Like it or not, we rely on our cell phones. For most of us, they have become as important as our right arm, and we use them as much! They allow mobile communication, verbally and on social media and let us check email, stay up on news, buy things, to navigate – they are in…
Predicting the Weather – Old School!
One of the consistent realities of modern life is that weather prediction is at best an educated guess and hardly a science. How many times have you heard the phrase “if the storm track just shifts 50 miles to the… it could be an entirely different story?” Weather prediction today is a formulation of data,…
Serious Trauma? Here’s What a Prepper Needs to Know if Someone Sustains a Life-Threatening Injury!
At no point in a person’s life are they more at risk for serious injury than in the midst or in the aftermath of a survival incident. Virtually no matter the crisis, the dangers of serious injury rise exponentially during a survival crisis, if for no other reason then everything a person knows, everything they…
Deadly Wilderness Mistakes to Avoid at All Costs
Whether camping, hiking or in a survival situation, there are fundamental mistakes we must not make if we want to avoid injury, sickness or even death when we stray off the beaten path. These are mistakes that almost everyone makes in some iteration until they have years of experience under their belts and instinctively know…
During SHTF Going to the Bathroom in the Dirt Gets Old. Here’s What’s Needed to Make an Emergency Toilet Ahead of Time.
This is one of those practical DIY projects that serve both a survival and practical, non survival purpose – mainly if you camp a lot. In a true survival situation, if it is dire enough, eventually, the sewage system where you live will go on the blink. This can be because of lack of power…
(Video) How To Make a Celt Tomahawk Out of an Old Adze – This is Remarkable!
Survival situations if they are long enough will demand all of us improvise to make it through. That eventually, no matter now prepared we are, will mean making our own tools. When and if that happens, understanding how to cut, forge and work with steel and other metals will be a requirement. In this particular…
(VIDEO) For Under $10, Here’s How to Make a PVC Long Bow
A true survival situation demands that you improvise – use everything available to you as you find it – usually with modification. Depending on your situation, this includes weapons. One fairly easy way to get a weapon for smaller game and self-protection is to make a bow out of PVC pipe. PVC pipe is found…
4 Vital Rules a Prepper Must Follow When it Comes to Sighting in a Rifle
For many of us, the arrival of Autumn means football, hot days and cooler nights and preparing for the arrival of hunting season. A key part of that preparation is sighting in our rifles, which you know if you hunt, can be an afternoon of fun and challenge in and of itself. Having a well-sighted…
Testing a Prepper’s Knowledge: The Many Different Ways to Build a Campfire
One of the basics to surviving in the outdoors is the ability to build a fire and to sustain it for as long as you need it, regardless of your environmental circumstances. Air, water, and shelter are all priority, but a close second is being able to assemble the materials and tools necessary, as well…
5 of the Bravest Survivalists That Preppers Can Still Learn Much From Today
If you are like me, you love reading about how North America was “settled,” from the initial exploration through the days of the “Wild West.” The folks back then were of hardy stock, even the weak ones! Those who thrived, however, tended to be a special breed of tough. They had to battle the weather,…
How to Clean and Prepare a Frog
While considered a delicacy in some locales, frog legs are not what most of us would think of when ordering up a meal. In a pinch, however, like in a survival situation, they are one source of vitamins, minerals, and protein to keep you going. Relatively easy to catch and abundant in most areas during…
How to Prepare for an EMP Attack
We have all heard about the threat of an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack – man-made or natural – and the chaos, destruction and death that would ensue anywhere that is dependent on electrical devices to survive. That, unless you live in the wilderness or off grid and without any type of electricity, includes just about…
Stealth Camping With a Truck Camper: One Prepper’s Experience
If you are preparing for a survival situation, especially one where you may have to travel to get to a safer locale or a bug-out location, stealth camping is one way of ensuring you can move as you like, safely and securely. During a survival situation, being able to move and stay in an area…
(VIDEO) The Largest Spider in the World Is Unlike Anything a Prepper Has Ever Seen…
This is another spider post, because spiders are one part creepy and one part cool and if you are facing a survival situation, they can range from nuisance to deadly threat if you are not careful. Spiders live virtually everywhere and generally are not aggressive, but many, if confronted at least can deliver a powerful…
How to Successfully Construct a Primitive Funnel Fish Trap
We frequently emphasize how fish can be a life saver in a survival situation. Virtually anywhere you find yourself and virtually in any situation, fish can be found, caught and consumed, providing valuable nutrients and protein. What you might not have, however, is a way to catch the fish. One way, used all over the…
How to Use an Acorn to Make a Loud Survival Whistle
One of the most effective ways to attract attention is to use a whistle. It is so effective, that women are encouraged to have a whistle as part of their arsenal against attack, along with other defensive tools. A well-placed whistle can literally be heard for miles depending on your environment and if you have…
How to Protect Yourself When You’re Not Allowed to Have a Weapon
Most survivalists are comfortable around firearms and many consider them to be a tool that is vital for hunting food as well as self-defense. Sometimes, however, and particularly in today’s society after decades of guns being demonized, bringing your firearm into a specific location is prohibited and breaking the law is ill-advised. Examples of this…
(VIDEO) After the Collapse, Rodents Will Become a Problem. Learn How to Make This Super Homemade Trap Before SHTF.
Rodents will pose a major health threat as well as other types of nuisances in a major, long-term survival situation and if you do not figure out a way to trap and remove them, you will suffer the consequences! In a longer-term survival situation, particularly if a traditional infrastructure is decimated (say in an earthquake, flood…
6 Insane Uses for Cherokee “Plastic” for Off Grid Living
Cherokee Plastic is slang for bamboo and when it comes to bamboo, it is hard to find a more versatile, durable and easy to work with material on the planet. From fishing rods to furniture, food to splints for injury and much, much more, bamboo is possibly the ultimate survival substance. It is found in…
(Video) The 5 Biggest Spiders in the World Are Horrifying!
Here is hoping you never come face to face with any of these critters. Few people know that all spiders are venomous and all are predators. The number of spiders who produce toxic enough venom or enough venom at all to harm humans is limited to a relatively small number. In fact, for most of…