Camping is more than just equipment – Here is a list of skills you need to have | The Survival Mom™

Camping is more than just equipment – Here is a list of skills you need to have | The Survival Mom™

• Cook over an open fire
• Know multiple ways to start a fire
• Know how to safely put out a fire
• Store food safely outdoors
• Cook on a camp stove
• Learn how to tie a reef knot, bowline, sheet bend, clove-hitch knot and when to use them
• Correctly sharpen a knife
• Safely use both a knife and a hatchet
• Identify edible wild plants and use them in recipes
• Take a wilderness survival course
• Learn to hunt both small and large game
• Choose the best spot for a campsite
• Pitch a tent correctly
• Learn how to navigate using a compass
• Know how to stay cool and warm when there’s no power available
• Recognize tracks of various animals in your area
• Know how to find water in the wilderness
• Know how to filter and purify water
• Know how to navigate using the sun and stars
• Know how to survive outdoors in the winter
• How to not get lost and what to do if it happens anyway