In the vast majority of cases where people get lost in the wilderness, they are not “lost” so much as “lost their way” and know generally where they are or fall within the boundaries of normal search and rescue parameters. With some cases, however, they truly are both lost and stranded and beyond normal search…

As a survivalist, we are all about making sure we are ready for the end of days, many of us are simply prepping for inevitable everyday disasters! Meaning, those unhappy things that nature has wrought. RE: Tornadoes, power-outages, floods, earthquakes, and a number of things we, as human beings, have little or no control over.…

It’s an unfortunate situation: You have a vital work meeting to get to, or your child needs to be picked up from school, but you can’t find your car keys. Either you misplaced them somewhere, and you forget to pick them up, or they fell out of your pocket as you went throughout your day.…

A perfect world scenario is one where a survival incident occurs, everyone gets along, pitches in and gets through it as a unified force of optimism, perseverance, innovation, and harmony. In the real world, some do that, to be sure, but many resort to their basest instincts and view every survivor as a target and…

Modern life has allowed us to take a lot of things for granted. One area virtually everyone takes for granted is lumber – we go to a box home improvement store, pick out the size we want, buy it, take it home and use it as we intended (hopefully). Almost none of us give any…

There are many elements to being able to successfully make it through a survival situation. Depending on the severity of the crisis you face, each of those elements – presence of mind, preparation, innovation, adaptability, flexibility and fitness are all vital keys to ensuring you have what you need to power through safely and as…

Blending in during a survival situation is a very under-estimated skill. The tendency of almost everyone is to make sure everyone knows you are prepared and ready for whatever you have to face. This is a huge mistake! It is critical to your being able to make it through successfully, especially if you are stuck…

If you’ve been thinking about taking up another hobby, you may be wondering which ones are worth your time. Not only do you want to choose something that’s fun, but you also want something that is beneficial to your lifestyle. We got a small list of fun activities you may really want to consider. All…

Technology and modern conveniences have changed the way we homestead. It’s easy to get caught up in personal interests and to replace the traditional means of completing tasks with easier alternatives. Conveniences are always a nice thing to have, but there are some skills every homesteader should know. We’re about to share 6 useful homesteading…

  When the SHTF we will need to use all of our senses to get us through some really tough times. More than even the sense of smell and touch will be our sense of sight. We truly will need to see, as well as listen, to what we are getting ourselves into. But how…

Cordage is one of the most scarce things you will find yourself in need of during an emergency situation. What should you do if you have no strings, ropes, or cords? What if you had rope, but you already used it up? Well. we’re about to show you how to gather natural cordage when you’re…

The majority of us do not hunt, but that might become a thing of the past if we are ever faced with a survival situation. Whether it makes you squeamish or not, hunting is one way to ensure that you have access to protein, vitamins, and minerals. Unfortunately, despite what many people think, hunting for…

During any time of trial or chaos, you may find yourself needing to get into a combination locked building or compartment. Yet, if you do not have the combination you’ll find yourself, at first, cursing then looking back on the day when someone tried to show you how to break into those locks but you…

Unless you live in one of the earthquake prone areas of the country, most people do not actively think about an earthquake at all, let alone as a survival scenario. But the reality is almost every state has at least one earthquake prone fault and while the odds are very low, given the right circumstances,…