If you’ve ever gone camping in particularly wet or cold circumstances, then chances are you’ve occasionally run into the issue of finding enough firewood to accomplish the necessary tasks to get through your day, such as making coffee and frying up some eggs. Of course, to get around this common problem, most people recommend carrying…
How to Cope with Depression and Anxiety When the Collapse Happens
Are you envisioning a happy-go-lucky future when SHTF happens and that while everyone else in the world is suffering, you’ll be snug as a bug in your bugout shelter, stuffing yourself on canned rations and staying warm by your wood stove? Stop that thinking right now because it’s just not going to happen. We’re not…
(Video) Viper vs. Viper! This Never-Before-Seen Battle is Epic!
Nobody wants to be at the receiving end of a viper’s bite. These venomous snakes, no matter the species, can leave you either dead or wishing for death, and what makes them so deadly is their general aggressiveness. It would seem, though, that the aggressiveness displayed by these snakes is not only directed at humans…
(Video) This Prepper Demonstrates the Eskimo Strap Drill Method of Friction Fire and it’s Incredible!
Do you long to be able to get a satisfactory friction fire going the first time? Have you had lots of trouble achieving this very goal throughout your long and storied wilderness career? You’re not alone. Very few people have the knowledge and remarkable skill required to pull this off. Most spend hours, red-faced and…
(Video) This Swimming Hole Contains a Very Mysterious and Dangerous Secret…
Somewhere out in the wilderness is a swimming hole known as Jacob’s Well. It was discovered sometime in the 1850s and since then has been a hotspot for people to gather for a nice cool dip. What makes Jacob’s Well special is the fact that it is an enormous natural spring in which thousands of…
(Video) He Take Out Some Impressive Matting. How it Can be Transformed Into a Concrete Canvas Shelter? This is Unbelievable!
One of the most immediate concerns for any disaster, whether natural or through warfare, is the immediate need for shelter. Usually, this would mean a tent or finding a building that hasn’t yet been affected by said disaster, which is much easier said than done. For large numbers of people displaced by say, hurricanes or…
(Video) This Man Has a Very Close Encounter With a Cougar. How it Pans Out? This is Crazy!
Have you ever been hiking through the woods, minding your own business, then suddenly finding yourself face-to-face with a mountain lion? Yeah, us neither. The truth is, mountain lions regularly do almost everything in their power to avoid people, so much so that you could be standing five feet away from one in the woods…
(Video) World’s Most Dangerous Hike is One Many Dare to Conquer…
What are you doing to prepare for an uncertain future? Perhaps you’ve been stocking up on food and water, securing your future bugout shelter, ensuring that you have access to power, if necessary, and loading up on fuels of all sorts. This is all necessary for when SHTF, but if you think you can get…
(Video) She Finds Some Stones. How She Builds a Primitive Oven? Impressive!
Many people don’t hold out much hope for eating well when SHTF. This is true even among preppers, who likely have stored months or even years worth of food that, let’s be honest, isn’t rated very high on the edibility scale. Things like rice, flour, and canned goods will be saved in spades because they…
(Video) How to Succeed at a Friction Fire Bow Drill While Living Off the Grid. Anything is Possible!
Part of any good survival kit is a plethora of ways to get a fire going. Whether its matches, lighters, flint, and steel, or magnesium sticks, having a variety of fire starting options is essentially the core of most bug out and survival kits. It occasionally happens that these methods fail, though. Lighters can leak…
(Video) She Buids a Shelter for Two People. How it Transforms Into an Incredible Bug Out Camp? Unbelievable!
Are you prepared to weather out the storm? Prepared to take on a changing world and stand strong against change and adversity? The world is changing at an alarming rate, and we don’t mean just the weather. Unrest is occurring on an almost global scale, and it’s just a matter of time before things reach…
12 Animals Responsible for Killing the Most Humans
There’s a lot out there to be scared of, from the rising threat of war to the ever constant dangers of environmental catastrophes and the simple day-to-day threats of hunger and thirst. While it’s true that many of humanities greatest threats are merely perceived ones (things that haven’t or won’t necessarily happen), it’s also true…
How to Construct an Appalachian Berry Bucket Using Tree Bark
Long before the use of tin, aluminum, and plastic for buckets, people typically made their own buckets from whatever materials they had available to them. Often times, this came in the form of wood with metal rings, much like casks and barrels, so that they could hold water. However, there are many tasks which don’t…
How to Make a DIY Hidden Kitchen Pantry That’ll Come in Handy During a SHTF Situation
One of the most annoying things about any kitchen is that useless bit of space between the fridge and the wall. In nearly any kitchen in nearly every household, this is the case. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could not only fill that wasted space but also add to your food storage space in…
The Success of a High Profit Micro Farm and How Farmers Can Benefit From It
Despite fewer and fewer acreage being used for farming nationwide, productivity is still on the rise. This is coming both as a response to more demand for high-quality crops and a reviving class of farmers eager to make their waves in the future of crop production. One way farmers are beginning to adjust to the…
A Prepper Newbie’s Guide to Surviving
While many prepper sites and forums are always hinting at the end of the world scenarios in which the world governments conspire to control all of the humanity and wipe out the dissenters, the reality is that a more likely use for your preps is going to be a natural disaster. And why not? We…
How a Prepper Can Learn How to Successfully Navigate by the Stars
Nowadays, most people have lost this skill of knowing how to navigate by the stars. It’s much too easy to bring along a compass or use our cell phones to find our way home or to our bug out location. It’s sad, but the truth is we really have no need of this knowledge anymore,…
The Mind Boggling Off-Grid Benefits of Bats
Let’s face it: for most people, bats are the stuff of nightmares. After all, they’re in the backdrop of every Scooby-Doo episode for a reason. Making appearances in horror movies and acting as one of Dracula’s many frightening forms, bats have long held a position of terror for mankind. This is largely due to the…
7 of the Most Incredible Survival Shelter Designs and How to Build Them
Packing a tent into your bug out bag is, generally, recommended. Many people will shirk away from the idea in the interest of weight, but if your vehicle breaks down or gets stuck you may soon find yourself walking. You may be thinking “Yeah, that’s exactly why I want to save weight.” Well, after a…
How to Filter and Purify Water Correctly for Camping and Living Off the Grid
Having access to clean drinking water is a universal subject of interest all over the world. In the case of your own personal survival, it’s important to know all of the various methods at your disposal for cleaning your water to the point in which it’s safe to drink. This is important information because a…