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Hone your basic outdoor and survival skills with help from qualified and experienced survival pro, Tim MacWelch. Each week Tim hands out priceless information on everything from essential gear to wound care, primitive hunting and fishing traps to cooking over hot stones and much more. Don’t rely on basic human instinct to save you in a precarious situation, plan and prepare with help from the survival pro who knows.
Waterfowl hunters are constantly putting themselves in precarious situations all in the name of nabbing more ducks. Severe cold, blistering winds, long days spent afield and the hours of scouting and hard work it takes to create the perfect spread, drains the human body.
It's a common occurrence, but seldom planned for: an emergency survival situation. This encompasses getting turned around and spending the night on a mountain side. Even wild animal attacks, minor cuts, abrasions and burns to guns shot wounds and punctures. Perhaps you're allergic to poison ivy or have a food allergy you're not aware of.
Natural disasters are real, terrifying, and all too often, life threatening. However, the aftermath of such an event is sometimes far more perilous than its initial fury. So, The Revolution’s resident survival expert and author of The Ultimate Bushcraft Survival Manual, Tim MacWelch, says that disaster preparedness can literally mean the difference between life and death.
Have you ever pondered the ingenuity, craftsmanship, and necessity, that went into the development of, making and need for, primitive handmade bows and arrows? Native Americans were masters of this craft and they possessed the talent to not only make them, but to be deadly accurate with them, as well.
Who doesn’t love smoked meats? Tim MacWelch, extreme survivalist, New York Time best-selling author and the writer of the How To Survival manuals, says most people assume that smoke is used primarily to flavor meats. However, smoking serves a much more important purpose. Tune in as Tim explains the science behind smoking meats and how this process, that has been used for ages, can help you preserve your meats before they spoil. When it comes to smoking fish, Tim says you have to decide between cold smoking or hot smoking methods. Cold smoking your meats is best for long term preservation. This method uses strictly smoke and no heat which dries and coats your catch with the chemical compounds in the smoke that act as preservatives to inhibit the growth of bacteria. Find out more about various smoking methods, why brining your meats can help further reduce the occurrence of bacteria, the best way to smoke oily fish and more.
Are you a black powder aficionado when it comes to flintlocks and flintlock hunting? Tim MacWelch, extreme survivalist, New York Time best-selling author and the writer of the How To Survival manuals, prefers this traditional approach to hunting and marksmanship and says that it helps keep him grounded, all the while preserving our heritage. Tim will explain how to properly melt lead, how generations before us went about procuring their own powder and why there is so much historical significance in building your own black powder kit.
Hypothermia is where your body temperature drops and, traditionally, your peril is obvious. This especially holds true if you're exposed to extreme cold conditions for prolonged periods of time. But, what about hyperthermia, a condition where your body temperature rises? Our resident survival expert and New York Times best-selling author, Tim MacWelch, says that in hot conditions, such as much of America is facing currently, you have to go above and beyond what's typically required to keep your body fully operational and hydrated.
Could you build a DIY tent from organic material that'll adequately shield you from the elements? If not, you're in luck, because our resident survival expert and author of "How to Survive Off the Grid", Tim MacWelch, is here to lend his expertise in doing just that.
Has a dull knife ever gotten the best of you when skinning a deer? Does your inability to properly sharpen and hone your favorite fillet knife frustrate the dickens out of you? Well, extreme survivalist and New York Times Best Selling Author, Tim MacWelch says, "Leave your high dollar knives at home and try butchering your game or caping out your buck with a hand made stone knife that's completely disposable."
Tim explains that knives made out of stone such as obsidian, can far surpass the sharpness of a traditional knife and that stone has the ability to be broken down to a molecular level that is less than one molecule thick in certain areas, which is twenty-five times sharper than the best steel scalpels used in modern surgery today. Don't miss this week's survival installment with Tim MacWelch as he discusses making stone knives from scratch.
People often mistake "Bushcraft" and "Survival" as one in the same, but Outdoor Life's extreme survivalist, Tim MacWelch, explains that the two are polar opposites. Tim says that bushcraft is an intentional act and way of life that takes an entire set of primitive skills and intuitive thinking. It means that you intentionally chose to live off the land, to use rudimentary tools, to have minimal impact on the surrounding area and to thrive by turning basic organic elements into everyday essential.
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