Quality always matters, but it is particularly true with knives. You will use a quality knife on a hunting, fishing or camping trip virtually every day and often several times a day. In a survival situation, you will use your survival knife at least multiple times and more often than not, dozens of times. Because…
Smith & Wesson is Changing its Name! Why? It’s Not What Someone Would Think!
When you hear Smith & Wesson (S&W) undoubtedly, a very particular image is conjured. If you hunt or shoot, chances are very good one of your first firearms was a S&W. Most of us over the age of 40 remember Dirty Harry’s S&W Model 29, a six shot, double action revolver chambered for a 44…
(Video) The 5 Tool Rule: What a Person MUST Always Have at a Minimum
In a survival situation in a perfect world, you would have every tool you could conceivably need ready and waiting. But we are talking about a survival situation, which throws the perfect world scenario out the window. It also means that you likely do not have all the tools you will need and will have…
Dead Wrong: 13 Survival Myths That Can Kill a Person
About the only survival topics more persistent than wild “what I would do” supposition about Zombie Apocalypses are myths regarding actual survival in scenarios that actually can happen. Many of these myths are decades old and were initiated in Hollywood by guys whose idea of “survival” was having to stay in a three-star hotel and…
5 Professions That’ll Make a Person Rich in a Post-Collapse World
Anyone who is the least bit aware has been preparing for some sort of a survival situation for years, if not decades. It might not be doomsday, but they have the basics to get through, even if “getting through” means a few hours or days without power or evacuating in the face of a major…
(Video) Is This is the Ultimate Bug Out Bag? How the Rule of Three Makes it So!
One of the debates between survivalist realists and doomsday survivalists is what to prepare for and what to include in the preparation. The realists tend to favor common sense approaches to survival and survival gear. The doomsday survivalists tend to want to prepare for the extreme. Neither is bad, but one area they both agree…
Why Sailing is Great for Emergency Preparedness
There are many ways of learning survival skills. For most, trying new skills in a controlled element like a weekend camping trip is the best approach while for others, taking classes that teach survival skills is the go-to alternative. One approach, covered in the article on the next page, is to take up sailing or…
How to Strategically Pack a Bug Out Bag or Survival Kit
As we all know, regardless of what you are preparing for, it is wise to have a “bug-out” bag or survival kit at your disposal if a major disruption to your daily life hits. Disruptions can range from power being knocked out for a few hours or days to a large-scale, “doomsday” scenario such as…
What is an Earthbag and What are its Benefits?
Most of us cannot slap down hundreds of thousands of dollars on a second home or survival shelter without putting ourselves behind the financial eight-ball, at least for a time. If you are in that boat, carefully considering alternative construction methods is one way of getting what you need at a relatively low cost without…
Properly Using Epinephrine in Vials
Standard Warning: As with anything medical that involves something that can kill you, please check with medical professionals before moving ahead with the advice in this article. As always, use common sense, get needed training if necessary and do all you can to avoid becoming a statistic. If you or a loved one suffers from…
Which is Best to Build: Straw Bale, Cob, or Earthbag?
Straw Bale, Cob and Earthbag are methods of construction that utilize predominately natural construction materials for at least the frame and walls (interior and exterior) of your house. The are attractive for the following reasons: They are very affordable, compared to traditional building materials. They are easy to work with, can rely on “laymen” to…
4 Awe Inspiring Uses for Wood Ash
In the country, we try to use everything to its maximum potential. A good example of this is when we use wood for fire. We heat with a wood stove from late fall through late spring as well as burn off brush or junk wood whenever we need to do so. That leaves a bunch…
Planning a Bug out Vehicle Load Prior to a Survival Situation
Your bug-out vehicle, whether it is a specially designated vehicle or your regular, daily form of transportation, is one of the most important aspects of your survival arsenal. Since the vast majority of likely survival events ultimately require some form of evacuation, that vehicle is worth its weight in gold to you and your family.…
How to Make a Powerful 1000 Watt Wind Turbine
Just about every survivalist actively looks for alternatives to traditional energy wherever they come up. That includes wind. Almost all of us have seen the giant turbines on a ridgeline or in a wind farm, but the same technology on a smaller scale can be used to create power just about anywhere there is a…
(Video) How to Build a Cordwood House for Off Grid Living
Cordwood masonry is a building technique that uses short pieces of wood (cordwood) stacked crosswise and filled in with masonry or cob mixtures as well as insulation to form a wall. The technique dates back centuries, some allege over a thousand years and has been found in some iteration all over the world. Current methods…
What to Do When a Home Gets Invaded…
Whether we like it or not, a home invasion is a possibility, no matter where you live. Urban, suburban, rural, even wilderness, it does not matter. If someone is desperate enough or is a criminal, invading your home is a possibility. This is particularly true in tough economic times or if you live in an…
How to Silently Hunt After a Collapse
A grim reality of a long-term survival scenario is the need to secure food and the only realistic way of doing that if all infrastructure has collapsed is through hunting. While hunting silently is always preferable, in a survival situation, where desperate folks might be looking to “poach” a meal, silence is paramount. Not only…
The Best States to Head to When All Hell Breaks Loose
Just about every survivalist has a “bug-out” plan, a strategy for what to do when a survival crisis hits and it becomes necessary to move to a safer locale (or even to “bug-in”). Less considered is where to go beyond “the camp” or some other predesignated safe space. Is your bug-out location optimal for long-term…
Are Buried Shipping Containers a Good Idea for a Bunker? NO, and Here is Why!
It is almost impossible to visit a survival or preparation oriented website and not see either an article or advertisement for using shipping containers as underground bunkers. They always look amazing – finished floors, a happy family inside, clean with more than ample supplies to last a veritable lifetime; some even have their own air circulation…
FEMA Markings and Why They are Important to Know and Understand
If you have ever been in a large scale disaster area – say after a hurricane or tornado – you undoubtedly have seen markings on the front access point of buildings. Those are codes for FEMA searchers and they tell a lot about the state of the building, what might or might not be in…