Survival is difficult enough in the best of circumstances. It is even difficult in the best of temperatures! But surviving in temperatures below freezing, it’s a whole different set of threats. Survival in the Arctic Circle is not for the faint of heart. You’ve got to be on your toes, and you’ve got to make…
(Video) DIY Smokehouse – Prepare Meat at a Bug Out Cabin!
Just because S has HTF, it doesn’t mean that you have to deprive yourself of wonderful things… like delicious chicken, fish, or beef. And you certainly shouldn’t deprive yourself of building your own smokehouse at your bug out cabin. It’s stressful enough to be in a situation that calls for bugging out. It can be…
Learn More About Lasqueti Island: The Home to About 400 People Living Off The Grid
There seems to be a movement towards simplicity. Almost in retaliation to the excess of luxury and lavish consumerism, we are seeing television shows about tiny home living, along with a trend in discussing philosophies on minimalism and “slow living,” where people make things from scratch and turn off their electronics. And it does sound…
(VIDEO) This Prepper Shows You How You Can Make an A Frame Style Shelter
One of the most challenging decisions to make when you’re bugging out is what type of shelter you will have to make. Assess your needs – how long do you need your shelter? Will it be your home for a week, or for months? What is the most appropriate shelter for your climate and weather…
(VIDEO) Survival Lilly Shows Us How She Sets Up a Shelter
Thinking of going on a nature retreat, or are you just trying to prepare for your bug out scenario? When you’re staying in one place for a week, you know that setting up your shelter is more than just pitching up a DIY tent. Which, for simplicity’s sake, you’ll need a tarp, plenty of cordage,…
(Video) He Takes Out a Mug to Sharpen His Knife. When You Learn These Hacks? Wow!
After SHTF, it will be a little too late to practice those knife-sharpening skills. You need to be ready, with your blade sharpened to the best of its potential. You’ll be using it for who knows what – whether it’s cutting up supplies to create your shelter, skinning an animal, probably even skinning the bark…
(VIDEO) It’s About to Rain But You Have No Idea How to Protect Your Shelter. Check Out This Quick Trick!
It’s about to rain. The clouds are shifting ominously, and you realize that you’re in for a long night. Unfortunately for you, your precious fire doesn’t look like it’s going to withstand much. And you haven’t even had a chance to start cooking your dinner before settling in! You take a look at your shelter.…
(VIDEO) Put Your Primitive Cooking Skills to Use and Make Some Delicious Stuffed Bannock Bread on a Stone Over a Campfire.
For those that are unfamiliar, bannock is a type of flat bread made of grain. The term is Celtic, and the bread originated in Northern England and Scotland as an unleavened oatmeal dough or barley dough. It was far heavier than modern bannock, and often cooked on either a griddle or a large flat sandstone on…
(VIDEO) Using the Mound Method, You Can Learn How to Make Charcoal to Have Ready for Doomsday!
Charcoal is a pretty amazing resource to have when you’re bugging out. Created by heating wood to the point where all the water and materials are removed except the carbon. The carbon then acts as a fuel that can burn far hotter than the wood it was created from! While burning, charcoal also produces less…
(VIDEO) The Primitive Art of Hunting with an Atlatl Will Astound You
An atlatl, the ancient spear-throwing hunting tool, has been around for over 30,000 years. It uses leverage to propel a spear across vast distances. As a primitive tool, the atlatl was one of a kind and it inspired the construction of similar weaponry. Its throwing board is a two-foot stick made up of a grip for…
How to Prepare Your Fridge and Freezer Ahead of Time for a Summer Power Outage
When you’re on vacation for several days, heading home can be a point of relief. No more running around, and you get to sleep in your own bed again! But coming home to a fridge full of inedible food as a resulting power outage is probably not what you had in mind. Leaking puddles of…
(VIDEO) Watch a Survivalist Construct a Blow Gun in the Tradition of Native American Tribes. Astonishing!
If you’re looking for a new project that will come in handy when SHTF, you may want to consider constructing your own blow gun! Blow guns were primitive weapons used by Native Americans all over North America. Ancient blow guns are lightweight, and they require little training and minimal tools for their construction. They were…
(VIDEO) With Toothpicks and a Few More Household Supplies, You Can Make a Blowgun and Darts!
When you think about weapons to bring during your bug out, what comes to mind? A gun? A knife? A machete? A crossbow? I’m going to go ahead and guess that a blowgun and air darts probably didn’t make your list. Despite their low profile in the world of survival, these darts can be an…
(VIDEO) He Took Out Quartz. How He Uses it to Start a Fire? This is Fire Starting Technique Every Prepper Should Know!
If you’re out in the wilderness and need to keep your eyes open for materials to produce fire, you want to look for more than just dry leaves and sticks. Take note of the rocks on the ground as well. Using rocks for friction to create a spark is an ancient method for building fires.…
(VIDEO) They Constructed a Winter Survival Shelter. When You See How it Turned Out? WOW!
Building a winter shelter after the snow is already on the ground is not advisable, as it can be incredibly dangerous to expose your body to low temperatures during the amount of time it can take to construct a complex shelter. Not to mention, it will require equipment that you might not have on you,…
(VIDEO) Easy Car Hacks You Should Try With Your Bug Out Vehicle. Why Didn’t I Think of the Idea at 1:05?!
Even though owning your own car is a privilege that we often take for granted, it can also be a hassle. And I don’t just mean having to sit in traffic. I mean the little day-to-day annoyances that come with car travel. Some of these annoyances may be having to adjust your seat and mirrors…
(VIDEO) The 10 Scariest Animals Found in Homes. Be Glad This Wasn’t You!
Home is where your stuff is. You know, where your heart is… or at least, your loved ones. That place we look forward to seeing at the end of a long work day, even at the end of a beautiful vacation. It is not the place where you expect to see horrifying, shocking, and frightening…
(VIDEO) Watch How to Make a Primitive Fish Trap so You Can Have a Tasty Meal When SHTF!
In a survival situation, you don’t always know the location that you will be when SHTF. It’s essential to know how to respond to the variety of environments and know their ecosystems so that you have a better chance of hunting, fishing, and gathering successfully. You want to be just as prepared in the desert…
(VIDEO) How to Build a Stone Age Hut as a SHTF Shelter
In the Stone Age, there were a variety of shelters that people utilized to stay safe and warm. Natural caves or shelters constructed out of rock were very popular around 100,000 years ago. But once people started changing their settlements along with the seasons, their shelters changed. Shelters needed to be easily transported when the settlements…
(VIDEO) Survival Skills to Master: Constructing a Paiute Deadfall
When you want to improve your chances of having enough food in your store when you’re bugging out, you’ve got to cover your bases. That means knowing how to forage, how to hunt, fish, and of course… knowing how to set up some traps. One of the most classic types of traps for survivalists is…