In 1848, an unfortunate American named Phineas Gage had a nasty accident while overseeing the construction of a railroad in Vermont. Gage was packing explosive into a rock with a pointed metre-long ...

What’s the most valuable survival tool that you can bring into the backcountry? The answer you’ll get from a wilderness expert is likely to be “your intuition” or “your survival experience” or perhaps ...

being the other) in thermoregulation. The ability to start a fire in the wilderness can mean the difference between comfort and hardship or life and death. While many of us rely on lighters (like the ...

A fire starter is always a good survival tool to bring on wilderness treks. The Infinity multi-tool includes such a gadget, along with offering several other functions – plus it's made from everyone's ...

This is Day 1 of a three-day survival adventure. I begin with no food and carry basic provisions including pants, poncho, sandals, bowie knife, calabash bottle gourd for water, and a ferro rod to ...

Why ferro rods may not be ideal for urban survival scenarios. What to know about the controversial ‘Arctic Frost’ provision ...

Multi-tool pens may not be quite as popular as multi-tool pocket knives or even multifunctional smartphone cases, but there is a small yet lively market of pens that can also save your hide in dicey ...