and I find a trail or a road, how do I decide which way to go? Autumn Veatch was 16 years old in 2015, when her grandparents small plane crashed in the North Cascade Mo...

10 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the longest dead end road on US public land?

In this answer at; I am lost, I found a trail, which way do I go? It claims ...logging roads These may extend many miles into the forest, with multiple branches, all ending in dead ends. There...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the most methodical way to try to get yourself unlost? (Assume below timberline in a temperate climate)

My question is prompted by the answer of @Aaron to this question; his answer referenced Geraldine's Largay's death on the Appalachian Trail. Ms. Largay was hiking alone on the AT in Maine. She g...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by ab2 MonicaNotForgotten‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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Q&A How often are missing people found?

Sometimes, people go into nature and go missing. A big search party is set up but they may be never found again. A morbid version of “leave no trace”. We probably all know examples: Joe Keller, ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by gerrit‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A What is the risk of getting lost while canoeing in a cypress swamp?

Based on the answer here I would be exploring a cypress swamp in the Mississippi valey north of the 35th Parrell. If I canoe in a lake or on a river, I always have a pretty good idea where I am, ...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to improvise a signal mirror?

If I'm out in the wilderness and I don't have a signal mirror, what other objects could I improvise to work similar to a signal mirror?

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by wyocalboy‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by System‭

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Q&A If lost in the wilderness, what is the first thing I should do?

If I get lost in the wilderness, what is the very first thing I should do?

6 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by wyocalboy‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭

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Q&A If injured and lost, what are your biggest priorities for survival?

Let's imagine for a moment that you're solo hiking somewhere you've never been before and take a fall off the edge of a trail, injure yourself (to the point of limited mobility), and become entirel...

4 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by pheidlauf‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by System‭