Safety and Survival
Below are our 14 articles in the 'safety and survival' category:
Hiking and camping is great exercise and a fantastic way of experiencing nature from close up. However, the unexpected can occur from time to time, in spite of the best laid plans and it's important ...
One of the things you need to consider if you're out on a hiking or camping trip and you get lost or get injured is how you might attract the attention of rescuers.
Depending on your location ...
The safety procedures and provisions you should have in place to prevent fire when camping or caravanning. What to do if a fire takes hold and respect for fire safety in the countryside in general ...
If you're going on a camping trip, always equip yourself with a first-aid kit. Minor bumps and scrapes, a bee sting or just a simple old-fashioned headache can happen anywhere, so it pays to be ...
What is Hypothermia?
Hypothermia is a condition brought about by a drop in the surrounding temperature which causes the body’s temperature to fall sharply. It is important at this stage to note ...
Safety is of paramount importance to everybody on a camping trip and, whilst adults are responsible enough to realise that extra vigilance is needed, children tend to be less concerned with safety ...
When we go camping or caravanning for our holidays in the United Kingdom we have a tendency to load up with lots of unnecessary fast food or food that can be heated simply from a can. Likewise we ...
No matter how clean and pure fresh water from a lake or stream appears to be, there is no guarantee that it is 100% pure and safe to drink untreated. There is no way of knowing what might have ...
What is a Survivalist?
A survivalist is an individual who has been trained to survive in the outdoors for a period of time on limited rations or using the land as a means to find food and water. ...
We're all only too aware that when we ascend anything - a staircase for example, the nature of gravity means that we expend far more energy going up it rather than down.
If you enjoy hiking, ...
GPS stands for Global Positioning System and was initially designed to be used by the U.S military. The system is made up of 24 satellites which are located 12,000 miles above the Earth and which ...
Expert trackers have always been aware of the importance of being able to tell the time and direction by the sun and the moon. This goes back to early Stone Age times when watches and clocks weren't ...
When out in the woods, you're sharing the environment with many insects and flying creatures such as mosquitoes and also ticks. It might be an unpleasant thought but, on a positive note, insect ...
When you're in the outdoors on a camping expedition, emergencies can occur at any time and can come in all shapes and forms, from a simple wasp sting to breaking a leg on a mountain.
It would ...
