Health How to recognize and treat frostnip By Michael Freeman Your toes are wet, cold and numb. Don’t ignore these symptoms; they’re the beginning of frostbite.
Emergency Preparedness How to survive severe dehydration By Scouting magazine What if you were stranded in the desert without water? It’s a good idea to know how you might handle a dire dehydration situation.
Health How to treat burns in the backcountry By Scouting magazine Treat a backcountry burn with these first-aid methods, including knowing when the severity of a burn requires further attention and treatment.
Health Tips to help you prevent and treat mosquito bites By Buzz off! These tips and tricks will help you repel that itty-bitty insect out for blood — the pesky mosquito.
Emergency Preparedness How to bandage an accidental pocketknife wound By Aaron Derr You’ve cut your finger on a campout. (Ouch!) Here’s how to bandage the wound in the field.
Backpacking & Hiking Survival strategies to help you escape a forest fire By Aaron Derr Use these fast-acting tips to evade or escape a dangerous forest fire.
Health How to avoid and treat tick bites in the wild By Use these tips to prevent tick bites and, in the event you suffer a bite, avoid serious illnesses like Lyme disease.
Magazine How to survive a wolf encounter By Although a wolf encounter is rare, it never hurts to be prepared.
Magazine How to survive if you’re caught in an avalanche snow slide By You’re out snowshoeing and hear a muffled whump … how should you respond quickly to survive an avalanche snow slide?
Magazine How to build an emergency shelter in a blizzard By Stay alive in severe winter weather using this guide for building a snow shelter.