Have you ever tried to stuff the end of a frayed rope through a hole that is too small? It is a pain in the neck and often times you end up sheering part of the rope and pulling on its guts to make it go through. That is not good for the rope and…
6 Critical Errors a Survivalist Shouldn’t Allow to Happen
Making mistakes in survival preparation or during a survival event is almost inevitable. The trick is to avoid making major mistakes and to put yourself in a position that when mistakes are made, you can quickly recover without jeopardizing your overall chances of making it out in one piece. One way of doing that…
[VIDEO] A Survival Knife You Can Count On – SOG Seal Team Elite Knife Review
If you are an aficionado of survival knives, you are likely familiar with the SOG specialty knives and their reputation for excellence. Created in Seattle in 1986, SOG knives are pricey, but lifetime investments capable of handling just about everything a person can think to throw at them. The SEAL Team Elite product line is…
Perimeter Defense and What You Need to Know
Any discussion of preparation for a long-term survival situation or SHTF moment has to include a conversation about property defense and especially, perimeter defense. In an acute survival situation, the unprepared will be desperate and desperate people will do desperate things; that means the prepared will more than likely become targets of the unprepared. No…
Homesteading 101 – What You Need to Know
Homesteading in one iteration or another is an option for many survivalists in an age where “modern living” seems to be a combination of massive vulnerabilities and complexity. While most of us will not pack up our belongings and head out to the Alaskan wilderness anytime soon, many of us have increased our self-sufficiency level. And…
Improvised Weapons for Your Survival
Like it or not, chances are you will be faced with a survival situation or SHTF moment at some point in your life. Given the trajectory of current events, from riots to terrorist attacks, heck, even prolonged weather events, the chances of that event happening sooner is a better bet than later. Depending on the…
Smartly Stocking Survival Food – What Should be in Your Cache
Anyone who is geared towards preparation for a survival situation or SHTF moment has an idea in their head as to what materials and equipment are indispensable. While that list is unique to each person, there are some commonalities; almost everyone, for example, has a firearm, water, and a first-aid kit set aside for use. These…
A Compact Survival Kit You Should Add to Your Survival Arsenal
This video covers a hunting survival kit, but it has broad applications for campaign, hiking, fishing, anywhere you venture into the “wild” where you may encounter a survival situation or SHTF moment. Best of all, this compact survival kit pretty much covers everything you may need if you find yourself stuck in the woods, and…
Bug-Out Food Lessons You Can Apply to All Survival Food Situations
Having adequate food supplies is one of the most hotly contested elements of survival preparation there is out there. Everyone has an opinion and generally, everyone’s opinion adds to the overall conversation. Part of this is due to everyone having a different concept of “survival” and how they plan. Some plan on “bugging-in.” Others on…
Going Off Grid – Is it Right for You?
The decision to become more attuned to a potential survival situation and to prepare for it is a big one. Even bigger is the decision to become as self-sufficient as possible. Larger than that is the decision to go off grid and bring self-sufficiency to an entirely new level. While the first requires a different way of…
Self-Sufficiency on a Boat – The Ultimate in Off-Grid!
Living aboard a small sail boat and tackling the vastness of the ocean is about as good as it gets in terms of quality of life and as challenging as it gets in terms of self-sufficiency. There are a million things that can go wrong, relatively few that can go right and your margin of…
You Won’t Believe What Actress Wants You to Be Prepared for a Survival Situation!
Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress with a broad range of work, ranging from movies to television to advertising to, in this case, stressing the importance of being prepared via a Red Cross Public Service Announcement. This should not surprise anyone. The Red Cross is often one of the first at the scene after a…
The Ultimate Survival Food – And it Has Been With Us for Centuries!
During the American Civil War, hardtack was cheap, durable and an easily made food substance that provided carbohydrates and nutrients for the soldiers of both the Union and the Confederacy. Before them, it was a staple for sailors, dating back centuries. There is even one example of hardtack surviving over 150 years – and you…
BACKHOME – A Survival Kit You MUST Consider!
If you are the slightest bit oriented towards planning for a survival situation or SHTF moment, in essence, if you are prepared, you have or are in the process of building a survival kit. There are many different types of kits and of course, everyone has an opinion on what should go into the “ultimate…
Sunfish and Why They are the Ideal Source of Food in a Survival Game
If you spend anytime at all on this web site, you know the critical importance we place on being able to catch fish as part of your basic set of survival skills. Fish are present just about everywhere, just about all of them are edible and even fish you normally would not consider eating in…
Tactical Gear – Why We Need it and How to Get it Without Breaking the Bank
Part of any complete preparation for a survival situation or SHTF moment includes tactical gear. With civil unrest seemingly on the rise and the reality that in a severe survival crisis, most people are thoroughly unprepared, unless you live deep in the woods, chances are if the situation is dire enough, tactical gear will come in…
Mosquito Bites – How to Beat Them Naturally!
Mosquitoes are a scourge for which there are no redeeming values; they are one of those insects on earth that only seem to cause harm and bring nothing positive to the table. In parts of the world, mosquitoes are deadly carriers of diseases that can, at best, put your life at risk and in worse…
Knowing How to Start a Fire is Critical to Your Survival!
When facing a survival situation, fire is one of your major priorities, especially if you are in a cold weather scenario. Use fire to warm you, cook and purify water, as a signal, as a comfort and in a pinch, as a weapon. It is almost as important as shelter, depending on the environment you…
How to Build an Affordable First Aid Kit
In everyday life or when facing a survival situation or SHTF moment, having an adequate first aid kit is extremely important to your well-being. In a survival situation, cuts, scrapes and abrasions are almost “part of the territory” and being able to treat them so they do not become infected is paramount. An infection can…
How to Pack a Survival Kit to Meet your Needs!
Reader and Viewer Warning: The presenter in the video on the next page is very “colorful” (and funny). While his survival advice is very effective, his language and insinuations sometimes come close to crossing the line. If salty language or a few cheesy “Bond-like” allusions offend you, you may want to watch the video, but…