Introducing The MKC SURVIVAL GUIDE
With John Barklow
Introducing the MKC Survival Guide Series with John Barklow. John Barklow has dedicated his career to teaching special operations forces and rescue groups how to survive in the world’s toughest environments and the MKC Survival Guide series is going to cover survival skills in all sorts of situations and across multiple different topics.
With over 20 years of military experience, he’s transformed complex survival skills into practical, real-world knowledge that works when it matters most. Barklow understands that survival depends on proper training and understanding how integrated systems work together. His approach is straightforward: teach not just what works but why it works so people can adapt when conditions change.
Harsh Backcountry Weather Can Kill You in Minutes. Here’s How to Survive.
Navigate dangerous backcountry weather with these essential strategies. Master the four-degree rule, eight-piece clothing system, and survival tactics.
How to Purify Water While Camping: Backcountry Water Purification Methods
Master backcountry water purification with proven methods for filtering, boiling, and treating backpacking water to prevent illness during remote trips.
Why a Liquid Fuel Stove Beats Canisters for Serious Backcountry Hunting
Why liquid fuel camp stoves outperform canister stoves in cold weather and high altitude. Learn fuel planning and field maintenance for expeditions.
The Truth About Canister Stoves: When They Work and When They Fail
Evaluate canister stove performance with expert guidance on cold-weather limitations, fuel planning, and field-tested methods for backcountry hunting success.
Your Complete Backcountry Kitchen: Backcountry Cooking Gear That Won’t Fail You
Build a complete backcountry cooking system with essential gear configurations that prevent kitchen failures and maintain hunting performance in the field.
Cut Backpacking Weight, Not Capability: A Hunter’s Guide
How much should your backpack weigh for a hunt? Learn proven strategies to reduce weight while maintaining safety and hunting capability.
Camping Hygiene Mistakes That’ll Ruin Your Trip (And How to Avoid Them)
Master camping hygiene essentials and learn how to stay clean while camping with proven backcountry strategies that prevent trip-ending problems.
Backcountry Food Prep: Build Your Hiking Nutrition Plan Before Hitting the Trail
Master backcountry food planning with field-tested strategies for hunting nutrition that maintain performance during exhausting backcountry conditions.
Hiking Nutrition Mistakes That Turn Adventures Into Emergencies
Build effective backpacking nutrition strategies through crisis nutrition protocols that maintain performance and safety during backcountry travel.
Why Hunting Partners Matter: Your Guide to Backcountry Success
Understand the importance of hunting partners and how to build successful partnerships that enhance backcountry safety and overall hunting success.
Modern Survival Skills: Blending Old Wisdom With New Technology
Master modern survival techniques combining traditional wilderness skills with advanced gear for shelter, navigation, communication, and fire-starting.
No-Comms Plan: Your Backcountry Communication Strategy When Technology Fails
Master the essentials of backcountry communication planning — from field-based coordination to home-based safety strategies — when tech can’t be trusted.
How to Stay Safe From Bears While Camping: Defense Tools and Strategies
Learn how to stay safe from bears while camping with field-tested protocols for campsite selection, food management, and essential defensive tools.
The Best Way to Start a Campfire in Harsh Backcountry Conditions
Master proven fire-building techniques for wind, rain, and cold. Learn how to start a campfire that won’t fail — even when your survival depends on it.
How to Start a Fire in the Backcountry: Preparation Is Your Key to Success
Before striking that match, learn how to start a fire in the backcountry through proper preparation: shelter, wood collection, placement, and ground setup.
Survival Fire Starter Tools That Work When Nothing Else Will
Prepare with three vital survival fire starter components, proper storage locations for quick access, and methods to test your system in the wilderness now.
The Fire Triangle: How to Start a Fire in Harsh Backcountry Conditions
Learn the fire triangle and why mastering these 3 elements of fire in tough terrain is vital for backcountry survival, not just in fair weather conditions.
Backcountry Shelter Selection: Your Guide to Different Types of Shelters for Survival
Master backcountry shelter-building techniques to stay protected in extreme environments — because the right shelter choice can mean survival or disaster.
Improvised Shelters: Your Guide to Different Types of Shelters for Survival
Learn vital improvised shelter-building skills for survival, from A-frames to snow trenches, and how to assess needs, conserve energy and signal rescuers.
Take Advantage of Your Hunting Training Area
Learn how hunting training in each season’s unique conditions prepares you for field success when facing harsh weather, steep angles, and gear limits.
Primitive Survival Signaling: What to Use When Technology Fails
Learn why primitive survival signaling becomes critical when modern electronics fail in the backcountry and the three tools that could save your life here.