Making it through a survival crisis requires meticulous planning and execution – you have to understand the environment you are in and how to address the challenges it will inevitably throw your way. Hopefully, when the crisis hits, all your preparation comes to fruition and you can make it through relatively comfortably and in one…
Doomsday Fake News: How to Identify it and How it Works
So-called “Fake News” has been a hot topic in politics since the 2016 election; in fact, some people’s preoccupation with alleged fake news has all but hobbled many in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, fake news is not relegated just to politics; the “survival industry” is often rife with fake news, conspiracies that never quite pan out…
Bluegills for Survival: Here’s How to Catch Them
In terms of survival food virtually anyone can catch, virtually anywhere, fish are difficult to beat; even polluted urban waterways have fish in them in most cases. Of all the types of fish that exist, Bluegills are one of the most rugged and prolific. A native to the Eastern United States, they have been transplanted…
It’s Possible to Prepare for Survival on $5 a Week! Here’s How to Make it Happen:
One of the greatest challenges to sustained preparation for a survival crisis is cost. This reality drives a lot of people who could prepare some to not prepare at all. Undertaking stockpiling enough food for a year (or even a few weeks) is daunting, overwhelming and can be very expensive. That is understandable, but not…
Common Mistakes Survivalists Make That Can Cause a Person Serious Harm
Taking on the responsibility of being prepared is huge. Not only are you assuming responsibility for making sure you and your loved ones can make it through, you also are assuming responsibility for avoiding mistakes other survivalists have made. Dealing with a survival situation and having to navigate and overcome those mistakes can be more…
A Sustainable Septic System Every Survivalist Should Consider
One area of survival preparation that often gets overlooked is sewage and sewage disposal. This is odd because all of us need some way to dispose of our sewage, virtually every day we are alive. Since we are not bears, the areas we can create and dispose of the sewage is greatly limited – usually…
One of the Most Useful Substances to Use Outdoors is Survival Cement. Here’s How to Make It:
We all hope it never gets to the point where we are having to make our own building materials, but if a survival situation emerges that is dire enough, we may have no choice. In a situation that is absolutely desperate, survival will mean resorting to “ancient” methods for constructing buildings, walls, homes, etc. If…
Fishing Myths Debunked for Survival
Pretty much everyone knows that in a survival situation, fishing is one fairly easy way to make sure you get the protein, vitamins, and minerals you need to make it through. Fishing, though, like most age-old pastimes, is chock full of myths, rumors, and misconceptions. Often, fishing myths are started because someone misconstrued a real…
The A to Z of Bushcraft!
Being knowledgeable in bushcraft is beneficial from a survival perspective as well as anytime you venture into the “great outdoors.” The more you know, obviously, the more you will be able to encounter and thrive, but additionally, being knowledgeable in bushcraft also will give you the confidence to venture out beyond normal parameters in terms…
Gray Man – What it is and How it’s Used
If you follow the survival community or at least are preparation minded, chances are you have heard of the gray man concept. Whether you actually know what it is, however, is anyone’s guess (we are all like that). Hollywood sensationalism has taken the concept and molded it in a way that makes it attractive in…
What States Are NOT the Best Choice for a Survival Situation? The Answers Are Surprising!
Knowing where to live from the perspective of a survival incident and its aftermath is a tricky question. The United States has a lot of very diverse states whose approach to natural and manmade disasters varies. Some states have great infrastructure but very little in emergency services. Other states have a great emergency management system,…
Edible Insects! No Really. If a Person is Hungry Enough…
Ideally, even if you find yourself in a survival situation, things will not get so dire that you have to resort to eating insects. That said, sometimes circumstances devolve to the point where the previously unthinkable becomes, well, dinner. In that circumstance, there is a host of insects that you can eat in a pinch.…
Inexpensive Survival Items that Should be Stocked Now!
One of the most common reasons given for lack of preparation for a survival situation is the cost of survival supplies and equipment. While with some stuff, you get what you pay for, with many, the prospect of shelling out thousands of dollars for survival preparation is beyond what they can afford. Fortunately, though, by…
Preparing for Survival in an Apartment – Some Things to Consider!
Living in an urban area likely means you live in a condominium or an apartment. During any survival incident, that reality poses challenges unto itself. Once stuff starts happening, evacuation in most urban areas is difficult, if not impossible. The larger numbers of people mean everything from infrastructure to food supplies are stressed – almost…
Everyday Carry – What a Person Should Have at a Minimum
The concept of everyday carry gets lost in the mix of survival topics and debates. We all have an opinion on bug-out bags, survival caches, survival kits and emergency supply stockpiles and certainly, some of that stuff gets included in our everyday carry stuff by default. But very few people actually make a concerted effort…
Must Haves for the Next Time the Power Goes Out
Losing power during or after a storm is more than an inconvenience. It can literally be life altering! When you think of everything that you rely upon that is rendered useless when the power goes out as well as what you have to do to protect stuff like refrigerated and frozen food, you begin to…
(Video) How to Make Bamboo Tent Pegs
Bamboo is an incredibly versatile natural resource – survival or otherwise. One of the many ways you can use it is to fashion tent pegs for use in a survival situation or if you are camping and are missing a single tent peg. The key is to make sure the bamboo you use is mature…
(Video) 10 of the Safest Places to Head to if WWIII Breaks Out
Sadly, given political, religious and social upheaval, worldwide, the world in 2017 is as close to a World Conflict as it was in July 1914; some, given the turmoil in the Middle East, would say we are even closer to the precipice than during that period. There are at least six regions where a minor…
(Video) A Unique Bamboo Cutting Tool We Must Learn How to Make Right Away
The art of survival is being able to innovate and create for yourself the tools, food, materials, and equipment you need to make it through whatever you are facing. It is always best to plan ahead and have what you need close at hand, but sometimes that is not possible. One of the foundation tools…
(Video) Man Gets His Hands On an Old Dishwasher Motor and What He Does With It is Incredible!
Electrical power is one of those things we take for granted up until it is suddenly gone. When that happens, our world grinds to a halt. Everything from online access to lighting to refrigeration is affected and we suddenly are thrown back to the early 1900’s in terms of technology and creature comforts. That is why…