Chris demonstrates a two minute fire with a metal match and different methods of cooking food while on a fall backpacking trip. Also demonstrated is how to build a squirrel trap.
In this episode, Chris tackles the issue of fire when everything else is soaking wet, demonstrates how chill a beverage, and set up a tube tent.
In this episode, Chris tries out some new gear including a military hat, take down recurve bow, and a stove made from two soda cans. During the night, Chris also starts talking about the psychological aspects and how it's changed for him.
In this final Washington State episode, Chris brings a buddy, a self-described Average American and together they share the advantages of the buddy system.
Chris showing some wild edibles, how to catch and clean fish, fire starting and more, all against the backdrop of the Montana Rockies.
Chris and Keyper set off on a day hike and demonstrate how to build shelter to spend the night in the wild with only a basic survival kit. Also see Chris attempt to make fire by rubbing sticks together.
Chris and Keyper tackle the mountain with a late spring snowshoe trip and for the first time, nature gets the best of them. This episode covers traversing the side of a snowy mountain, emergency shelter, and sleeping in your car.
This time on Surviving The Wild, my dad and I go back to the first spot he ever took me backpacking, to spend three days in the Salmo Priest Wilderness. For me, this is where it all began. We take a look at different schools of thought, the always prepared Boy Scout, and the minimalist.
This was Keyper's final show before her death. We explore a mine, the Canadian border, make a candle, and catch a fish with my survival tin.
In Loving Memory of My Bestfriend: Keyper (2007-2015) After losing his dog in a house fire, El takes to the trails to reflect and finish a trail he and Keyper never finished. Truly alone, this final episode of season 1 features survival fishing, cooking and water purification in an emergency situation.