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Make Your Own First Aid Kit

September 13, 2009 admin Backpacking, Camping, Hiking, The Great Outdoors, Wilderness Survival Skills, Wilderness Trekkers

Make your own homemade First Aid Kit to take on every hiking, camping or backpacking trek. All wilderness trekkers should carry one! Click HERE: http://www.squidoo.com/makeyourownfirstaidkit Technorati Tags: first aid kit, hiking first aid, make your own first aid kit, survival, Wilderness Trekkers

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How come i never got lyme disease from a tick even though i was bit by one?

May 15, 2009 admin The Great Outdoors

when i was 4 yrs old my parents found a tick in my head half way under my scalp, but i never got lyme disease, how come? can a reg blood test tell you if you have it or not? or is their a special test you have to take to know if you are [...]

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what do you think is your coolest wilderness survival skill?

April 23, 2009 admin The Great Outdoors

Starting fires in the rain of the Northwest Technorati Tags: wilderness survival skill

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What do you think is the most important wilderness survival skill and why?

April 23, 2009 admin The Great Outdoors

I think it's the will to survive. I believe it's the will to survive and vanquishing fear, people without wilderness survival skills have survived because they had the will to carry on and people with survival skills couldn't vanquish fear and died. But, always choose what you think is important. Having confidence in your abilities, [...]

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Smoky Mountains, Appalachian Trail North

April 14, 2009 admin The Great Outdoors

this segment covers the Smoky MTNS, part of North carolina and Tenn. This is featured, or some of it on my first documentary “Walking With Freedom” walkingwithfreedom.com Thanks and enjoy! Duration : 0:6:14 Technorati Tags: appalachian, at, hike, outdoor, rain, smokies, Smokys, trail, Whisky

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Survival Skills: Firemaking in Snow, Part 1

April 11, 2009 admin The Great Outdoors

PART 1 of 5: A complete series of videos by Nutnfancy and my friend chronicling firemaking in cold and snowy conditions using backpacking equipment only. The series shows the scenery, adventure, survival philosophy, gear observations, our standard joking around, and the good times with long time friend BuggetNuster (YouTube name) and Allie the Mountain Dog. [...]

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