
There are few things that are as deeply rooted in our human history as fire. Warmth, protection, light, the ability to cook - we owe it all to the art of lighting flames. Anyone who is out in the wilderness or ...
Just imagine: A sudden change in the weather takes you by surprise in the middle of a hike. The rain pours down like a bucket, the temperature drops and the way back is too far. Or think of a scenario in which a power outage lasts longer than ...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the supermarket suddenly closed? Not for a few hours, but for weeks or even months? Most of us would be surprised at how quickly stocks run out. In ...
What's left when you're suddenly empty-handed? No flashlight, no knife, no lighter. Just your own body, your surroundings - and the will not to give up. At first, the question sounds like something out of an adventure movie. But it is not only ...
Let's imagine for a moment: The rucksack is gone, the supplies have been used up and your stomach is growling mercilessly. All around you is forest, meadow or perhaps an overgrown roadside. Moments like these show what knowledge is really worth. Not the ...
There are those inconspicuous things that are hardly noticed in everyday life, but become life insurance in an emergency. A rope is one of them. Knots seem even more banal: a few twisted loops that everyone has somehow known since childhood. But anyone who has ever ...
Imagine you're out somewhere, far away from supermarkets, delivery services or the nearest petrol station. Your stock of tinned food is running low, the last packet of pasta has been used up and it's not clear when supplies will arrive. What's left? The ...
Cold is a silent opponent. It doesn't scream, it doesn't shout, but it creeps into every crevice, every crack and drains our strength bit by bit. Anyone who has ever sat in an unheated apartment in winter knows ...
There is an enemy that we often don't even notice in everyday life. It is odorless, colorless and harmless at first glance. But anyone who has ever spent a cold night in a tent with a soaking wet sleeping bag knows that water can become a ...
Imagine this: It's pouring with rain, the wind is whistling through the streets and you have to get out - not for a walk, but because there's no choice. Maybe a power cut, maybe an evacuation, maybe just a longer hike because ...