Cooped Up? Get Uncooped.

A great survival how-to if ever there was one.

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Tuck a small piece of copper wire in your pack, just in case. For batteries, grab one from your flashlight or mobile phone. Gather some tinder, then following these directions: "1. Straighten the copper wire. Next twist the middle of the wire. You should get the twisted part to be shaped into coil-like. 2. Now, place both ends of the wire to both ends of the batteries. Quickly let the coil come in contact with...

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Boil Water With A Leaf - The most amazing home videos are here

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There are four main survival options if you ever become trapped by a wildfire, writes Paul Auerbach in his Medicine for the Outdoors column at www.healthline.com.Those options are:• Retreat from the fire and reach a safe haven,• Burn out a safety area,• Hunker in place, or• Pass through the fire edge into the burned-out area.You can read his entire column at are four main survival options if you ever become trapped by a wildfire: http://www.healthline.com/blogs/outdoor_health/2007/10/surviving-wildfire.html.

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Make a Den in the Woods:  Build a Shelter in 6 Easy Steps: Build a Shelter in Cold Weather Climates (Good technique, but please do not chop down a tree unless it's an absolute emergency.) Barking Mad Survival School.  

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Littering sucks. But in the case you're nearing starvation, and you happen to find an empty floating about, take advantage of your fortune and use it to catch a fish!  Materials:Soda Can Pull TabCutting tool: Multitool, Giant Pocketknife, Sharp Rock1. Slowly bend the top part of the tab at a 45-degree angle to weaken the corner.2. Taking your time, cut a small chunk out, leaving a sharp angle. (This will dull your knife, but this is...

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An industrious young man named Colin shows how to make muddy water potable by boiling it in a plastic bottle. Image from drjean.com Via

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