Canadian Outdoor Survival Podcast

In Episode #33 we discuss "Does Bear Season ever End." We ask the question when if ever does bear season end and learn that saying Bear Season runs from mid-April to mid-November doesn't work anymore. We also look at how Bear Spray works in the cold.

In Episode #31 I Interview Dragan Uzelac, a talented Wilderness Skills Instructor and Owner of Niko Wilderness Education. In Niko Wilderness Education, Dragan runs both bushcraft courses and most importantly wilderness treks through the Boreal forest. We discuss the challenges and joys of wilderness travel in the Boreal forest of Canada.

In Episode #29 we discuss "Survival in the Canadian Western Interior Mountains." We ask the question, how can we prepare to survive comfortably when stranded in the Mountains of Canada before we are actually stranded their?

In Episode #27 I talk extensively about the true Survival Legacy of Christopher McCandless, what we can and should learn from his legacy and why his life and death matters in the world of Bushcraft and Survival training.

In Episode #25 I Interview Jonathan McArthur President of Cold Lake SAR and a Survival & Bushcraft Instructor with Karamat Wilderness Ways and Niko Wilderness Education on the "Survival Skills Required for SAR Team Members" Jon is. This Episode has a focus on why all SAR personal should carry and practice with excellent shelter building and fire lighting gear.

In Episode #23 we discuss "Why Take Survival Training" in the Canadian Wilderness. We ask the question, why bother taking professional wilderness survival training before we are stranded in the Canadian Wilderness?

In Episode #21 we discuss "Bushcraft vs. Leave No Trace Camping" in the Canadian Wilderness. We ask the question, can we really "Leave No Trace" and where would that leave Bushcraft and whether stranded or just travelling through our forests or mountains should we stop practicing those lifesaving skills before we travel?

In Episode #19 we discuss the why and how of "Water Purification" and look what you need to protect ourselves from in potentially contaminated water and the proper methods to both filter and disinfect the water you will find in the Canadian Wilderness.

In Episode #17 we discuss Getting Found and we look at what we can do to get rescued quicker when stranded in the Canadian Wilderness, at various Satellite Based Signalling Devices, and how we can actually increase the time need to get rescued by following what we see on Survival TV.

In Episode #15 we discuss Survival without the Misery and we look at how we can live comfortably without being miserable when stranded in the Northern Forests or Mountains of Canada with a little preparation and planning and a few well-chosen Critical Survival Items.

In Episode #13 we discuss Dressing to Survive and we look at outdoor clothing technology and why and how we should Dress to Survive when we are stranded in the Canadian Wilderness.

In Episode #11 we discuss Firecraft: The Art & Science of Fire Lighting and look at the why fire lighting is so important to our Survival and Comfort when stranded in the Canadian Wilderness. This is a 2 part Episode and finishes in Episode #12.

In Episode #9 we discuss the Dangers of Believing Survival Myths and look at 6 Survival Myths that can get us killed or cause additional suffering when we are stranded in the Canadian Wilderness.