All of the wilderness survival stories found on this site are unedited first hand accounts that have been emailed to us by people from all over the United States. Below are the most recent ones we have received listed alphabetically by disaster type.
We were stupid and foolish and didn't tell our moms where we were
For your second question it would have been a lot better if we had a cell phone or some kind of communication with our moms(or a tarp to stop the rain and a magnesium stick and dry tinder to keep us warm) and yes my "prepared
Out For A Hike SURVIVAL STORIES
Nightmare at 14,000 feet
I couldn't tell if I was shaking from fear or the hypothermia setting in. My hands actually looked blue!
Practice Survival SURVIVAL STORIES
Group Trip
Our youngster tried making a grab for it, between the weight of the pack and current he was pulled from the canoe. He was carried a couple hundred feet before he was pulled into a tumbling eddy.
Ice has a fickle face to it
But, this time I want to make something very clear: ice has a fickle face to it. If you don't know it, DON'T trust it! Even deep into winter, there are signs that I should have looked for, but didn't know.
Test Yourself SURVIVAL STORIES
That whole thing about going 45+ days without food is BS
That whole thing about going 45+ days without food is BS in my opinion because in a real survival situation you need the energy to continually collect wood to keep a fire going if it is very cold or if you need to purify wate
The Unexpected SURVIVAL STORIES
Unexpected Knee Pain on Appalachian Hike
We managed to hobble about two more miles up the trail before we reached a cross trail and a decision: two miles down the side trail to a road or four miles to the next semi-populated area. At this point both knees had begun
Unprepared adults lead scary camping adventure
We arrived at the site and were setting up camp, come to find out we did not have enough water for 12 people for the weekend, the "adults" that were in charge did not have the experience to handle 10 hormonal teenagers in the
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