Lewis And Clark Survival Techniques

Rustic survival techniques where used when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the expedition that opened up the lands west of the Mississippi River. The Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804 to 1806 is perhaps one of the most well known expeditions of west expansion.

Because most of the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were from the civilized lands in the East, they had to learn new skills to stay alive. Those survival skills are the same survival techniques that are taught in many of thewilderness survival schools today.

Students are taught using the same equipment that Lewis and Clark had available then, such as flint and steel, Continue...