When we watch television, view wonderful stories about frontiersmen, pioneers, and our ancestors, we often think about those bygone days and how we might fare under the same circumstances.

Of course, we have to realize that many of those stories are glamorized for the media and Laura Ingles Wilder’s small house on the prairie was probably far more hard-fought than we’ve seen on the screen!

Our real-life ancestors, homesteaders of the extreme sort, definitely lived hard, and the skills they learned have been passed down from generation to generation. Granted, in this day of technology and easy access the things they did a hundred years ago might seem more than undesirable to the common man.

However, a prepper and survivalist are not really common, are they? On the next page learn about five vital historical survival skills you should apply to your skill set today!

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