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Build a wilderness loadout, compare field gear, and learn from people who put equipment to the test in the boreal, the tundra, and everywhere the map runs thin.

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Alone · 10 item list

01Sleeping bag
02Pot
03Axe
04Saw
05Fishing kit
06Paracord
07Ferro rod
08Fixed-blade knife
09Bow & arrows
10Gill net

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Side-by-side, spec against spec, honestly.

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Field dispatch

Plan before you pack.

Weather, terrain, and travel style should shape every choice on your ten — from the blade you carry to the shell you sleep under.

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Shelter craft

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Water & food

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Field Guides

Independent buying guides and analyses — no fabricated ratings.

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Field guide · 01

Shelter

Site selection, tarp configurations, natural shelters, insulation, and cold-weather considerations.

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Fire

Tinder, kindling, fire lays, ignition methods, and wet-weather firecraft with a safety-first approach.

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Field guide · 13

Ten-Item Selection Strategy Workbook

Score gear by survival value, skill fit, calorie return, redundancy, repairability and biome fit.

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Alone Season 13 Contestants

Ten new survivalists drop into the wild for Season 13. Meet the cast, then dig into their gear picks and full profiles.

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Trip planning, gear analysis, and dispatches from the country we cover.

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Where the show has lived

Alone filming locations

Every season of Alone, Alone: Frozen, and Alone Australia — click a location for a full breakdown of the country, why the show came there, and how it shapes what participants build.

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Know your neighbors

Boreal wildlife, one species at a time

Field guides to the animals that shape how we plan — behavior, habitat, sign, and the notes that keep you honest about the country you're moving through.

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