Mountain lions are one one of the most feared predators in the United States, and while a lot of this fear results from a misunderstanding of this creature, they are still dangerous enough to garner a lot of respect from everyone. Luckily the chance of encountering a cougar while spending time out in the wild…
How to Make it Through a War
You don’t have to be a soldier to find yourself in a war zone. If you find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time, you may be tempted to panic. If you anticipate going to a dangerous foreign country in the near future or if you currently live in one, the following list…
4 Kick Butt Weapons That Could be Life-Saving When SHTF
The truth is we have no idea how long a SHTF situation will last. It could be weeks, months, years, or even a decade could go by before things improve. Some call it Doomsday because the possibility of making things the way they were after the grid goes down will be unlikely. All we know…
WikiLeaks Claims That CIA Lost Control of ‘Hacking Arsenal’ – Did They?
No matter how discouraged you may be with the way your government is running the country, there is always a certain amount of pride we, as American or European citizens, have in our country. No, not everything is as we want it. And yes, we are preparing for a SHTF scenario, but – for…
7 Things to Never Eat in the Wild. Eat These Things and Suffer the Consequences.
When a person is hungry, they don’t always think clearly. But when a person is starving, they usually become a little bit more desperate. Especially if a person happens to be starving while out in the wild and they are unsure where to find their next food source. Think about it: If you’re starving eating…
5 Things to NEVER Stockpile for SHTF
Most crisis preparation classes and conversations cover what’s important to stockpile for a SHTF moment. In regards to sports and politics, regarding survival stockpiling, mostly everyone has an opinion as to what’s most important and while most people agree on the basics, each person’s opinion comes with preferences. However, very few discussions cover what a…
Gander Mountain Officially Files for Bankruptcy
As many of you already know, Gander Mountain is a much-loved retail network of stores for hunting, fishing, camping, and other outdoor recreation products and services. Outdoorsman and preppers go crazy for this place and for good reason. It sells many unique and wonderful items just waiting for the inspired survivalist. Sadly, a bombshell has…
NASA Gets Ready for an Asteroid Impact. They Claim: ‘It’s going to happen’
If you found out that an asteroid was headed for Earth, would you know what to do? Do you have a plan? You may want to have a plan, and you’re about to discover why. Apparently, NASA is getting ready for an incoming asteroid attack. This includes formulating evacuation plans and educating the public about…
This Man Was Miraculously Able to Survive Underwater for 3 Entire Days Until He Got Rescued
Many of us show heroics in different ways but at the crux of each endeavor is the notion that we were determined and did not panic. Along with our concern we are or were smart, methodical, and direct with what we did. This can take in anything from saving a child from a burning…
7 Totally Bizarre Ways Our Ancestors Kept From Freezing
Today’s world of technology, we hardly ever think about how inconvenient times were before all of the new inventions we rely on every day. For instance, taking a hot bath can be ready in seconds while in days past, people had to physically heat water and transport it to a tub before even thinking about…
How to Survive an Aircraft Accident
Airplane accidents are rare and the human casualties from those accidents are even rarer. That said, plane crashes do happen and it’s always a good idea to prepare for any scary scenario that may happen in your life. We’re about share some valuable and life-saving tips to consider the next time you plan air travel.…
(Video) Two Tips for Navigating Highways, Cities and Towns Everyone Should Know
There is nothing more frustrating than trying to communicate your location in an area that you are unfamiliar with. This reality mainly applies to cities for most people, but even being out in the middle of nowhere can get confusing if you do not know how our highway system is set up. Fortunately, one of…
The Things Most Women Carry Happen to be Some of the Greatest Survival Tools They Can Use!
One of the great mysteries of the earth to men is the female pocketbook or purse (or bag, or whatever you prefer to call it). We are in awe at how much stuff fits in there as much as what that stuff is (especially if what is in there relates to food of any sort;…
This Survivalist is Only 16-Years-Old and Lives Alone in the Wilderness
You’re never too young to learn how to thrive in the wilderness. Everyone needs to learn how to set up a temporary home, create a comfortable sleeping spot, find food in the wild, and safely start a small fire. One young man got his start in Survival 101 when he was just a child and…
Why Nasa Seems to be Using the Discovery of the 7 New Earth Sized Planets to Promote the Idea That Alien Life May Exist
NASA’s recent discovery of 7 newly discovered Earth-sized planets promoted a lot of excitement from people with the possibility that other intelligent beings beyond our planet exist. Even NASA expressed their own thoughts of potential alien life. The planets haven’t been spotted yet, but NASA scientists speculate the planets exist based on the data they…
What Most People Do Not Know About the Deadliest Snakes in the World. Some of These Facts Are Shocking!
It is actually rather funny to think about what we do not know about snakes. Some can be harmless and others deadly. It is with the latter that we are most concerned. Even experts will tell you that a snake is “misunderstood” not because it is a friendly and loving creature but because some snake…
Don’t Make these Common Survival TV Show Mistakes or Suffer the Consequences
Over the last couple of decades, survival strategies and tactics have become very popular topics, moving from doomsday fringes to prime time television. There are a lot of reasons for this – lack of faith in our government’s ability to respond to disasters, the scary state of the world, political upheaval – to name just…
The Creature That Kills People Who Are Living Off the Grid the Most is Shocking
When the SHTF and we are totally off the grid, doctors may be very hard to find. As a matter of fact, your physician may be off somewhere, bugging out just like the rest of us! So, who do we go to when illness comes and medical help is needed? The answer is we…
Expert Bushman Argues Why Understanding Basic Bushcraft Skills Are Crucial to Outback Survival
Do you know what you would do if you were stranded out somewhere in the middle of nowhere? Many of us never think about scary situations involving broken vehicles or getting lost in remote areas, but it’s something we should think about. Australian bushman Bob Cooper warns people about the potential dangers that can happen…
When a Societal Collapse Takes Place, Find Out Why THIS Overlooked Item Will be in High Demand
We are all about preparation on this site, as many of you well know. And along with that comes a sort of required extra sensory perception. We have to know ahead of time what the important things in life, after the collapse, will include. Survivors know the need for food, water, shelter, fire and all…