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How To: Use plants & animals to survive in nature
Knowing how to prepare for a camping trip can be the difference between an enjoyable and safe experience and an experience that no one wants to repeat. Learn how to use plants and animals to survive in nature in this free outdoors video series.
How To: Play Hank, Jr's "A Country Boy Can Survive" on guitar
Grab your acoustic guitar, strap, and your pick and check out this free guitar lesson. This video tutorial will teach you country rock guitarists how to play a Hank Williams, Jr. song. Not just any Hank Williams, Jr. song, but one of his greatest: "A Country Boy Can Survive." And just so you know, here are the lyrics to go along with this instructional guitar lesson, or most of them anyways:
How To: Make fires in the snow to survive
This five-part series of videos chronicles firemaking in cold and snowy conditions using backpacking equipment only. The series shows the scenery, adventure, survival philosophy, and gear observations.
How To: Easily survive in the woods
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to survive in the woods. When camping in the woods, users should always think about bring the essentials: water, food and clothing. It is recommended that users have a water bag store a large amount of water. Bring one or more coolers to preserve food and/or keep drink cool. Make sure to plan the foods that you will eat for the day. Bring a small portable grill to cook food. Dress in layers of clothing to endure hot or cold weather. This video will be...
How To: Survive a bite from a cottonmouth snake
Watch this video to learn how to survive a bite from a North-American Cottonmouth snake. If you are ever bitten by a cottonmouth snake, also known as a water moccasin, you would want to follow these steps: 1. Call for emergency assistance. 2. Don't suck out the venom. 3. Don't cover the snake bite. 4. Don't apply a tourniquet or any pressure to the bite. 5. Treat the person for shock. Give them water and make them sit down. 6. When help arrives, get the snake bite victim to the hospital immed...
How To: Survive Minecraft beta 1.6.'s first day of gameplay
It's about time you got started playing Minecraft. If you've got your copy of Minecraft 1.6 and you want to know how to survive the first day of gameplay, watch this video to learn how to get started mining and crafting.
How To: Survive a multiplayer game in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam
Multiplayer games in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 can be just as chaotic as a real battlefield. How to survive without getting constantly fragged? This tutorial has all the answers! No matter where you spawn, be confident in your ability to shoot your way out of trouble.
How To: Survive in the wilderness
In this how-to video, you will learn how to survive in the wilderness. First, practice all of these skills before you go out on a trip of some sort. Skill and common sense preparation is important. Make sure you have duct tape, a flash light, and fishing line and hook. Foil is very light and can be used for things including signaling, boiling water, and cooking food. A cord of some sort will allow you to hang things, set traps, and build shelter. You can learn how to build cord as well. Denta...
How To: Play diatonic circle chord progressions on the piano with "I Will Survive"
Unless you're a music theory buff or taking AP Music Theory in school (forced or otherwise), then the only word in "diatonic circle chord progressions" that makes sense to you is "circle." But the fancy schmancy term is just an elaborate way of saying you're playing chord progressions based on the circle of fifths.
How To: Survive a shark attack
Sharks. The first thing that comes to mind is "Jaws", Steven Spielberg's horrifying shark film that scared generations of young adults from entering the ocean waters. But not all sharks are as violent (and hungry) as "Jaws", so jump in the water and know a few guidelines to stay safe. Escape a shark’s jaws of death with these lifesaving strategies.
How To: Survive a killer bee attack
Africanized honeybees, also called killer bees, can be far more aggressive than other types. Here's how to survive when they're on the rampage.
How To: Survive Terraria's long first night
In Terraria, you have to be able to fend for yourself, by chopping wood, clearing space, and constructing your own shelter. If you want to make it through your first night in Terraria, watch this video. Don't let the slimes get you!
How To: Survive the factory in Chapter 8 of Dead Space 2
Of course there are hordes of necromorphs hiding in the factory... of course there are. This tutorial shows you how to avoid them and get to the other side of the factory without either getting crushed by machinery or killed by necromorphs.
How To: Survive your first night in single player survival mode in Minecraft
Single player survival is the mode in Minecraft where you will have to worry about zombies and monsters, and your first night can be the scariest. This tutorial gives you some useful tips and tricks on how to get through that difficult first night.
How To: Build a house to survive your first night in Minecraft
Your first night in Minecraft is the most perilous one, and you don't have to build just a simple shelter. There's enough time to build a complete house out of twenty-three logs, twenty-three blocks of sand, four blocks of coal and eighty-one blocks of stone.
How To: Survive the attack on your estate in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Your family and estates have come under attack, and you must defend them! This walkthrough for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood shows you how to get through this part of the game, in large part by manning the cannons against your enemies.
How To: Survive an earthquake
Feeling unprepared for the next earthquake? In this tutorial, learn what to do and what not to do to survive "the big one". You'll be surprised to learn that hiding in a doorway is a myth!
How To: Survive an airplane crash
In the unlikely event you're ever in a plane crash, these tips will dramatically improve your odds of walking away from it alive.
