Crafting a well-rounded survival/bug out kit is a task not lightly undertaken. After all, you may literally be betting your life on the items you pack, so you’d better make sure you pack the right stuff. Some of the most obvious things you may decide to stow in your bag will be a knife, some…
(Video) This Post-Apocalyptic Steampunk Mask is Cool Not Only for SHTF, But for Halloween Too!
Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way for preppers to celebrate than with our own clever spins on the preparedness lifestyle? While you may opt for dressing yourselves or your kids as zombies, Rambo, or as a sniper in a ghillie suit, why not veer instead for a costume style that idolizes…
(Video) These Top 5 Homemade Weapons Are Insane. Every One Could Come in Handy During That Pivotal Survival Moment.
When SHTF, where will you be? Hopefully, you’ll be holed up somewhere safe with your family, with months or years of supplies and armed to the teeth. Unfortunately, life rarely goes the way we planned, and even if you have been spending years preparing for this event, you could still be caught with your pants…
An Effective Way to Tan a Hide Post-Collapse
Since the dawn of mankind, our species has taken strongly to hunting game of all sorts, not only to fill our bellies, but also to stock up on essential materials for survival. One such material was animal hides. Used around the world for clothing, tools, and housing material, animal hides have always been one of…
(Video) The Easiest Way to Sharpen a Knife in a SHTF Situation is Something Everyone Already Has Access To…
Having the right tool for the job is the cornerstone of any profession in which you work with your hands. Usually, the biggest problem here is that there are times in which you lose track of your tool or forget it at the most inconvenient moments. This is just as true of your sharpening tools…
(Video) This Prepper Discovers an Abandoned Shelter by a Highway Exit Ramp. Learn How it Came to Be…
Now and then, we get offered a rare glimpse into the bug out lives of others. The best way to do this is to see how they have planned and arranged their bug out homes. Of course, not all those who bug out are doing so for the sake of end of the world plans.…
(Video) Uncovering the Truth Behind a Spetznas Machete and Figuring Out if it Can Really Open up a Car Roof
Want a tough tool that can handle virtually anything you throw at it? Of course, you do. Everybody does. Good tools are the difference between a successful job and a day of frustration. With cutting tools, the story is no different. Generally people, specifically preppers, want a tool that can be used for more than…
(Video) Why the Super Shelter is Easily the Most Incredible Shelter Out There…
Looking for the perfect anytime shelter design? Hint: it’s not a tent. Although tents offer great shelter from wind and rain and do so while being highly packable and are generally lightweight, the one downside to most tents is that they are highly susceptible to damage. Why is that? Because if they get to the…
(Video) This Cougar Attack Was Unexpected. Where it Took Place? This is Crazy!
Long has man feared the other predators in the food chain. Not because of the competition for food, but because we’re genuinely concerned about being taken down a few notches. All around the world, some of the most feared predators are the big cats: jaguars, lions, cheetahs, leopards and tigers all send a chill down…
(Video) How to Make a Machete Without Using Any Power Tools
If you’re a homesteader, a prepper, or just an old school soul, chances are learning new skills is a familiar concept to you. To be truly self-sufficient in the modern world means going out there and deliberately acquiring new expertise, even if you don’t need it in your current day-to-day life. Why? Because you never…
How to Successfully Blend In: 5 Tips From a Special Agent Every Prepper Should Follow
You may have read SHTF articles in the past about how your best for survival post-collapse amidst the chaos is to become a “grey man.” This essentially means you want to do anything you can to avoid the notice of other survivors who may not have prepared as extensively. The problem with this definition is…
6 Devices That’ll Make Moving Heavy Objects Post-Collapse Doable
When we need to move heavy objects in the modern era, we use some pretty impressive equipment. Cranes lift tons of building materials to the tops of skyscrapers, electric winches pull giant trucks out of snowy ditches and large flatbed trucks can carry entire houses to new foundations. What if the entire grid were to…
(Video) How to Construct an Explosive Tripwire Alarm
You’ve worked hard to prepare the things you have, taking care of your land and amassing food and stores with careful planning and focus. When SHTF, though, all of that work is at risk. Sure, that time is what you have been preparing for, but it is also then that others will attempt to seize…
20 SHTF Skills for a True Outdoorsman
Anyone can go camping once in a while and say they “love the outdoors,” but to truly claim yourself as an outdoorsman, you need to possess a very particular set of skills. While these skills are incredibly rare in our society today, just a few generations ago you would have been hard-pressed to find a…
Taking Advantage of the Incredible Off Grid Winch From Two Logs and a Rope
Before we start, there are two major areas in which this amazingly simple-yet-effective design can be used: 1. Pulling your vehicle out of the ditch on a lonely back road, 2. Absolutely any lifting job in an off-grid SHTF world. Pretty wide scope, I know, but that’s due to the fact that, with modification, this…
Deciding Whether to Bug Out or Bug In: Which One is Better?
No matter which site you prefer to learn your preparedness information from or which survival expert you prefer on TV, chances are all of them have their own ideas on which is better, bugging in or bugging out. It’s a major decision which plagues the minds of thousands of would-be preppers. It’s a huge, decision,…
Building a Durable Takedown Bucksaw for SHTF
A good saw is one of the more useful tools to have at your disposal when SHTF. It will prove useful when constructing your shelters, clearing land for gardening or raising livestock, building fencing to protect your property, and will also serve a multitude of other purposes that are only limited by your imagination. One…
What to Look for When Selecting a Pocket Knife
Having the right tool for the job will always make any job easier. The same can be said for your EDC folding knife. Also called pocket knives, having a sturdy, reliable folder which suits your needs is something everybody should have in their lives. There are thousands of folding knife designs out there, and not all…
(Video) A Man Puts a Giant Spider in With a Snake. What Happens? I Didn’t Expect THIS!
Every now and then, even the most hardened preppers must take a break from their strained schedules of packing and repacking their gear, practicing exit strategies and researching new and better methods of survival post-collapse. To help you with that break, Die Hard Survivor is posting a special video just for you; a video featuring…
Stealth Camping Revealed: How (Not to be Seen)
Walk into any major camping store–REI, for instance–and you will be assaulted by vibrant colors, bizarre tent shapes, and more and more new shiny gear to bring out on a wilderness adventure. Let’s face it, camping is in right now, and in order to cater to a generation of people who’s idea of “roughing it”…