Safety and Survival...
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Camping Safety Supplies
Hiking and camping are great for exercise and a fantastic way of experiencing nature from close up. However, the unexpected can occur from time to time, in spite of the...
Coping With Up Hill Walking
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....
Fire Safety
Fire safety and prevention when camping, caravanning or if you're just spending a day out in the countryside is crucial.
Tents - Fire Prevention
Never light a...
First Aid Kit and Tips When Camping
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...
Getting Hypothermia When Camping
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...
How to Signal For Help
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....
Keeping Kids Safe When Camping
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...
Living off the Land
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...
Purifying Water
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...
Survivalist Holidays
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...
Using GPS When Camping
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...
Using Nature for Navigation
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...
What is Lyme Disease?
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...
What to do in an Emergency
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...
