If you’re planning to go on a camping trip, hike, or bug out on a hot summer day, you’re going to need something refreshing and cold to add to your supplies. This easy and quick trick will turn your water into ice instantly! That way you can just put it in your backpack, head out…

Camping season is here and at the same time, it’s heating up outside. During the long and hot summer ahead, you’ll be wishing you knew some tips on how to cool down your tent. In fact, one of the biggest drawbacks of camping during the summer is that it’s too hot. One way you can…

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…

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…

When you’re on your own on a wilderness journey, there’s no one looking out for you. That should be obvious. A solo trip into the unknown can be an amazing experience to open your eyes and find out what you’re really made of, like which survival skills you’ve accomplished and which ones you’re still lacking…

If you think that you won’t ever get bit by a venomous snake while you’re off the grid or spending time outdoors, you’re wrong. When I was a young girl, my dad got bit by a rattlesnake in our backyard. He was doing yard work when he encountered what he thought was a bull snake.…

The crossbow is a remarkable weapon. It revolutionized the use of archery in times of war, as any soldier could be trained to use the instrument. The crossbow has been around for thousands of years, and documents from as early as 700 BC describe the use of the weapon. It originated in Eastern Asia, as…

If we’ve said it once we’ve said it a hundred times, we love hacks! Not just a regular hack but those hacks that have multiple purposes! There is such a feeling of satisfaction when you use a typical everyday household product then find ways of using it for something other than the intended application. Our…

Solar energy is ideal for your bug out cabin – it’s free, releases no pollution to run, and it can be an excellent resource in the middle of nowhere. If your bug out home is in a sunny location, and you don’t require excessive energy use, solar power can be used alone for your energy…

The S has HTF. You’re out in the woods with your bug out bag, walking to your hidden cabin to seek shelter. You haven’t had much time to think about anything except the immediate task in front of you: get to the cabin, get to the cabin, get to the cabin! A crack of thunder…

Warning: This DIY survival article is includes working with electrical components. Please remember to use caution and make sure the outlet you are working on has been powered off before you start your work. If you are lucky enough to have power at your survival shelter or camp, you know that electrical components such as…

Before we became a throwaway society, nearly everyone had a huge accumulation of seemingly useless junk that would appear in piles in the backyard or a forgotten room of the house. This largely stems from the Great Depression, when survival often depended on upon your innovation in using whatever you had at your disposal. Nowadays,…

Po-tat-oes. You know: “Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew.” And sweet potatoes! Who doesn’t love sweet potatoes? They’re basically vegetables disguised as dessert. And they’re healthy! Sweet potatoes are loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. In some studies, research suggests that sweet potatoes actually have stronger levels of bioavailable beta-carotene than dark,…

We’ve all seen the caricature of the sadistic child tormenting ants with his magnifying glass. He aims the sun’s rays, focuses them to a point using the glass, and BAM – you have extreme heat! Hopefully, tormenting innocent insects aren’t your thing. Hopefully, you want to utilize the beauty of science and the light of…