In the aftermath of a man made or natural disaster, your home is literally your castle – you are literally as safe as your home is and as vulnerable as it is. The most vivid recent example was New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If you had not evacuated, for a period of days,…
[VIDEO] Awesome Mini Fishing Kit
You have to check out this amazing video of a very useful fishing and survival tool: The Mini Fishing Kit. In a survival situation, if you do not have access to your normal array of fishing gear, this could be a game changer. Using a PVC pipe, plug and pipe cap, bicycle tubing and nylon string,…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make A Flour Fletch Dowel Arrow
Being able to make your own arrows in a survival situation is a skill that could really come in handy. You need to eat and that means in many cases, hunting your own food. You also may have to protect yourself. Using a firearm, while effective, might not be practical or even wise – especially if it is…
[VIDEO] How To Use Pine Trees For Survival Food
The adage “any port in a storm” applies to food in a survival or SHTF moment. Following the concept of threes, food, obviously, is critical to survival; without it, depending on where you are and your activity level, you can last about three weeks without food. But when you find yourself in a SHTF moment, you…
Effective Mosquito Repellent You Can Make Yourself
It is a universal truism that no one likes mosquitoes. The only exception would be for those who study them for science. They cause irritating and itchy welts and in some cases can carry deadly diseases. At the same time, virtually no one likes commercial mosquito / insect repellent. Sure, companies have tried to cover up the…
DIY Super Simple Root Cellar
Storing vegetables in a root cellar is one option survivalists have if they lack the ability to can or freeze vegetables in winter. Root cellars have been around for at least 200 years and were primarily used in areas that got too cold in Winter to protect vegetables growing in the ground. Root vegetables store particularly…
[VIDEO] Make This Awesome DIY BBQ Barrel
Innovation is the key to most survival situations. Your ability to use items you scavenge to modify or re-purpose can mean the difference between constantly struggling in a survival situation or being able to make the best out of a bad situation. The more you practice modifying stuff or re-purposing it when times are normal, the better you…
Make This Amazing Weatherproof Sheath To Protect Your Knife
In a survival situation, your knife is by far your most vital tool. Your firearm has a limited scope as does just about every other tool, but you will use your knife in dozens of ways every day if you are in a true SHTF moment. It might be to cut cord for a shelter, or…
Make This Paracord Wrist Lanyard In Under An Hour
Just about all of us have been in this situation: You’re working on an important project that involves the repetitious use of a tool. But for certain steps in this project, you need to use both hands. Quite the conundrum, right? The only solution is to keep repeating the process of picking up the tool,…
Growing Potatoes In Straw? Learn This Old Harvest Technique
In terms of survival food, potatoes are hard to beat. Potatoes are a staple for most folks and can be prepared literally in dozens of ways. Hash browns for breakfast, potato salad for lunch, baked potato for dinner – the ways you can use them as a food source is almost endless; some people even like…
Tips For Preventing And Treating Frostbite
If you are faced with a bug-out or survival moment in a cold weather environment, one of the most pronounced dangers is exposure to the elements. While hypothermia is the one thing you must always be alert and prepared for, extreme cold can bring another, potentially as dangerous threat: Frostbite. Frostbite is the term for…
How To Make Paracord Nunchucks: A Step By Step Guide
First a warning: Nunchucks are not legal in some locations. Check your local laws before tackling this project! Bruce Lee made the Nunchaku, aka Nunchucks, famous in 1970’s action films. But they date back to the Song Dynasty in China and made their way to Okinawa in the 17th century. Most historians think they were originally…
South African Beef Jerky: The Ultimate Survival Food
Biltong is a dried and cured meat product that originated in South Africa. On the trail or in a survival situation, Biltong is a great source of protein that is lightweight and filling. It resembles beef jerky, but is thicker. It is also easier to make and not as dry as traditional beef jerky. Biltong is…
Turn Salt Water Into Safe Drinkable Water
One of the most critical challenges facing a survivalist in a bug-out or survivor moment is the need to secure safe drinking water. Depending on the situation, securing safe drinking water might not be Priority One, but it always ranks in the top five priorities you must address to make it through whatever you are…
[VIDEO] Turn Your Putty Knife Into A Bushcraft Knife
As a survivalist, you know how important recycling and re-purposing anything and everything you can is to being able to cope in a survival situation. Virtually any old hand tool can be re-purposed into something else. In this case, an old putty knife is molded into a bushcraft knife, a handy, fixed blade utility-type knife that…
Need To Start A Fire In The Snow? Do THIS
Being caught in a survival situation in the middle of winter is never pleasant and can be deadly. The elements are against you, the temperature is against you, there is not a lot of food to eat, even getting to water can be a struggle. But if you do not defeat each one, taken to an…
How To Find Out If Your Solar Panels Are Working Properly
Do you know if your solar panel system is working in the most effective and productive manner possible? Unless you are that rare type that frets over everything, you probably do not. But even if you were curious, how could you ever tell? The reality is most solar panel arrays are largely maintenance free and when…
These 6 Tips Will Advance Your Skills As A Survivor
The concept of “survivalist” is often maligned by people who simply do not understand the need to be prepared. For most of us, being prepared for a survival moment is not because we fear an asteroid hitting the earth or Martial Law imposed on us by a despot or even a prolonged natural or man…
Make This Awesome Paracord Water Bottle Harness
Whether you are on a day-hike or in a survival situation, hauling around a water bottle can be a pain. If you have to travel any amount of distance, holding a water bottle ties up one of your hands and not every backpack has a pouch to secure a bottle. This amazing paracord water bottle…
Survival Self Defense: Alternate Methods of Hand to Hand Combat
There are many ways to defend yourself and many different types of self-defense methods. What you need to know will depend on the situation you’re facing. In some scenarios, the “take-no-prisoners” approach may be necessary and you’ll eliminate the enemy if attacked. Others are more passive and put an emphasis on avoiding a violent confrontation or…