In this episode, Jen and Dyana talk with Survival Specialist Jessie Krebs, who shares essential tips for staying alive in the backcountry, covering everything from signaling to self-protection. Krebs, one of the few S.E.R.E. (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) specialists who taught military members how to survive behind enemy lines, also appeared as a contestant on the hit television show "Alone" and offers her own Masterclass in Survival Training. Currently, she teaches a variety of in-person classes at her O.W.L.S. Skills School in Colorado.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome back!
1:02 Jen's BIG news
3:12 Guest Introduction
5:15 Wild Women on the Water
8:30 Road kill deer...?
11:11 Jessie's Background
16:06 Jessie's Hypothermia Experience
18:24 Wilderness Therapy
25:38 How Dyana found Jessie
26:20 What to do if you get lost outdoors
33:40 How long can humans last without food and water?
35:46 Importance of a shelter for psychological health
39:04 Top essential items to take when hiking
39:58 5 Basic Needs
49:58 How long can it take someone to become a survival expert?
51:51 One of Jessie's most impactful moments in nature
58:13 What to do in a lightning storm
1:08:15 O.W.L.S. Skills Outdoor School
1:10:56 Can Dyana survive in the wilderness?
1:16:14 The Hadza - one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer tribes on Earth
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