How Do You Prevent and Treat Chigger Bites?
Q: What are red bugs or chiggers and how do you treat their bites?
Tenderfoot 4c
Tell what you can do while on a campout or other outdoor activity to prevent or reduce the occurrence of injuries or exposure listed in Tenderfoot requirements 4a and 4b.
Tasty Treat or Fatal Fruit? Here Are 5 Dangerous Wild Berries To Avoid
Never eat wild plants unless you know for sure what they are and how your body reacts to them.
How to Prevent and Treat Snake Bites
Snakebites present a potential danger in the outdoors. Here are steps to avoid a painful bite.
How to Prevent and Treat Tick Bites
Ticks are tiny, but they can case a lot of trouble. Here's how to be tick aware.
Take Care of Your Feet for Happier Hiking
It's easy to take your feet for granted on a day hike or backpacking trip. Take our expert's advice: Don't do it.
How to Identify and Deal with Dangerous Bugs
Here's how to recognize biters and stingers. And how to treat their bites and stings.
Sun protection buying guide
Be prepared for those broiling summer days with these handy tips and hot gear.
Poisonous Plants Quiz
Whether you're on a backcountry trek or a walk in the park, how aware are you of dangerous plants? Take this quiz and find out.
How to Prevent and Treat Blisters
Here are tips for how to avoid getting blisters and how to treat them.
Preventing and treating blisters
Q. I'm going to the 2013 National Scout Jamboree, and I've been told that there's tons of hiking. That might be a problem because my feet sweat a lot and give me blisters. Any suggestions for preventing and treating this?
Preventing and treating rattlesnake bites
Most snake bites occur in the summer months when both snakes and humans are most active outdoors, with the greatest number of venomous bites occurring in southern and western states with warmer climates. Here's how to prevent and treat a snake bite.
How to Prevent and Treat Frostbite
Frostbite is the end result of cold-induced injury to our tissues, and it is much more common than one may think.
Preventing and treating blisters
Q: My ankles and soles of my feet get very sore when I walk for two miles. What can I do?
How to avoid frostbite
Frozen flesh won't kill you right away -- but the pain might make you wish you were dead. Know the symptoms and how to treat them.