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10 Best Thin Winter Gloves for Extreme Cold

Doing pretty much any outdoor activity in winter is somewhat of an extreme sport. It is undoubtedly not easy to get up, work, and perform other essential tasks while your hands and feet are freezing. And if the temperatures drop too low, you may even feel some discomfort in your hands that soon transforms into …

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Which Material Provides Warmth Even When Wet?

Appropriate clothing is necessary for specific outdoor activities, including camping, hunting, hiking, or kayaking in the rainy season. If you intend to stay warm outdoors in the cold weather, you definitely need proper knowledge of heat-retaining clothing. Finding clothing that continues to provide warmth when wet can be especially tricky. In wet conditions, your body …

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What Happens if You Eat Poison Ivy Berries? Oh My God!

If you are an adventurer and like to wander around in unusual places, you have probably come across things that frighten you. It can be animals, dirty insects, and also plants that are poisonous.  Poison ivy is one of those many plants that make you reconsider consuming anything that you find on a hiking trail …

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Why No Campfires Above 5,000 Feet? The #1 Answer!

The humorless notice “Campfires are allowed in all areas […] normally open to campfires ” packs quite the unintended humorous punch when restated to clarify what it is really saying: “Campfires are allowed in all areas… except where they are not.” Hmm. “Warning: it is dangerous to expose yourself to danger.” Although it is easy to poke …

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How to Humanely Kill an Injured Bird? 3 Suggested Methods

While out riding my pony one afternoon, I came across a grassland owl. While this is an endangered species where I live, the bird was also severely injured. I could see a broken wing and serious lacerations from being hurled into a barbed-wire fence. The poor bird had lost a lot of blood. In my …

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7 Key Tips For How to Keep Snakes Away When Sleeping on the Ground

My family and I have recently started camping. We want to teach the little ones to love and appreciate nature. But one weekend, we had a scary incident with a rattlesnake that slithered into one of the sleeping bags. We usually sleep on the ground. But when we found Mr. Snake in the sleeping bag, …

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Why Do Mountain Lions Scream? #1 Best Secret Revealed

Why do Mountain Lions Scream? Mountain Lions are also called Cougars (Puma Concolor) according to Vancouver Island University. Let’s say you’re in the great outdoors, perhaps hiking somewhere in California, and you are enjoying the last warming rays of the evening sun. Suddenly, a horrible shrieking rents the air, making you drop what you’re holding …

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Does Eating Match Heads Repel Mosquitoes? THE BEST ANSWER!

Does Eating Match Heads Repel Mosquitoes? There is an urban legend floating around regarding how soldiers would consume and eat match heads, in an effort to repel the swarms of insects that would descend on them during wartime. Many feel that the fact that military MRE (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) comes complete with a book of matches lends …

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