SHELTER BUILDING Did you know that between 700 and 2,500 people die a year of hypothermia in the USA? Environmental exposure is a huge factor to an individual's survival on a day to day basis, especially a survival situation, wilderness or urban. Choosing the right clothing and layering system before your excursion can immensely help you should an emergency happen. Dead air space in clothing, sleeping bags, or a primitive shelter is what holds the heat and allows you to creat

By Tim Swanson Carving a spoon can be as easy or hard as you make it. They don’t require much to make and can be carved from almost any...

It was December 30th, 2021 some time in the afternoon when I heard a banging on my Broomfield, Colorado apartment door. I opened the door...

Learn to carve a fishing handline! A lightweight and compact fishing kit!

So you want to get into fishing but don’t know where to start? Or you have been fishing a bit but need a little advice to catch more...

Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival is hosting a free art contest to anyone who would like to design their very own patch! Participants may use...

BEST KNOWN CORDAGE PLANTS by Tim Swanson LEAVES Yucca* Day Lily** Cattail Iris Corn (Husk) STEM Milkweed* Dogbane** Stinging Nettle* Hemp...

What is the appeal that we have towards survival skills, bushcraft, and earth skills? Scroll through Instagram or YouTube and soon you'll...

Spring is just around the corner! Soon, wild greens will start to pop out of the ground, buds on trees will open, and people will head...

Significantly less people hike in the winter months. It is cold, windy, and the deep snow creates harder hiking conditions. However, the...

I am excited to announce a knife collaboration that I designed with Jackson Mills of Freedom Forge. This knife is my idea of what I...

If you are searching for the perfect gift for almost anyone, you can never go wrong with a flashlight! I am a huge fan of headlamps as...

Survival Kits come in all shapes, sizes, and qualities. These two survival kits are both hand assembled from products that I recommend....

Do you want the right gift that gives a warm and fuzzy feeling when your loved one or friend opens it up? Well how about a gift that can...

The gift giving season is here. I am a big fan of gifting experiences, handmade items, and food! However, sometimes we like to buy our...

This is the list I use while getting ready for a backpacking trip no matter the length. This should offer a guideline for you to follow...

Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival's 2022 kid's art contest is here! Create a cool Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival art piece and have the chance...

We have all read in a survival book about "The Rule of 3's" or the "Sacred Order of Survival". Both of these are excellent guidelines for...

We all have knives around the house. I'm sure we can all say we have kitchen knives, filet knives, or grandpa's old hand-me-down laying...

Foraging for acorns is one of my big fall traditions. Looking for these little oak nuts as the colorful leaves fall from the trees is one...