Wilderness Survival has articles about staying alive in the outdoors. Learn about wilderness survival skills in the Wilderness Survival Channel.
Does the thought of sucking down larvae trigger your gag reflex? Then you may not hack it in the wild. Insects are an excellent source of protein. Pry up a rock and you've got dinner. See more »
Most of us have heard some amazing survival stories in our lives -- people living after hours trapped under an avalanche, or amputating their own limb to get free of a trap. Check out some true survival stories.
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If you're in the wilderness, you can't afford to be picky about your food. Could you eat a bug? Or worse? See some gross-but-true videos showing how survival experts make the best of bad supper situations.
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When your camping trip turns life-or-death because you've lost your way in a vast, unpopulated wilderness, you'll want to have these gadgets on your person.
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If you're stranded in the wild and you're not carrying a hunting rifle, your best bet for bagging dinner is probably a snare or a trap. But how do you set one up?
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Adventure travel is one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. What might inspire an accountant to travel to the Amazon River for a journey into the heart of darkness?
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A Japanese hiker slipped, was knocked unconscious and then survived 24 days without food or water. That's not supposed to be possible. What survival instincts fuel us through dire straits?
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You might not look at a tarantula and think, "Yum." But if you were in a survival situation with only bugs to eat, how would you know which ones are safe?
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The sun beats down and your skin burns. Your parched mouth begs for water, and you fear a sandstorm is on its way. You're stranded in the desert. How will you survive?
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You may associate smoke signals with Native Americans in old westerns, but they aren't totally a thing of the past. Find out why the Boy Scouts still teach kids how to make them -- and how you can send some yourself.
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In the wild, are brains better than brawn? Find out when your fight-or-flight response is your friend and when it's your enemy.
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Hey 63-year-old retired schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor took the challenge in 1901. How hard can it be? Well Ms. Taylor may have gotten lucky because these falls have claimed the lives of many. Find out what it takes and who in the world would volun
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When wind and water steal heat from your body, your internal temperature plummets. Find out why you'll need more than just some mittens and a stocking cap to prevent hypothermia.
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You may not be John Rambo but that doesn't mean you don't need to know basic survival techniques. If you were stranded in the wilderness would you know how to build a basic shelter to shield you from the elements?
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There's north and then there's true north. Find out how stabbing a stick in the dirt to make a shadow can help you find the true north.
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Let's say you get lost in the woods. You're by yourself and don't really have any supplies. You know you need to find water -- but how?
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The chance that you'll be shipwrecked on a deserted island and have to start a fire is slim. But let's imagine that you're lost somewhere and it's getting dark and you don't have any matches. What do you do now?
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Toxic tree frogs, poisonous plants, malaria-carrying mosquitoes. You get the picture: The jungle is no place to get lost. How will you make it out of this lushness alive?
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Let's say you're lost in the wilderness. Rather than guess which berries aren't poisonous, you down a rabbit. You're too famished for cooking. Should you eat it raw?
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Would you know how to survive if you were lost or wounded in the wilderness? What if it was really cold? What if you were in the searing heat of the desert? Each survival scenario is different and requires unique skills. Let's see what you've got.
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Plants provide us with oxygen, food, beauty and fragrance and medicine. But, plants can also kill. You may even have deadly varieties right outside your kitchen window. Find out how much you know about poisonous plants in this quiz.
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