Making your own homemade jam, jelly, and preserves is fun, easy, and satisfying. It is also one of the best ways to preserve fruit for use at a later time while providing healthy and delicious food...

The other day I was looking at pictures of waterfalls and one of them showed people enjoying the spray as it hit their faces. It made me wonder if it would be safe to drink. So I did some research...

There are many decisions to be made when preparing for a solo camping experience and choosing the right shelter for your needs is increasingly tricky. How rustic and "with nature" do you want to be,...

As a frequent tent camper, I have been caught out in a few extreme storms which led me to research how to survive a tornado. If you spend a lot of time camping or hiking out in the wilderness it is...

Boiling is one of the easiest ways to make sure that water is drinkable. It is the most straight forward way of making sure all disease-causing organisms in the water are killed, such as bacteria and...

Sometimes you find yourself in less than ideal circumstances and need to make a fire with wet wood. Before you throw up your hands in disgust, let's see if there's something we can do to increase our...