How To: Survive a trip to the mall by shopping smart
There's nothing to fear about a trip to the mall—as long as you plan ahead and shop smart. This video demonstrates the best way to budget your money, make the most of your time at the mall, and shop smart, budget conscious. Good instructional video for your upcoming Christmas shopping & holiday sales.
How To: Survive if you’re lost in the woods
Getting out of the wilderness alive is a matter of knowing what to do-and what not to do. This how-to video shows how to stay alive in the wilderness when stuck. Make sure to always have a way to stay warm and don't eat anything unless you know it is safe.
How To: Survive when lost in the rain forest
Learn the first rules of survival and avoid panicking. Ray Mears from the BBC gives rain forest survival tips including how to use a machete and to build a shelter from available materials.
How To: Survive spiders, snakes, & scorpions
Watch Ray Mears from the BBC explore the most dangerous threats in the desert--spiders, snakes, and scorpions--with a desert ranger. Learn how to avoid black widows by observing an area before you sit down! Do not "mess with any animals you know nothing about." If stung, stay calm.
How To: Survive when you are lost at sea
Learn what to do when you find yourself lost at sea, including how to gauge your rate of drift and make a sextant (a reflecting navigation instrument) in order to locate yourself and--hopefully!--find your way back.
How To: Take a bullet and survive
Where's the best place to take a bullet? Probably not something you want to experience, but if you have to ask to be shot in the arm. Head, stomach, crotch, leg are all worse ideas and could cause greater vital damage.
How To: Survive a sinking car
When you are in a car sinking below water quickly, you only have a few minutes to free yourself and get above water. Watch these survival techniques - they may save your life!
How To: Survive an earthquake
Heading to college? Check this out and save your life during an earthquake.
How To: Survive an Egg Drop
Bre Pettis shows you three different strategies for surviving an egg drop. In addition to learning different egg drop strategies, Paula Kieko teaches you the physics of an egg drop to give you a leg up on your competition. This is yet another great weekend project with Make Magazine.
How To: Survive a bear attack
Learn how to deal with a black bear or grizzly encounter with Shannon Davis and Ted the Bear. Black bears are distinguished from brown bears by lack of a prominent shoulder hump; a Roman profile or sloping nose and forehead instead of a dished forehead; and shorter, thicker claws for climbing versus longer, more slender claws for digging. Although brown bears are generally bigger, size is not a dependable indicator. Also, fetal position is often recommended as opposed to lying prone as shown.
How To: Survive bad haircuts
Many of us have had a bad haircut, so don't let it bring you down. Instead, use these tips to help improve your cut!
How To: Survive an avalanche
While the snow-covered mountains can be exhilarating, they can also be dangerous. Here's what to do to stay safe.
How To: Survive riptides
A riptide can be terrifying. But if you keep your cool and know what to do, you'll stay safe. You Will Need
How To: Survive unemployment
So you've been given the slip -- the pink slip. Take a deep breath, and do the following. You Will Need
How To: Play "Country Boy Can Survive" on the acoustic guitar
Want to learn how to play Hank Williams Jr. on the guitar? With this tutorial you can learn how to play "Country Boys Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. on the acoustic guitar. This song is played in dropped D tuning. This version is a simplified version of the song and is not exactly how Hank Williams Jr. play it. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Watch this how to video and you will be able to sing and play the guitar ...
How To: Survive a school or office shooting
Despite all the tragic stories you hear on the news, you'll probably never be involved in a shooting. But you never know. Nobody thinks it’s going to happen to them – until it does. Be prepared to survive a shooting rampage, just in case.
How To: Survive in the wilderness and not wear cotton
Check out this video to learn appropriate attire for wilderness activities and how NOT to get lost in the first places. (Once lost) signal for assistance! Watch the get tips on how to build land markers to indicate direction, choose a location for shelter, build a shelter, find and purify water, and use basic land navigation (and direction determination)without a compass.
How To: Survive on a cold and snowy mountain with a storm shelter
If you can't find your way back from your hike up the snow covered mountain, and there's a winter storm brewing, you better hope you have your storm shelter in your sack! This video will show you what a storm shelter can do for you when stuck up high on a mountaintop with a windy snowstorm coming in. There's not much to it. Just have one on you, any size, rip it out of the bag and cover yourself up.
How To: Survive in the desert
In this video series, survival skills expert Mike Myers explores how to survive in the desert. Learn basic desert survival tips such as: how to prepare for the wilderness, how to find a campsite, how to use a map and a compass, how to kill and eat a rattlesnake, how to treat a snake bite, what to do if your lost in the desert, how to filter water, and how much water is needed to survive in the desert.
How To: Survive a venomous snake bite
In this series of outdoor safety videos, our expert on venomous snakes tells you how to treat a snake bite. You will learn what to do if you get bitten and how to use an extractor to remove the venom. But your first priority is to keep from getting bit in the first place.
How To: Survive financially as a musician
Check out this instructional video that shows you how to survive financially as a musician. This is part 21 of Dave Weiner's Riff of the Week series titled "Viewer's Choice - Off Tour/A Trio Riff." Become a rock star skills by learning a few tips on how to make a living off of being a professional musician.