The reason you begin prepping in the first place is to avoid the mistakes of 99% of the people in the country is so that you don’t have to rely on the kindness of others when SHTF. That said, prepping is a serious lifestyle to get into, and demands a lot of planning, research, resources…
You’ve Been Splitting Kindling Wrong This Entire Time But Not Any More…
Splitting firewood is an important skill to practice over and over again. Despite the apparent simplicity of the action of log splitting, it can be quite difficult to put into practice. Logs that aren’t sawed at a perfect angle can be lopsided on the chopping block, making the danger of the ax head swinging wild…
North America’s Most Venomous Spiders May Surprise You. #4 is a Lot More Common Than You May Think!
Spiders are the #1 fear for a large population of people around the world. We are often taught from an early age that spiders found in the house are quickly snuffed out with a napkin or a paper towel, for fear of what they might do when we take our eyes off of them. In…
This Man Survived a Grizzly Bear Attack. Now He Lives to Tell the Story as to How He Survived.
The movie that finally got Leo DiCaprio his elusive Oscar was received for his depiction of fur trapper Hugh Glass in The Revenant. This movie led to a lot of talk as to the realities of a grizzly bear attack and what it would really be like. Few people realize that Hugh Glass was a…
The Best Non-Perishable Items We Should be Storing – They’ll Actually Outlive Us!
Before the days of modern refrigeration and pounds of preservatives being thrown into nearly all of our food, people knew precisely what foods always to have on hand in case they were ever unable to go to the market for a long time or needed to load up their pantries for winter. The foods they…
(VIDEO) 8 of the Deadliest Plants and Trees. If You Come Across One of These Stay Away!
There are a lot of things to look out for when spending time out in the wilderness. Hungry predators like mountain lions and bears can quickly make any situation an unpleasant one, bad weather can be either extremely annoying or extremely dangerous, depending on how prepared you are, and accidents by your own hands or…
(VIDEO) You Can Make an Inexpensive Homemade Evaporative Air Cooler. It Cools Air up to 30F!
Staying cool during the warm summer months is always a bit of a struggle. Especially during the height of summer, when it’s 90 degrees in the shade and you can’t leave the comfort of the air conditioning for fear of dropping dead of a heat stroke. What do you do, then, when you need to…
(VIDEO) He Takes Out Several Survival Gadgets. Now Watch and See if They Really Do Their Job…
Everyone has a favorite survival gadget or two. Maybe it’s a watch that’s waterproof to 60 meters, so you know it will never stop working, even in the middle of a terrifying rainstorm. It could be a unique fire starting tool that hasn’t failed you yet. Perhaps your favorite survival equipment is not a gadget,…
(VIDEO) You’re Bugging Out and Suddenly Are Ill. Here’s How to Make Medicinal Needle Tea From a Pine Tree
It’s fairly well known that vitamin C is a powerful tool in the function of your immune system, which is why people such vitamin C-enriched cough drops like candy whenever they get a sniffle. Citrus is one of the strongest contenders in the world for the production of this essential vitamin, and if you get…
(VIDEO) This Prepper Built a SHTF Bunker. When He Gives You a Tour? I Didn’t Expect THIS!
What’s your idea of the ultimate prepper SHTF hideaway? A remote cabin in the faraway wilderness? An underground bunker with a submarine hatch? A panic room in the basement of your home? A relaxing bungalow on the beach (if you’re waiting for the world to end, you may as well do it in style and…
(VIDEO) He Took Out an Old Battery Pack. How He Makes a DIY Signal Flare? Mind Blowing!
If you’ve ever spent any time in a thrift store, chances are you’ve happened upon a hardware section and in that hardware section you’ve likely noticed several different versions of old handheld power tool batteries cluttering up the shelves. People rarely buy these because everybody knows that if it made its way to the thrift…
(VIDEO) A Man Is Reunited With a Lion He Raised. What Happens Next? This is Truly Remarkable!
Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my. When most people think of these animals, the only pictures we can form are of the unholy strength and ferocity of these beasts. There is a reason that the Romans would capture these creatures for gladiators to fight in the arenas: because the gladiators usually lost. Which was fun…
(VIDEO) Quick and Easy Survival Hacks That Could Save Your Life
There are a million and one life hacks that can make your day to day much easier if you were to adopt just a few of them. Of course, it goes without saying that with all of those life hacks, quite a few of them are going to be survival hacks. Things like how to…
(VIDEO) How to Successfully Start Fire When it’s Raining. It’s Tricky But Easy Once You Know THIS Trick!
You’ve been hoofing it all day with a heavy pack through the mud and the rain. Your feet are soaked through and your pants are damp. You’re miserable and the only thing you can think about is sitting at a blazing fire to warm up and dry off, and maybe even enjoy a nice hot…
(VIDEO) You’re Hungry and Luckily Came Across a Pine Tree. Here’s How to Avoid Starvation by Eating Pine Nuts.
Pine trees are one of the most useful plants you could ever hope to come across if you ever find yourself in a survival situation or just on a routine camping trip. Their small branches make for excellent kindling to get your fire going and the resin can be used for glue or even chewed…
You’re Running Out of Food But Luckily Just Came Across a White Birch Tree. Here’s How to Utilize it to Stay Alive.
Nearly every survivalist and prepper is well-aware of the unparalleled usefulness of a birch tree for fire starting purposes; the bark that peels from the tree is like gasoline-soaked paper and takes a spark or match flame extremely well. It’s the go-to for many bush crafters and weekend campers. Not as many people know that…
5 Bushcraft Basics That’ll Help You Do More Than Just Surviving When All Hell Breaks Loose…
Bushcraft skills are usually defined as any skill which is used primarily for living efficiently in the wilderness. This can be anything from whittling skills for tool-making purposes to fire-crafting skills. Many preppers have a love/hate relationship with bushcraft. For some, it is seen as an essential set of skills to have and that these…
8 Surprising Wild Plants You Can Eat to Survive While Bugging Out
Research indicates that there are about 20,000 species of edible plants in the world, yet only about 20 species make up 90% of our diets. Those are some pretty stark numbers. With unprecedented control over our growing seasons and the ability to store almost any kind of food for the long term, our diets have…
(VIDEO) This Prepper Gives Us a Tour of His Bug Out Cabin. Its Location? Top Secret!
Having a place to go in the event of any form of disaster, from economic meltdown to the impending visit from the in-laws, is the fevered dream of many preppers. We envision a quiet place to go away from the hustle and bustle and madness of people in the city, a place where we are…
(VIDEO) A Homemade Mosquito Trap That Actually Works!
It’s that time of year again! Time for the mosquitos to drag themselves up out of the fiery pits of Hell where they belong and start to torment humanity again, transferring diseases, parasites, and contributing to some of the most miserable camping experiences imaginable. With this year’s latest disease scare, the Zika virus, the mosquito…