Just about everyone interested in survival topics, camping or spending time in the outdoors has heard about and likely owns paracord. Originally designed and produced as cordage for paratroopers in World War II, this durable, strong and malleable cordage has been put to thousands of other uses since then. Most of us have used it…
18 Incredible Survival Uses for a Surprisingly Affordable Thermal Imaging Tool
When the idea of a thermal imaging tool came to our attention, with regards to using it as a survival tool, we were a little skeptical. It seemed like just another gadget to add to the bug-out bag when we already had it packed full of important provisions. Yet, the more we read up on…
18 Incredible Survival Uses for This Surprisingly Affordable Thermal Imaging Tool
Thermal imaging may seem like it’s something you only see in sci-fi movies or by fire and police departments, but recently civilians are beginning to use it for a variety of reasons. As the use of technology in general expands, so does its accessibility. In particular, several companies currently are introducing thermal imaging cameras specifically…
(Video) Is This Fire Starter Truly the Best? One Survivalist Shares His Thoughts by Putting it to the Test:
Bear Grylls is an ultimate survivalist. He’s climbed Everest, circumnavigated the British Isles, and journeyed the Antarctica, amongst other wilderness adventures! So when he comes out with a line of survival gear we take notice. So does Ultimate Survival Tips whose host decided to take a good look at the Bear Grylls Ultimate Fire Starter.…
Ammo Storage Dos and Don’ts Everyone Should Learn and Remember
Just about every survivalist knows that firearms are important. The truth is when things get dire, firearms will likely be the difference between defending your property or not as well as whether you have the option to eat, or not. Just about every survival minded individual places a premium on firearms. However, firearms can be…
The Most Clever Homemade Substitutes for Toilet Paper
What would you do if you suddenly ran out of toilet paper? It’s not something a lot of people consider when SHTF! It’s easy to forget about the TP when you’re focusing on bugging out or in, food, fire, and water! A lot of people figure if they run out of TP they can always…
(Video) Primitive But Effective: How to Make a “Rebar Hawk” DIY Tool
Survival situations require innovation; the longer the circumstances you are facing last, the more you will need to improvise to meet basic needs. One need, eventually, will be to procure or produce your own tools and this will require the ability to work with metal. Being able to work with metal – particularly re-purposing it…
Duct Tape: The Perfect Survival Tool?
Ask anyone who has done home projects and they will tell you: Duct tape can be a life saver. I have even used duct tape to serve as a temporary bandage when I cut myself on a job; it was not perfect or pretty, but it got the job done until I could get proper…
Check Out This Collapsible Canoe That Can Fit Inside a Bug Out Bag!
Sometimes an inventor will come up with an idea that is so simple and ingenious we have to wonder why someone did not think of it before! Many of us like to go out on hikes, even spend days in the woods just walking, camping, and getting back to nature. It is, of course, good…
4 Things Grandpa Did to Make His Tools Last a Lot Longer
Just about everyone seems to have had a father or grandfather that kept their tools in pristine shape and thus were always ready to use. Every tool seemed to have a place, was rust free, well oiled and ready when you needed it. And because they were well maintained, they seemed to last forever. Proper…
(Video) This Homemade Portable Sawmill is Incredible! Here’s How to Make It:
There are those who say they want to get back to building by hand and those who really do it! Unfortunately, even if you enjoy DIY projects, there may be the occasional time when people may not understand the true nature of survival, prepping, bushcraft, homesteading and doing it themselves. In fact, some people may…
Hand Tools for Survival – What a Person Needs to Survive
For most of us, using hand tools is something we do if we have to, but not something we would ever choose as a “weapon of first choice.” It takes a lot of work to use hand tools and why do that if power tools are readily available? In a survival situation, though, hand tools…
(Video) The 5 Tool Rule: What a Person MUST Always Have at a Minimum
In a survival situation in a perfect world, you would have every tool you could conceivably need ready and waiting. But we are talking about a survival situation, which throws the perfect world scenario out the window. It also means that you likely do not have all the tools you will need and will have…
The Key to Having Effective Prepper Communication
While we always advocate being very careful with strangers when it comes to a prepper or survivalist lifestyle, we know you will have your own group of buddies and family members that you will need to keep in touch with. For right now, before the SHTF, your cell or landline works well. But later it…
How to Bake Without an Oven
Our first encounter with a no-bake oven happened when we were just a little girl. It was our Mother who had bought what I thought was a mere pot at a local fine foods store. We were a meat and potatoes family so I wasn’t sure what it was all about. She assured me that…
Are Buckets the Most Versatile Survival Tool? Here are 10 Reasons the Answer Might be YES!
Ask anyone interested in survival or survival situation preparation what they think the most versatile survival tool is and you are likely to get as many different answers as people you ask. Some will mention a knife or firearm, others a binding tool like paracord or a fire starter; they will mention the tool they…
How to Melt Brass and Why it Matters in a Survival Situation
A long-term survival situation will require many skills that the average person just does not possess anymore. Depending on the situation and how long it lasts, skills that you will need include plumbing, electrical, carpentry, hunting, engineering and many, many more. You will also need to have at least a general knowledge of how to work…
(Video) How to Use a Pickaroon While Homesteading. This Tool is Man’s Best Friend!
First of all, a pickaroon is a wood-handled, metal-topped log handling tool. It is very handy for those who use it but, if homemade there are a few things a user needs to be careful of – including that the pick part is sharp enough to dig into its target, a log! And yes, you…
(Video) He Shows Us a Better Way to Cut Firewood. How Efficient it is? I Wish I Would Have Tried This Sooner!
Self-sufficiency means being able to do things yourself and relying a lot less on standard services as part of your daily routine. One aspect of that for many people is being able to heat their domicile and in some cases, being able to heat and provide hot water via a wood stove or wood furnace.…
(Video) This Cougar Attack Came Out of Nowhere. Where it Took Place? I Wasn’t Expecting This!
Mostly everyone has feared predators in the food chain for a long, long time. We’re afraid of these animals not only due to their competition for food, but because we don’t want to get knocked down a few notches. After all, some of the threatening predators in the world include cheetahs, leopards, lions, jaguars, and…