In our struggle to survive, collecting everything we need to keep ourselves safe during a SHTF scenario, there are some things much easier to gather than others. We pretty much have the vegetable and fruit canning down, our medications packed away, and that bug-out bag is looking real good. However, guns and ammo – while…
6 Urban Survival Hacks That’ll Save Anyone’s Butt
If you have been a prepper or survivor for any amount of time you pretty much know the ins and outs of hacking. Yet, there is always more to learn. It’s never good to just sit back and think you know it all. Besides ourselves, we have to think of those who – unlike us…
15 Types of Trees That Should Never be in a Person’s Front or Backyard
Any hiker, outdoorsman, or weekend wilderness walker will tell you how much they love the excitement and thrill of nature. But there is a special something about weaving in and out of trees that really makes a person feel good. Trees are, for the most part, tall and majestic. They are good for the…
Gander Mountain Officially Files for Bankruptcy
As many of you already know, Gander Mountain is a much-loved retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, camping, and other outdoor recreation products and services. Outdoorsman and preppers go crazy for this place and for good reason. It sells many unique and wonderful items just waiting for the inspired survivalist. Sadly, a bombshell has…
This Man Was Miraculously Able to Survive Underwater for 3 Entire Days Until He Got Rescued
Many of us show heroics in different ways but at the crux of each endeavor is the notion that we were determined and did not panic. Along with our concern we are or were smart, methodical, and direct with what we did. This can take in anything from saving a child from a burning…
(Video) He Puts Spoon Life Hacks to the Test. How He Does? These are Very Useful for Survival!
Seems to always happen. You and the family or your buddies are out during wilderness training or maybe even a simple weekend camping trip but you forget a major utensil. Maybe you need to open a can of beans and there is no can opener or you brought fruit that absolutely needs to be…
(Video) He Uses a Glue Gun on the Bottom of a Shoe. The Life Hacks He Demonstrates? Brilliant!
We own a glue gun and have used it for everything from fixing a Tinker Bell ornament to gluing a pegboard together in the garage. We never realized how much we liked our glue gun, how indispensable it was, until it eventually gave out! Then we got another one because a glue gun and glue sticks are…
What Gun Ban? A Few People Have Found a Way Around California’s Ban on Assault Rifles
The should and should not’s regarding assault rifles are challenging to write about. Some feel there ought to be regulations on assault rifles and others do not want to see that happen, citing it can be a stepping stone to banning all of their weapons altogether. Whatever side you are on, there are a few…
The Top 5 Items a Prepper Must Have to Barter With Post-Collapse
After a while being a prepper, finding bargains, growing your own garden, canning your fruits and veggies, all becomes second nature. Yet, even more than this, know what you have to do, is the urge for self-preservation. We stock on items because we want to live, be vital, during times when others are barely getting…
(Video) He Pours Dish Soap into His Toilet. When He Demonstrates Why? I Ran to Try It!
We’ve all had that problem at one time or another. You flush the toilet and, well, it doesn’t do what it is supposed to do. You watch the water in the bowl come up to the brim, praying there will not be an overflow, but then it sits there for minutes. Eventually, the water…
(Video) He Finds a Secret WWII Door. I Still Can’t Believe What He Reveals Inside…
History has always had a very special place in our heart. It is by looking into our past that we can see what we are now — and where we should be in the future. It is also by looking into those frightening and unique times that we learn to survive what may come.…
5 Stages of Evasion to be Prepared For. These Techniques Saved This Expert’s Life!
You never know when the time will come for a bad guy to target and pursue you. You will need to get away, preferably quickly. However, a slapdash evasion can be dangerous and ineffective. A productive evasion comes in stages and starts with first contact. That is when you know you are in trouble. You…
(Video) This Ultimate Stealth Fire is Something Every Person Needs to Learn How to Perfect!
Practice makes perfect so we always recommend a prepper or survivor to step up their game and try something new. Making a campfire is one of those fundamental things we learn but, once mastered, there really is no need to do it over and over again, right? Maybe, but building your campfire above ground…
(Video) He Took Out a Wine Bottle. The Hacks He Shows Us? What Can’t a Person Do With a Wine Bottle?!
Going into this article we began to think about the throw-away things a regular person has laying around the house. These are the items that have outlived their usefulness and it’s easy to just toss them out into the trash or recycling without thinking about how we can use them as preppers or homesteaders. This…
(Video) How to Hone Log Skills and Get Fit in the Process
It’s a fact of life, once you’ve chopped down a tree, you need to figure out a way to carry it back to your base camp. A lot of great things can come from trees. You use the wood to build and to also use in a fire, thus keeping you and yours warm and…
(Video) He Shows Us the New Addition to His Bug Out Cabin. How it Turned Out? Incredible!
It is always fun to watch a prepper or builder take on new projects. They are excited and it is motivating to see them plan and proceed with a project. They often inspire us to take our own bug-out ventures to a new level! This is what is happening over on the next page. We…
20 SHTF Skills for the True Outdoorsman
If you have been prepping, learning skills for years and mastering all you have set out to do, you just may be ready for life after the SHTF. Still, there are always more things you can learn. Yes, really. We can tell ourselves that we are true survivors, ready to bug in or out, with…
How to Make a Large Fishing Hook
When we get to the point where, years into a SHTF scenario, we need to make all of our own things you will be surprised by how something you took for granted becomes very important. Fish hooks, for example, do not seem a big thing right now, you have plenty, but one day you may…
7 Clever Uses for Cinder Blocks. #6 is a Must Have for Survival!
Cinder blocks are an interesting marvel. What? You say, “What is so bloody phenomenal about a cinder block?” Easy. They seem to reproduce themselves with little effort. No, really. Look around. When you see one cinder block laying around you usually see more! When we were kids we played in a back lot with…
8 Cozy Cabins Everyone Will Want to Hide Away in Forever
The advantages of tiny homes or cabins are obvious. They are less expensive, heat and cool easier, and because they are so small all of your “stuff” can be dispensed with. After all, you are living for outside not the grandeur and amenities of inside. Still, the inside of your new home can be nice too…