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Nine Trauma Kit Essentials
Trauma Kit 1. Training This is the first and most important item in your kit. The majority of my training and experience in trauma care is in TCCC or Tactical Combat Casualty Care, which goes hand-in-hand with wilderness medicine. I am by no means a medical...
5 Items for a basic, affordable first aid kit
This is by no means an exhaustive or complete list of first aid items you may need. In fact it’s more what we call an “ouchy boo-boo” kit. With just 5 simple things you can manage most common issues you’ll face on the trail. It has however served me well for several...
A Kayaking adventure!
This is a story from our friend and mentor Brian Tuten. Brian lives in Arizona with his very large family. By trade he is an Avionics Software Engineer but his calling is leading people into the Wilds. Photo of Brian teaching Isaiah how to roll on the Lower Salt, not...
5 THings to build a fire
To have fire, elementally, you must have 3 things: Heat, fuel and oxygen. 3 elements The heat may come from the spark of a firesteel or flint, from a match struck soundly or a regular old disposable butane lighter. I usually have all three available and I will...
When we are feeling world-weary
From my earliest memories, I found myself in the wilderness. Our family was a traveling one, a family that explored the wilds around us and stayed in places close to the wind. My father and older brother taught me how be in the wilderness. They...
Wild
Growing up, I spent countless nights in the solace of the wild. Even from a young age, I felt a deep connection to the remote places where the mountains stood tall and void of distraction, the rivers ran strong, and God’s creation teemed with life. There is something...
