Wilderness Survival Tips by
Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
- How to Build a Safe Temporary Shelter - Added January 3, 2011.
- The Three Most Important Wilderness Survival Items - Revised October 27, 2008.
- Compass Instructions and Alternatives
- Homemade Bow and Arrows
- Gill Nets - The Easy Way to Catch Fish for the Frying Pan - Revised August 21, 2009.
- How to Catch Wild Game Using Snares and Steel Traps - Added November 1, 2008.
- Tips for Hunting Wild Game Using Firearms, Traps, and Snares
- Identification of Edible Plants
- Meat Jerky or How to Smoke Meat - Revised April 9, 2011.
- My Personal Experience Building a Rustic Log Cabin
- Grandpappy's Wilderness Cabin Cave - Added February 4, 2008; Revised February 23, 2010.
- Camping Backpacks - Revised January 1, 2008.
- Recipe Index, including Acorns, Hickory Nuts, Pemmican, Squirrel, and Wild Game
- State of Michigan Trapper Instruction Manual, 157 Pages, pdf file = 8.13 MB.
- The 10 Bushcraft Books, by author Richard Harry Graves.
Revised April 9, 2011 - Meat Jerky: Added optional salt "brine" step.
Revised January 3, 2011 - Added 1 New Page: How to Build a Safe Temporary Shelter.
Revised February 23, 2010 - Cabin Cave: Changed the Crawlway Entrance to a Step-Over Doorway.
Revised October 26, 2009 - Meat Jerky: Added a comment about the time required to smoke meat.
Revised August 21, 2009 - Gill Nets: Added the option to use Plastic Water Pipes instead of two Wood Sticks to help form the Gill Net diagonals.
Revised August 15, 2009 - Gill Nets: Added Gill Net Basics, Gill Net Materials, and Moving Water, Still Water, Deep Water, Shallow Water, and Emergency Survival Instructions.
Revised November 1, 2008 - Added 1 New Page: How to Catch Wild Game Using Snares and Steel Traps.
Revised October 27, 2008 - Updated The Three Most Important Wilderness Survival Items - Added Magnesium Fire Starter Life Expectancy.
Revised June 11, 2008 - Deleted Page: Winchester 6 Piece Tool Set for $10 because the item is no longer available.
Revised May 24, 2008 - Added 1 New Page: Winchester 6 Piece Tool Set for $10.
Revised May 7, 2008 - Added links to two Moccasin web sites in the Three Most Important Wilderness Survival Items.
Revised April 21, 2008 - Removed link to Foxfire Books because that web site is no longer active.
Revised April 19, 2008 - Added 2 links to the practical uses for a steel knife in the Three Most Important Wilderness Survival Items.
Revised April 9, 2008 - Added 1 New Page: The Three Most Important Wilderness Survival Items.
Revised March 15, 2008 - Added Link: How to Brain Tan Animal Hides, an Online Book.
Revised February 4, 2008 - Added 1 New Page: Grandpappy's Wilderness Cabin Cave.
Revised January 22, 2008 - Added Link to Six Foxfire Online Books.
Revised January 7, 2008 - Updated Meat Jerky Instructions. Added the option to use decayed wood to make smoke.
Revised January 1, 2008 - Udpdated Camping Backpacks Page with more Fire information and Updated the Marine Food Bar prices.
Revised August 14, 2007 - Updated Gill Nets with two wood sticks to keep the fishing line stable during construction.
Revised June 1, 2007 - Added 1 New Page: Gill Nets.
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