Showers are a luxury many of us don’t want to go without. Especially if you’ve been out in the wild hunting, fishing or just completing some target practice with your new gun or bow. You’re going to get dirty, sweaty and grimy after an outdoor exertion. While you can always get away without showering for a few…
Don’t Replace Them – Fix You Survival Backpack & Bug Out Bag Straps + Zippers
With all we do as survivalists, its those small little inconveniences that can make or break an outdoor venture, trip or emergency situation. For instance, a torn strap or damaged zipper is hazardous as you can lose critical supplies if not noticed immediately, and can make carrying your gear near impossible. Can you imagine losing…
Do You Know These Natural Medicines? We’d Never Heard Of Oregano Oil Before…
If you’ve relied on over the counter drugs for a while but have recently discovered that they seem to expire quickly, perhaps it’s time to switch over to natural remedies. Natural medicine is great to have on hand not only for an emergency but because you can use a number of natural ingredients for many…
DIY Super Simple Root Cellar
Storing vegetables in a root cellar is one option survivalists have if they lack the ability to can or freeze vegetables in winter. Root cellars have been around for at least 200 years and were primarily used in areas that got too cold in Winter to protect vegetables growing in the ground. Root vegetables store particularly…
[VIDEO] Make This Awesome DIY BBQ Barrel
Innovation is the key to most survival situations. Your ability to use items you scavenge to modify or re-purpose can mean the difference between constantly struggling in a survival situation or being able to make the best out of a bad situation. The more you practice modifying stuff or re-purposing it when times are normal, the better you…
Make This Amazing Weatherproof Sheath To Protect Your Knife
In a survival situation, your knife is by far your most vital tool. Your firearm has a limited scope as does just about every other tool, but you will use your knife in dozens of ways every day if you are in a true SHTF moment. It might be to cut cord for a shelter, or…
Step By Step Guide To Tree Stump Removal
If you have a tree stump that you’d like to remove on your own, there’s no doubt as a modern-day survivalist you can check this task off your list in no time. In fact, there are a few methods you can use to safely remove a tree stump without causing injury and simplifying the process.…
Make This Paracord Wrist Lanyard In Under An Hour
Just about all of us have been in this situation: You’re working on an important project that involves the repetitious use of a tool. But for certain steps in this project, you need to use both hands. Quite the conundrum, right? The only solution is to keep repeating the process of picking up the tool,…
[VIDEO] Turn Your Putty Knife Into A Bushcraft Knife
As a survivalist, you know how important recycling and re-purposing anything and everything you can is to being able to cope in a survival situation. Virtually any old hand tool can be re-purposed into something else. In this case, an old putty knife is molded into a bushcraft knife, a handy, fixed blade utility-type knife that…
Make This Awesome Paracord Water Bottle Harness
Whether you are on a day-hike or in a survival situation, hauling around a water bottle can be a pain. If you have to travel any amount of distance, holding a water bottle ties up one of your hands and not every backpack has a pouch to secure a bottle. This amazing paracord water bottle…
[VIDEO] Build This Cheap PVC Storage Rack For Your Plastic Storage Containers
One challenge all survivalists have is storage space for those vital supplies you will need in the aftermath of a natural or man made disaster. Plastic bins are great for storage – compact, durable and mostly waterproof, but stacking them on top of each other pretty much means taking the entire stack apart if you…
8 Amazing Strategies To Help You Live A Self Sufficient Lifestyle
We all talk about being survivalists and emphasize the importance of being self reliant and independent, but often times some may deviate from their good intentions. In the morning, on our way to work, we can always take coffee from home in a thermos, but instead we stop by the local coffee shop because it’s convenient…
PVC Pipe Snow Shoes You Can Make Yourself
Getting around in a snowy landscape can pose a problem, particularly if the snow is deeper than 8″ (for an average sized person). Not only is it more difficult to walk, unless you have some heavy duty snow boots, eventually your feet will grow cold, wet and travel will become more than uncomfortable and depending…
[VIDEO] See What This Guy Builds With His Incredible Bushcraft Skills
There is knowing basic survival skills and then there is this guy. You have to watch this video; this guy’s bushcraft skills are off the chart amazing! Using nothing more than his hands and a rock he honed with another rock, he fells small trees and builds a primitive structure. He then uses materials from his…
Using Banana Peels To Purify Water
While it’s probably not rocket science to say that contaminated water is bad for you, few know what it takes to actually remove the contaminants out of water. Charcoal is certainly an option. If you’ve ever had a fish tank you may recall putting charcoal and padding inside the filter to keep the water clean.…
Make This Simple And Effective Earth Oven!
Just think, a survivalists dream come true! A backyard earth oven that is serviceable and attention-grabbing! There are actually a few good reasons why someone might want to build an outdoor earth oven. First, building it is pretty easy if you follow the instructions given. Second, baking and/or cooking with it gets you outdoors away…
Build This Grill, Smoker, Stove And Oven: All In One
If in the event of a catastrophic infrastructure failure – say the electrical grid is compromised, for weeks – how would you cook food? Almost all of us have outdoor grills, but BBQ for weeks straight would tend to get old. This amazing all-in-one grill, smoker, stove and oven is a DIY project that you…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make Cordage From Materials Found In Nature
Cordage is an underrated asset in any survivalist’s toolkit. It’s may not fall into one of those “life or death” categories, but having a good supply of reliable cordage will make your life a whole lot easier in a survival situation. To see how much we rely on cordage, go into the woods for a…
[VIDEO] Make This Epic War Hammer
While it is unlikely you will ever have to face a zombie, you may find yourself in a survival situation or SHTF moment where you need a weapon, but lack one or what you have is not appropriate for the situation. Since we never know when a survival situation will arise, it is critical that…
[VIDEO] How To Make This Awesome Laser Assisted BlowGun
Making a laser guided blow-gun is a fun and easy-to-make project just about anyone can master. With this awesome model, the creator used PVC pipe, camo duct take, foam pipe insulators, sticky notes, hot glue, nails, screws, zip ties and those inexpensive laser lighters you can pick up in any pet store or department store.…