Before the advent of metallurgy, hundreds of cultures around the world used a variety of materials in the crafting of their weapons and tools. While many relied on stone tools for the purpose of durability, when a sharp edge was required, a weapon made of bone, such as that of a deer or elk, was…
(VIDEO) You Can Forge a Knife Just by Using a Lawn Mower Blade. Here’s How:
A very popular and growing trend nowadays, especially among preppers, is the art of making blades from old metal tools and supplies. This is an excellent way to recycle old materials in a more personal way than simply dropping them off at a scrap yard or allowing them to rust away in a pile in…
(VIDEO) Using Just Three Items, Learn How to Make a Coffee Can Forge. Amazing!
Making creative use of the resources at your disposal is one of the key components of surviving post-SHTF. Also on that list is the ability to make use of new skills to accomplish the new goals that will present themselves in that SHTF world. The best way to prepare for this is to practice these…
(VIDEO) The Dark Truth About Bugging Out May Surprise You. Here’s Why…
No matter how you slice it, bugging out is an unfortunate situation created by desperation in the face of unfortunate circumstances. One way to make this easier is to have a top-notch bug out bag prepared ahead of time, along with a plan on how you are going to survive no matter the circumstances. Despite…
(VIDEO) You’ll Never Guess How Using This Key Item Can Result in Unlimited Fuel to Heat Your Home
If you’re like most Americans, you get thousands of sheets of junk mail every year and every year that amount seems to double, cluttering up our countertops and forming massive piles around Christmas time (catalog after catalog after catalog). Most Americans toss this in the trash or recycle bin (kudos to them), and some burn…
(VIDEO) When I Saw These Cool Fire Starting Tricks, I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes!
Fire is the key to successful survival. It will help you signal for aid, stay warm through the elements, treat water and cook food. Without being skilled at creating fire, chances are pretty high that you won’t last for very long, depending on the conditions you find yourself in. Of course, carrying a lighter will…
(VIDEO) This Prepper’s Idea for an Emergency Shelter is Mind-Boggling. Check it Out!
In bad weather or wind, shelter is pretty much the most important thing you can have. You will die of exposure far more quickly than you will die of starvation or illness. With that in mind, there are a lot of options out there as to what sort of shelter you want to rely on…
(VIDEO) These Insanely Creative SHTF Uses for WD-40 Are Astonishing!
WD-40 is one of those things that everyone has around for pretty much every lubrication use around the home and in the garage. This is great because it means that in a survival or SHTF situation pretty much everyone is going to have this on hand to use as a resource. It’s also great because…
(VIDEO) The Many DIY Ways You Can Use Duct Tape to Your Advantage When the Grid Goes Down
It almost goes without saying that duct tape is one of the most useful tools you can have at your disposal in a survival situation. It can be used for binding, making repairs, construction, and reducing friction between joints. It can be used to make hasty repairs to boats, make an airplane flight-ready, and can…
(VIDEO) The Dakota Fire Hole: Why it’s the MOST Effective Fire When Bugging Out
Nothing improves a rough day out in the wilderness better than a hot meal around a campfire. In some conditions, though having the traditional open fire pit may not be the best option. If you’re bugging out, you may not want to have an open fire because it could very easily give away your position.…
These DIY Waterproof Fire Starters Will Come in Handy During a Survival Situation
In a survival situation, being able to start a fire is going to be the one thing that keeps you going through any scenario. It will allow you to boil water, to cook food, to stay warm, and to ward off predators and signal for aid. There are a lot of ways to get a…
(VIDEO) How to Build an Earthen Oven from the 18th Century
Cooking food is the one thing that sets us apart from the animals. However, there are several animals that use tools, show empathy, and many that show complex thinking and planning abilities. Cooking food, however, is what makes us human. The simple action of eating a warm cooked meal makes us feel at ease and…
21 Off the Grid Hacks You Can’t Afford to Miss
We all have a lot of skills that help us get through the day. Using a computer is a skill. Cooking on the stove is a skill. Driving a car is a skill. However, when SHTF and you have to get off the grid, you will need to learn a whole new host of skills…
(VIDEO) Historical Ways to Preserve Your Eggs for When SHTF
Eggs are a wonder food with some of the most high-quality protein you can get your hands on. This means in a SHTF situation or when living off the grid eggs become one of the most valuable foods available and being able to store those eggs long term is going to be something you’ll definitely…
(VIDEO) This Ultimate Bug Out Bag Includes Everything You Need and More for SHTF
Having a bug out bag may be something that many people deem to be the habit of eccentric or insane conspiracy theorists and individuals who are just inherently paranoid. That is, until a terrorist attack, natural disaster, economic collapse, food shortage, fuel shortage, social unrest, or martial law, all of which have happened at one…
Forget Boring Rice and Beans, With This Recipe You Can Make Some Delicious Chocolate Chia Survival Bars
Stocking up on plenty of high-quality, long-term survival foods is the most cited thing every prepper and survivalist says you should do. When SHTF, the first thing all the stores are going to run out of is food. It has been observed a million times, every time a storm is supposed to hit an area…
How to Properly Lance a Boil While You’re Bugging Out
One of the most important areas of consideration, when the world comes to a SHTF, situation is what are we going to do in the event of a medical emergency? Sure, doctors will still exist, but chances are they won’t all be hanging around the hospitals as they are being looted, which will make them…
Check Out This DIY Gas Mask for a Potential Life Threatening SHTF Scenario
Tear gas, smoke grenades, bioweapons, smoke from burning buildings; there are a lot of reasons having a gas mask on hand in a SHTF scenario could be extremely advantageous. The one thing that is guaranteed to cripple anyone, no matter how much they’ve trained or how tough they are, is not being able to see…
(VIDEO) This DIY Paracord Wrap Project is Very Useful. Learn How to Wrap a Strider Dive Utility Knife!
Having plenty of paracord on you at all times is one of the oft-cited rules of effective prepping and survival. Paracord can be used for pretty much everything, from snares to shelters and even for fire building if you are relying on a bow drill. With that being the case, there are a lot of…
You Just Got Bit by a Brown Recluse Spider. Here’s How to Effectively Treat it When SHTF.
Spiders are one of the greatest fears throughout the world. This may be due to how they walk, the precision with which they build their webs or their many eyes. When you ask most people, though, they are afraid of spiders because of their bites. In reality, very few spiders throughout the world are in…