Tools
Method explorer
One problem, multiple solutions. Each method with its strengths, requirements and limits.
- Water
How do I make water from an unsafe source drinkable?
- Knots and rope work
Which knot should I use to attach a line to a post, branch or tree?
- Shelter and protection
Which shelter fits when a night outdoors with wind and rain lies ahead?
- Fire
How do I light a fire reliably?
- Orientation and navigation
What do I use to find direction and position?
- Signals and communication
How do I get rescuers' attention?
- Fire
How do I make fire without a lighter or matches?
- Shelter and protection
Snow trench, quinzhee, snow cave or bivouac with bivy bag/tarp – what fits when a night in snow is unavoidable?
- Water
Which portable method suits my trip or journey?
- Blackout and urban survival
How do I light my home safely when the power goes out?
- Blackout and urban survival
How do I stay warm at home when the heating or power fails?
- Blackout and urban survival
How do I keep small devices running during a longer power outage?
- Food and nutrition
How do I prepare meals when the cooker and power fail?
- Food and nutrition
How do I make food keep longer without a fridge?
- Self-reliance
Which water reserves can I rely on when the tap water fails?
- Natural disasters
Which protective action fits which hazard – leave or stay?
- Knots and rope work
Which knot do I use to join two rope or webbing ends?
- Orientation and navigation
How do I keep a direction when neither compass nor phone is available?
- Signals and communication
Which distress device suits trips without mobile coverage?
- Psychology and decisions
What helps in a crisis when stress takes over – in me or in others?
- Shelter and protection
Which tarp pitch do I choose for the weather that is coming?
- Fire
How do I lay the wood – depending on what I need the fire for?
- Knots and rope work
Which fixed loop suits my task?
- Knots and rope work
How do I attach something to a line or pole so that it does not slip under pull?
- Knots and rope work
How do I get a line taut – and tie it off so that I can release it again?
- Fire
What will catch my spark or flame – even when everything is damp?
- Shelter and protection
What do I put under me so that the ground does not draw away my warmth?
- Orientation and navigation
How do I know where exactly I am on the map?
- Signals and communication
How do I make searchers or helpers notice me at night?
- Shelter and protection
I have to wait unexpectedly while out – what can I do with what I have with me?