There are countless ways to build a fire. You could douse a haphazard heap of sticks with fuel and toss a match on it. You could spend a great deal of precious time gathering piles and piles of tinder and kindling only to have the meager flame continue to fizzle itself out. To build a…
Learn More About an Ideal Kick-Butt Handgun for Urban Survival Situations
When SHTF, you want to be ready to get out the door on a moment’s notice, no questions asked. You’ll likely be grabbing some food, water, clothing, a knife, some simple survival tools, and, hopefully, a gun. While any gun will serve its purpose, ideally you’ll want a weapon that is small, light, easy to…
(Video) Dave Canterbury Effectively Explains How to Use Ferro Rod Fire-Starters
For many in the survival community, carrying ferro rods is kind of a given. They offer sparks without fail, time after time, even when are wet and leaky lighters have given up. If you know how to use a ferro rod, it will give you a bright, hot fire even when the night is cold…
4 Rifles to Stock up on for Cheap Ammo
Every few years or so, there is a large explosion of activity in gun stores all across the country. Fears amid the political landscape often fuel such things, as millions of citizens clear the shelves of ammunition, terrified of what might be to come. The constant fear leads to a sharp rise in prices as…
The Freest States Ranked 1-50 for Living Off the Grid
Deciding to establish an off-the-grid homestead is an enormous decision that is laden with hurdles and obstacles. How will you pay for it? What are your plans for power? What are your plans for food and will you homeschool your kids? Before you make any of these decisions, though, you should consider the decision of…
(Video) He Takes Out a Battery and Steel Wool. Now Prepare to be Amazed When This Fire Starting Technique is Revealed…
Getting a fire going, under the best of circumstances, can be a bit difficult at times. And under the worst of circumstances? Well, it’ll be darn near impossible if you don’t have the right tools. Let’s face it; most people wouldn’t be able to get a fire going unless they had lighter fluid, a completely…
(Video) Smart Tips to Adhere to When Living Off the Grid During the Winter
For everyone considering moving to an off-grid, no power, no assistance homestead, there are a few things you must consider. First, are you ready for the challenge of explaining to your family why you feel you need to get away from the “real world?” Second, are you financially able to purchase everything you need to…
(Video) Stuck With Bound Hands? Using This DIY Hack, Here’s an Easy Way to Escape From Duct Tape
Check out news stories nationwide and chances are you’ll run into more than a few instances of criminals using duct tape to bind their victims. It seems that duct tape is not only the handyman’s secret weapon but the criminal’s, as well. Chances are, you won’t ever find yourself in a situation in which you’re bound…
(Video) While Hiking, a Man Caught Footage of Mountain Lion Attacking a Four Point Buck and it’s Incredible
In times of great distress, more and more people are turning to the raw purity of the wilderness. Even if it’s just for a few hours, being able to ‘get away from it all’ is becoming important to a greater number of Americans and those affected by the asinine politics and toxic workplaces of society…
The 5 Unbreakable Laws of Survival Everyone Needs to Understand
What does it take to survive TEOTWAWKI? Apart from a whole lot of luck and skill, it takes a whole lot of planning. After all, luck favors the prepared. Are you? Prepared, that is? There are a number of things to keep in mind when prepping for hard times, and the first of which is…
How to Go About Making Chloroform for Survival
Chloroform is one of those things that’s just steeped in negative connotations. In nearly every spy or killer movie, chloroform is the agent of lost power, rendering the hero or the villain unconscious long enough for their enemy to get them tied up and submitting to the will of the opposing force. With such a…
3 Things Most People Don’t Know About Matches
Nearly everyone knows the importance of matches in a survival kit. They are dependable, lightweight, and provide you with the added benefit of knowing exactly how many fires you should be able to light so that you can plan accordingly. Only five matches left and no end in sight to your survival situation? You’d better not…
(Video) He Ran Out of Water But Came Across a Plant. Here’s How to Use it to Retrieve Drinking Water.
After shelter, getting water in a survival situation is your absolute priority. While you can live for a few days without it, you will begin to feel the effects of dehydration within hours of your last drink. This dehydration can progress to muscle aches, spasms, coma, and then death, so going into a survival situation…
5 Events That Could Place the U.S. Under Martial Law
Martial law. It’s one phrase that terrifies all citizens, regardless of their political leanings. With martial law comes complete restrictions of rights and privileges, a weakened economy, and lessened individual power to enact change via voting or even protesting. Of course, one could argue that we are under martial law right now, but compared to what…
Deciding Whether a Generator is Really Worth it During SHTF
Watching the news today, it’s often a wonder how S hasn’t already HTF. With that said, more and more people are realizing this and are preparing accordingly, stocking up on food rations, supplies, and figuring out their best routes to survival from urban areas. However, there is one area that many new preppers are often…
How to Notice a Handgun That’s Concealed
Concealed-carry. Often an object of discourse in our society, the habit of many law-abiding citizens to carry weapons in the public sphere has led to arguments, disagreements, and even arrests and the further erosion of rights. No matter where you stand on this subject, though, chances are you feel you’d benefit from knowing whether those…
How to Make Civil War Fire Cakes for SHTF
If you had very limited supplies, would you be able to survive? A good follow-up question to that would be what constitutes “limited supplies?” Today that could mean a few weeks worth of prepared food (freeze dried) and enough water for a gallon a day per person. Back in the time of the Civil War,…
How to Survive When a Wound Gets Infected
One of the most important areas for a survivalist/prepper to consider is that of first aid. Keeping in mind that if you have three years of food and water stored up, you’ll probably need more than just a tiny backpacking first aid kit to help you survive until the world returns to normal, if it…
(Video) This Ultimate Off Grid Home is Built Inside a Mountain and it’s More Than Impressive!
Off grid living is one of the hottest new trends in the real estate market. This should come as no surprise as you watch the news. No matter where you stand on current events or what your views, there has likely been a time in which you wish you could just run away from it…
(Video) A Family Spent $700K on a Mind Blowing Survival Home on Wheels. Is it Worth It?
To many people, bugging out is all about having a predestined location to which you will travel when SHTF, planning on staying there until the trouble blows over. Ideally, this place is stocked with plenty of food and water and fuel for your long stay so that you never have to venture away from the…