Depending on the type and duration of the survival situation you face, you may need to use your surroundings to make weapons for hunting food and possibly for protection as well. If the SHTF situation continues through an extended period, you may even have to resort to hunting with traps and a bow and arrow.…
Want to Bow Hunt in a Survival Situation? Learn How to Make a Bamboo Arrow
In a survival situation, chances are you will have to use a weapon to protect yourself or to hunt for food. There are many weapons to select from, but one of the weapons you should own is a bow hunt that you can make from bamboo. One way of doing that is to construct your…
[VIDEO] What Survival Handgun Should You Buy?
There are many reasons you must have at least one handgun in your survival arsenal, in addition to any other long guns you own. What to buy, however, is a matter of opinion. The key to deciding is simple; answer these three questions. What will I use the firearm for? Defense or hunting? As an…
Improvised Weapons for Your Survival
Like it or not, chances are you will be faced with a survival situation or SHTF moment at some point in your life. Given the trajectory of current events, from riots to terrorist attacks, heck, even prolonged weather events, the chances of that event happening sooner is a better bet than later. Depending on the…
[VIDEO] How to Make an Aztec Sword
Get ready to enjoy a three part video on the next page that will cover how to make a Maquahuitl (Aztec Sword) from scratch. While its utility in a survival situation is limited, it is important that everyone preparing for a survival situation or SHTF moment understand the basics of making their own tools and…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Harden Your Knife Blade
Your knife is your most versatile and important tool in your survival arsenal; you will use it literally every day, often multiple times a day, in almost every conceivable survival situation. That means you must keep your knife (ves) in optimum condition and maintain them constantly, including knowing how to harden them to ensure that…
[VIDEO] Check Out This Review For A Smith And Wesson Military Knife
Word of Caution: This is a review for the Smith & Wesson Military and Police MAGIC Assisted Knife. Depending on where you live, there may be restrictions on what you can buy, own and / or have on your person. Please check your state laws before purchasing this knife. The Smith & Wesson Military and…
First Time Handguns – Here are the Best
One of the toughest questions to address if you are just starting to get into the survivalist lifestyle or mentality is whether or not to own a firearm. This is particularly difficult if you have not grown up around firearms or are not really comfortable around them. For some, the answer is easy, for both…
Cheap Survival Knives – What You Should Know
Everyone looks for a bargain. It is part of human nature. All too often, that includes our survival gear. In some cases, you can get buy on the cheap, but beware. When you skimp on certain items, like survival knives, you potentially put yourself in danger by not having a tool that can do what…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make A Bushcraft Knife From A File
Being able to re-purpose old tools and turn them into new tools gives every survivalist an edge over those who lack that ability. Use it to your advantage! Today we’re focusing on an old hand file which is annealed and then grounded to make a neck-knife. Being able to make a knife or other multi functional tools/weapons from used…
[VIDEO] Do You Know The Best Survival Rifle? Check This One Out And See
In a SHTF moment or long term survival situation, your firearm can be your best friend or worst enemy. You might have to use it for protection (against man or beast,) to hunt and secure game and even in a pinch as a barter item (if you have more than one rifle at your disposal.)…
[VIDEO] Make This Awesome Paracord Monkey Fist
A Monkey Fist is a survival tool that has a lot of different types of uses – as a weight on a line, weapon, even as an “anchor” in rock climbing. In a survival situation, it can be a very useful weapon for small game such as squirrels or birds. It also is relatively quiet…
[VIDEO] Check Out This Awesome Bear Grylls Ultimate Survival Knife
We all know that a dependable knife is critical in a survival situation and SHTF moment. Without a reliable knife, your life becomes much more difficult and in some cases, your prospects for survival are vastly reduced (that is why on those survival shows one of the essential items the survivalist is allowed to carry…
[VIDEO] Learn How You Can Make Gunpowder From Urine
If you are like most survivalists, chances are you have a healthy stock of food, medical supplies, tools, equipment, firearms and ammunition. At some point, however, your food, medical supplies and ammunition will run out. While bartering for food and medical supplies might be an option, ammunition will come at a premium because it is…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make This Awesome Survival Spear
We really wanted to share this great video, something a bit different, with survival spears as the focus. We love the forethought and our hostess’s stick-to-it-ness when it comes to her own spear throwing skills. Survival Lily shows us various spears, ones you can make, cutting a point with your own sharp knife, and other…
[VIDEO] Creative Survival Weapons You Can Afford
One thing that is always amazing to me as I research various survival and outdoor topics is how expensive a lot of the stuff you see people recommending as “must have” actually are. Let’s face it, you could spend a small fortune on various survival items and use them sparingly at best and in some…
5 Reasons You Should Own At Least One Firearm
For most of us, owning at least one firearm and usually a few is a “no-brainer” even without the possibility of a survival situation or SHTF moment. Add to the scenario that possibility and the question of whether to own a firearm, or several, becomes even more obvious. Some people struggle with this decision, even…
[VIDEO] This Is What Actually Happens When You Taze Someone
In past posts, we have shown you how to make your own taser and we have all read or heard stories of the Police using tasers on suspects as a way to subdue them without resorting to more deadly force. Few of us, however, know what happens when a taser is deployed and how it…
[VIDEO] This Karambit Knife Is INCREDIBLE! See What It Can Do Here…
If you are a regular visitor to this site, you know the premium we put on having a dependable knife as part of your mandatory survival tool kit; in fact, you know we suggest you have several. In a SHTF or survival situation, your knife not only makes the task before you much easier, it…
Choosing The Best Survival Knife – What You Need to Know
One of your most valuable tools in a survival situation is your hunting knife. You will use it to cut, scrape, incise, chop – even in self-defense situations – you simply will use a knife in a survival situation everyday, often several times a day. Without a reliable knife, your situation becomes much more dire and…