Finding Food and Water

Bruins know their fungus—just ask our staff bear.

Everything looks good when you're starving. Learn to tell what's really on the menu.

Can pee save you? Our new survival expert sets the record straight.

Could you survive without food in the wilderness? Our hungry hiker went searching for sustenance in one of the nation’s harshest environments to find out.

Learn to dissect a cellphone to make a spear, snare, signaling device, compass, and more in this how-to guide. Photos by Creek Stewart, willowhavenoutdoor.com

A tossed soda or beer can is never a pretty sight in the wild -- but it could be your ticket to a much-needed meal if you find yourself stranded near a body of water. With some floss (or scavenged line), even a child can assemble a simple, usable fishing

Need to find food in a crisis? Just foraging for fun? Learn to raid nature's pantry, which is full of easily harvested, highly nutritious meals.

Dangerously thirsty in the desert?

Put that hooch to good use with these tips for starting a fire, treating water, and even signaling for help.

Long before satellite beacons, humans thrived in the wild with the best technology available: a knife. And with that one tool and some basic knowledge, they fulfilled all life-sustaining needs.

Fast, hassle-free, ultralight,–we explore five different water treatment scenarios and the right system to use.

Associate editor Jason Stevenson and marketing coordinator Amy Clore offer a lesson in healthy drinking