Our blogs are written by NRS instructors and guests to offer you the reader insight into engaging in the great outdoors. Topics range from homesteading to huntervationism (our word) and everything in between. Whether you want to know the best app, or the best pack, we will do all we can to offer you our decades of experience to inform you.
by Craig Caudill | 22 September, 2016
To say that I am a fan of trees is quite simply, a huge understatement. I am a fan because they provide so much for our […]
by Craig Caudill | 13 September, 2016
How many of you have frayed or fraying ropes and do not use the because of those reason? We have a fix for you. In this […]
by Craig Caudill | 08 September, 2016
Without a doubt, handheld phones and all the apps that go along with them are great little tools for outdoor adventure. There are a number of […]
by Craig Caudill | 06 September, 2016
The community of NRS supporters and followers consistently contacts me to share outdoors safety, survival, and other pertinent stories from the news and situations in their […]
by Craig Caudill | 15 August, 2016
So many knots, so little time. We love sharing the knot videos. So much so that David from Ultimate Survival Tips asked us to collaborate with him […]
by Craig Caudill | 24 June, 2016
My family is quite odd in many ways. Odd in the sense that we do things quite differently than most. One thing that we do differently, […]
by Craig Caudill | 09 June, 2016
Hey all this video was put together just for fun. We hope you enjoy it! If you have other words you use or hear in everyday […]
by Craig Caudill | 22 February, 2016
In 2016 Nature Reliance School is going to take a decidedly hard look at applying some of the skills that we have developed into programs for […]
by Craig Caudill | 17 February, 2016
Some of our students at NRS were discussing the idea of learning and how we go about implanting physical skills into our brain so we can […]
by Craig Caudill | 15 February, 2016
As the director of a professional school that teaches outdoor recreation, there are many aspects of our responsibility to our students, clients and followers that are […]
by Craig Caudill | 23 January, 2016
Yet another snowzilla, snowmageddon, snowpocalypse or whatever the latest hipster word for heavy-snow-in-areas-not-used-to-it has now occurred. I enjoy hearing from our friends and followers in the […]
by Craig Caudill | 19 November, 2015
Just how useful is your multi-tool? Hard for me how to answer that question, because I have a handful of them. I have used them […]
by Craig Caudill | 10 November, 2014
Our advanced survival class is only open to those who have either taken our survival basics course or who have previous experience in the field and […]
by Craig Caudill | 04 September, 2014
Like most things I am not sure if stolen valor and pretending to be someone you are not are more prevalent these days or if the […]
by Craig Caudill | 28 July, 2014
The next in our series of you taking care of us so we give back to you. Thanks for being a supporter of all things Nature […]
by Craig Caudill | 21 July, 2014
One of the most often asked questions during any of our classes is, “How do I build a fire after it has rained and everything is […]
by Craig Caudill | 18 July, 2014
We are always looking for ways to get the word out about our classes, online school, blog information at both NRS and Dan’s Depot and youtube […]
by Craig Caudill | 09 July, 2014
I think these are a couple of the most misused words when it comes to nature study and discussions. Would it surprise you to know that […]