Instructables: exploring - outside - survival - wilderness http://www.instructables.com Wed, 22 May 2013 22:30:46 PDT BLOX v1.01 How to survive in the wilderness: Altoids (STR8) Survival Kit + Compact stoves & Hunting. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-survive-in-the-wilderness-Altoids-STR8-S/
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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:15:00 PDT
Wilderness Survival Kit (updated) http://www.instructables.com/id/Wilderness-Survival-Kit-updated/
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Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:26:55 PST
Wilderness Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/Wilderness-Survival-Kit/ http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FD9/0E05/GVP28XRW/FD90E05GVP28XRW.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FD9/0E05/GVP28XRW/FD90E05GVP28XRW.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FD9/0E05/GVP28XRW/FD90E05GVP28XRW.SMALL.jpg WildWalkerCT Here are a few tips on surviving in the wilderness. If you are lost, DO NOT go far from where you are. If you have means to start a fire, you should only go about 30-40 feet and you should make sure you have A TON of wood because you probably would not want to tromp around in the woods 40 feet from ...
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Tue, 6 Dec 2011 16:16:12 PST
Paiute Deadfall Trap http://www.instructables.com/id/Paiute-Deadfall-Trap/
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Sun, 9 Oct 2011 16:03:00 PDT
Altoids Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/Altoids-Survival-Kit-4/
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Mon, 4 Jul 2011 11:58:01 PDT
How To Make A Survival Hip-Pack http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-A-Survival-Hip-Pack/
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Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:29:26 PDT
Amazing and Small Wilderness Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/Amazing-Small-Wilderness-Survival-Kit/
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Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:23:24 PDT
Pocket Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/Pocket-Survival-Kit/
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Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:12:45 PDT
Emergency Celestial Navigation http://www.instructables.com/id/Emergency-Celestial-Navigation/
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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:20:05 PDT
A survival Kit For both Urban and Wilderness http://www.instructables.com/id/A-survival-Kit-For-both-Urban-and-Wilderness/
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Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:08:17 PST
Wilderness Survival: Items you Should Always Have http://www.instructables.com/id/Wilderness-Survival-Items-you-Should-Always-Have/
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Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:44:47 PST
Altoids Tin Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/Altoids-Tin-Survival-Kit/
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Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:21:53 PDT
The Ultimate Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Ultimate-Survival-Kit/
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 22:09:17 PDT
Survival Kit in a tin (better than other ones i've seen here) http://www.instructables.com/id/Survival-Kit-in-a-tin-better-than-other-ones-ive/
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Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:59:32 PDT
Survival's Law of 3 http://www.instructables.com/id/Survivals-Law-of-3/
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Wed, 6 May 2009 00:29:50 PDT
The Altoids Tin Survival Kit http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Altoids-Tin-Survival-Kit/
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Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:49:39 PDT
How To Purify Water Using Iodine Tincture http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Purify-Water-Using-Iodine-Tincture/
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Fri, 2 May 2008 05:00:55 PDT
Make rope out of dead plants -- with no tools http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-rope-out-of-dead-plants----with-no-tools/
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:32:09 PDT