Survival Skills

Videos: Solo Survival: How to Survive Alone in the Desert: Sonoran Desert Part 1:  Tom McElroy, Wild Survival:  Former Tracker Instructor, Tom McElroy, spends a week of survival in the Sonoran Desert. This video includes many skills including shelter, water, fire, food, baskets, pottery and more. Well done and important information for desert survival. How…

Winter Survival

Arctic and Sub-Arctic Survival:  Canadian military document  There is all kinds of information in this document. Much doesn’t apply to primitive, but some does specifically and even the modern methods provide insight to cold weather survival. Cold Weather Survival:   Good little packet of information which includes water, shelter, fire and food! Has some drawings and…

Long-Term Shelters

Videos: Building a Wigwam; Historic Huguenot Street:This is a time lapse video of the construction of an absolutely stunning wigwam with thatch and bark covering. These folks definitely demonstrate they know what they’re doing and the finished shelter is a work of art- and also very functional. Primitive Shelter for 13; Roots School:  Not a…