What you should bring when you’re on an adventure — Nature is unpredictable. No matter how prepared you are, crap can hit the fan anytime. This wilderness survival kit checklist ensures you’re ready to survive the unexpected. Remember that no single survival kit is correct for all situations. A list should be modified to fit your expected needs. Because I’m…

Staying safe outdoors looks different for everyone because we all have different risk tolerances and skills. This article explores seven universal tips and provides some food for thought on how you can stay safe during your unique adventures. If you’re an avid outdoorsperson, I encourage you to leave a comment…

5 Tips to Get the Words Out — As a general rule, I avoid writing about writing like the plague. It seems everyone does it (especially on Medium), and it’s just spinning the same advice, in new-ish words, to avoid plagiarism. After all, there’s nothing new under the sun. So, why am I writing about writing today? I’m…

Looking back on the last few years, I see a striking positive. The pandemic forced many people to turn to outdoor activities for fun and enjoyment. Many of these new outdoorspeople would never have learned to enjoy outdoor living otherwise. In another article, I discussed some specific ways that studies…

Life outdoors. Nothing compares to being in nature, breathing fresh air, and basking in the sun. There’s no right or wrong way to enjoy the outdoors. However, it’s critical you do so safely unless you want to end up on an episode of “I Shouldn’t Be Alive.” All of us…

Why We All Need to Reconnect With the Outdoors — Admittedly not everyone loves the outdoors. Many people don’t even like being outside, and that’s fine. We don’t all have to love the same thing, and we certainly don’t have to enjoy it the same way. However, I’m suggesting that there is an outdoorsperson in all of us, albeit an…

And 5 Things I Learned From It — The beginning of 2022 had a lot of promise for my family and me. After several years of absolute garbage quality of life due to the obvious circumstances that affected the entire world, we were going on an adventure. My wife and I have lived in small towns our entire…

In case you haven’t heard, Russia declared war on Ukraine. As a result, video clips and news about the invasion are all over social media. I was scrolling through Facebook, and I happened across a video showing multiple clips of cellphone footage from civilians on the ground. …

And Why You Should Take it Seriously — Content marketing can trace its roots back almost 300 years to Benjamin Franklin’s printing business. He released Poor Richard’s Almanack in 1732 as a way of building a relationship with people to draw attention to his business. Fast forward to 2022, and content marketing has never been so important. Almost…