In a hardcore survival situation, say you are stranded in the wilderness, days away from civilization. You may have little or no supplies, so reverting to primitive survival techniques is a must to give yourself a shot. Knowing how to build a primitive shelter, starting a fire from scratch and securing your own food are…
Preparing is More Than Stockpiling!
The survival mentality is a lot more than just stockpiling supplies for a SHTF moment, longer term survival situation or bug-out environment – you simply will not ever have every aspect of every scenario covered – but that makes preparing for as many scenarios as possible a critical element to your survival strategy. For example,…
How To Make An Outdoor Wood Fired Clay Oven
Becoming self-sufficient is a constant process of learning, experimenting and seizing on the ideas of others to help yourself on your own path to independent living. That includes using new and multiple ways of cooking that do not rely on traditional cooking methods like a stove or oven. A wood fired clay oven is one…
[VIDEO] Water, Fire, First Aid – Three Essentials for Outdoor Survival
Caution: The guy in this video is very funny, but at times, his language and comments stretch good taste. That said, he has a lot of good information and techniques he shares. You have been warned. When venturing into the outdoors, apart from having reliable equipment, there are three categories you must consider: Water, Fire…
[VIDEO] Rescue Me Balloon: The Difference Between Life And Death
In the middle of a survival situation or SHTF moment, the easiest way to gain access to help is to signal someone. That seems like basic, common sense, but if you had to do that right now, would you know how? Signal mirrors are one, but they rely on an air rescue and a pilot…
[VIDEO] How To Build A Long Term Survival Shelter
Most survivalists understand the importance of shelter in a survival situation. Depending on the environmental elements you are facing, survival can be a question of minutes to hours, so being able to build a temporary shelter quickly is paramount to you making it through whatever you face. What, though, do you do if you are…
Step By Step Guide To Making This Outdoor Dish Washing Station
Whether you are camping, in a survival situation or at a hunting / fishing camp with no amenities, washing dishes at the end of a meal is very important and very inconvenient. The Boy Scouts recommend that each dish be subjected to a Hot Wash, Warm Rinse and Cold Rinse to ensure the dishes are…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make A Knife Using Hand Tools
Knowing how to make your own knives not only can save money, but in a survival situation it could be a very valuable way to create something to use for barter or even to create the knives you need to go about your daily work. When I see videos on the Internet about making your…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Harden Your Knife Blade
Your knife is your most versatile and important tool in your survival arsenal; you will use it literally every day, often multiple times a day, in almost every conceivable survival situation. That means you must keep your knife (ves) in optimum condition and maintain them constantly, including knowing how to harden them to ensure that…
[VIDEO] How To Ignite A Survival Fire With Urine
We all know that fire is one critical element to any survival situation – you need it to keep warm, cook food, provide comfort at night, even scare off critters or keep them at bay. This is one of those “tricks of the trade” you probably will never have to use, but it is good…
[VIDEO] Starting A Fire Without Matches Or A Lighter In Survival
In the best of circumstances, if you find yourself in a survival situation away from home, you have a survival kit that has all the tools you need to make it through. Among those tools are numerous ways to start a fire. If you do not have more traditional ways of starting a fire –…
[VIDEO] Check Out These Top 3 Survival Tools
Every survival situation poses a myriad of challenges. It does not matter if you are lost in the wilderness, enduring a power outage or in the aftermath of a man mad or natural disaster. There are basic tools, though, that you will need (more than likely) no matter what survival situation or SHTF moment you…
[VIDEO] Urban Survival Kit – A Realistic List To Keep To Maintain
Every survivalist knows that when they head out into the great outdoors, common sense demands they carry a survival kit. Less understood, however, is the need to carry one or have access to one in a suburban or urban environment. Chances are much greater, however, that a survival situation or SHTF moment will arise when…
[VIDEO] The Gray Man Concept of Blending Into Your Surroundings
Sometimes the smartest survival skills you can possess are knowing what not to do or in this case, what not to wear. In a civil emergency, survival situation or SHTF moment, not sticking out or blending into your surroundings is almost as important as any other skills you have. Civil authorities and desperate, unprepared people…
[VIDEO] Learn These Top 10 Bug Out Mistakes So You Can Avoid Them
The trick to having an effective bug-out is to have the tools and supplies you need when you need them. Too often though, people pack too much stuff or stuff they really do not need, which adds weight and girth to a bug-out bag. In extreme cases, having too much stuff can lead to pain…
[VIDEO] Check Out This Bear Grylls Multi Functional Survival Kit
Gerber Legendary Blades is a well known maker of knives and multi-tools. It was started in 1939 and has built a reputation for producing high quality, durable and reliable products for everyday and survival use. About five years ago, Gerber teamed with world renowned survivalist Bear Grylls to make a line of survival tools. The…
[VIDEO] What You Must Have in Your Survival Kit!
Survival in just about any crisis or emergency situation can be summed to XX elements: Common sense, knowledge, attitude and preparation. Any wilderness survival situation or even one during or after a SHTF moment comes down to four basics: Shelter, water, fire and food. You can have all the latest gizmos in your survival kit,…
First Time Handguns – Here are the Best
One of the toughest questions to address if you are just starting to get into the survivalist lifestyle or mentality is whether or not to own a firearm. This is particularly difficult if you have not grown up around firearms or are not really comfortable around them. For some, the answer is easy, for both…
[VIDEO] Methods of Locating Water You Must Learn
The Survival Rule of 3 says you can survive three minutes without air, three hours without shelter, three days without water and three weeks without food. Obviously air and shelter are the most critical, immediately, but depending on the environment you are in, neither is likely to be as critical as water. This is because…
How to Catch Fish for Survival
Catching fish is one of the easiest ways to ensure you have a protein source in a survival or SHTF moment. Fish live almost everywhere – often in places like a farm pond or drainage ditch that you would never guess they could survive. Best of all, most fish, unless they are spawning (and sometimes…