Recently we changed our regular ninety percent lean and ten percent fat hamburger to bison. For us, attempting to get healthy and lose weight, bison is ideal. However, we have to wonder when dealing with a SHTF moment, if the mighty bison would be the better choice of the two types of meat to eat.…
12 Foods to Hoard for a Long Term Crisis
Savvy survivalists never underestimate the importance of a well-stocked pantry. It’s always a smart idea to keep a variety of non-perishable foods and other essentials in stock just in case. It’s always good to have a stockpile of your family’s favorite foods, toilet paper, medical/first-aid supplies, blankets, batteries, and flashlights. Beyond that, everyone’s stockpile may…
How to Make Delicious Jerky for a Survival Situation
Just about every hiker, fisherman, and hunter has at some point, relied on jerky, usually beef jerky to ward off hunger pangs until a reasonable meal is at hand. As jerky has become more popular, it has become almost the “go-to” snack of choice and that has yielded hundreds of recipes, flavors, and methods for…
How to Make Survival Bread (Without Using an Oven)
Conventional wisdom says to make bread you need an oven, but in reality, as many illustrate every weekend at some point, all you need is a source of heat. While it is true that making a loaf of bread on an open flame is an immense challenge, the magic of modern living makes it possible…
3 Animals That May Do More Harm Than Good if a Person Eats Them Out in the Wild
Recently, we changed our regular ninety percent lean/ten percent fat hamburger to bison. We have had it before, great burgers, hot dogs, and sausages that are known to be less calories and leaner than other meat. For us, attempting to get healthy and lose weight, bison is ideal. However, we wonder if when going into…
(Video) They Give Us a Tour of How to Live Off the Jungle. The Food and Skills They Recommend? Some I Didn’t Expect!
Exploring the depths of a lush jungle is something many of us dream about. Hundreds of people flock to see remote rainforests every year, but very few take the time to investigate the treasures and hidden finds within the green wonderlands. All you need is basic safety skills and a sense of adventure. Imagine yourself…
Survival Foods that Last Forever (Or Just About Forever)!
Stockpiling food is a tactical decision that requires a lot of strategic planning. You need space, the right storage environment, a meal and inventory plan, tracking system so you know what you used and when and your food supply has to last a long time or you end up constantly having to recycle it. You…
Make This Amazing Tuna Can Stove!
When you think of a can of tuna, or any tin can, a stove probably does not come to mind. Yet, with a little alteration that is exactly what you can build. Now, you will not be cooking yourself a five course meal on your tuna can stove, but in a survival situation, where any…
(Video) The 10 Best Survival Foods a Person Can Pick Up at a Local Supermarket Are Astounding
During our months of survival writing and learning how to seriously prep for a SHTF scenario it has been interesting reading and talking to individuals who are to prep for a SHTF scenario seriously. We love looking at their pantries, getting ideas, seeing the different foods that can be stored. Still, there are times when…
How to Make it Without Depending on the Grocery Store
Of all the incredible advantages modern society has brought us, arguably the most under-appreciated and almost overused is the grocery store. With relatively little effort and at an amazingly affordable cost, you can quickly have access to cooked, pre-cooked, ready to cook meals, salads, and raw ingredients so you can make it on your own.…
(Video) The Crazy Russian Hacker Decides to Taste a Lithuanian Military MRE. What’s in it? Let’s See What Happens Next!
Not all MREs are created equal. We’ve sampled some that are good, one Mexican bean and rice dish that was incredible, and others that leave a bit to be desired… A spiced noodle dish comes to mind that nearly made us pass out it was so horrible! *shiver* So, we found ourselves very interested when…
(Video) The 10 Best Survival Foods a Person Can Pick Up at Their Local Supermarket Are Astounding!
There are three different types of people who fill out the “survival preparedness” equation. The first person is a hardcore survivalist who is getting ready for a long-term survival situation that will alter life as we know it. The second type of person is preparing for an occasional and temporary inconvenience that’s usually caused by…
(Video) This Clever Way of Catching Crabs is Ingenious. Who Knew This Would Work!
We love people who come up with their own ideas then share them! Growing, hunting, and catching food will be the most important things to do once the grid goes down. Many preppers already have this well in hand with their backyard gardens and fruit trees, canning, shotguns, fishing rods, and bows and arrows waiting for…
4 Deadly Plants That Are Hard to Believe Actually Exist
We love our vegetables and fruits! Whether they are raw, stewed, or mixed with meats or other fruits – we love that fibery and vitamin-enriched goodness. They keep a survivalist alive and moving and – not to get too graphic – they also help with firm and healthy B.M.s too! But sadly, not all vegetable…
The Foundation of a Food and Water Stockpile: 28 Vital Items That Are Priority
We all know that stockpiling vital foods is not only recommended, it is one of the smartest things you can do in order to make sure you can handle any reasonable survival incident or situation that arises. It is so important the US federal government even recommends that you have at least a few days…
The 6 Best Kept Secrets to Smoking Meat
Smoking meat is one great way of prolonging your store-bought fare as well as preserving meat you may catch or kill in a survival situation. If you are in a survival situation, you cannot be too picky in regards to tools, the smoker, fuel, fire or even the meat you want to smoke. While general…
How to Construct a Hobo Stove From a Tin Can
Unless your entire food supply is precooked and packaged or you eat it raw, chances are very good in any survival situation you will need to cook a meal. This reality is not only because eating some foods raw is unhealthy, but because there is nothing better in terms of morale-building than eating a hot,…
(Video) He Mixed Pemmican With Something Quite Unexpected. When Preppers See What it’s Mixed With? Don’t Miss This Clever Process!
Preppers have all heard of Pemmican but they probably haven’t seen it made like this before! One of the things that most preppers know is important is dehydrating food and stockpiling it for when a disruptive event happens. This way you know it will be there when you need it and won’t go bad. You…
How to Make Civil War Fire Cakes for SHTF
If you had very limited supplies, would you be able to survive? A good follow-up question to that would be what constitutes “limited supplies?” Today that could mean a few weeks worth of prepared food (freeze dried) and enough water for a gallon a day per person. Back in the time of the Civil War,…
Saving Perishable Food During a SHTF Emergency Is Possible. Here’s How:
Most preppers have stockpiles of canned foods and plenty of water. This is because they know that at any time the power could go out for days or weeks. If that takes place, they will need the food they have been saving. They might even take this food with them and bug out in a…