Hardtack is a term not floated around much these days, but way back when it was one of the most common foods available anywhere, as it could last on the shelves almost indefinitely and was made quite simply and cheaply. Although it was baked to the consistency of a brick (not even exaggerating a little…
(VIDEO) The Grid is Down and You Need to Know Who You Can Trust. Here’s How to Tell if Someone is Lying.
Everybody lies. Accepting this major fact of life is one of the most terrifying and liberating moments you’ll ever experience. On the one hand, you’ll find yourself feeling a lot more cynical once you’ve accepted this fact, but on the other hand, you’ll find yourself ready to look for fibs and slip ups much more…
How to Identify Wild Animal Tracks…Before it’s Too Late
For most people, these days, the science and art behind tracking animals is as clear as mud. What were once extremely obvious tracks to our ancestors as recently as the days of our grandparents are now just smudges in the dirt which are almost completely indistinguishable from the clumps of earth around them. An animal’s…
(VIDEO) 10 Surprising Poisonous Foods We Like to… Eat?!
What do you do when you head to the store to pick up the ingredients to your meals for the week? Chances are you throw at least one highly toxic food in your shopping cart. More than likely, you leave the store with several toxic ingredients? So why don’t we die or at the very…
(VIDEO) She Takes Out a Crossbow Pistol in the Wild. How it Performs? You’ll Be Surprised!
Finding the right weapon to depend upon in the wild is not the easiest choice one will ever experience. Many will choose to simply use their survival knives in order to craft weapons of their own out in the wilderness. The problem with this is that it can often take time that they don’t have. Another…
(VIDEO) Survivalists Bear Grylls Captures a Snake. Now Watch When the Snake Has Other Ideas…
Usually the worst you have to worry about when having dinner is eating too much and having wicked heartburn or just going to bed with an upset stomach. Or you could burn your tongue. Very few people these days have to worry about their meal biting back in any other way. Except Bear Grylls. In…
(VIDEO) How to Safely Store Water for a Long Period of Time
When SHTF, you don’t want to have to be worrying about whether or not you have enough potable water stored for you and your family to get through the situation comfortably or even with your full health intact. You’ll want to have more than enough water so that it’s not even a real concern. With…
(VIDEO) These Slick Survival Tips Will Help You Stay Afloat When the Grid Goes Down
Of all the things you can do to help yourself survive the impending doom of society and the world as a whole, the very best advice you can follow is to learn as many survival tips and tricks as possible. But what tips should you start with? That’s always a loaded question because you need…
(VIDEO) This Man Survives a Black Mamba Bite Multiple Times. When You See How? This Is UNBELIEVABLE!
For anybody spending any time outdoors, it can be pretty nerve-wracking when a snake appears coiled up in your path. Miles from a hospital and with no natural immunity, a venomous snake bite can quickly turn a lovely day out into a nightmare. Depending on the species of snake and just how much you pissed…
(VIDEO) The Grid Went Down and Communicating is Next to Nil. Find Out How You Can Still Effectively Communicate.
When SHTF, being able to communicate with your loved ones, emergency services, other survivors, and the other members of your crew is going to be a make or break situation. If you have no way of communicating, you have no way of knowing whether or not a certain area is safe, what the overall situation…
(VIDEO) How to Make Your Own Emergency Water Purification Using THESE Filter Elements
Having a way to obtain and store clean drinking water is of utmost importance when SHTF. If the power goes out for a long period of time, do you have a plan for how to get clean water when you have no electricity to your water pump? If your stove is electric, too, you may…
(VIDEO) Water is the Most Critical Item to Store. This Prepper Shows Us How You Should be Storing Water Before SHTF.
Water is one of the single most important preps you’ll ever need to consider in your long term survival plans. Without enough water, much of your food will be useless, particularly if you are relying on a great deal of MREs or other freeze-dried foods. If you have a great deal of grain or flour…
(VIDEO) How Lethal Can a Bow and Arrow be at Long Ranges? Watch This and be Dumbfounded!
One area of concern for long-term survival is the field of weaponry. While many preppers and survivalists will immediately turn to firearms for their first choice in personal protection and hunting when SHTF, there are those who will seek to turn to more traditional means for their weapons. For many, this will mean a crossbow,…
(VIDEO) 6 Ways to Use Windex That You’ve Never Thought of Before
When windows get streaky, many of us inevitably wait waaay too long to clean them, putting off the task for days or even weeks or even (a tentative hand goes up) months. Then, when we finally grab the Windex and a rag and start polishing up, leaving a gleam that Martha Stewart could be proud of,…
(VIDEO) You’re Swimming in the Ocean and Begin to Drown. Now Watch a Marine Demonstrate a Way to SURVIVE.
You could be on a cruise ship, you could be on a plane, or you could simply be fishing off a dock. In all of these scenarios, it’s not at all far-fetched that you could end up bobbing in the waves, gasping for breath between waves. A riptide can quickly make an already horrible situation…
(VIDEO) Make a $8 Air Conditioner That’ll Keep You Cool During Those Hot Summer Days
In those hot summer months, it can quickly get pretty uncomfortable when the air begins to get stuffy and humid. Most people would first turn to the option of a portable air conditioner, but that can run into the hundreds of dollars just for the initial purchase, let alone the operating costs. Maybe you even…
You Just Encountered a Grizzly Bear. Contrary to All of the Advice You’ve Read, Here’s Step by Step Instructions on What to Do
Bears are easily the most terrifying thing that you’ll run into in the woods, short of Bigfoot. Even then, bears have caused far more injuries than the legendary Bigfoot ever has, so perhaps this is even more reason to fear them. Every year, bears injure and even kill humans in the quest to defend their cubs,…
3 Survival Skills That Aren’t Obvious but They’re Ones You Should Learn
There are a plethora of survival skills to rely on when things get sticky, from fire starting in a thousand ways to trapping, hunting, fishing, shelter-building, horticulture, animal husbandry, leatherworking, woodworking, basket weaving, knife sharpening, etc. Depending on the situation, no one skill is more important than any other. After all, you could build the…
The World’s Oldest Living Trees Will Astound You
Humans have a pretty hard time surviving simply from their day to day lives. There are organisms on this planet which routinely put us to shame. They have weathered storm after storm, fire after fire, and earthquake after earthquake. Looking at them, you would often have no idea that these ancient organisms have stood the…
8 Clever Firewood Storage Ideas
If you haven’t seen Frozen yet, I commend you. It’s difficult to avoid something that has so pervaded our culture and has set a new standard for the marketability of movies for decades to come. If you have seen it, you may remember a scene in which two men are arguing over the best way…