Big River Wild Adventures

10/22/2024

Everybody needs a head covering they feel comfortable wearing in public. This fedora is working out really well for me. https://survivalcommonsense.com/american-hat-company-wide-brim-felt-fedora-review/

09/05/2024

These edible plants are in the water front park in Vicksburg MISSISSIPPI.

09/05/2024

Edible plants are in this city park,

07/17/2024

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06/21/2024

The Survivalcommonsense Youtube channel hit 10,000,205 views this morning! Many, many thanks to all those folks who have supported the channel over the years!

05/29/2024

What happens if there is a tornado or other disaster and a tree limb falls across your driveway. And your chainsaw is out of gas...Let's hope you have a backup handsaw or ax. Check out the video - a big oak limb fell in my backyard and I had to chop it up with my ax.

04/04/2024

Blisters caused a survival situation:

The group of 16 hikers, a mix of kids and adults, were cold and wet due to inclement weather and many were suffering from severe blisters.

03/29/2024

Book your river trip now with Quapaw Canoe Company - the Mississippi Small Business of the Year.

Quapaw Canoe Company offers wilderness expeditions on the Lower Mississippi River. Float trips Available

03/29/2024

VERY PROUD to be associated with Quapaw Canoe Company and Quapaw Canoe Company - Vicksburg Outpost as a part-time guide. The company was just named the Mississippi Small Business of the Year. Kudos to John Ruskey, Layne Logue, Mark River Peoples and all the hard-working "worker bees" who make the company such a wonderful organization.

Our mission is happy clients and a healthy river environment, not the bottom line

02/13/2024

Kevin Joseph Estela with Estela Wilderness Education, LLC posted a great article on five budget survival items. Survival gear doesn't necessarily need to be expensive, it just needs to work!

You can improve your loadout with minimal investment from the backpack to the mobility platform to the homestead. Here are seven ideas to get you thinking of how you can make do with what you have.

02/05/2024

My story on restoring cast iron cookware was reprinted on one of my favorite websites.

11/22/2023

The near-record low water on the Mississippi River has created big challenges for river traffic. But it has also exposed gravel beds and sandbars that are ra...

11/17/2023

What does it cost to take a river trip with Quapaw Canoe Company? Here is a price list: https://www.island63.com/adventures/pricing/?fbclid=IwAR1_YRsM1BKouY1gpzgoNFvnJuonQy2LIn_AOnKuv35I1a6jD4AddDFIfdU

QCC Pricing 2022-2027 # of People Guiding and Outfitting/Day Meals/Day Total/Person/Day Shuttle Fee / Person 1 $245 $90 $335 +$110 2 $180 $85 $265 +$85 3 $145 $80 $225 +$75 4 $125 $75 $200 +$65 5 $110 $70 $180 +$55 6 $100 $65 $165 +$45 Pricing involves 3 factors: guiding & outfitting + meals + ... R...

10/31/2023

My sincere thanks to everyone who supports Survival Common Sense! You allow me to continue doing my dream job! https://survivalcommonsense.com/survival-common-sense-14th-anniversary/

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10/21/2023

Walked along the big river today. It's incredibly low. Accessed the sandy shore by Letourneau Landing south of Vicksburg. It's way too low to put in a boat, but a few ATVs and Jeeps were exploring the vast sand bars. Deb and I took the dogs up a couple miles into the boonies and saw all manner of different shoreline, terrain, plants, driftwood, isolated pools with jumping fish, reptile and bird tracks, surprisingly little trash. We picked up the plastic bottles, some with half filled liquid 🫤. Super quiet and isolated. What a gorgeous day.