A young Virginia boy who suffers from autism has been reunited with his family, nearly six days after he wandered away from them while they were hiking in a wooded park north of Richmond, Virginia, reports The Huffington Post.

Hanover County Sheriff David Hines said that Robert Wood Jr. was found in a creek bed near a quarry--about a mile from North Anna Battlefield Park where he disappeared while on a walk with his family on Sunday, October 23rd--curled up in the fetal position around two p.m. on Friday. Young Robert was dehydrated and suffered from a few bruises, scratches and bug bites, but was in good condition. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Wood was the focus of an intense search involving thousands of volunteers, local law enforcement and search-and-rescue teams. [ Read Full Post ]

Even the least savvy outdoorsman, and most couch potatoes for that matter, is dimly aware that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West.

But what about using celestial bodies to navigate at night time?

Using the moon and stars to find your way is a lost art to most modern people. The ancient Polynesians hopped from tiny island to tiny island, with no maps or navigation devices, using the sun, moon, stars, wind and ocean current to guide them.  Our recent ancestors used sextants and other navigational aids to maintain a bearing and even to determine longitude and latitude from the moon and stars. 

Obviously, you should always have a compass and/or GPS for navigating in the wild.  But what happens if you get caught after dark without those modern conveniences? [ Read Full Post ]

The irony should not be lost on us, that when we need a fire the most—in cold, wet weather—that building a fire is at its most difficult. But what if you had some aces up your sleeve that could help you get a fire going in the wettest weather?

Here are ten tips for starting a fire in less-than-optimal conditions:  [ Read Full Post ]