Even the most benign survival situation stresses most people and the longer or more acute it is, the greater the stress levels as supplies and resources dwindle. That means that being able to improvise with resources from your surroundings is paramount to your being able to make it through the situation intact and safe. One…
(VIDEO) She Takes Out a Crossbow Pistol in the Wild. How it Performs? You’ll Be Surprised!
Finding the right weapon to depend upon in the wild is not the easiest choice one will ever experience. Many will choose to simply use their survival knives in order to craft weapons of their own out in the wilderness. The problem with this is that it can often take time that they don’t have. Another…
Dependability and Affordability – What you Need to Know About Firearms
In a world seemingly gone crazy, owning a firearm for protection is more and more becoming a necessity rather than something you think about but do not follow through on. Unrest in our cities, terrorist attacks, riots, home invasions, it seems the list of reasons to make sure you are armed for protection is growing,…
Use THIS Secret Technique and You Can Learn How to Sharpen Your Knife to its Sharpest Possible Edge
You’ve probably heard of the infamous saying that a knife is only as good as the edge it holds. This saying is very accurate because a safe edge is safe because the edge is less likely to slip. You also won’t have to use as much force to slice through what needs cutting. However, keep…
(VIDEO) How Lethal Can a Bow and Arrow be at Long Ranges? Watch This and be Dumbfounded!
One area of concern for long-term survival is the field of weaponry. While many preppers and survivalists will immediately turn to firearms for their first choice in personal protection and hunting when SHTF, there are those who will seek to turn to more traditional means for their weapons. For many, this will mean a crossbow,…
Why You Need to Make This Impressive Survival Handmade Knife
A knife. What would a survivalist do without one? Owning a knife is one of the handiest tools ever invented, if not the most valuable. With a knife, you can cut things, protect yourself from danger, and even use it to cut bark from a tree that you can use to make medicine! If you…
(VIDEO) The Mysterious World of the Japanese Swordsmith is Fascinating!
They are world renowned, seen in movies and replicas populate as decoration in many American homes, but making the real deal is much more complex than assembly line manufacturing. I am talking about the Japaneses sword, generally the Katana, a single-edged, curved, long-sword, used by Samurai from about the 15th century and by other Japanese…
(VIDEO) With This Simple How to You Can Forge a Knife That’s Useful for Survival
When many people think of survival knives, they tend to picture large thick blades which can be used for chopping, stabbing, processing game, and for fighting and self-defense. The problem with this, though, is that when you try to make a knife that can do it all, you end up with one that can’t really…
(VIDEO) You Can Make a $10 PVC Bow. When You See How? This is Insane!
One aspect of survival that many people tend to gravitate towards is the area of weapons. It’s a great area rich in entertainment thanks to decades of action movies about the apocalypse that have long a long way towards fueling new generations of preppers. Entertainment value aside, there is a lot of value in weapons…
(VIDEO) Become Proficient in Understanding and Using Weapons Without Metal and Be Prepared for SHTF!
When asked to think about survival weapons, most of us immediately think of firearms, knives, machetes, etc. In almost every case, each weapon has at least one thing in common – they all contain some metal components if they are not entirely made of metal. Metal, in many ways, but particularly in weaponry, changed the…
(VIDEO) These Glass Arrowheads Are Awesome! Learn How to Make and Use Them to Survive…
In a more drastic survival situation, SHTF moment or prolonged survival environment, traditional weapons for hunting and protection will eventually be used up. Even the best prepared, if the survival situation is dire and long enough, will exhaust their ammunition, gun parts will break or weapons will just wear out. Or, if you are taken…
(VIDEO) This Prepper Will Show You How to Make a Primitive Survival Bow and Arrow. Amazing!
A valuable asset in any survivalist’s arsenal is a reliable weapon that can be depended upon to bring down game to put on the dinner table or to take down threats to your home and your family. When out in the wilderness, having a weapon brings a sense of peace to the mind and levels…
(VIDEO) Make Primitive Arrows Through Fletching That’ll Help You Survive During Doomsday
When SHTF, whether it be a societal collapse or you’re just hopelessly lost in the woods, one thing you will always want on hand is a weapon. In today’s world, that weapon is often a firearm of some sort. However, there are a lot of instances where a firearm is not going to be the…
(VIDEO) These Primitive Weapons Are Astonishing. Watch and Learn!
Ever since man first picked up a rock and bashed another man in the head, our species has been absolutely obsessed with weapons. Love them or hate them, they are a part of our DNA, and anyone getting into a fight will instinctively look around the area for something they can wield to give them…
(VIDEO) Learn How to Make a How to Make a Functional Skyrim Inspired Iron Arrow
When SHTF, you’ll have to rely on your skills and your creativity to keep you alive on a day-to-day basis. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the employ of weapons when in this prolonged survival situation. Hopefully, you’ll be able to stockpile a few guns and a bunch of ammunition. However, if guns aren’t…
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Dogo Tactical Combat Robot
Being able to defend your hard-won bug out property is a primary concern for many preppers, and because of this, many of them are stockpiling guns, ammunition, and gun cleaning kits to prepare for when the SHTF, when it does. Of course, a major concern with this method is that you will likely be putting…
This Antique Air Rifle Should Be (If it Isn’t Already) on Every Prepper’s Wish List…
One challenge to any longer-term survival situation is the ability to fell game, particularly medium-sized to large game. No matter how well-prepared a person is, eventually, they will run out of firepower – be it in the form of ammunition or damage to their firearms caused by an accident or the struggle to maintain it…
Learn How to Make Gunpowder the Old Fashioned Way
Just about any discussion of SHTF or survival situations focuses on relatively short-term, isolated, survival incidents, where after an initial shock, it becomes hours, or at worst days, before everything gets back to normal. What, though, if we are talking about a longer-term natural or man-made disaster that renders life as we know it obsolete?…
(VIDEO) With This Primitive Bow Survival Trap, You’ll Have a Meal at Your Bug Out Cabin in No Time…
One of your best friends in a survival situation will be any of the series of traps you may use to acquire food for yourself and your hungry family. This may be a series of snares, small metal traps like fur traders would use, or a set of deadfalls. However, the main problem with many…
How to Trick Out an Over-the-Counter AR
As always, the buying and selling of firearms go through the roof during election season and this season is no different. Many people who had been putting off buying a firearm will be looking at the shelves of weapons at their local gun shops and pondering the prices, trying to figure out how best to…