If you are facing a survival situation, catching a fish can be the game changer in terms of getting your hands much needed protein. Hunting, killing and dressing game takes a lot of time and energy and depending on where you are, might not be available; fish, however, are available just about anywhere and for…
Long Range Precision Shooting Tips and Methods
One of the most controversial aspects of being a survivalist is self-defense; people get worked up over firearms and none of us really ever want to be in a life and death situation. Yet, in a SHTF moment, if it leads to a long-term survival crisis, being able to defend yourself, property, belongings and family…
Essential Bushcraft Skills For Self Sufficient Living
We are modern day preppers and many of us use modern day techniques with regards to survival. However, there may come a time when getting down to raw basics comes into play. The skills you implement with regards to bushcraft will help you live off of the land with only a few tools and it…
[VIDEO] Do you Know This Effective Primitive Fish Trap?
Catching fish in a survival situation is one of the easiest ways to get access to protein and a host of vitamins and minerals. Fish exist virtually everywhere and while not all are edible normally, in a survival situation, if that is all you have to eat, well, “any port in a storm” as the…
6 Survival Hunting Traps And How To Build Them
By the survival principle of 3’s, the average person has about three weeks that they can go without food. In a survival situation or a SHTF scenario, you could easily find yourself in a situation where you are separated from your food cache and you need to improvise. One way to improvise is to trap…
Healthy Soil Is Critical For Growing Survival Food: Try This Simple Process To Test It
Do you have a perfect patch of earth in the backyard that you use every growing season for your garden? As with most gardening plots, after a while nutrients leave the soil and amendments are needed. Yet, without knowing what exactly your soil is lacking you may not know how to proceed with improving your soil to its once healthy status.…
Bushcraft 101: Sycamore Twig Whistle DIY
As survivalists it is always good to have a good whistle for an emergency situation. Anything you can use to attract the attention of possible saviors is a good thing! Remember six short whistles is a sign of distress, which may come in handy during an emergency situation. They say the best season to find…
55 Self Reliant Skills You Need To Master For Survival
Do you take your survival skills for granted? Sure, we are prepping for possible future chaos by canning goods, stocking up on those dehydrated meals, building functional cooking tools in our backyard (fire bit, BBQ, clay oven, etc), and making certain lighting options and blankets are stored carefully for future use … …but there are still…
Why You Need To Get A Ham Radio (If You Don’t Have One Already)
Ham radio certainly seems to be making a relevant resurgence from those post WW2 years when they were used by fanciers who basically just wanted to talk with another friendly voice. Or even in later years from those who wished to exchange dialogue with truck drivers on the road, as this was a way to identify where they’ve…
Turn Salt Water Into Safe Drinkable Water
One of the most critical challenges facing a survivalist in a bug-out or survivor moment is the need to secure safe drinking water. Depending on the situation, securing safe drinking water might not be Priority One, but it always ranks in the top five priorities you must address to make it through whatever you are…
Old Time Survival Skills That Are Relevant Today
As early as fifty or sixty years ago, whether we realize it or not, modern society was learning basic survival skills. On any given weekend a boy usually could be found under the hood of the car with his Dad, changing plugs or replacing a battery. There was raking and mowing to be done, wood to be chopped…
[VIDEO] See This Truck Transform Into A Castle
You will not believe the amazing transformation this truck goes through as it is converted from a road-worthy and legal vehicle to an awesome living space! Mixing engineering know-how with artistic expression this couple has created a roomy, comfortable home – on the back of a flat-bed truck! It is completely off-grid, using a mixture…
Survival Camp That Teaches Women Skills Necessary To Survive
The ratio of male to female survivalists tends to vary. In our research, we found one group where men dominated the head count at 85%. While other groups racked in men at 90% and women barely making the 10% mark. Granted, these particular polls cited women who are “single, divorced and ladies whose husbands are not…
[VIDEO] Could You Survive This 10 Minute Challenge? Watch And Find Out
The 10 minute challenge puts your bug-out plans to the ultimate test: You have ten minutes to grab all the stuff you need to bug out – or you fail. Most of us have a general idea of the critical organization and planning that is needed for a successful bug-0ut. But how many of us…
Wilderness Survival Skills And The Basics YOU Should Know
As survivalists we put ourselves in the situation of preparedness. While others may not see the necessity of learning how to endure should something unforeseen or even catastrophic were to happen, we know better. Survival for ourselves as well as others may very well depend on our wilderness know-how. Think of this article as a…
4 Methods To Creating a Survival Shelter Using A Military Poncho
All survivalists understand the importance of staying dry when out in nature. Staying dry prevents us from getting cold, potentially experiencing the onset of hypothermia and then the obvious: unnecessary discomfort. Nylon ponchos are an excellent item to keep in your survival arsenal as they can provide a wide variety of uses, including shelter from…
[VIDEO] How To Cut Rope Without Any Tools – This Is So Awesome!
This awesome technique for cutting rope is GENIUS! In an emergency, you need to be able to think on your feet and work with your hands! We talk a lot about improvising on this site and this post is no exception. The ideal survivalist can use what tools and materials they have to accomplish what…
[Video] Step By Step Guide For Building an Epic Survival Shelter
When you’re out in the wild and you know you are going to be there for a while, a shelter becomes paramount. If you don’t see an abandoned log cabin like the people in movies always seem to come across then you need to get pro-active and come up with a solution. Honestly, you do…
3 Awesome Survival Fishing Techniques You Need To Master
There are so many fishing techniques out there, but it’s important to be well versed in a variety of methods. In a survival situation, you never know what supplies, tools or conditions you’ll be in. Being mentally prepared with various techniques to pull from in an emergency will be critical to your survival. Scenario: You’re…
[VIDEO] Be An Escape Artist Pro: Get Out Of Duct Tape, Handcuffs, and Zip Ties!
Being able to escape restraints such as handcuffs, zip ties and duct tape is a survival skill every one should master. It is not that you anticipate being restrained, but in these times, you just never know. Understanding the dynamics of how restraints work and more importantly, how to foil them is a skill that…