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Hosted by Steve Barker · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 115 episodes
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From survival basics to expert fieldcraft, this podcast builds confidence, judgement, and practical skill step by step. It covers mindset, water, fire, shelter, navigation, first aid, harsh environments, urban readiness, tracking, leadership, escape, and long-term planning. Ideal for beginners and seasoned outdoors people alike facing pressure, uncertainty, and hostile conditions.Go to Books Central: https://bookscentral.co.uk/
Steve Barker hosts Survive When It Counts, a technology show with 115 episodes published.
When people hear the word survival, they often think about fire, water, shelter, and first aid. But once you move beyond the basics, another skill starts to matter a great deal: concealment methods. Concealment is not ab
Tracking skills are one of the most useful abilities you can build in the outdoors, and they go far beyond identifying a footprint in soft ground. Good tracking helps you understand movement, direction, speed, behavior,
If you want a practical survival goal that is simple enough to remember and strong enough to matter, start with a three day plan. Not a fantasy bug-out fantasy, not a giant list of gear you may never use, but a clear, re
When people talk about emergency preparedness, the phrase bug out strategy comes up fast. It sounds dramatic, but at its core, it’s simple: if staying put is no longer the safest option, how do you leave quickly, intelli
When people hear the phrase “bug in strategy,” they often picture a worst-case scenario unfolding outside their front door. But in reality, bugging in is not about fear. It is about making a calm, deliberate choice to st
When people think about survival, they often picture remote forests, broken compasses, or dramatic rescue scenes. But some of the most important survival decisions happen at home, before anything goes wrong. A solid home
Coastal survival is one of those subjects that looks simple from a distance and gets complicated very quickly when conditions turn against you. On the coast, you’re dealing with shifting tides, salty wind, slippery rock,
The first night alone can feel much bigger than it really is. Whether you’re delayed on a trail, separated from your group, or unexpectedly forced to stop moving, the challenge is the same: keep your head, make smart cho
When you’re building real-world survival skills, food is important—but it’s not the first priority. Water, shelter, and safety come first. Still, once the immediate threats are handled, knowing how to identify wild edibl
When people think about survival, they often picture fire, shelter, or a good knife. But one of the most important skills is something far less dramatic: weather awareness. If you can read the sky, feel the wind, and und
Welcome back to the series, where we move step by step from survival fundamentals into the kind of practical field skills that build real confidence. In this episode, we’re focusing on campcraft basics —the everyday habi
When conditions turn rough, compass navigation becomes one of the most reliable skills you can have. GPS can fail, batteries die, weather rolls in, and familiar landmarks disappear faster than most people expect. A compa
When people think about survival, they often jump straight to fire or food. But in the real world, shelter setup is one of the first skills that can make the difference between staying functional and quickly becoming a c
When most people hear the phrase urban survival tips , they picture dramatic disasters, empty shelves, and total chaos. But the truth is, urban survival is usually about something much more practical: staying calm, makin
Coastal environments can look beautiful, calm, and even inviting, but they can turn dangerous fast. Tides change, weather rolls in without much warning, and the shoreline itself can trap the unprepared. In this episode,
Welcome back to the series, where we build survival skill step by step, from the basics that keep you alive to the fieldcraft that helps you stay calm and capable under pressure. In this episode, we’re focusing on jungle
Mountains can be breathtaking, but they can also turn unforgiving fast. Thin air, changing weather, steep terrain, and limited shelter all mean that a simple hike can become a serious survival situation if you’re not pre
Hot weather survival is one of those topics that sounds simple until you’re the one standing in the sun, dehydrated, overheated, and realizing your body is losing the fight faster than you expected. Heat can be deceptive
If you’ve ever found yourself in a survival situation, food can quickly become one of the biggest sources of stress. That’s why a solid survival foraging guide matters. Knowing how to identify, gather, and safely prepare
When you spend time outdoors, weather is never just background noise. It is one of the biggest forces shaping every decision you make. A clear sky can turn in an hour, a calm trail can become dangerous fast, and a small
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