Learn To Survive

Life and Death Matters
Of course, you can never be fully prepared for the worst, but people in the U.S. Army spend a lot of time thinking about worst case scenarios. So we've pulled the most valuable advice from the U.S. Army Survival Manual to help you stay alive in the wild.

* Repeat After Me: S-U-R-V-I-V-A-L
* Plan to Survive
* Must Have Water
* Keeping Your Head Straight
* Being Smart About Shelter
* Making Fire

Survival Tip Video

* Lost in the Jungle
* Dangers of the Desert
* Deep in Snow
* Surviving at Sea

Plants and Animals

* Plants You Can Eat
* Dangerous Animals
* Plants You Can't Eat

Survival By Environment

* Desert Survival
* Cold Weather Survival
* Tropical Survival
* Sea Survival

Everyday Worst-Case Scenarios

* When It's a Bear, Don't Stare
* Staying Safe In A Tornado
* If Your House Catches Fire
* Lost At Sea?
* Snake-Bit?
* When Your Car Goes Underwater
* When Lightning Strikes
* Out in the Cold? Avoiding Hypothermia
* That Sinking Feeling: Getting Out of Quicksand
* Taking on a Shark

Ask the Expert

* Ross McFadyen answers your survival questions.