We have said it before. You may already have the perfect trap arranged and set up in your mind, or even practiced, to capture food. However, it is never a bad idea to know more than one or two hunting and capturing skills. We give you the Feather Spear Trap. It is an ingenious method of…
The Annoying Weed That Could Help a Prepper Survive During a Collapse
Some people find themselves annoyed with the tall, leafy Burdock plant and mostly for a good reason. If you’ve ever passed one while hiking a trail or preparing to camp-out, more than likely you’ve gotten a shirt full of some sticky burrs. It’s what Burdock does. Fortunately, the hardship of Burdock gets outweighed by the…
Sneaky Snare Traps That’ll Help a Prepper Survive During Doomsday
If the idea of trapping an innocent animal on your own makes you queasy, you can always eat all those things you’ve canned and bagged since you’ve been prepping. However after a while, if whatever disaster the world is facing goes on for years, you will need to find food — and those innocent little…
How to Survive (and Eat Well) on $50 a Month
It seems like an impossibility to live on only $50 a month when even we, who try to live as food-frugally as possible on $200 a month, finds it tough. But it can be done. It has everything to do with what you can live without and find suitable inexpensive or free substitutions. One of…
(Video) 3 Horrifying Fishing Stories No One Wants to Believe. They’ll Shake a Survivor to the Core!
While listening to the following “fish” stories you may be wondering why they were made as a part of Die Hard Survivor. It’s a little fanciful for the realism of prepping and bugging out. But, when you think about the unknown of each potential situation — it makes sense. On this site we often give…
11 Necessary Survival Skills to Learn and Why They’re Vital
We have said it time and again. If you are prepared and have survival knowledge you can probably get through anything thrown at you should the SHTF. Whether you are going out on a camping trip for a night or two or plan to make it a months-long journey, you need to have things with you…
This Apocalyptic Jeep is Incredible and Will be on Any Prepper’s Wishlist!
When we think about bugging out or even bugging in for that matter we think about all the logical things like food, water, and all the things you will need in your house or bug out camp to make life better for you and yours. But, whatever you do, do not forget about your vehicle!…
(Video) They Build a Primitive Shelter for 13 People. How it Turns Out? Awe-Inspiring!
What is really interesting about the footage over on the next page, is the students who constructed this primitive shelter also lived in it for a week. They used all stone-age tools, ate food they harvested themselves, and pretty much lived as they might should ever the grid goes down and the SHTF! This was…
(VIDEO) Learn How to Make a Portable USB Cell Phone Charger!
We’ve all been in that bad position where we are out walking the dog or we’re in the park with the kids and suddenly we discover our cell phone is running out of juice. We can always say goodbye but nine out of ten times if you are on your phone while out with the…
A Prepper Can Drive Their Own Freshwater Well. Here’s How:
Locating a fresh water well is most important, preferably close to where you have decided to bug-out. Most preppers and old timers like the idea of “divination.” You probably have seen these men and women in old-time movies with their divining rods or a green willow “twitch.” Twitchers will walk with their rods, holding them…
(Video) 5-Minute Hand Warmer Project That’s Ideal for Bugging Out During the Winter
The whole idea behind many of the projects we present during these articles and videos is to give you, as preppers and survivalist, good ideas on how to organize for a SHTF scenario. Obviously, there will not – more than likely – be easy access to electricity, gas, and even some of the most basic…
10 Awe-Inspiring Underground Homes Any Survivalist Would Want as Their Own
When we think about our futures, anticipating the grid going down and chaos ensuing, we have a couple of real options. We either bug in, living in the house we already have, or bug-out, running to safety, to a home somewhere “out there.” As preppers we can do either because we have already put ourselves…
(Video) In a Survival Situation, Knowing How to Make Smoke From Crayons Could Save a Life
Anyone with a backpack or bug-out bag needs to have all the right tools inside. Think of yourself as a hiker, finding yourself lost in the midst of a large forest. If you have a mirror to signal that’s great but if the trees are too thick that may not be effective. Also, you can…
(Video) They Give Us a Tour of a Luxurious Doomsday Bunker. Is it Worth Being a Part of Something Like This?
Luxury and “doomsday bunker” are not usually two things that go together. When we think about the grid going down and a SHTF scenario the idea of bugging out takes on a roughing its mindset. While expected, this is not necessarily anticipated with anything next to delight. However, there are some men and women out…
(Video) New to Living Off the Grid? Here Are 10 Super Helpful Supplies a Prepper Should Always Have On Hand!
Different kinds of preppers will give you different lists on what they feel will be the most important items to have stored away just in case we are faced with a chaotic situation. Remember that can mean anything from the grid going down to a hurricane in your neck of the woods. If you look…
Thumbdial: Finding a Way Through the Fog After Being Lost
There is nothing wrong with getting lost. We have all done it at one time or another. But it’s important is not to lose your head if it happens. Finding your way back may depend on wilderness smarts rather than a real sense of direction. Of course, we are not talking about being lost in…
14 Important Pieces of Weather Advice Passed Down From the Pioneers
While preparing for survival, we do a lot of reading. During that time it’s common that when something occurs to us, we will go online or pick up a book that strikes our fancy. This is especially the case if it pertains to something we’ve become obsessed about, such as survival topics. It’s nice to…
3 Things Survivalists Likely Don’t Know About Matches
We have all pretty much grown up with the sight and sound of matches. We’ve seen Mom or Dad light the house heater with them, the gas oven and – although we do not smoke – we often saw Mom or Dad light-up by striking that little piece of cardboard and touching it to the…
15 Mind-Blowing Uses for WD-40 That’ll be Useful for SHTF
What memories we have of WD-40! Our father had it in his workshop toolbox, ready to use on the car or some open-air project, and Mom had a small container in the lower portion of the sink, right next to the dish soap and plunger! We vividly recall her spraying it into the grooves where…
Portable Bug Out Trailers That Are Ideal for Off Roading Post-Collapse
Many of us, when it comes to the SHTF, have a good idea what we will be doing and where we will be going. Many of us have our emergency kit or bug-out bag ready. While some will bug in, others will take to the road, perhaps to that shelter on that small parcel of…