We’ve seen many methods to make a shelter on these pages, including using drop-cloths and tarps. But this time we are going very natural, with a shelter made of branches and spruce. Our host, a quiet and laconic gentleman, gives minimal instruction. He believes showing is the best aid he can give and it is…
DIY Potting Soil Saves You Money And Is Healthier Than Store-Bought Brands
For those of us who have or think we have a green thumb, who have got the land plotted out where are garden will go, and are anxious to get it started, the idea of a DIY potting soil is ideal! After all, it’s healthy and the more organic the better, right? Certainly, you can use…
[VIDEO] How To Build A Trash Barrel Root Cellar
Just as a reminder for new survivalists, a root cellar holds food supplies at a low temperature and steady humidity. A cellar keeps food from freezing during the winter and it keeps food cool during summertime to prevent spoilage. Typically vegetables like potatoes, turnips, and carrots are placed in a root cellar. Some people also place jars…
Be Found In An Emergency With These Attention Grabbing Smoke Bombs
Colored smoke has a lot of applications – in pyrotechnics, special effects and believe it or not, in a survival situation. As a signal, in a survival situation, colored smoke stands out and can be seen for miles. Right now, it is used in some military situations to help air support target the enemy and…
[VIDEO] How To Make This Pine Pitch Glue
We take a lot of our daily lives for granted – stuff that we barely notice now, would become critical needs in a survival situation. Glue is one of those things we largely ignore until we need it and then the need becomes acute. Luckily, in a survival situation, nature has given you an amazing way…
[VIDEO] The Craftsmanship In This Ram Head Spike Knife Is INSANE!
This is another one of those videos where the point is to show you a skill as opposed to a practical “how-to”. In this video, you will get an inside look on blacksmithing as the craftsman involved mods a ram’s head knife out of an old railroad spike. How does this relate to survival? If…
This Guy Turned His Truck Into A Bug-Out-Mobile And It’s Incredible
It takes a certain mindset to be a survivalist, whether you are preparing for a SHTF moment, a longer term survival situation or even if you end up in a survival situation that just popped up, but is not because of some dire crisis. That mindset is to always be prepared or to be as…
[VIDEO] Make This Self Watering Bucket For Under $7
If you are like me, the only chore worse than stacking wood for the winter (it’s fun the first four cords. Sort of.) is weeding and watering the garden. I have a large garden, so staying on top of both can feel like a chore and although we have a well, and therefore don’t need to worry…
[VIDEO] DIY Solar Water Distiller
We all know that water is vital in a survival situation. After shelter, in terms of immediate needs, water ranks near the top of your priorities – you literally have about three to four days that you can survive without water and the clock starts ticking as soon as you take the last gulp of your…
[VIDEO] Turn An Old Lawnmower Blade Into A Big Knife With This Tutorial
Every few years, I have to replace my riding lawn mower blades and usually, the old blades go into a box in my barn to be sold as scrap to our local junkyard. When I saw this amazing idea for a very large machete-type knife, a light bulb went off! There are many purposes for…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Cast Your Own Aluminum Ingots
In a survival or SHTF scenario, knowing how to melt and re-purpose aluminum is a handy skill that can have many different applications. One such application is to fashion ingots, which can then be melted down into any number of things, including something as simple as slingshot ammunition or as complicated as a motor part.…
[VIDEO] Make This Water Filtration System For Under $15…
As survivalists we know if the grid ever goes down there will be certain (and often important) constants in our everyday lives that will become unavailable, non functional or even unhealthy. We need to be prepared for any eventuality. One of the most important things required for survival is the need for clean filtered water. Because who really knows…
Build Your Own Inverted Solar Still
Every survival situation – it does not matter if it is the aftermath of a hurricane, laying low during civil unrest, getting lost in the wilderness – has four commonalities: You have to find shelter, food, water and create fire. Of those four, in the immediate, a safe haven is of paramount importance, but after…
[VIDEO] Use An Old Car Spring To Make This Awesome Spoon Carver’s Knife!
Re-purposing old and worn out stuff is a vital but fairly unique skill. We live in a throw-away society, which means that as soon as something grows old or outlives its original purpose, we toss it out. In a survival situation, especially a long-term survival situation, being able to re-purpose old or worn out items is…
Make This Awesome DIY Stand For Your Hammock
Just about every loves retreating to a hammock on a hot, lazy summer day. They’re even good on cool days if you have a blanket to drape over yourself. Most people, however, are surprised when they learn that the hammock is the inexpensive part of the scenario – buying a hammock stand can get very…
Make This Awesome WIDE Paracord Bracelet
A paracord bracelet can serve a variety of purposes. In a survival situation you can undo it and use the cord as fasteners, you could connect each piece to have one longer cord. And because of its durability, you can even use the bracelet itself as a fastener. This particular “Wide” paracord bracelet is adaptable…
[VIDEO] Make This DIY Water Filter
One of the most acute needs a survivalist has during a survival situation is to gain access to clean water. Without water, you can last about three days. But filtering water in a survival situation can pose a challenge. This incredible water filtration device, made from PVC, a coffee filter and activated charcoal is inexpensive and…
[VIDEO] Make This Awesome Ax Sheath With PVC Pipe In Under An Hour!
Your tools in a survival situation are all that stands between you and having to imitate a primitive cave dweller. Treat your tools shabbily and they will return the favor; treat them like the vital instruments of survival that they are, and they will allow you to survive much easier and more comfortably. Knives, firearms,…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make A Flour Fletch Dowel Arrow
Being able to make your own arrows in a survival situation is a skill that could really come in handy. You need to eat and that means in many cases, hunting your own food. You also may have to protect yourself. Using a firearm, while effective, might not be practical or even wise – especially if it is…
[VIDEO] Make This Garden Barrel Planter And Save Space
If you have a decent sized backyard with rich soil, you’re able to plant any number of vegetables, spices and herbs! There’s nothing better for a survivalist than to have an abundance of space to work with. That being said, many are not blessed with a large space. Ourselves included! So in situations like this, we need to work with…