Someone once told us it is not the high paid computer experts or the three piece suited businessmen in this world that will save it when the SHTF. Instead, the men and women of the earth; farmers, woodsmen, and even those who have solar power know-how and are pioneers at heart, will keep this world…
(Video) She Shows Us How to Make a Deep Hole Fishing Trap. Just How Much This Helps With Fishing? I’m Impressed!
Some people work physically very hard for their daily meal. There is nothing wrong with that. However, there are others who use their brains to easily find food! Think about fishing. An industrious man or woman will go out in a boat with their nets and rod and probably bring home something nice. But that…
4 Kick Butt Weapons That Could Save a Person’s Life During Doomsday
We do not know how long a chaos situation will last. It could be weeks, months, years or even a decade and beyond. Some call it Doomsday because the possibility of cleaning up after the grid goes down will be insurmountable. But what we do know is we want to survive it. To do that…
(Video) This Funnel Web Spider VS Wolf Spider Battle is Insane. Watch How it All Goes Down!
To be perfectly honest with you, we are not the biggest fans of spiders. They are unpredictable, creepy, and enigmatic. They end up in sleeping bags and bug-out bags, and are generally, for us, a scary nuisance. Having said that, we are also not fans of big, black water bugs either but that is another…
If Ever Lost in the Woods, These Are the Plants a Person Definitely Should Not Eat…
When we are lost we know how desperate it can become. Even on the road, in your car, if you do not catch any familiar sights you begin to feel your palms perspire, thinking you may never find your way home again! We can just imagine being out in the wilderness, hiking or camping, and…
4 Rifles a Person Should Consider Adding to Their Arsenal for Cheap Ammo
In these uncertain times, men and women want to feel safe. There are those preppers, survivalists, and homesteaders out there that have a “price is no object” policy when it comes to the security of their families and everything else they consider theirs and hold dear. In this regard, high powered weapons are…
7 Things a Person Should NEVER Eat in the Wild or Suffer the Consequences
We can think of a few scenarios where a person may be desperate enough to eat odd and unthinkable things while in the wilderness. Perhaps that SHTF situation suddenly happened and, even after months of preparation, you eventually find yourself without food or fresh water. That clump of suspect looking fungus doesn’t look so bad…
Green Beret Offers an Excellent Guide to Home Defense Techniques
When we were a child, there was a fascinating movie released – in the early 1970s – starring Robert Redford. The movie was Jeremiah Johnson and the man was a survivalist of sorts who sought revenge against men who did him wrong. Besides beautiful scenery and depicting the world of over one hundred years ago,…
7 Strange Ways Our Ancestors Kept From Freezing
In our current day and age of electric and gas heaters, heating pads, and the mere convenience of getting a hot drink every time we switch on the Keurig© or boil up some water in a tea kettle, we are all pretty lucky. In other words, we have a lot of modern conveniences that…
The Top 5 Animals a Person Needs to Have to Survive
One day in the not so distant future we may recall buying a car, thinking it was over-priced at the time, and thanking God every day that we have it! We might even laugh, recalling “tax time” and the stress it caused. And possibly more than any of these flashes from the past, we may…
(Video) Meet a Type of Shark That’s Surprisingly Social With Humans. Who Would Have Thought?!
Whenever we hear of “shark” we immediately think of the Great White, the one made infamous in Jaws. That is the shark that pretty much tore through people with the ease of a hot knife through butter. No, that is not exactly the best image to go through your mind when seeing something big and quite…
5 Reasons Why a Prepper Should Have a Pit Bull as a Companion
Like many, we were always advised when getting a dog to stay clear of the more openly vicious dogs like Dobermans, German Shepherds and most especially Pit Bulls. Indeed, we have heard a lot about that last one, how they often attack and will not let go of their prey. How many people have been…
13 Items Every Person Should Have Accessible in Their Car
We may not ever be fully prepared for what is coming but, as preppers and survivalist, we know we will certainly have a foot up on those who are not prepared for a SHTF situation. And while we may be well-stocked in our homes, ready to bug-out or bug-in at any moment, our cars may…
They Were Stranded for 2 Years in the Antarctic. Here’s How They Made it Through:
On Die Hard Survivor we have had many stories about brave men and women who have somehow overcome the odds and, as survivalists, managed to come through incredibly dire situations. It is a testament to their sound minds, bodies, and determination. Not to mention some truly impressive survival skills. However, none of those stories…
(Video) How to How to Make a Wood Stove Cooker Using a Couple of Old Car Rims
We bet you are one of those preppers or homesteaders that had acquired some new welding equipment and thought, when you initially got it, you would be using the tool often. But in reality, you haven’t been working with it as much as you wanted. After the grid goes down it may really come in…
(Video) This Couple Survived Their First Tiny House Winter With -10 Degrees F Temps. The Tips They Offer? Invaluable!
Stay warm! That seems the best bit of advice any survivalist can give to another when facing temperatures below twenty and ten degrees! However, it is the way you get warm that counts and there are many avenues accessible to an individual if they are willing to open their eyes to see and ears to hear…
8 Lost Survival Skills Our Ancestors Lived By
As survivalists and preppers, we have come to appreciate the abandoned skills that our ancestors thought were normal. In fact, these skills were used for everyday living! I mean really – who makes their own soap today? There are a special few out there: craft and homesteading enthusiasts who want to give it a go.…
3 Animals That May Do More Harm Than Good if a Person Eats Them Out in the Wild
Recently, we changed our regular ninety percent lean/ten percent fat hamburger to bison. We have had it before, great burgers, hot dogs, and sausages that are known to be less calories and leaner than other meat. For us, attempting to get healthy and lose weight, bison is ideal. However, we wonder if when going into…
7 Bodies of Water That Want a Person Dead
Although it is currently cold in most parts of the world, when the weather warms up there is nothing like taking a dip in a nearby lake, river, ocean or any waterway near your home. What can be better for the body and soul? In most cases, it is beautiful and refreshing – a…
7 Bizarre Ways Our Ancestors Kept From Freezing
During the early days, before the age of electric heaters and forced air, homemakers had to be creative when warming their houses. It was not only important for comfort’s sake but because the congestion and flu that could result during that time were deadly, particularly with a lack of good physician care. Of course, we…