September 2026 – DOOM SUPPLY

How to Identify Common Animal Tracks

How to identify common animal tracks Tracking gets framed as a mystic art, all bent grass and whispered wisdom. In […]

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac: know them cold An estimated 50 million Americans react to poison ivy and its relatives

Foraging for beginners: how to not poison yourself Foraging has a marketing problem: it gets sold as a survival skill,

Lost while hiking? The STOP method Getting lost rarely happens all at once. It happens in stages: the trail gets

How to cross a river safely Moving water is the most underestimated hazard in the backcountry. Drownings during crossings kill

How to pack a backpack so it carries right Two people can carry identical 30-pound loads and have completely different

Situational awareness: the skill that beats all gear You can spend $2,000 on gear and still walk face first into

The rule of threes: survival priorities in order When things go wrong, the hard part is not effort, it is

How to signal for rescue Search and rescue teams find people who make themselves easy to find. That sounds obvious