If a family has not considered investing in a generator now is the time. A gasoline generator is irreplaceable during an emergency situation, especially if the power goes down. In fact, it could be a life-saving device during a survival crisis, especially if you need to power up your phone and get some help (assuming…
Experts Weigh in on What the Best “Go-To” Survival Tool Is
Ask a survivalist what their “go-to” or “can’t do without” survival tool is and you will get a few commonalities – but only a few. Most will list a multi tool or survival knife as well as knowledge, but there the similarities end. All of us have a favorite tool that we would choose if…
If a Person Gets Stuck in the Wild, Their Smart Phone Can Come to the Rescue!
Wilderness, outdoor and survival purists hate it, but like it or not, our smart phones are part of just about everyone who ventures outdoors repertoire. And why shouldn’t they be? If someone told you they had a surefire source of reference material, tools and communication devices you could hold in your hand, but it was…
How We Can Still Contact Loved Ones After the Grid Goes Down
While walkie-talkies will be fine for short range communication, with those in our immediate area; with family members and acquaintances — what about those we know and love outside of our state? Wanting to exchange a few words with your own Mom and Dad in another state, after a collapse, is not just proper but…
We Discovered an Effective Way to Quiet a Generator and it Really Does Work
We once had a great power unit, one that was juiced up with electricity, and we used it whenever we lost power. The problem with our power unit was it never lasted long and apparently the amps were not so high that we could run a TV with it or power-up the outside electric grill.…
Hand Tools to the Rescue – 5 We Must Have to Help Us Survive
Hand tools for most of us, excepting maybe stuff like hammers, wrenches, and screwdrivers, are tools we only use if we have to do so. They take work and a lot of concentration as well as stamina and, well, electric tools are just easier to use. A survival situation, particularly if a long-term power outage…
Everyone Will Want This Overlooked Item During a Life Threatening Survival Situation
In times of chaos, we often do not think clearly, especially those who have not prepped for a potential “end of days” scenario. They pretty much grab all they have and run without thinking about the potential consequences of some of the “throw away” items they’ve decided to take with them, wherever it is they…
Homesteading and Survival Tools – Here’s an Excellent Starter List!
Whether homesteading or dealing with the aftermath of a survival event, there are a particular set of tools everyone should have on hand. These tools will help with everyday stuff and special projects. You can try and do without them, but like any project, not having the proper tools can render even the simplest tasks…
Everyday Carry – What a Person Should Have at a Minimum
The concept of everyday carry gets lost in the mix of survival topics and debates. We all have an opinion on bug-out bags, survival caches, survival kits and emergency supply stockpiles and certainly, some of that stuff gets included in our everyday carry stuff by default. But very few people actually make a concerted effort…
This FLIR Pro Infrared Smartphone Camera Passes the Survival Test
We have all seen the movies: An over-the-top shot of the good guys with an infrared camera, highlighted in green, somewhere in the Middle East, or a flat in London or New York City, attacking the terrorists, asleep, also highlighted in green. A burst of orange appears and the terrorists are exterminated. The President and…
Hang On To These Critical Tools After a Collapse
(Video) Taking Advantage of the Most Useful Parts of Wood
If there is one thing we can say about the forest, there is a lot of wood there! And, because there is so much of this natural resource, there is no reason why we, as survivalists and preppers, should not use it to our best benefit! Now, we are not just talking about building a…
The Simplest Survival Tool We All Must Have on Hand
Often, we laugh at some of the things a prepper will come up with in the name of survival. Not because the idea or tool is silly but because it’s so simple. It is one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” moments in every survivor’s life. This is what we thought when reading…
3 Amazing Gear Upgrades for a Kayak
Some people really like water. They like to swim and they love water sports. Other simply want to sit in a boat and fish. Then there are those who love their kayak. It’s the sort of “vehicle” that allows you to sit in a boat and fish and work those crazy waves if a…
(Video) Learn a Simple Trick to Splitting Firewood Faster, And With Far Less Effort
Right now many, who do not chop their own wood, have it easy. They can merely go into their local grocery store and pick up a bunch of logs and firewood to place in the fireplace. However, there are those -particularly in the country – who do split their own wood. There are, of course, problems with that, including the…
(Video) Mind Blowing Tool Hacks We All Should be Taking Full Advantage Of
If you’re wondering if there were more that you could do with your tools besides using them for their original purpose, then you’ll be excited about today’s video. With some care and creativity, you can use regular tools for so much more than what they’re intended for. Take a look at this hack video where…
With These 10 Powerful Powerless Tools it’s Possible to Survive an EMP
It’s true that many people don’t know what an EMP is, especially if they’re not frequent preppers. The scary thing is an EMP is an electromagnetic pulse, and it can wipe out anything from radios to cars and even computer equipment in the blink of an eye. In fact, someone who doesn’t know what an…
Why the US Navy Blue Jacket’s Manual Should be Added to Everyone’s Bookshelf
When it comes to survival, particularly when we expect the grid to go down, we are going to be relying on books once again. We say “one again” because too often we fall back on electronic books, which are really not books at all in our minds, although we do appreciate them for what…
Don’t Get Rid of an Old Cell Phone – Here Are 6 Ingenious Ways to Put it to Use for Off the Grid Survival
We all use cell phones today. This was never made more clear to us when yesterday, after going into a room and sitting at a table for an important meeting, seeing everyone whip out their phones to gather important information before we got started. Cell phones are simply a way of life and are…
Can a Smart Watch Replace a Survivalist’s GPS?
For many outdoorsmen, the idea of using a GPS or Smart Watch is blasphemy! They go out into the wilderness with a compass, maybe a map, and hike their way to a destination without fail. Then they return from said destination with hardly a worry about how they got there and how they returned. Honestly,…