Knowing how to tie a few basic knots is a critical life skill you need to learn – whether you are facing a survival situation or just in everyday life. Unfortunately, not many people really know how to tie a fool-proof knot and many do not know how to tie a knot at all (or…
Five Bug-Out Items Most Forget – You Should Not
Regardless of how prepared you are, you will forget something in your survival kit or bug-out bag. The best you can do is make a list of things others have forgotten and have posted videos or written about. But even the most thoughtful and prepared survivalist will inevitably overlook or forget to include something. Worse,…
(Video) Incredible Battery Hacks We Must Learn and Know
Generally, the more survival or life hacks you know, the better you will be in a survival situation. You simply never know when someone’s experimenting with everyday items to make them into something else will come in handy. The same is true with batteries and how they work. Batteries play a role in an awful…
10 Survival Myths – Learn them Before They Kill You
Survival myths, largely driven by folk lore or from Hollywood are believed by just about every person interested in survival. Playing dead with a black bear, for instance, is not a guarantee it will not try and have you for dinner. That is just one survival myth that most people believe that if applied practically,…
The Best Survival Food in a Pinch
The US federal government suggests that you have enough survival food to last up to a couple of weeks. You know if they are saying that, you really should have their recommendation as an absolute minimum. Just about every survivalist has at least a few months and many have a goal of maintaining a minimum…
Hunting Squirrel in a Survival Situation
If you are facing a survival situation and have to hunt or trap your own food, you need to know your surroundings and figure out the easiest and least obtrusive way to secure you quarry. One of the most plentiful animals just about everywhere are squirrels. Before you balk at that, consider that they are…
25 Hacks You Must Know in a Survival Situation
The key to most survival situations or SHTF moments is using common sense. Extraneous to that, is knowing the “tricks of the trade” or “hacks.” No matter what the survival situation, people who know these hacks are in a much better position than those who do not. Hacks are common sense advice and things you…
Survival Fishing Without a Rod or Reel!
Fish are one of the easiest sources of survival food imaginable. In virtually any season, in any region, fish are there for the taking. You just have to know how and have the right tools. In this case, the fisherman is using an aluminum soda can, line, a strip of packing tape, bobber, weight, swivel…
Long-Term Survival Bug-Out Bag
Warning: This is a long video, but it has gobs of useful information for preparing for a longer-term survival situation. Almost everyone who prepares for a survival situation has in their mind an idea of the type of survival situation they might face and what they need to get through it. Most of our survival…
More Uses for Paracord than You Will Ever Need!
Paracord has garnered a collection of hardcore fans who use it dozens of ways related to survival and not. In terms of practical application, paracord is one of the most versatile materials ever developed by our military and pound for pound, one of the most durable survival supplies you can own. It is a good…
Wet Weather Fire Techniques you Must Learn
One of the toughest survival skills is learning how to make a roaring fire every time you need to do so. When you are facing wet or damp weather, that task becomes all the more difficult. As many people know, there is nothing worse than spending a cold night with no fire and that reality…
[VIDEO] Winter Bush Craft – Surviving in Freezing Conditions
Virtually each year in the United States’ New Hampshire’s White Mountains, several people “go missing” during the winter season, usually because the harsh weather surprises people and they are unprepared. In most cases, those lost or stranded are able to endure and be rescued, but once in a while, the worst happens. This reality happens…
[VIDEO] Water Purification Made REALLY Easy
In a survival situation or SHTF moment, water is critically important; you have about three days that you can last without it. When you find it, however, particularly if you cannot get it from a known, safe source, you must be able to both filter it and purify it. Water that is not purified can…
[VIDEO] A Critical Tool for Survival Preparation (it’s not what you think)
The tendency, particularly in this day and age is to assume that you have to be prepared for just about any survival situation or SHTF moment. The reality is you cannot do that without bankrupting yourself, driving yourself crazy, or both and failing. No one can prepare for every scenario and some scenarios are not…
TEN Bug-Out Bag Items the Beginner Usually Overlooks
When you are just getting acclimated to the concept of having a bug-out bag, survival kit and emergency plan, unless you have a dependable mentor, you are going to forget or overlook things. Likely, you will not realize it until you are up to your eyeballs in a survival situation and it is hit or…
Cheap Survival Knives – What You Should Know
Everyone looks for a bargain. It is part of human nature. All too often, that includes our survival gear. In some cases, you can get buy on the cheap, but beware. When you skimp on certain items, like survival knives, you potentially put yourself in danger by not having a tool that can do what…
[VIDEO] How to Build the Ultimate Survival First Aid Kit
One area that often gets overlooked when building a survival kit is the First Aid Kit. Almost everyone who has a bug-out bag has a smaller version of a fully geared First Aid Kit, but often, whether by design or neglect, a fuller version of the mini-kit either lacks all you may need or has…
[VIDEO] How to Make Hardtack for Survival
Hardtack has been used for centuries as a simple to make, durable and nutritious food source. In the American Civil War for instance, for either side, hardtack was a staple food for your average soldier, particularly when deployed into battle. It originally was used to feed sailors traveling from Europe to what was then the…
[VIDEO] Self Reliance – Even in an Urban Setting
Self reliance is becoming more and more important. Just think about the last to years to understand why. We have had the normal array of natural disasters. Parts of the country have had civil unrest, riots and civil strife, sometimes lasting for days. The unrest has migrated to college campuses and spilled out into non…
[VIDEO] 5 Amazing Hacks Using Lip Balm
I am one of those people who always has at least a few types of lip balm hanging around. Usually, that “few” includes a few open, a few in my desk, a few in my backpack, even a few that occasionally end up in the wash. You get the picture. What I did not realize…