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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.
Get in on the FREE tomahawk giveaway from Nature Reliance School
We are guessing that some of you are like us and you like a good throwing tomahawk. In that regard, we are doing a couple of […]
One of the best Survival Magazines around
I have the good fortune to be able to write for several different entities including blogs (popular and unpopular ones), magazines, newspapers and other fine folks […]
How to have fun with some kayaks
At Nature Reliance School we play outside as much as possible. NRS instructor Tracy Trimble and his family recently spent the day out on Cave Run […]
Nature Reliance School on TV, again!
In this video my wife and I joined Tim Farmer to walk around his farm and look at some edible plants. Tim is the host of Kentucky […]
Using Pocket Guides
There are many a number of pocket guides out there to assist you in your pursuit of outdoor knowledge. Recognizing the stars, edible plants, trapping setups, […]
What is in an Australian MRE? Does it taste good?
Some very fine folks send me a number of things to try and out and review. I typically take a look at these things from the […]
Earth Day 2014, I Can Bring Us Together
Lets be honest, Earth day is a polarizing day in the political scheme of things. It seems as if the progressive/liberals/democrat side of the aisle tends […]
Who Is The Best Survival Instructor?
Man that is a loaded question isn’t it? If we were to ask this on social media, we would probably get a host of TV personalities […]
What goes in my EDC?
I have spent a long time trying to NOT put this information out there. I think your EDC should be something that you look at your […]
Mora Companion Giveaway
We are doing what we can to boost our Facebook page. We are giving this mora companion away free to one of our fortunate facebook fans. […]
How to Prep on a Budget: Water
This is going to be one of several blog posts on the topic of getting preps ready and continuing to be considerate of your budget at […]
Can You Use Sapwood for a Filter?
You have seen the photo by now haven’t you? A picture of a small piece of wood, tubing, and a clamp. Then the declaration is that […]
Crappy Survival Kit
So this, this right here, really aggravates me. Take a look this “survival kit” offered by a local TV station. I am all about a morale […]
How To Start Studying Edible and Medicinal Plants
One of the aspects of wilderness training that seems to peak a lot of interest among people is knowing what you can and cannot eat outside. […]
What’s in Your Land Navigation Kit?
Sleep kit. Fire kit. Cook kit. What about your land navigation kit? That’s right, your land navigation kit. Have you given it thought? Does your kit […]
Four Most Useful Fire Starting Methodologies
Fire is incredibly valuable to our daily lives. It is a good thing that in the modern world we have discovered how to harness it and […]
Need Some Good (and FREE) Topo Maps?
Editor’s Note: This post was made by Tracy Trimble, you can read more about him on our Instructor Bio page. Tracy teaches all of our land navigation classes. […]
Building a Knife Sheath
I was asked back before Christmas to put together a knife sheath for a friend of mine. He had been gifted a knife that had a […]