There are 5 basic survival skills that every person should know. Without these basic skills chances of survival are diminished greatly, leaving survival to a matter of luck rather than knowledge. What are those five basic survival skills? Well, first of all you must understand the top three threats to your survival. Once you understand those then you will better understand just how important a few basic survival skills will be to your survival. The three threats to survival are: exposure, dehydration and starvation. Extreme cold can kill you in three minutes, lack of water will kill you ...

Teen Summer Camps are important for their ability to develop a youth’s intellect in an informal and relaxed summer environment, usually out in the countryside. Thus, teen summer camps are a good idea equally for young adults and teenagers especially for teens, the benefits are obvious. A more detailed definition for them might be that teen summer camps are typically very short-term courses where teenagers go to have fun arts and crafts, enjoy campfire songs, sleep in tents or cabins in the wilderness. Students join in art projects, and learn game design, audio-video recording, dance lesso...

Now if you are stuck for idea there are various organizations which will do all of the planning for your camping trip. All that is needed from you is the willingness to part with some money and the desire to leave your trip arrangements in the hands of others. These various camping trips that you can go on will range from ordinary camping trips for families to white-water rafting. The level of adventure that you will find in these camping trips will be based mainly on your desires. Of course if you are not to sure about your camping options you can try out a trip at a camping site which ...

Retired Lieutenant Colonel (William C. Harrison) launches a Camping and Hiking Website (http://www.mycampingmall.com). This site offers an opportunity for the outdoor enthusiasts to purchase various items that will aid in his comfort when making a camping trip. Included among these items are camping and hiking gear, cooking stoves, lanterns, binoculars, compasses, radios, flashlights, sleeping bags, hiking boots, backpacks, tents, tables, chairs, kayaks, canoes, lightweight and ultra-lightweight clothing, and various types of camping supplies (water, food, fuel, tools, maps, and a first aid k...

Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, sits on the banks of the Tonle Sap river, at the confluence of two other rivers, the Bassac and the mighty Mekong, and it holds an undeniable charm despite its recent tumultuous and violent past. In the early 1900’s, the height of French colonialism, Phnom Penh was known as ‘The Paris of the East’, and colonial style villas set along tree-lined boulevards still remain - however they are slowly being consumed by development and replaced by modern glass and concrete structures. In 1975 Phnom Penh suffered a forced evacuation by the Khmer Rouge and becam...

Picture two Dodge Caravans packed to the gills with kids and paraphanalia flying down the highway at midday miraculously avoiding any pitstops along the way. Then we hit the Cape. My two year old starts crying "I want to go to Beth's house and play on the yellow slide! I want to go to Beth's house and play on the yellow slide!! I want to go to Beth's house and play on the yellow slide!!!. . . " (did I mention Beth's house and the yellow slide are about 3 1/2 hours away at this point) and on and on till we finally reach the Campground, in Truro, with a very clear and vivid picture of just how l...

Cold Steel is a leader in many sorts of edged weapons. Cold Steel makes every thing from pocket knives, hunting knives, Fixed blades, tomahawks, machetes, swords, and kukris. They make just about any thing that might be used in martial arts. Cold steel is based out of Ventura, California but most of there products are made in other countries like India, Taiwan, China, and Japan. Cold steel knives make there knives and other products out of some of the best steel made. Steel such as VG-1 Stainless Steel, and SK-5 High Carbon Steel and many other top of the line steels. Cold Steel also make some...

I think most people want to lose the stress of everyday living, whether it’s a 9 to 5 job or just the anxiety of everyday responsibilities. So what better way to lose all of that then to head out to the great out doors where you can enjoy camping, fishing, hiking , horseback riding, skiing, rock climbing and other fun activities. Imagine waking up to clean fresh air, bright blue skies and the smell of coffee perking on an open campfire. What better way to start your vacation. Whether you decide to go camping, fishing or hiking it will be an activity enjoyed by the whole family or a group ...

http://flyfisheronline.com/fly-fishing-tips-etiquette-on-the-stream By Kelin Ray When one chooses to take of fly fishing it is important to note, that like golfing, fly fishing is a gentleman’s sport which has rules of etiquette and techniques that should be abided by for the luxury of everyone involved. For starters, when someone else has caught a fish and has it on their line in an attempt to reel it in, in fly fishing you should take all of your line out of the water until the fish has been completely retrieved or lost. This is important as you want to make sure they have plenty of room t...

Okay, it wasn't quite a sleeping bag. However, it was only five ounces, and it kept me warm as the temperature dropped to the low forties on the bank of the Manistee River in Michigan. The secret was the fifteen minutes we spent gathering dead, dry bracken ferns to build a two-foot thick mattress. We set the tent on that. Then, with all my clothes on, I was fine. In fact, I've rarely slept as well camping as I did that night. As I said, it wasn't a sleeping bag, but actually a sleeping bag liner. I bought it from Campmor, but I've since sewn a simple one of bargain-bin nylon material ($1/...