Mead is a drink that is created by mixing honey with water and letting the honey ferment. It is the oldest recorded alcoholic beverage in history. Mead is so old, it has been an easily fermented drink to make for centuries throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. In a survival situation, alcoholic beverages will be a…
Experts Weigh in on What the Best “Go-To” Survival Tool Is
Ask a survivalist what their “go-to” or “can’t do without” survival tool is and you will get a few commonalities – but only a few. Most will list a multi tool or survival knife as well as knowledge, but there the similarities end. All of us have a favorite tool that we would choose if…
If a Person Gets Lost at Sea, Here is How They Can Survive
While this advice is more geared towards an ocean survival situation, it really applies to any large body of water where we might find ourselves stranded with no one around to help us. Getting stranded in a huge body of water is terrifying – we do not know what is beneath us, how to get to…
Have a Communication Plan for a Survival Situation – Or Else!
Apart from accurate accounts of what happened/is happening, communications are usually one of the first lasting casualties of a survival situation. It can also be the most deadly. Without communications, each person or group of people become islands unto themselves and have to learn the lessons of other persons or groups of people who ventured…
One Russian Family’s Amazing Story of Survival (and Why it Should Scare Us)
One of the more dangerous (and annoying) aspects of our “survival culture” is the ease with which many think they will adjust if we ever face a true end of the world as we know it. It is as if some think that in that scenario, having a few cans of beans, fire starter, tarp,…
Antibacterial Usnea and Why Every Survivalist Should be Able to Identify It
Nature has given us a bunch of potential remedies to common ailments that range from preventative to curative. While modern medicine is still more effective, it is good to know natural remedies for if and when a survival scenario rears its ugly head. In a large-scale survival situation, traditional healing places like hospitals, clinics and…
What Every Survivalist Should Have in the Event of a Nuclear Attack
It seems inconceivable, after the Cold War, that in 2017 we might be facing a nuclear confrontation with a rogue state. Yet, here we are, facing down a deranged, psychopathic nut job as he desperately tries to solidify power and because of political miscalculations and sheer naiveté, the world is holding its breath to see…
Is Boiling Water Necessary to Make it Safe to Drink? Here Are the Facts!
It is pretty much accepted that boiling water is the only non-chemical way to treat water and make it safe for consumption by humans. While this certainly is true, it is also overkill for the sake of an easily recognized symbol. The reality is most pathogens die much sooner in heated water than the 202…
(Video) Sticky Ejector? Try This Before Taking a Firearm in for Maintenance!
This problem recently posed itself to me in the form of a friend’s .38 snub-nosed revolver. After a day at the range, the cylinder ejector became extremely stiff and was almost impossible to turn; it rendered the shooting of the weapon moot. Nothing major had happened to the .38 and it was not excessively fired.…
A Review of Panfish Lures that Must be in Every Survivalist’s Survival Kit
Fishing is a reliable way to ensure that in a survival scenario you can get your hands on protein. In just about survival setting, somewhere there is some sort of fish that can provide you with life-saving food – the trick is finding the place and then catching the fish. Plus, on the survival task…
How a Wrong Survival Assumption Can be Deadly
The video we cover here will likely make a few angry; it should alarm anyone who thinks “the day after” will be a blaze of glory. It is along video, but accurate and should be mandatory for anyone who thinks they are up to the task of surviving anything beyond a basic survival scenario. The…
Home Security: Common Sense Steps to Take to Keep a Home Safe
One of the “givens” in a large scale natural or man made disaster is that eventually, the desperate or the opportunistic will start looting. In many cases, looting is the last thing a person wants to do, but when your very survival depends on finding food, water or survival tools, someone’s property becomes fair game.…
(Video) The Precision-Listening Method to Opening a Numeric Lock
In a survival situation, getting access to needed supplies and materials as well as tools is an extremely high priority. It is a high priority because the easier we make it in terms of accomplishing survival tasks, the greater the possibility we will make it out in one piece. Unfortunately, a survival situation does not…
(Video) How to Make a Survival Blade Razor Sharp
An invaluable survival tool is possibly our most important supplies; without it, we deprive ourselves of a resource we will use daily in a survival situation multiple times. So if the blade is dull, the effectiveness will plummet as will the productivity and efficiency in terms of using energy – dull blades mean more work.…
Can Bear Grylls’ Advice be Trusted? The Answer is Surprising!
Bear Grylls has built quite a name for himself as a survivalist on television and for a guy with his resume, it is well deserved. He is known for giving advice on survival basics as well as other advice on survival scenarios and he shows the viewer how to navigate through the challenges of survival.…
Survival Lessons From the Homeless
Homelessness is an unfortunate fact of life – world over. No matter the society, country or culture, for a variety of reasons, homeless exists and in many cases pervades. As sad as that reality is, though, there are lessons any survivalist can learn from the homeless as they are in many ways, the ultimate survivors.…
Pine Pitch – Why it’s a Multi-Use Survival Resource
One of the challenges anyone in a survival situation faces is finding and harvesting the many different natural substances that can play a role in their daily existence. These substances can aid in everything from cooking to first aid to fire starting even to making sure we get enough vitamins and minerals. One of the…
Basic Home Security Every Survivalist Should Implement
It seems no matter where we look, examples for civil unrest abound. Our cities have been beset with violent political protests, riots, and looting. Natural disasters have yielded small, medium and large scale looting. Home invasions, while down numerically, seem to be on the increase outside of just the cities and suburbs. Everywhere we look,…
Walk Like a Fox in the Woods to Remain Undetected
Navigating through any type of forest or brush can be a challenge if keeping quiet is the goal. While hunting, keeping quiet is paramount; next to their sense of smell, most animals have an acute sense of hearing. Keeping quiet in a survival scenario can also be very important; if you are trying to navigate an…
Ease the Struggle of Carrying a Backpack All Day
Aging is inevitable and with aging comes a reduction in what a person can endure, particularly in a hiking or survival scenario. That old 35-pound pack that used to seem like child’s play to haul around all day gradually begins to feel like a boulder. If that does not happen, the aches that accompany a…