Top 8 YouTube Videos on How to Survive an Earthquake
Earthquake safety is one of those topics where watching someone walk through it beats reading a checklist, and YouTube has no shortage…
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Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Set a Snare for Rabbits
We went looking for the most-watched rabbit snaring videos on YouTube and ranked the top ten by actual view count, highest first.…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Make a Bug Out Bag
If you’d rather watch than read, this list is for you. Below are the ten most-viewed YouTube videos we could find on…
Top 8 YouTube Videos on How to Use a Signal Mirror
Signal mirrors are one of those small, cheap pieces of kit that only matter when everything else has gone wrong, and video…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Start a Survival Garden
Starting a survival garden is one of those projects where seeing it done on camera beats reading about it. We rounded up…
Top 5 YouTube Videos on Setting Up a Portable Solar Panel
Portable solar is one of those skills that’s far easier to learn by watching than by reading, and YouTube has no shortage…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Collecting Rainwater for Survival
Rainwater is one of the most accessible resources in a survival or off-grid situation, and YouTube is full of people showing exactly…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Using a Map and Compass Together
Finding solid map and compass instruction on YouTube means wading through a lot of mixed-quality content, so we’ve done the sorting for…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Building a Long-Term Food Storage
Building a long-term food storage is one of the most common starting points in preparedness, and YouTube has no shortage of creators…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Building a Lean-To Shelter
There are hundreds of shelter-building videos on YouTube, and quality varies wildly. This list cuts through the noise: we’ve ranked the ten…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Starting a Fire with a Ferro Rod
If you want to learn how to use a ferro rod, YouTube has no shortage of instructors – but the quality varies…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Tie a Bowline Knot
The bowline is one of the most recommended knots in survival, boating, and everyday rope work, and YouTube has no shortage of…
Top 8 YouTube Videos on How to Survive in the Desert
We pulled together the eight most-watched YouTube videos on surviving in the desert, ranked by actual view count at the time of…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Stop Severe Bleeding
Severe bleeding is one of those skills where watching it done well beats reading about it. We pulled the ten most-watched YouTube…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Prepare for an Earthquake
Earthquake preparedness is one of those topics where watching someone walk through it beats reading about it. This list rounds up the…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Make a Fish Trap
Fish traps are one of the most popular topics in the survival and DIY fishing corners of YouTube, and the view counts…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Protect Food from Bears
Keeping your food away from bears is one of the first problems any camper or backpacker has to solve in bear country,…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Preserve Meat Without Refrigeration
Meat preservation is one of the most-watched preparedness topics on YouTube, and the quality varies wildly. This round-up collects the ten most-viewed…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Sharpen a Knife in the Field
We dug through YouTube to find the ten most-watched videos on sharpening a knife, ranked here by actual view count from highest…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Building a Long-Term Bushcraft Camp
We’ve rounded up the ten most-watched YouTube videos on building a long-term bushcraft camp, ranked by actual view count at the time…
Top 8 YouTube Videos on Finding Your Way Out of the Woods
Getting turned around in the woods is one of the oldest outdoor fears there is, and YouTube has no shortage of videos…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Making Cordage from Plants
If you want to learn how to turn plant fibers into usable cordage, YouTube has no shortage of demonstrations – but quality…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Staying Warm in Wet Conditions
Staying warm when everything around you is soaked is one of the most-searched survival topics on YouTube, and the platform’s biggest outdoor…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Cross a River Safely
Crossing a river wrong is one of the fastest ways a backcountry trip turns into an emergency, and it’s a skill best…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Forage for Winter Food
Foraging doesn’t stop when the weather turns cold, and YouTube has no shortage of creators showing what can still be gathered in…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Making Char Cloth for Fire Starting
Char cloth is a staple of traditional fire-starting kits, and YouTube has no shortage of videos showing how it’s made. We’ve rounded…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Build a Solar Still
Knowing how to get drinkable water from seawater or damp ground is one of those skills most people have heard of but…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Survive a Bear Encounter
Bear encounters are one of those subjects where watching someone else deal with it first is time well spent. This list rounds…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Read a Topographic Map
Learning to read a topographic map is a lot easier when someone walks you through it on screen, and YouTube has no…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Catching Fish Without a Rod
Catching fish without a rod is one of those skills that’s far easier to learn by watching than by reading. We’ve rounded…
Top 9 YouTube Videos on How to Treat a Wound in the Wild
Treating an injury miles from help is one of those skills you hope to never need but really don’t want to learn…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Make a Survival Shelter in Snow
If you’re researching how to build a survival shelter in snow, YouTube is full of options – and they’re not all equal.…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Identifying Edible Wild Plants
Knowing which wild plants are safe to eat is one of the most valuable skills a prepper or outdoorsman can build, and…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Finding Water in the Desert
Finding water is the first problem the desert throws at you, and YouTube is full of people who have tried to solve…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Navigate Using the Stars
Learning to find your way by the night sky is one of those skills that’s hard to get from a book alone,…
Top 7 YouTube Videos on How to Signal for Rescue
Getting found is the whole point when things go wrong outdoors, and the best way to learn the options is to watch…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Tying Essential Survival Knots
Knot-tying is one of those skills that’s far easier to learn by watching than by reading, and YouTube has no shortage of…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Building a Debris Hut Shelter
We’ve rounded up the ten most-watched YouTube videos on building a debris hut shelter, ranked by actual view count at the time…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Starting a Fire in Wet Weather
Getting a fire going when everything around you is soaked is one of the most requested survival skills on YouTube, and the…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on How to Purify Water in the Wild
Clean water is the first problem in almost any survival scenario, and YouTube has no shortage of people showing how they deal…
Top 10 YouTube Videos on Finding True North Without a Compass
Getting oriented without a compass is one of the most searched survival skills on YouTube, and the results range from thirty-second shorts…