Survival Resources & Skills

This list of Canadian Bushcraft Gatherings, Articles, Resources and Videos is about Canadian Wilderness Survival & Bushcraft. They include a full range of How-to's, Hint Sheets and other Resources. This section is continually expanded, please make suggestions.

Survival Skill Gatherings in Canada

• Frostbite! Winter Camping Symposium [January 3-5, 2020, Alberta]
• Rat Root Rendezvous [August 22 to 25, 2019, Alberta]
• Limina Gathering [August 29 to September 3, 2019, B.C.]
• Global Bushcraft Symposium 2022
  [The GBS runs on July 27-32, 2022 in the U.K.]

How to Articles & Videos

• Articles by Mors Kochanski [Karamat]
• How to Build an Igloo [NFB Film, 10min]
• Super Shelters [Mors Kochanski Video]
• Survival Cordage [Mors Kochanski Video]
• Survival in the Bush [NFB Film, 30min]
• Vehicle Survival [Bruce Zawalsky Article & Video]

Professional Training Articles

• Breakdown of the Length of Survival Situations [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• 15 Critical Survival Items [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• How Far Can I Push It? [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• Survival in the Boreal Forest [Mors Kochanski Article]

Survival Kits Ideas

• Preparing an Emergency Kit for Your Car [Government of Canada
• Survival Kits [Mors Kochanski Video]
• 2Kg Survival Kit [Mors Kochanski Video]
• Survival Kit Ideas [Canadian Red Cross]
• Survival Kit on a String [Bruce Zawalsky Article & Video]
• Survival Kit in a Water Bottle [Bruce Zawalsky Article & Video]
• Survival Kit in a Pot [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• Survival Kit in a Life Jacket [Bruce Zawalsky Article]

Survival Instruction, Instructors & Personalities

• Cold Comforts; Learn to be a Winter Survivor in the Alberta Wilderness [Katherine Jacob]
• Free Survival Advice [Bruce Zawalsky Video]
• How Do I Become a Professional Survival Instructor [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• Les Stroud [SurvivorMans Website]
• Mors Kochanski [Wikipedia Article]
• Survival TV vs. Reality [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• Thank You from a First Hand Survivor [Trina Jackson Article]
• The Survival Legacy of Christopher McCandless [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• Why Professional Survival Training is Necessary [Bruce Zawalsky Article]

Books & Resources

• Bushcraft, Outdoor Skills & Wilderness Survival [Books by Mors Kochanski]
• The Psychology of Wilderness Survival [Books by Gino Ferri]
• Canadian Wilderness Survival [Book by Bruce Zawalsky]
• Boreal Forest [Atlas of Canada]
• Boreal Forest Resources [Borealforest.org]
• Survival Skills [Wikipedia Article]
• What is Bushcraft? [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• What is Modern Wilderness Survival? [Bruce Zawalsky Article]
• What are Primitive Survival Techniques? [Bruce Zawalsky Article]