Survival is all mental, it is in our heads and we need to protect our brains so we can survive. Without a doubt, being hungry is the one of the single most mentally crushing factors that we humans can experience. When we are without food, that is all we can think about, all we can … Read more
The care and use of load carrying equipment is more important than I think most people understand. You see when you are going into the bush and bringing with you the essentials for survival as well as a few creature comforts, you are in effect bringing your home with you. Everything you need is on … Read more
Without a doubt, going out into the wild on a hike is a very rewarding and invigorating experience. You are out in the middle of no-where, walking to the beat of your own internal drum. You are taking in lots of good energy and the stress just melts off of you as you become more … Read more
I know that there are people out there that think those of us that spend our time, money, and energy going on hikes, are insane. We drive for hours to get to gorgeous location, we spend hundreds on clothing, footwear and other useful equipment and then we go for a long walk into the wild. … Read more
The decades I have spent out in the wild hunting and fishing on public lands I have learned that there are two kinds of people in the world. There are people that understand what it means to be polite and have some sort of etiquette, and there is the vast majority of people that do … Read more
Those that spend a lot of time in the; bush, wilderness, woods or whatever you want to call the wild. We all end up spending a lot of time traveling to these destinations. Over the past year I have traveled from Montana, to Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, back into Montana, over to Washington state, back to … Read more