It’s time to learn the basics of surviving in harsh environments. These basics will help you to inspire confidence in yourself and your skills. Winter weather and a cold environment with snow and ice on the ground presents challenges, but they can be overcome and mastered with practice – all that is needed is equipping yourself with the knowledge to do so.
Jeremiah Johnson, our own personal Green Beret, is helping us train to be winter ready. One thing he emphasizes in a lot of his articles is that our preps aren’t the only aspect of prepping [1] that we should focus on.
“None of us are going to be completely prepared when the bottom drops out. Knowledge and skills should be desirous over materials, because with these you can either acquire what is needed or improvise out of what can be fabricated into something useful.”
He has been writing quite a bit about winter survival lately, and now is the time to put theory into practice [2]. With the right gear, you can blend into your environment and survive in the harshest of environments. Here are some great articles to help you focus on winter survival!
Gear
What To Wear in the Harshest Conditions [3]
Take Care of Your Feet and Your Odds of Survival Increase [4]
How to Blend into a Winter Environment [5]
12 Budget-Friendly Survival Essentials for the Cold Outdoors [6]
Don’t Get Caught in the Cold Without this Essential Prep [7]
Health and First-Aid
Why Drinking More Water During Winter Is Crucial to Your Survival [8]
7 Fundamental Requirements for Cold Weather Injuries [9]
Frostbite: How To Survive Winter’s Unrelenting Brutality [10]
10 Must-Have First Aid Supplies for Preventing Hypothermia [11]
Survival Theory
Procuring Protein Sources in Winter [12]
Critical Training Techniques to Overcome the Elements [2]
When You Lose Power this Winter, Here’s What You’ll Need [13]