As children, most of us loved the idea of being Indiana Jones. We wanted to explore a jungle or forest, find some hidden treasure in a secret bunker and break it down to explore it further. When a bunker like this gets discovered you just never know what may be found inside. Sometimes it’s exciting,…

Spiders are disliked for a reason. It’s usually due a spider’s beady looking eyes, their long legs, and the detailed webs they quickly spin to catch their prey. If you were to get into a conversation with a prepper as to why he doesn’t like spiders, he’d probably tell you it’s because he never wants…

We suppose it’s a given. When the grid goes down and it’s time to bug out, Fido will go with us. But have any of us really given any thought to how well he or she will cope without preparation? It’s not enough just to have a sack of dog food. We need to consider…

A brown bear, or a grizzly, can be one of the most terrifying creatures to run into while you’re out in the wilderness. After all, they can range from 5ft to 8ft and usually, weigh about 700 lbs. They are omnivores, and although they often eat nuts and berries, they will occasionally eat animals that…

When we are taught storm safety as children, we are often left with an incomplete understanding and half-truths of the devastation that lightning can cause. We know it’s frightening at times, like when it strikes a tree nearby, or we hear about the fire somewhere in the not-too-off-far distance. We might even find a lightning…

When you think of an ideal swimming companion, I’m going to go ahead and guess that the visual that comes to mind is not big and hairy with impressive canines and four paws. Unless of course, it’s a beloved dog. But a polar bear? Although polar bear attacks on humans rarely occur, they are incredibly…

Cougars can be terrifying. Whether you know them by the name of puma, panther, or mountain lion – the effect is usually the same. Fascinating to observe at a distance, scary to experience and run into. Although cougars rarely attack humans (they generally stick to deer and smaller animals as their prey), a run-in can…

Rodents will pose a major health threat as well as other types of nuisances in a major, long-term survival situation and if you do not figure out a way to trap and remove them, you will suffer the consequences! In a longer-term survival situation, particularly if a traditional infrastructure is decimated (say in an earthquake, flood…

The frontiersmen and women who traveled to the west in the 1800’s were no doubt brave. They utilized their skills to make it through a difficult time during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These brave men and women did all they could do to survive. Most cowboys owned very little and got their belongings from…

Keeping yourself safe from the elements when a big storm with wind, hail, snow, or rain arrives is important for you to survive, especially during a SHTF situation. Without having the right kind of shelter to protect you, you’ll probably die from the horrible weather conditions before dying from illness or starvation. When considering what…

If there is one thing we can thank the 1976 movie Jaws for, it’s introducing one and all to that “eating machine” known as a Great White shark. Not only was the movie well done and scary, but it had the ability to make people think twice about our sea brethren. Not to mention it…

Can any of us survive by ourselves, with very little, on a deserted island? Most of us have grown up with repeated episodes of Gilligan’s Island, where something new and interesting washes up on the beach nearly every week. But in real life, it is not so easy. Maybe a little closer is the world…

It is that time of year again for the ever dreaded brown recluse spider! They are a March through October “bug” and while they are not ones to look for a fight they can bite if provoked. And they are also poisonous! While there are no known fatalities in North America from a brown recluse…

Admittedly, some of us are weekend warriors and do not get out nearly as much as we like, often times only to a nearby reserve or even a wildlife theme park! However, despite our best efforts, there seems to always come a time when we are approached by an animal and we simply do not…