We do a lot about survival in the wilderness in Die Hard Survivor but we also are well aware that just as much survival goes on in the big city. Actually, once the SHTF the city may be more dangerous than any wilderness situation simply because there are more people and things to contend with.…
(VIDEO) This Survival Superfood Has a Shelf Life Over 150 Years!
When the grid goes down and everything is a bit dicey out there we will all be thankful for the superfoods we prepared during those days before the lean times. This is the chow we knew we would need some day when all the rest of what we prepared is used up and we need…
(VIDEO) I’ve Been Drinking Soda for Forever and Never Thought of This Before…
If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a hundred times, we love hacks! Not just a regular hack but those hacks that have multiple purposes! There is such a feeling of satisfaction when you use a typical everyday household product then find ways of using it for something other than the intended application. Our…
You’re Stuck in a Fast River Current. Here’s How to Survive It.
As a survivalist, a wilderness walker and camper, you more than likely will find yourself near lakes or rivers. While they may seem harmless and often quite beautiful from the outset, a survivalist and prepper should never forget that water is a force to be reckoned with! In other words, danger lurks in rushing water!…
(VIDEO) With This Trip Wire Alarm, You Can Keep the Intruders OUT. Here’s How to Make It:
When you become a survivalist, when things go bad, and the grid goes down, security will be tops on your list. You not only have to protect your family but also the much-needed supplies you, as a prepper or homesteader, have carefully stocked away. Sadly, not everyone was as careful as you; they did not…
(VIDEO) The Never Ending Survival Uses for PVC Pipe Will Blow Your Mind…
When you reflect on PVC, you immediately think of piping and how it can be used for household plumbing repairs. However, if you know what you are doing, Polyvinyl Chloridecan (PVC) can become the it tool for survivors! Don’t think so? Honestly, you can make nearly anything from a canteen to a bow and arrow…
(VIDEO) These Epic DIY Storm Matches Could Save Your Life. Check Them Out and See What We Mean.
It does not matter if you are genuinely bugging out, taking a weekend camping trip, or simply having a camp-out in the backyard – you need a flame. There are many ways to make a good fire but if you find yourself in a situation where you need that blaze but the weather is not…
5 Historical Survival Skills You Should Apply to Your Skill Set Today
When we watch television, view wonderful stories about frontiersmen, pioneers, and our ancestors, we often think about those bygone days and how we might fare under the same circumstances. Of course, we have to realize that many of those stories are glamorized for the media and Laura Ingles Wilder’s small house on the prairie was…
(VIDEO) She Took Out PVC Pipes and a Tarp. What She Constructs? This is an Incredible Bug Out Idea!
When it comes to the very idea of the SHTF the more ideas we have in the way of prepping and survival the better! The survivalist in today’s video is Karen, and she has come up with an ingenious idea for not just camping trips or weekend getaways but a potential bugging-out! She has a…
The Art of Learning How to Cook in a Dutch Oven
As survivalists and preppers, we know it is important to have an alternate lifestyle and ways to do things that are far from conventional. If and when the grid goes down you may be able to use that crank generator for a while but, sooner or later even that will need to be shut down…
7 Survival Tips We Can Take Away From the Cowboys Who Lived During the 1800’s
If you really think about it, cowboys and the people who moved west, were the ultimate survivalists during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Pretty much everything they had, everything they used to survive out on the prairie, was made either by themselves or in some specialty store they visited while stopping off in a…
The Truth as to Just How Much Your Mind Affects Your Ability to Survive
We heard a story from a few years ago about two young women in a boat. Somewhere along the line, their motor conked out, and they were forced to be self-sufficient until help came. They had very few supplies, so they ate and drank very little and in the mean time did all they could…
How to be Sustainable on Your Homestead: What You Have Been Forgetting to Do
We’ve been at this for a while, canning, filling bug-out bags, and reading about survival and the tools we can use to make our lives easier when the world gets tough. So, when it comes to survival, prepping and homesteading we pretty much think we know everything. Still, over time, there are things we really…
(VIDEO) Survival Lilly Shows Us Her Custom Made Hatchet. When You See How She Made It? This is Insane!
Survival Lilly, a prepper who enjoys anything that has to do with the wilderness, has many videos showing us everything from creating your own bug-out space to lighting fires in many unique and interesting ways. However, we really love it when she shows us survival tools and in the video on the next page we…
(VIDEO) Think You Can’t Use it? You Will! It’s Called Wilderness Glue!
You may be asking yourself what in the world do I need with glue out in the wilderness? You would be surprised! Think about a survival situation where, after weeks battling beasts and the environment, you need to repair your tent or sleeping bag. Gee, you never brought your bottle of glue so how will…
Instead of Tossing Out Your Old CD Case, Try This!
If there is one thing you must have gathered by now, it’s that on this site we love to do one of two things. 1) We love finding an item and being able to use it multiple ways and 2) we love to repurpose! So, when an idea comes to us that is not just…
(VIDEO) Learn How to Throw a Knife Russian Army Style
When you go to the movies, watch one of those “spy movies” and note how easily our hero can shoot a gun, jump into hand to hand combat, and throw a knife – hitting its target without a seemingly a second thought – it truly is inspiring. Sadly, at least for the knife throwing part,…
These Moccasins Are Built For Tough Outdoor Wear and Are Ideal For Rugged Terrain
Good shoes are imperative when it comes to outdoor living, camping, or hiking through the wilderness. If ever the grid goes down and we find ourselves in a SHTF scenario we may very well survive because our footwear kept us going, allowing us to escape a bad situation, even through the most unpredictable circumstance! After…
(VIDEO) How to Accurately Throw Your Knife
In a survival situation, you never know when you will need a knife. Or, more accurately, you never know in what way you will need a knife. Indeed, you will be using it to set up camp, to cut through kindling and cord, or using a knife for any hack that might come up while…
(VIDEO) He Pressed His House Key Against a Piece of Tape. Why? This Hack Will Save Your Life!
Every once in a while, we will come across an idea that seems almost too simple to actually work. But when it does we just open our mouths in a big O and then shout: “Yes!” Okay, now we’ve seen those old movies where a spy will take a piece of clay, make a key…