As a parent who takes her kids into the wilderness, I always have an exit plan in case something goes wrong, and this includes knowing how to move a person to safety. Here, I’ll go over ways to make an improvised stretcher, but also why you usually don’t want to evacuate an injured person.
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The chances of getting bit by a snake are very low. You are actually are more likely to be killed by a cow than a snake. And, even if a venomous snake does bite you, it doesn’t always release venom into the wound.
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I’ve only had hypothermia once in my life. I was nine years old and swimming in a KOA camp pool alone. The sun set and, as it does in the mountains, the temperatures dropped suddenly. When I got out of the pool, I was so cold that I couldn’t move. I began to shiver uncontrollably
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I remember when Morrison Outdoors was still just a concept on Kickstarter. Back then, there weren’t any baby sleeping bags for camping. So, when an outdoorsy couple wanted to take their baby Morrison camping, they had to make a sleeping bag for him. They thought other parents might be interested in their sleeping bag. They
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In today’s helicopter-parenting world where we go to extreme lengths to keep kids from getting hurt, it might seem a bit crazy to get a real knife for a child. But you could also argue that knowing how to use a knife is a skill every child should know, and having their own knife helps
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Let’s be clear: your kids probably don’t need a cot for camping. For years, my kids just slept on a cheap $15 foam pad and never once complained about being uncomfortable (they fall asleep so quickly when outdoors all day long that comfort isn’t really an issue; adults are another story though!).
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