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Is Living Off The Grid Right For You? When you think of the term “off-grid,” what comes to mind? Undoubtedly, images of remote cabins in the mountains, a secluded cabin…
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Saving Energy Costs When Living Off the Grid When you live off the grid, you need to get creative if you want to keep your home comfortable and cost-effective. It’s…
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Living Off-Grid Using Solar Panels Off-grid living sounds like paradise to many. After all, who wouldn’t want to live off the grid, where there are no bills and stress doesn’t…
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Tragedy in the Enchantments: Sybil Claborn’s Story and the Lessons We Can Learn
Published: October 19, 2026 On September 13, 2026, Sybil and Justin Claborn found themselves stranded in Washington’s Cascade Mountains as a powerful storm swept through the Enchantments. They were miles…
Read More »What’s Growing Out There – Usnea (Old Man’s Beard)
Usnea looks like something a tree grew after deciding it was old enough to stop shaving. Pale green tufts cling to branches, and longer strands hang in the breeze like…
Read More »Eat the Weeds: Dandelion
You step out of the trees into a patch of sunshine, and the grass is full of little yellow flowers. There are dozens of them, bobbing around your boots while…
Read More »Survival vs. Bushcraft: Same Woods, Different Mission
People use survival and bushcraft interchangeably because, from a few feet away, they can look like the same activity. Somebody is working with a knife, somebody is getting a fire…
Read More »Why People Struggle to Start a Survival Fire
Image note: The images in this article were created with AI to illustrate the lessons. They are not photographs of students or a specific class. Confidence Does Not Keep a…
Read More »Mount Katahdin, Hypothermia, and What “Everything I Could” Means
Image note: The three images in this article are AI-generated illustrations created to visualize the conditions discussed. They are not photographs of Bert Goris or his rescue. When 64-year-old Bert…
Read More »Grand Canyon Flash Flood: What Happened and Lessons for Hikers
Original commentary by Jason Marsteiner. Follow-up researched September 27, 2026. The Grand Canyon flash flood of August 29, 2026, raises difficult questions about campsite selection, warnings, escape routes, and the…
Read More »Should You Follow a River If You Get Lost Hiking?
September 28, 2026 Should you follow a river if you get lost hiking? Only when you have enough information to identify a safe route to a known destination. Finding running…
Read More »Black Bears, Brown Bears, and the Problem With “Rules” in Bear Country
May 21, 2026 Image note: I do not have my own photos from real bear encounters, so some images in this article are AI-generated for educational illustration. When Bear…
Read More »Wilderness First Aid: How to Assess Injuries in the Backcountry
April 5, 2026 Before Something Goes Wrong on the Trail Most people heading into the backcountry are not climbing glaciers or pushing into extreme environments. They are day hikers,…
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