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Weekly Hack: Turn wood into charcoal

Open can of tuna.

Why you should bring a can of tuna on your next camping trip

Outdoors

hobo camping stove

Unleash your inner survivalist with this DIY tin can stove

Alaska glacier surrounded by a forest landscape.

70-year-old Ontario woman survives night alone on Alaska hiking trail

General

Orange fox trotting through the snow in a forest.

Nunavut man survives extreme cold by turning fox pelt into pants

General

Green pine trees hang over frozen lake in the winter.

Snowstorm strands ice fisherman 7 km from shores of Lake Winnipeg

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Camper

5 things you should know before pooping in the woods

Outdoors

Close-up of a campfire burning with grass and trees in the background.

6 outdoor skills you need to know

Outdoors

Close-up of a roll of aluminum foil.

9 everyday items that could save your life in an emergency

Outdoors

Close-up of a person using a fire starter to start a fire.

8 cold-weather survival skills everyone should know

Outdoors

Sunset near a dock on Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan.

Family stranded for days on Northern Saskatchewan island

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