Initially, you may wonder what you can do with a water-lighter! It’s too small to put out a fire and, considering there was once lighter fluid in it, using it for a little drinking water is rather unappetizing! Still, that little gulp could be refreshing if you were lost in the woods and needed some…
(VIDEO) With Toothpicks and a Few More Household Supplies, You Can Make a Blowgun and Darts!
When you think about weapons to bring during your bug out, what comes to mind? A gun? A knife? A machete? A crossbow? I’m going to go ahead and guess that a blowgun and air darts probably didn’t make your list. Despite their low profile in the world of survival, these darts can be an…
(VIDEO) Spending Too Much Money on Air Conditioning? Try Putting Together This Inexpensive Homemade Air Conditioner Instead!
In these hot summer months, there isn’t much more a person can think about except how to get cool. Unfortunately, it can get pretty expensive to run your A/C unit during the hottest days, not to mention the strain doing so can put on the power grid, often leading to blackouts and power restrictions. With…
This Bushcraft Camp is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen. When You See How They Constructed It? Awe-Inspiring!
Every prepper needs an advantage while they’re bugging out in the wilderness and having the proper skill set is how you will survive. There are many ways you can utilize knife and ax techniques, woodworking, and lashing skills, for example. However, when it comes time to live through an actual SHTF moment you’re going to…
How to Make Pine Needle Tee While You’re Bugging Out in the Wilderness
If you’re out in the wilderness bugging out and just enjoyed a nice meal by the fire, you may occasionally crave a tasty drink. You have plenty of water, but sometimes it’s refreshing to add a little something to it, don’t you think? Luckily if you are near some pine trees all you need to…
(VIDEO) Survival Skills to Master: Constructing a Paiute Deadfall
When you want to improve your chances of having enough food in your store when you’re bugging out, you’ve got to cover your bases. That means knowing how to forage, how to hunt, fish, and of course… knowing how to set up some traps. One of the most classic types of traps for survivalists is…
(VIDEO) In Just a Few Easy Steps, You Can Create a Water Candle During an Emergency!
Candles are essential for any survivalist that doesn’t want to be dependent on a battery-powered light source. But if you’re in your bug out cabin and short on candles, you can actually use household items to create a water candle. This candle is different because it doesn’t look like any regular boring old wax candle.…
(VIDEO) Is This the Ultimate Bug Out Bag? Discover What’s in This SHTF Bag That Makes it so Incredible!
The great Benjamin Franklin once stated, “by failing to prepare you are preparing to fail.” That saying will prove itself to be true if you are caught in a tough situation without your bug out bag. No one can predict when things will go awry or when you or your family will have to buckle…
4 More Skills You Need for When SHTF (That You Probably Haven’t Thought Of)
No one can predict when things will go awry and you may be forced to live off the earth, or go off the grid. Many preppers who are aware of these situations have spent hours, even days curating plans in the event of a national catastrophe. Sure preppers know what to pack and which tools will…
(VIDEO) 7 SHTF Weapons You Should Learn How to Make. You’ll Need Them When Doomsday Arrives!
One of our favorite YouTubers named the Crazy Russian Hacker is it again! When SHTF at some point store bought weapons will no longer be useful. It’s not something you may have ever considered before, but over the months and years, it’ll become more and more probably. Your store bought weapons will wear down and in…
How to Put Together a Personal Solar Powered Air Conditioner
Most of us want to spend our summers outside, appreciating nature and the beautiful weather. But many of us – especially those in extremely hot climates – can’t spend all day outside because of the heat. We don’t want to be exhausted and dripping with sweat by the end of the day just for deciding…
You Can Easily Save on Your Electricity Bill. This Easy Solar Project Will Help You Do Just That!
Whether you are a committed survivalist, homesteader or just like a bargain, converting your hot-water to a solar-heated hot water heater is an easy way to save money and ensure you have all the hot water you and your family need. In a survival situation, having a solar powered hot water heater not only ensures…
Doomsday Arrives and a Venomous Snake Bites You. Here’s How to Effectively Treat it With Alternative Medicine.
Getting bit by a rattlesnake is a survivalist’s worst nightmare. You probably have prepared yourself for just about anything: power outages, foreign attacks, storms, and the list goes on. However, doomsday arrives and there is no other course of action then to bug out at your secret location where it’s best to wait out the…
(VIDEO) This Survivalist Comes Up With a Crazy Idea for a Bug Out Shelter. Now Prepare to be Shocked When He Reveals It…
Protecting yourself from the elements when you’re dealing with wind, hail, rain, or snow is vital to your survival, especially post-collapse. Without the proper shelter, you’ll likely die from awful weather conditions more quickly than you’ll die from getting sick or starving. There are many options as to which type of shelter you can build…
(VIDEO) With Just a Few Key Supplies, You Can Construct a USB Charger for When SHTF
One of the risks anyone caught in a short to medium term survival situation will face is the eventuality, if the power is out, that our electronic devices will run out of juice. Because we are so connected to our devices – we communicate, identify our location, search the web, etc. – many of us…
(VIDEO) He Takes Out a 12 Volt Battery. The Survival Hack He Shows Us? AMAZING!
In a SHTF situation, you want to make sure all of your energy needs are covered. Whether it’s during a natural disaster or an EMT, your electricity is sure to go out for who knows how long? You don’t want to be the person that didn’t prepare when SHTF. You also don’t want to be…
(VIDEO) Using a Scrap Reciprocating Saw Blade, You Can Make a SHTF Knife for Under a $1!
What type of knife you have depends largely on what tasks you face ahead. Whether it’s a tool you require for creating ribbons for tinder, for cutting rope to set up your shelter, as a means to build other useful tools, or to use in place of a small shovel for various digging jobs… you…
How to Survive When You’ve Been Bit by a Venomous Snake
Whether you have a fear of snakes like Indiana Jones (remember when he was forced to be in a pit with them?!) or you’re not afraid of them in the slightest, a venomous snake still can bite you before you’ve had time to think about your options. Unfortunately, the prepper who gets bit by a…
(VIDEO) A Cut Above the Rest: How to Drill Your Own Well
This is a two-part video that shows you how to use PVC pipe and a hose to drill your own short-depth well. The ability to drill your own well could make your survival or bug-out location much more inhabitable. You also could use the water if you needed to irrigate crops. As always, you should…
(VIDEO) He Takes Out a Axe. How He Uses it to Begin Making a Kuksa? Incredible!
A kuksa is a type of wooden drinking cup that is hand crafted, originating from the Sami people of northern Scandiavia. They have been used for hundreds of years, and can last indefinitely if they are well cared for. They come in a variety of sizes, but are generally smaller for individuals use. Some kuksas…