One survival skill most of us have mastered (to one degree or another) is the ability to grow our own food. A healthy garden full of fruits and vegetables equals food that can be stored for emergency use or over the non-growing months that almost all of us experience. In many areas, non-growing months seriously…
[VIDEO] Simple Method For Catching Live Bait
Catching fish is a critical skill every survivalist should work on mastering. This is because of all the meat sources available to someone in the wild, fishing is the most dependable and if done properly, the easiest. While game might not be easy to find and some are just too large for a short-term survival…
How To Build Your Own EPIC Stove For Outdoor Use!
Once you have all the basics covered in a survival situation, it you need to create functional tools that make your life easier and allow you to perform critical tasks, such as cooking food. You can always use a traditional campfire, but building a large fire is not always practical. One relatively easy-to-make solution to…
Paracord Rifle Sling: A Step By Step Guide
For the survivalist that hunts with a rifle, a comfortable, durable sling is almost as critical as reliable ammunition and having your firearm sighted properly. On a long trek or while hauling game out, the last thing you want is a sling that chafes your skin or worse, snaps, giving you one more thing to…
Don’t Throw Away Old Tires – Put Them To Good Use!
Unless you live in an urban area, chances are pretty good you have some ole, worn, used tires hanging around somewhere. In many places they are expensive to dispose of legally and dumping them illegally is not an option, so they end up stored in a barn or shed, largely forgotten. Used up tires, though,…
Simple Torch Materials You Can Use for Vital Light
One great challenge to any survival situation is maintaining a light source once the sun sets. A camp fire provides some light, but it is not mobile, so your ability to light your surroundings is limited. Fortunately, you do have options. In a survival situation, where power might not be available or you may have…
DIY Paracord Hanging Chair
This amazing chair, made from scrap wood and paracord melds utility with comfort and is inexpensive. You get an awesome chair that you made without breaking the bank! Whether camping or in a survival situation, comfort is always a challenge. In both, environment, elements and surrounding affect your state of mind and your ability to in…
Use Your Vehicle As A Generator
Survival situations can crop up at just about any moment. When it does, your ability to adapt to your new situation is vital to your survival and often the tools to survive are right at our finger-tips, provided we took the time to prepare. Power for running lights, appliances, security equipment is critical to surviving a…
How To Make A Solar Panel Heater on the Cheap!
In a survival situation, unless you are thoroughly prepared and let’s face it, we all will overlook something, being able to adapt and improvise is a must to ensure your well-being. One mistake survivalists often overlook is their ability to get critical parts for various projects, using equipment and materials already in use or readily…
[VIDEO] Guy Converts Vintage Bus Into Awesome Tiny Home For Under $6k
Whether you need a cheap place to live or harbor a secret desire to simplify with the option of mobility, converting a bus into a living space is an awesome idea. Best of all, it does not have to break the bank as long as you are smart about it. In this case, a very…
Badass DIY Knife With A Handle You Can EAT
When I first saw that the author wanted to make a homemade knife with an edible knife handle made of honey, my first thought was this would be something Homer Simpson would like. I envisioned him saying “MMMMM, Edible Knife Handle Made of Honey,” . If you think about it, though, in a survival situation…
How to Make This Awesome DIY Water Pump
We all know that water is vital for survival. If you do not have a source of clean water, your chances of surviving long-term are reduced greatly until you can fine some. Once you do find a source, being able to pump and pressurize it greatly improves your comfort level, which affects your outlook on…
[VIDEO] Awesome Bottle Cap Fishing Lures That Actually Work!
Securing a food source in a survival situation is critical to your survival and fish are a plentiful (in most cases) and fairly easy to catch source of protein and calories. Ideally, you can whip out your emergency fishing kit, but if you find yourself without that, here is an awesome way to improvise and…
Make This Portable Solar Powered Generator: A Survivalist Must-Have!
Whether you are camping or in a survival situation, at home with no power or even just hanging out in a backyard screen house, lugging around a gasoline generator is often just not practical. It’s heavy, smelly and noisy – not exactly conducive to a peaceful setting or a situation where silence is necessary. More to…
[Video] How To Make This Kickass 5 Gallon Bucket Air Cooler
Using a couple of buckets, some PVC and a portable fan you can create this kickass 5 Gallon Bucket Air Cooler that you’ll wish you had last summer. This thing is super easy to make and it will cool down your home without having to use a heavy, electricity hogging air conditioner. Almost everyone uses air conditioning…
Epic Outdoor Uses for a Metal Can!
Of all the items you can modify to serve another purpose, the common metal can is one of the most versatile. Depending on size, it can be used as a stove, trap, digging tool, even as an alarm. That is right. That empty can you were just about to throw away has multiple, potential other…
Awesome Step by Step Guide To Hooking Up Your Generator The Right Way
With harsh winters in the Northeast and severe weather in the Spring in the South as well as normal weather everywhere else, most homeowners, even in urban and suburban areas are turning to generators as a back-up power supply. Ask any Home Inspector, Fire Marshall or Electrician, however, and they will tell you that while…
How To Build a Cinder Block BBQ Pit On The Cheap
Want a BBQ but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg to buy one? Learn how to make an AWESOME BBQ for practically nothing. It’s great for the outdoors and also your backyard! For most of us, an incredibly long, cold and snowy winter has finally passed (we hope) and we are well…
The Simplest Survival Tool You Need To Have On Hand
Some of your survival equipment is pretty hardcore at this point. You’ve got weapons, tools, gadgets and miscellaneous supplies that cover a variety of situations, both logical and hypothetical. But sometimes its the simplest tools that we get the most use out of. In today’s post, we’ll show you how to make this simple and…
[VIDEO] Survival DIY: Simple Metal Can Heater
These metal can heaters are so incredibly simple, anyone can make them. But in addition to their simplicity, they’re also EXCELLENT at keeping things warm. Whether you need something to heat up your bedroom, a camping area, or you’re in a SHTF scenario and you need to be resourceful with what you have… these metal can…