P&S ModCast 463 brings Craig Caudill, Shane Kerwin, and Matt Landfair together for a discussion about outdoor appreciation and building outdoor survival skills. Rather than treating survival as a gear checklist, the episode emphasizes developing awareness, familiarity, and sound judgment through time and experience outdoors.
Released: August 27, 2026
Runtime: 2 hours, 49 minutes
Panel: Craig Caudill, Shane Kerwin, and Matt Landfair
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Episode overview
Outdoor capability is built over time. The discussion examines the mental side of survival skills: becoming more attentive to the environment, developing comfort with uncertainty, learning from ordinary time outside, and treating preparation as a gradual practice rather than an identity or a shopping project.
Topics discussed
- Outdoor appreciation as the basis for practical capability
- Developing awareness, observation, and environmental judgment
- Building confidence through repeated experience and incremental learning
- Balancing equipment with knowledge, planning, and decision-making
- How mindset influences preparation and responses to uncertainty
- Making outdoor skills part of normal life rather than a one-time event
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- P&S ModCast 109 — Jungle Operations
- P&S ModCast 404 — Defense Against Wild Animals
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Association map
Survival and Fieldcraft → outdoor awareness, preparation, resilience, environmental judgment, and skill development.