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Essential Survival Skills

Understanding the Basics" provides an overview of essential survival principles and skills necessary for navigating challenging situations. It emphasizes the importance of preparation, staying calm, and prioritizing needs, while highlighting key survival skills such as shelter building, fire making, water procurement, navigation, and first aid. The episode encourages listeners to adopt a mindset of adaptability and resourcefulness, emphasizing the significance of mastering basic survival techniques.

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Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
5 minutes
Episodes
41
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Tracking Skills – Following Animal and Human Tracks for Food and Safety

Tracking Skills – Following Animal and Human Tracks for Food and Safety

This episode explores the ancient and vital survival skill of tracking, the art of interpreting signs in the environment to find food, avoid danger, and locate people. It emphasizes that tracking is …

00:05:17  |   Sat 06 Sep 2025
Continual Learning and Practice - Maintaining and Expanding Survival Skills Over Time

Continual Learning and Practice - Maintaining and Expanding Survival Skills Over Time

This episode of Essential Survival Skills highlights the importance of continual learning and practice in survival preparedness. It emphasizes that survival skills are like muscles — they weaken with…

00:05:23  |   Thu 28 Aug 2025
Survival Psychology - Understanding Human Behavior in Survival Situations

Survival Psychology - Understanding Human Behavior in Survival Situations

This episode of Essential Survival Skills explores the critical role of survival psychology in overcoming extreme situations. It explains how mental resilience often matters as much as physical skill…

00:05:47  |   Wed 20 Aug 2025
Psychological Warfare - Understanding and Countering Psychological Tactics

Psychological Warfare - Understanding and Countering Psychological Tactics

This episode of Essential Survival Skills explores psychological warfare — the use of fear, misinformation, isolation, sleep deprivation, chaos, division, dependency creation, and symbolic intimidati…

00:05:57  |   Mon 11 Aug 2025
Firearm Safety and Use - Handling Firearms Safely and Effectively

Firearm Safety and Use - Handling Firearms Safely and Effectively

This episode of Essential Survival Skills explores the responsible and effective use of firearms in survival scenarios. It emphasizes the Four Universal Firearm Safety Rules, outlines the differences…

00:06:15  |   Mon 04 Aug 2025
Sheltering in Place - Securing Your Home and Surviving During Lockdowns

Sheltering in Place - Securing Your Home and Surviving During Lockdowns

This episode of Essential Survival Skills explores the critical practice of sheltering in place, which involves staying indoors and making your home safe, secure, and self-sufficient during emergenci…

00:06:31  |   Fri 25 Jul 2025
Resource Conservation - Maximizing Resources and Minimizing Waste

Resource Conservation - Maximizing Resources and Minimizing Waste

This episode of Essential Survival Skills focuses on resource conservation — the ability to maximize limited supplies and minimize waste in survival situations. It covers smart water rationing, effic…

00:05:47  |   Wed 16 Jul 2025
Decision Making Under Pressure - Making Sound Decisions in High-stress Situations

Decision Making Under Pressure - Making Sound Decisions in High-stress Situations

This episode of Essential Survival Skills focuses on decision making under pressure, a vital ability in any survival scenario. It explains how stress affects the brain and offers actionable strategie…

00:06:14  |   Thu 03 Jul 2025
Mental Mapping - Navigating Using Mental Maps and Landmarks

Mental Mapping - Navigating Using Mental Maps and Landmarks

This episode of Essential Survival Skills focuses on mental mapping — the ability to navigate using memory and landmarks when GPS or tools aren’t available. It teaches listeners how to build mental m…

00:05:47  |   Sat 21 Jun 2025
Survival Gardening - Growing Food in Challenging Environments

Survival Gardening - Growing Food in Challenging Environments

This episode of Essential Survival Skills focuses on Survival Gardening, highlighting how to grow food in challenging environments using limited space and resources. It covers how to choose high-yiel…

00:06:16  |   Thu 05 Jun 2025
Trapping and Fishing - Techniques for Catching Food in the Wild

Trapping and Fishing - Techniques for Catching Food in the Wild

This episode of Essential Survival Skills explores trapping and fishing as critical food-gathering techniques in the wild. It covers practical methods such as snare traps, deadfall traps, and spring …

00:05:37  |   Tue 27 May 2025
Survival Kits and Gear - Essential Items to Include in a Survival Kit

Survival Kits and Gear - Essential Items to Include in a Survival Kit

This episode of Essential Survival Skills focuses on the importance of survival kits and gear. It covers the essential items every kit should include, such as water purification tools, non-perishable…

00:04:31  |   Mon 12 May 2025
Disaster Response - Responding Effectively to Natural and Man-made Disasters

Disaster Response - Responding Effectively to Natural and Man-made Disasters

This episode of Essential Survival Skills focuses on disaster response, teaching listeners how to act effectively during natural and man-made disasters. It covers the importance of situational awaren…

00:05:57  |   Sun 27 Apr 2025
Improvisation and Adaptation - Making the Most of Available Resources

Improvisation and Adaptation - Making the Most of Available Resources

This episode of Essential Survival Skills explores the critical importance of improvisation and adaptation in survival situations. When traditional tools or plans fail, your ability to think creative…

00:05:18  |   Mon 07 Apr 2025
Animal Encounters - Dealing with Wildlife and Minimizing Risks

Animal Encounters - Dealing with Wildlife and Minimizing Risks

This episode of "Essential Survival Skills" covers how to handle animal encounters and minimize risks in the wild. Understanding animal behavior is key—most wildlife only attacks when threatened. The…

00:04:06  |   Tue 18 Mar 2025
Psychological Survival - Coping with Stress, Fear, and Isolation

Psychological Survival - Coping with Stress, Fear, and Isolation

This episode of "Essential Survival Skills" explores the crucial role of psychological resilience in survival situations. Managing stress, fear, and isolation is just as important as physical surviva…

00:04:11  |   Fri 28 Feb 2025
Teamwork and Leadership Working Together and Leading Others in Survival Scenarios

Teamwork and Leadership Working Together and Leading Others in Survival Scenarios

This episode of "Essential Survival Skills" explores the crucial roles of teamwork and leadership in survival situations. Effective collaboration increases the chances of success by ensuring clear co…

00:03:31  |   Mon 03 Feb 2025
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair - Keeping Vehicles Operational in Emergency Situations

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair - Keeping Vehicles Operational in Emergency Situations

In this episode of the "Essential Survival Skills" podcast, we discuss vehicle maintenance and repair for emergency situations. We emphasize the importance of regular vehicle upkeep, including oil ch…

00:07:01  |   Mon 13 Jan 2025
Emergency Signaling - Signaling for Help and Communicating with Rescuers

Emergency Signaling - Signaling for Help and Communicating with Rescuers

This episode of the "Essential Survival Skills" podcast explores emergency signaling techniques to attract attention and communicate effectively with rescuers in critical situations. Key methods incl…

00:06:00  |   Wed 11 Dec 2024
Search and Rescue Techniques - Strategies for Finding and Rescuing Others

Search and Rescue Techniques - Strategies for Finding and Rescuing Others

In this episode of the "Essential Survival Skills" podcast, we cover search and rescue techniques essential for locating and rescuing individuals in remote or emergency situations. Key strategies inc…

00:06:42  |   Wed 13 Nov 2024
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