In virtually every survival scenario, one constant besides chaos and the breakdown of traditional infrastructure is the presence of vehicles. Even after the waters receded in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, vehicles could be seen in abundance. While many vehicles will be rendered useless for travel reasons, they still can play a major role in…

So-called “primitive hunting” has gained renewed interest in the hunting world as modern hunting tools have become more and more sophisticated. This trend has followed other outdoor pursuits, such as fishing, rock climbing and camping. As the tools used in each have become more sophisticated and reliable, many outdoor enthusiasts have started to revert to…

It sounds like something out of a spy caper film such as Mission: Impossible or one of the Jason Bourne movies. But perhaps, for whatever private reason, one day you decide to disappear, never to be heard from again. It sounds difficult since everyone knows at least one person who knows of their existence. Plus, you can’t…

Let’s face it, nature has been trying to kill human beings for as long as there has been human beings on the planet. Animals that want to eat us, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, avalanches, violent storms, natural poisons found in plants and some animal skin and venom, bacteria, viruses, you name it, nature seems out to…

We’ve talked about the deadliest animals on the planet, whether ferociously large or surprisingly small. You might recall that humans made the list as well. But we haven’t talked about the ten most poisonous and venomous creatures to humans. Against these creatures, humans don’t stand a chance! Think of which ten animals you would put…

Spiders are feared by many people around the world for a reason. It probably has to do with their eyes, scary legs, and the detailed webs they put together and later use to catch their prey. If you have ever asked a prepper why he doesn’t like spiders, he probably told it was because he…

Depending on where you find yourself, nature has a host of different ways to kill you. From weather events to extreme hot and cold, to famine, disease, drought, fire, you name it, nature has already got it covered in one way, shape or form. Not the least of all that is deadly in nature are…

After just about every major natural disaster, one fairly consistent reality are vehicles that are damaged beyond mobility or abandoned because of the severity of the aftermath. But even if abandoned, vehicles can provide a wealth of survival tools, materials and supplies that you can use if you are stuck in the aftermath. The first…

There’s a variety of ways you can build a fire when SHTF. Most methods require you building a fire above ground, where you feed sticks into the flames, all the while trying to find that perfect spot, so you don’t have to breathe in the smoke for a few minutes. However, you may want to…

The words “tampon” and “survival tool” do not often fit into the same sentence easily. In fact, with most people, an entire conversation about tampons or survival tools could take place and whichever the subject matter was, the other term would never arise. As a survival tool, however, tampons are unique in terms of multiple…

It is a scary world that we live in. Horrific headlines jump out at us from the front page and flash before us on our evening news. We read stories of senseless violence, and we are reminded that human beings can be incredibly cruel to one another. At times, it can be too overwhelming to think…

When someone says “natural disaster,” most of us think about summer thunderstorms, torrential rains, tornadoes or a Fall Hurricane, something to prepare for when the weather is fairly cooperative in the aftermath of a survival incident. We often overlook cold weather preparation because most of us either do not encounter much winter weather or we…

If you don’t think you can build your own underground bunker, you’re about to be proven wrong. In fact, with some strategic planning and preparation, you can come up with the bunker you’ve always wanted. A bunker is an ideal place to run and hide when SHTF, and it also works well to hide in…

The frontiersmen and women who came out west in the 1800’s were no doubt extraordinary survivalists. They taught themselves how to do things that were beneficial to their survival and used their invaluable skill set throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to survive. During this time period cowboys owned very little. When they needed…