Outdoorshopping Blog

It was just recently announced that President Barack Obama will be the first commander in chief to appear on the show Running Wild with Bear Grylls, a show in which celebrities are thrown into the wilderness and pushed to their mental and physical limits while testing their survival skills. President Obama will spend three days in the great outdoors when he travels to Alaska with Bear Grylls to learn how to survive in the wilderness and to learn more about the impacts of climate control on the state. While the filming is set to take place now, the episode is not scheduled to air to the public until later this year.

An essential to any - and we mean any - outdoor excursion is your first aid kit. These kits are designed as a preventative measure to address any variety of accidental and injurious situations that may arise. From the annoying rash to the life-threatening injury, first aid kits are your go-to kit for tending to injuries while out on the trail.

Preparing for any excursion takes more than a bottle of water and a well-packed travel bag. In fact, critical survival skills - while hopefully never needed - can get you through a crisis situation should the need arise. Honing your survival skills takes time and preparation, but these skills are just as important as anything you could stow away in your backpack. Here are a few survival skills that every outdoorsman or woman should master.