Learn the Green Stick Tripod Method of Campfire Cooking

A campfire may be the only source of heat for cooking during emergencies

Some of the most valuable survival tools are simple, useful methods of doing everyday tasks!
When it comes to cooking during a survival situation, you may only have a metal pot or cast iron skillet for a culinary utensil. Holding a panful of food over a campfire to get just the right temperature can be really tiring!
In this entry, you’ll learn how to make green stick tripod to solve that problem!

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Runner's Urban Survival Kit Can Be a Lifesaver

Make a runner's survival kit.

Survival situations can happen when you least expect it, or in places where such a thing doesn’t make sense.
Maybe you’ve gotten into the habit  of taking a run in the same urban area every evening. Then, one evening, the endorphins kick in, and you decide to double the usual mileage. As darkness approaches, you realize you have to get back to the car before it gets really dark. You slip, twist your ankle and can’t move.
Or you might decide to go for a walk and just take off without thinking to tell someone where you went. You’re strolling along, relaxing and enjoying the iPod, and letting the stress from the office dissipate. Then, as it starts to get dark, you realize you’ve taken a wrong turn and are lost. And pretty soon, it will be pitch dark, and you can’t see the path.
Even if you are running and need to go light, you can still carry a survival kit. Here are some of the survival items you need to carry with you.

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Weekly Update: How to Buy a Sleeping Bag and Other Wilderness Survival Info

Does the bag have the potential to get wet?

You don't want to scrimp on some survival items! Boots, compass and knife come to mind and a good sleeping bag! But sleeping bags are specialized items, and here are some tips to help you choose the best one to fit your needs.

Also included are the rest of the stories published this week in SurvivalCommonSense.com. Thanks for looking!

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Navigating a Topo Map

Do topographical maps seem confusing? Do you view most maps as a mass of squiggles, color splotches and undecipherable gibberish, with terms like: datum, UTM,  WGS84 and NAD27? In this article, land navigation expert Blake Miller explains how to make sense of your topo map!

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Boy Scouts Learn Winter Survival Skills for Oregon Backcountry

Learning how to survive in deep snow is mandatory if you participate in snow sports in Oregon. Here are some tips from the annual Central Oregon Boy Scouts Winter Skills Day.

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Search and Rescue Vet on SurvivalCommonSense.com Radio

Todd Teicheira, a veteran search and rescue volunteer will be the guest on SurvivalCommonSense.com Radio on Jan. 21, 2010. Todd will be discussing some of the common problems and situations that get people into trouble in the Oregon backcountry

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Survival Soapmaking: A Two-Ingredient Recipe

Hre's how to make a mild and very usable hand soap that only uses two ingredients. Learn how to make your own, with instructions from professional soapmaker, Karla Moore, of Heart of Iowa Soapworks
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