Survival in just about any crisis or emergency situation can be summed to XX elements: Common sense, knowledge, attitude and preparation. Any wilderness survival situation or even one during or after a SHTF moment comes down to four basics: Shelter, water, fire and food. You can have all the latest gizmos in your survival kit,…
[VIDEO] Essential Knots You Should Learn
Knowing how to tie a few basic knots is a critical life skill you need to learn – whether you are facing a survival situation or just in everyday life. Unfortunately, not many people really know how to tie a fool-proof knot and many do not know how to tie a knot at all (or…
Five Bug-Out Items Most Forget – You Should Not
Regardless of how prepared you are, you will forget something in your survival kit or bug-out bag. The best you can do is make a list of things others have forgotten and have posted videos or written about. But even the most thoughtful and prepared survivalist will inevitably overlook or forget to include something. Worse,…
10 Survival Myths – Learn them Before They Kill You
Survival myths, largely driven by folk lore or from Hollywood are believed by just about every person interested in survival. Playing dead with a black bear, for instance, is not a guarantee it will not try and have you for dinner. That is just one survival myth that most people believe that if applied practically,…
Long-Term Survival Bug-Out Bag
Warning: This is a long video, but it has gobs of useful information for preparing for a longer-term survival situation. Almost everyone who prepares for a survival situation has in their mind an idea of the type of survival situation they might face and what they need to get through it. Most of our survival…
[VIDEO] Winter Bush Craft – Surviving in Freezing Conditions
Virtually each year in the United States’ New Hampshire’s White Mountains, several people “go missing” during the winter season, usually because the harsh weather surprises people and they are unprepared. In most cases, those lost or stranded are able to endure and be rescued, but once in a while, the worst happens. This reality happens…
[VIDEO] A Critical Tool for Survival Preparation (it’s not what you think)
The tendency, particularly in this day and age is to assume that you have to be prepared for just about any survival situation or SHTF moment. The reality is you cannot do that without bankrupting yourself, driving yourself crazy, or both and failing. No one can prepare for every scenario and some scenarios are not…
TEN Bug-Out Bag Items the Beginner Usually Overlooks
When you are just getting acclimated to the concept of having a bug-out bag, survival kit and emergency plan, unless you have a dependable mentor, you are going to forget or overlook things. Likely, you will not realize it until you are up to your eyeballs in a survival situation and it is hit or…
[VIDEO] Self Reliance – Even in an Urban Setting
Self reliance is becoming more and more important. Just think about the last to years to understand why. We have had the normal array of natural disasters. Parts of the country have had civil unrest, riots and civil strife, sometimes lasting for days. The unrest has migrated to college campuses and spilled out into non…
[VIDEO] Reality Check: Do You Have Survival Mentality?
Surviving a SHTF moment or survival situation comes down to three things: Common Sense, A Survival Mentality and Skills. Of the three, the first two are indispensable, you can learn the third. Of the two, Common Sense helps, but in reality, we all know plenty of people who have none, yet blunder through life with…
Six Things You Must Learn About Animal Tracking In A Survival Situation
Reading an animal track is much like reading a book. With practice, you can tell what type of an animal you are following, what that animal is thinking, where it is going, whether it is stressed, what is stressing it and even where it might head towards. Each of those help you make survival decisions,…
These Survival Myths Can Place You In Harms Way – Know What To Avoid!
Survival is a state of mind, but there are a lot of perceptions that are wrong that greatly reduce your chances on making it out in one piece. Mainly they are assuming you know more than you know. Or, we get ourselves in a situation we think we can handle but cannot. That could be…
Plannning Out Your Survival Kit And Weighing Wants vs. Needs
Everyone involved in the survival lifestyle, whether you just believe in being prepared in general, are preparing for a SHTF moment / situation or the end of the world, has advice as to what to include in a survival kit. Opinions are as varied as the people in those three categories, but what most do…
Why You Should Bug In And How To Do It
If you are reading this, chances are better than even that you have at least a survival cache at home and probably have a bug-out bag as well – not because you are anticipating the end of the world, but because a survival situation can happen just about anytime, anywhere. For most of us, “bugging…
[VIDEO] How Are Your Survival Skills? Here Are 10 You Need For Survival
When you break the survival mentality down, there are two types of preparation: Stuff and Skills. Most of us spend a lot of time discussing the “stuff” side of survival preparation – what to store, what tools and equipment are needed, what can you modify and what can you do without? The skills side is…
[VIDEO] Awesome Uses For 550 Paracord
Just about everyone who spends any time in the outdoors has used or more likely, uses a lot of paracord. Paracord is one of the most versatile cordage in existence and is used in literally hundreds of ways, if not thousands. It was even used by our astronauts to repair the Hubble Telescope in space.…
Learn How To Improve Your Sense Of Direction For Survival
In just about any situation understanding where you are and where you are going is a key skill to master. This is particularly true in a survival or SHTF situation – no knowing where you are can prevent you from getting to where you need to be to be safe and in the right environment,…
[VIDEO] Want To Stay Under The Radar In A SHTF Scenario? 14 Dead Give Away’s To Avoid
In a true SHTF moment, not drawing attention to yourself or your family is likely going to be very important. That is not paranoia, it is just common sense. How many shop owners in Baltimore earlier this year shuttered their shops and laid low when thousands were rioting uncontrollably throughout the city? And that situation,…
[VIDEO] Got Chapstick? Check Out These 25 SHTF Uses For Lip Balm
Chapstick is one of those things that most of us have on our possession or somewhere near – be it in a survival kit, purse, in a desk drawer, a glove department, you name it. Living in the Northeast, during late Fall to early Spring, I use Chapstick every day, multiple times a day. For…
[VIDEO] Check Out This Man Lives Off The Grid In A Hole
This guy has taken “living off grid” to a new level; he literally lives underground! While most of us have taken various steps to be more self-sufficient and less dependent on “grid lifestyle,” this guy has built an entire “homestead” with multiple rooms, storage areas and living spaces, mostly underground. While he does have underground…