Extreme Wilderness Medicine: APSI Instructor Teaches Suturing Skills for Wilderness Survival

Extreme Wilderness Medicine: APSI Instructor Teaches Suturing Skills for Wilderness Survival Using Fishing Line https://youtu.be/PRFjlQe8boo?si=LdanHlbyZE_2urSS In this video we show how to perform suturing using fishing line in an austere environment. #survivalskills #suturing #fishingline #wildernessmedicine #firstaid #survivalguide #outdoorsurvival #emergencypreparedness #survivaltactics #DIYfirstaid #survivaltraining #natureskills #bushcraft #selfsurgery #fieldmedicine #prepperskills #suturetechniques #survivalhacks #fishinglinesuture #wildernessfirstaid #wildernessfirstresponder 

Life-Saving Tactics: Mastering the Tourniquet for Emergency Situations

Life Saving Tactics: Mastering the Tourniquet for Emergency Situations https://youtu.be/uOoSIjooYqk?si=3jfoG4IuTwoibv89 How to use a tourniquet. #survivalskills #firstaid #tourniquet #wildernesssurvival #emergencypreparedness #outdoorsafety #survivaltips #bleedingcontrol  #preparedness #lifesavingskills #survivaltraining #learntosurvive #stopthebleed 

Rise and Shine: Crafting the Ultimate Mountain Man Breakfast

Mountain Man Breakfast: Ingrediets: Breakfast Sausage-2lbs ½ Onion Diced ½ Pepper of your choice (banana, bell, jalapeno) Smoked Paprika to taste (optional; other seasonings) Add in 4 Hashbrowns or 1 Potato diced Add 6 eggs Add shredded Colby Cheese First brown the sausage, then cook the onion and pepper(s). Add your seasoning. Throw in your … Read more

Lucky 13 Best Places to get your Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics and Med Kits:

Doom and Bloom (doomandbloom.net) has lots of good supplies and information The Wellness Company (twc.health) med kits and supplies for vaccine injuries (not that you would need anything for vaccine injuries because vaccines are completely safe) Fish Mox Fish Flex (fishmoxfishflex.com) fish antibiotics (definitely not for humans) Jase Medical (jasemedical.com) preppers antibiotic kit Murdochs (murdochs.com) … Read more

APSI CAMPFIRE CHRONICLES-LATE NIGHT CHATS

During an August 2024 class, I listened to very interesting conversations about Artificial Intelligence. Having done numerous weekends before, I have come to find that students enjoy interesting and strange conversations around the campfire during the late-night hours after the class is done for the day. This is one of my favorite things about doing … Read more

Wild foraging in july

Today in late July I did a plant walk, in which I found Ghost Pipe, Mullein, St. John’s Wort, and Rose Campion. I posted a YouTube short giving a brief overview of their medicinal qualities. I will admit I was a little surprised to find Ghost Pipe this late in the season as I usually … Read more

Survival weekend-may 2024

My mid-May 2024 weekend survival class was quite an adventure! Shout out to Tammy, Steve and Aaron. The weekend was packed full of valuable skills and memorable experiences! Students learned essential survival techniques in a fun and engaging environment, showing once again that Arcturus Primitive Skills Institute is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts and beginners alike. … Read more

Survival Workshop-Camp Miniwanca May 8, 2024

On Wednesday May 8, 2024 I went up to Stony Lake and taught a one day survival course at Camp Miniwanca. In attendance were ten eighth graders all the way from Kansas City. It was a good experience. We covered survival needs in the wilderness, safe knife handling, primitive fire, shelter building, tripod building and … Read more

chert

I recently received a shipment of chert. In the video I make sparks using a steel striker and a piece of chert. I used this chert to practice primitive fire with a group of kids from Kansas City who were staying at a camp in Stony Lake, MI. I will also be using this chert … Read more