If you spend any time in the wild and more and more, even in suburban and rural areas, chances are you will hear about or even have an encounter with a bear. Each Spring, for example, up and down the East Coast, stories dot local newspapers about winter bird feeders destroyed by voracious bears becoming…
Cheap Survival Food Ever Survivalist Needs To Stock Up On
One critical aspect of making it through a survival situation is preparation. While many aspects of a SHTF moment are unpredictable and thus require adaptation and improvisation, one area that you can absolutely prepare for is storing enough food to last you through. Some foods store better than others, while other foods meet more nutritional…
How to Purify Water Using Pool Shock In a SHTF Scenario
Depending on what survival web site you visit, using Pool Shock to purify water is either a bad idea or an acceptable alternative in a pinch. Survival moments, however, are not so black and white. In a SHTF moment, you have one continuous and critical need above all else: Water to drink. You can survive…
[VIDEO] Use Your Soda Can Tabs To Make These Awesome Chains!
One of the most important skills a survivalist can master is the ability to improvise, to use whatever is at hand for what ever task needs to be accomplished. With some people, doing that comes natural; they just seem to be able to see potential use for just about everything (they also can be annoying…
Protect Yourself From Ticks and Lyme Disease With These Survival Tips
From Lyme Disease to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever to several lesser infections, ticks are more than just annoying and gross. They can do real damage to you. Spring and Summer mean warmer weather, more people outside longer and enjoying six to eight months of robust outdoor activities. They also mean the return of tick season.…
Re-Charging Alkaline Batteries Quickly, Easily and Inexpensively!
Most of us use alkaline batteries in some way and when they are through discard them. In most cases, this is a huge waste of money and potential. Those “used up” batteries likely can be recharged and reused at least one more time and in some cases, multiple times! If you have a lot of gadgets…
Inexpensive and Easy-to-Build Greenhouse!
One survival skill most of us have mastered (to one degree or another) is the ability to grow our own food. A healthy garden full of fruits and vegetables equals food that can be stored for emergency use or over the non-growing months that almost all of us experience. In many areas, non-growing months seriously…
[VIDEO] Simple Method For Catching Live Bait
Catching fish is a critical skill every survivalist should work on mastering. This is because of all the meat sources available to someone in the wild, fishing is the most dependable and if done properly, the easiest. While game might not be easy to find and some are just too large for a short-term survival…
This Incredible “Eco” Tiny Home Allows You To Live Off The Grid ANYWHERE
Being able to live off-grid is not just something die-hard survivalists strive for in order to make it through a SHTF scenario. For many survivalists and even folks who rarely think about survival situations, living off grid is a matter of personal responsibility in regards to the environment and sustainability. That means being able to…
[VIDEO] Go Green And Heat Your Home…….. For Free!
Within reason, most of us are interested in alternate ways to “go green” if it is not too much of an inconvenience or does not cost too much. If going green means saving money as well, well, that is just all the more reason to do it. This particularly applies to heating your home. The last few…
Survival Antibiotics That Could Save Your Life
Getting sick is never any fun, but in a survival situation it can be deadly! An infection can fester, grow into something deadly or so hobble you that functioning normally becomes impossible. That is why a prepared survivalist will use all the tools at their avail and that includes in this case, arming themselves with…
[VIDEO] Make This Mini Stove From An Altoids Tin (It’s Easy!)
Cooking in a survival situation can pose a challenge. Building a campfire is not always easy or advisable, but with this awesome mini stove you can construct from an Altoids can, you’ll have a functional source of heat that will not attract attention. The materials are simple: An empty Altoids, screening, a few nuts and four…
10 Survival Beliefs That Are Wrong! Don’t Fall Victim To These Misconceptions
Every movement inevitably builds its own mythology and the survivalist community is no different. Most myths, urban legends or even just misconceptions do not start out that way, they evolve as they are relayed from person to person. People tend to exaggerate and over time, even sound advice can get distorted. Mostly, when that happens, it…
40 Epic Alternate Uses for Tea Tree Oil
Essential oils have played a role in healing common and more tricky wounds, illnesses, rashes for centuries. They have also been used as disinfectants and to boost immune systems. Long before pharmaceutical breakthroughs became the norm, people relied on essential oils to keep healthy, clean their homes, treat wounds, even to alleviate symptoms of blisters!…
[VIDEO] Be An Escape Artist Pro: Get Out Of Duct Tape, Handcuffs, and Zip Ties!
Being able to escape restraints such as handcuffs, zip ties and duct tape is a survival skill every one should master. It is not that you anticipate being restrained, but in these times, you just never know. Understanding the dynamics of how restraints work and more importantly, how to foil them is a skill that…
10 Awesome Off Grid Cooking Options For Survival!
Whether you are in a doomsday crisis, temporary inconvenience such as losing power during a storm, camping or living off the grid, you have to eat and that usually requires some sort of cooking. At least you need to be able to boil water to purify it, unless you have an unlimited supply of purified…
Survivalist Pitfalls – Avoid These Top 5 Mistakes Before It’s Too Late!
During a SHTF moment and in its aftermath, there are plenty of mistakes just about everyone will make. Making mistakes under pressure is almost unavoidable and fortunately, most will be inconsequential, but a few can cost you dearly. What about before the SHTF moment arrives though? There are many mistakes people make preparing for that…
Locate The Ultimate Survivor Retreat With These Tips
Whether you are looking for a bug-out location, survival retreat or a place that ultimately you may call your permanent home, there are certain considerations you must take into account before choosing land to purchase. Many of these vital aspects of the place you choose will exist whether you are preparing for a SHTF moment…
Tips For Keeping A Cool House This Summer WITHOUT Running AC
Keeping your place cool in the summer without using an air conditioner is a challenge for virtually everyone. Even colder climes have extremely hot days and often they come in the form of a heatwave that can last for multiple days, even weeks. In some places, the hot weather starts in March and does not…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Open A Can With Your Bare Hands!
One of the most important skills a person can possess in a doomsday or survival situation is the ability to adapt and improvise. This is a critical skill because survival situations can pop up at any moment and unless a person is hyper-prepared, the chances are they will not have all the tools they would…