Today’s project is an easy DIY project that would come in handy in one of those “minor” survival situations – say a thunderstorm knocks out the power, and you need enough light to get round, but not so much as to illuminate an entire room. They also look really cool when lit. Using the solar…
[VIDEO] Check Out These Must Do DIY Aluminum Can Projects
It is a sad commentary on our propensity to litter, but you can find aluminum cans just about anywhere on planet Earth. There are even reports of people finding plastic bottles and aluminum cans at places like Mt Everest, Amazonian rain forests, and the Serengeti. Simply put, where there are humans, there likely are aluminum…
[VIDEO] Survival Myths That Could Really Harm You in a SHTF Moment
Surviving a SHTF moment is difficult enough without adding to it by embracing commonly held beliefs that are actually utterly untrue. Worse, they can in some cases be deadly. For example, did you know that contrary to what a lot of people believe, moss does not always grow on the north side of a tree?…
[VIDEO] How to Build a Thatched Dome Hut in the Wilderness
The purpose of showing you this video is to show you how to use your surroundings to get the materials you need to build a reliable, durable shelter. According to the Principle of Three, you have about three hours in harsh elements to build yourself a shelter in order to have a chance at surviving.…
[VIDEO] Tampons Are Survival Tools Too!
When someone says “survival tool,” not many people would come up with tampons. In fact, tampons are an everyday subject for just about no one, except maybe the people that make them. For the rest of us, tampons are something only talked about – or thought about – when they are needed. They are, however,…
Alternate Medical Supplies You Can Use for a Survival Situation
Medical supplies will be in short supply in a SHTF moment. Hospitals generally do not have a massive stock of medication or supplies on hand, and they will run out quickly if the situation is dire enough. That means you should have on hand an essential stock of medications for use in the aftermath of…
[VIDEO] Use Primitive Tools and Natural Materials to Construct Your Own Hut!
We have shown this video before and have given you an example of one type of long-term shelter you can build. Building a shelter is important if you are facing a survival situation that lasts more than a few days. While the construction of the shelter is fascinating to watch, the builder uses at least…
[VIDEO] Brew Natural Ingredients and Make Wild Tea for a SHTF Moment
Reader Warning: As always with the maker of these videos, the information provided is invaluable to a survivalist for implementation in a survival situation, but it comes with his hilarious, but salty sense of humor and some language not suitable for children. The information contained, however, makes it worth listening and taking notes. Faced with…
[VIDEO] How to Build a ‘Long Fire’ That’ll Keep You From Freezing at Night
Most of us know how to build a camp or survival fire for immediate heat, cooking and purifying water. For a long, cold night, however, that type of fire, while great for centralized, immediate heat is awful at burning through the night and providing adequate heat to ward off the elements. One answer to that…
[VIDEO] Preparing Grasshoppers as Survival Food
One of the major challenges for someone facing a SHTF moment or survival situation is finding enough food to keep up your energy and provide your body with much-needed nutrients. It is not the most appetizing, but one source of food available in most places in the summer are grasshoppers. While eating them might not…
[VIDEO] Using an Empty Butane Lighter to Start a Fire – This is a Must See!
Being able to create a fire is paramount in a survival or SHTF moment, and most of us have several types of fire-starters in our survival kits and bug-out bags. One of those methods is the butane lighter. In most situations, survival or no, butane lighters are the quickest and most reliable way to ignite something…
[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…
[VIDEO] Fishing Techniques You Must Learn to Survive
With the exception of the dead of winter and even then if you have the right tools, fishing is the easiest and most assured way of gaining yourself survival food – and the protein, vitamins and minerals that come with it. Fish live in almost every environment – even in arid conditions, provided there is…
[VIDEO] Make Your Own Fishing Spear for Survival Fishing
Fishing with a spear is a technique used by cultures worldwide, for about all of recorded history. Ancient Native American cultures, for example, deployed teams to push fish into shallows into traps or spear fishermen who eagerly awaited spearing them in the shallows. Spearing fish is an easy way to catch fish in virtually any…
[VIDEO] Wilderness Survival Shelters – What You Need to Know
Unless you find yourself in a survival situation where the elements are not an issue, finding or constructing a shelter is critical to your making it out in one piece. Barring a situation where a shelter is not imperative, in the immediate situation, shelter is the number one priority. After you have secured shelter, you…
[VIDEO] Natural First Aid in a Survival Situation
Like it or not, in a SHTF moment or longer -term survival situation, much of the medical advances we have made over the last 150 years will become luxuries. If our infrastructure has broken down, our traditional and expected medical systems will become overwhelmed and if we are facing a long-term situation, will break down…
A Modern Perspective of Homesteading
Starting in the 60’s, hitting its apex in the late 80’s, but enjoying a resurgence over the last ten years, is the concept of “homesteading.” A key difference between then is not is that “flight” from urban and suburban areas has been replaced in many cases, with “homesteading in place.” That is to say, becoming…
Bug-Out or Bug-In, That is the Question
Facing a survival situation, is it ever appropriate to consider “bugging-in” versus “bugging out?” A lot of that answer depends on your immediate environment and needs as well as how prepared you are for an actual survival crisis. While complete societal breakdown or a man-made or natural disaster always seems like a good reason to…
[VIDEO] Essential Gear for Bushcrafting
Any time you venture out into the bush, or even if the “bush” to you is a weekend camping trip or day hike, being prepared for the anticipated and unanticipated is critical. All too often, though, we over-load with gear, trying to anticipate everything, when in reality, survival in all but the harshest of conditions…
[VIDEO] Filtering Water Made Incredibly Easy
Warning: This amazing filtration method is not a substitute for purifying your water. Any water collected via this method must be purified after it is filtered. Water is a critical element needed for every day or survival situation – we all know that – three to four days without water and your chances of survival are vastly…