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How to choose a good camp site.

Location, location, location. Choosing a good camp site can be a real skill in itself. Any outings into the wilds can be spoiled by a bad night's sleep. Getting your full eight hours, can really le...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 21 - "Horse Mushroom"

Botanical name : Agaricus arvensis Common names : Horse mushroom, Von.grzanka, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Physical appearance : Look...

Wild Edible Of The Week - Week 20 - "Field Mushroom"

Botanical name : Agaricus campestris Common names : Field mushroom, meadow mushroom Physical appearance : The field mushroom has a short white stem with a domed white cap which becomes more flat i...

How To Make A Wilderness Medical / First Aid Kit

Ideally, it is best not to treat serious injuries in the field. At best, you should expect to stabilise your patient and get him/her/yourself to a hospital as quickly as possible. If you are very f...

New Limited Edition "UBJK" Redback Boots - Special Offer - 1 Week Only

Due to popular demand, we have created a new style of Redback boot. This model offers all of Redback's fine design and comfort features in a new and exciting colour. The slightly lighter brown off...

What you need to know about Ticks and Lymes disease!

Ixodes scapularis - The Common Tick Whether you are an advocate of global warming or climate change, global temperatures are on the rise. As a result of this rise in temperature, ticks are becomin...

How To Make Pickled Cabbage - Sourkraut for Survival - The Power of Probiotics Part 2

As you may have read in our previous blog article, probiotic foods are highly beneficial to health. Good sources include full fat yoghurt, pickled vegetables , pickled cabbage (sauerkraut), Kimchi,...

Three Simple Home Made Tinders

Carrying some pre made tinder when traveling into wilderness areas, is simply a no brainer. It may be the case that you've arrived late or everything has been soaked by persistent heavy rain. You a...

Keychain Survival Kit - Why and how!

Over the last 20 years, there has been a massive incline in the number of people carrying small, survival kits in their pockets or backpacks. (Please see our earlier blog article entitled "What is ...

Jerven Bag - A life saving piece of kit!

Anyone venturing out into isolated wilderness areas should have a Jerven bag! So what is it? A multi layered piece of  water tight fabric that has zippers around the edges and  features an aluminiu...