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How Hot Is Too Hot to Camp?

Having spent many many months of my life camping when temperatures decided to slam into the mid to high 90's, camping in hot weather is no stranger to me. Add in daily hikes in Austin Texas for two...

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How Dangerous Are Brown Recluse Spiders?

If you live in North America there aren't too many spiders that worry you. The United States isn't Australia, which means even the "most dangerous" spiders in North America won't make a blip on the...

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Can Bear Spray Kill a Human?

We already looked at whether or not you can safely use expired bear spray, but that's not the only safety question that focuses around bear spray and its use. Since this aerosol is used to chase off...

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How to Survive a Bear Attack

There are few things better in life than the great outdoors, and any place known as bear country tends to be especially beautiful. But that also means there is some accepted potential danger just...

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Is it Illegal to Start a Fire with Gasoline?

Starting a fire with gasoline...it's a life choice we don't recommend. Obvious safety concerns aside, is it actually legal, though? This is a question that is generally fairly easy to answer but...

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Is it Safe to Start a Fire with Gasoline?

The joke that was already decades old by the time I hit my early camping years in the late 1980s/early 1990s was when it doubt, use "Scout Water" to get that fire going. Scout Water was, of course,...

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Aware, Not Afraid

Having lived in many wild places, I'm well aware of both the incredible sights and experiences Mother Nature has to offer, as well as the very real potential dangers that being in the middle of nowhere can pose. I've lived in Alaska, hiked snake-filled swamp trails, and been uncomfortably close to moose, bear, and wild dogs. A lifelong outdoor enthusiast with decades of experience camping, hiking, fishing, and exploring, I'm a firm believer that exploring and understanding the potential dangers of the great outdoors is the best way to be prepared - and take away the stress so you can enjoy the great outdoors even more!

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