Outdoor survival skills prepare us for the worst, such as falling into a well or discovering your boss is an alien at the company picnic. Stay alive through every eventuality with today's Groupon: for $12, you get two tickets to The Outdoor Adventure Show on Friday, February 25 at the International Centre, located in Mississauga (advance value of $20; at-the-door value of $24).

Spelunkers, scuba divers, and other real air-breathing species throng the annual Outdoor Adventure Show to feed on sports-demo spectacles and preseason deals on gear and travel. The expo's more than 300 exhibits entice onlookers to procure a retro steam-powered kayak paddle or plan an eco-friendly camping trip to the sun's spa resort. Pause at the whitewater pool populated with canoe and kayak experts fighting ferocious swells, or take in a scuba demonstration at the dive tank before clambering up the rock wall to echolocate kindred spirit animals.