Early humans first used fire to preserve meat from predators and spoilage, rather than for cooking, new research shows.

I use the fire itself mostly for light, to create more coals for later, or to keep water warm. For survival purposes, boiling is the best of all cooking methods. It’s pretty difficult to screw ...

Not only can a wood fire be used for cooking ... After all, the ability to cook food and purify water is a fundamental ...

Alone on a remote island with no supplies, the race for survival begins. In this video, we face the elements head-on – ...

Like many survival skills, the best way to learn how ... If there are large predators around, consider a separate cooking fire downwind and a good distance from your shelter fire.

New Israeli research suggests large game was smoked as early as 1.8 million years ago, a survival strategy that may have ...

The Future of Irish Food Is Hiding in Rural Pubs At the start of each bushcraft class, he’ll give students a steel fire striker and 20 minutes to start a fire using what’s around — a task ...

Why Trust Us? Survival is more than just stockpiling food and buying rations. It’s also knowing how to prepare a fire, purify water for human consumption, and trek through the woods for edible ...