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The Drenched Truth: Hydrophobic Down vs. Untreated Down in Persistent Humidity
Seven nights in the damp without sun. We put hydrophobic down and untreated down head-to-head to see how each holds up when the moisture just won't quit. The results shed light on real-world performance.
By Wes Donnelly · · 6 min
Survival & Safety
Ferro Rod vs. Bic Lighter: What Actually Works for Backcountry Fire
Forget the romantic notions of firecraft. When your life might depend on it, what's truly reliable in the backcountry: a ferro rod or a simple Bic lighter? We break down the real-world performance.
By Wes Donnelly · · 8 min
Alone TV Show
Alone Season 13 Mid-Season Power Rankings: Who Is Actually Winning
Forget the edit. A mid-season ranking based on shelter quality, calorie trend, and psychological stability tells a very different story about the World Championship field.
By Wes Donnelly · · 3 min
How to Catch Walleye by Understanding Light, Depth, and Structure
Walleye are adapted to low-light feeding and often relate to bottom structure, current, and baitfish. They can be shallow, deep, suspended, or tucked along subtle edges depending on season and conditions. Anglers improve by tracking light,
By Wes Donnelly · · 2 min
Camping & Backpacking
Campfire Safety: When to Light One, How to Manage It, and When to Skip It
A campfire is optional. Warm clothing, a stove, and good company work without sparks, smoke, or a shovel. Light a fire only when it is legal, conditions are suitable, the site can contain it, and enough water is available to extinguish it c
By Wes Donnelly · · 2 min
Camping & Backpacking
Build a Camp Kitchen That Is Safe, Fast, and Easy to Clean
A useful camp kitchen turns meals into a short, controlled process instead of scattering food, flame, knives, and wildlife attractants across the site. Plan the menu around the equipment, create clean and dirty zones, protect cold food, and
By Wes Donnelly · · 3 min
Hunting
Hunting, Conservation, and Food: A Positive Case for Responsible Participation
Responsible hunting can connect people to food, habitat, wildlife management, and conservation funding while demanding restraint and accountability. Its strongest case is not that every hunt is perfect. It is that trained, ethical hunters w
By Wes Donnelly · · 2 min
Camping & Backpacking
Backpacking Food Planning: Calories, Weight, Appetite, and Simplicity
Backpacking food must be edible when tired, compact enough to carry, simple enough to prepare, and sufficient for the work. Calorie targets are estimates, not moral obligations. The best plan uses familiar foods, balances carbohydrates, fat
By Wes Donnelly · · 2 min
High Adventure
Expedition Team Dynamics: How Strong Groups Make Decisions Under Stress
Expeditions fail socially before they fail technically more often than teams admit. Fatigue, hunger, fear, status, unclear authority, and different risk tolerances distort communication. Strong groups create decision rules before the trip,
By Wes Donnelly · · 2 min
Survival & Safety
Food Storage Around Bears and Other Wildlife
Wildlife-resistant food storage protects animals as much as campers. Once animals obtain human food, they may damage property, become aggressive, or be killed by managers. Storage rules vary by species and location, so use the exact approve
By Wes Donnelly · · 2 min
Alone TV Show
What Alone Teaches About Food and Energy Budgeting
Independent analysis of food and energy budgeting on Alone, focused on the relationship among work, rest, body reserves, food opportunity, heat production, and declining decision quality, plus a controlled practice framework…
By Wes Donnelly · · 4 min
Alone TV Show
What Alone Teaches About Fishing and Food Acquisition
Independent analysis of fishing and food acquisition on Alone, focused on legal methods, location, maintenance, patience, opportunity cost, processing, storage, and the danger of depending on one resource, plus a controlled…
By Wes Donnelly · · 4 min
Survival & Safety
How to Store Food in Bear Country: A Practical Wildlife Safety Guide
Learn bear resistant food storage through a practical sequence, common failure points, a controlled field drill, gear notes, and the safety checks that should happen before a real wildlife safety trip.
By Wes Donnelly · · 6 min
Survival & Safety
Why Food in Survival Situations Goes Wrong—and How to Fix It
Learn food in survival situations mistakes through a practical sequence, common failure points, a controlled field drill, gear notes, and the safety checks that should happen before a real survival trip.
By Wes Donnelly · · 6 min
Paddling
A Field Guide to Lightning on the Water
Learn kayaking lightning safety through a practical sequence, common failure points, a controlled field drill, gear notes, and the safety checks that should happen before a real paddling trip.
By Wes Donnelly · · 6 min
Survival & Safety
Lightning Emergency Checklist: Practice Before the Trip
Learn lightning emergency mistakes through a practical sequence, common failure points, a controlled field drill, gear notes, and the safety checks that should happen before a real survival trip.
By Wes Donnelly · · 6 min
Paddling
Float Plan: Common Mistakes and a Better Field Drill
Learn float plan mistakes through a practical sequence, common failure points, a controlled field drill, gear notes, and the safety checks that should happen before a real paddling trip.
By Wes Donnelly · · 5 min
Survival & Safety
How to Understand the Role of Food in Survival: A Practical Survival Guide
Learn wilderness survival food priority through a practical sequence, common failure points, a controlled field drill, gear notes, and the safety checks that should happen before a real survival trip.
By Wes Donnelly · · 6 min
