Chances are, if you get to the point in a survival moment where you have to use a bicycle generator for power, you (and me) are indeed a mile down a rabbit hole. The video we feature here powers four lights, but we realize that even in a survival situation, the majority of us have a lot…
[VIDEO] Off Grid Water Distiller: See How To Purify 12 Gallons Each Day Without Electricity
As you know, clean water is imperative in a survival situation. You have three days without it, four, possibly, and then you’re dead. But what if you are safe where you are, but need to get access to clean water? Without it you risk parasites, bacteria, viruses. So really, clean water is an absolute must. This is one…
[VIDEO] The Most AMAZING Way To Catch Razor Fish – This Is CRAZY!
So you are stranded in a relatively warm or tropic area (or even New England) and need to eat. You can try catching fish, but that can take a substantial amount of effort. And any effort spent means calories are being burned up by your body. In a survival situation, you don’t want to do that.…
[VIDEO] Excellent Survival Tips For When SHTF
In a SHTF moment, or any type of survival situation, using your innate common sense will go a long way to make your life easier and even in some cases be a critical element to you making it out in one piece. But understandably, some people do better than others in an emergency. For example,…
Common Accidents That Are A Real Threat To Survivalists
Nature is chock full of stuff that can injure, maim and even kill you. This is particularly true if you are in a survival situation or any situation where you do not have common amenities and safeguards available. Modern life has all but ruled out most threats, like dying in a manure pit or getting chewed…
[VIDEO] Heavy Gear? Check Out This Guys Lightweight Backpack Items
Just about all of us have a list of bug-out items that we simply must have in a survival situation or a SHTF scenario.And that does not include all the stuff we thought about but forgot to include. In certain survival situations, however, being able to move quickly is paramount and that means having a backpack, duffel…
[VIDEO] See What It’s Really Like To Live Off The Grid!
As survivalists, we’re familiar with the concept of people “living off the grid”. But it’s always encouraging to hear stories of people who don’t just talk about it, but who actually do it. In today’s post, it’s not just one person either. It’s an entire community who have taken a stand and opted to live their lives…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Properly Size Your Solar System
If you are converting to solar, sizing it correctly is critical to both maintaining the system and rationing your power without depleting your battery system during times when sunlight is not readily available or if part of your system is malfunctioning. Knowing how many kilowatt hours your batteries can store is the key to determining…
Excellent Preparation Tips For Survival
“Practice makes perfect” is a saying just about all of us have heard and most of us have heard it thousands of times in some iteration growing up. The same applies to learning how to best prepared for a survival situation. You will not know if something is a good idea until you try it…
[VIDEO] Bushcraft Skills: How To Make A Mallet Using a Saw And an Axe
The key to survival is being able to improvise. As every survivalist knows, re-purposing or modifying stuff to meet your immediate needs can mean the difference between being comfortable or not, being able to complete vital survival tasks and even in some cases between life and death. One way to to improvise is to make…
Tactical Hand Signals Every Survivalist Should Know
Hand signals when you cannot communicate as you normally would is an invaluable tool that is used in many, many environments. NASCAR drivers use hand signals to indicate they are getting ready to hit the pit stop. NFL quarterbacks use them to shift offenses. In baseball, just about everyone on the team knows hand signals…
[VIDEO] Awesome Survival Tools For Off Grid Living
In an “off-grid” moment, your ability to improvise is critical to your survival. If the situation is long-term enough, being able to improvise becomes a necessity and that means having backups to the tools and utilities we all depend on that require electricity. For example, what would you drill with if your electric or battery…
Survivalists Guide To Venomous Spiders
Staying healthy in a survival situation is always a challenge. There are literally countless ways you can cut, maim, mangle or crush part of you and then there are the myriad parasites, viruses and bacteria that can make you sick. Oh, there are also venomous spiders, as if all of the above was not enough.…
[VIDEO] Awesome Trip Wire Alarm From Army Surplus Supplies
Making sure your camp or bug-out site or even your home are secure is a primary concern for just about everyone. This is particularly true in a bug-out, survival or SHTF situation. The easiest way to ensure your site is safe is to employ an automated sentry system. While this one is not fool-proof, it…
How To Make A Paiute Trap To Catch Game
One of the more controversial topics in the survival genre is that of trapping game for food. Realistically, it should be a last resort – dying in a trap is a gruesome process that leaves the animal terrified, confused and frantic up until its last breath. That is just the reality of trapping. In a…
[VIDEO] How To Make This Awesome Bushcraft Shelter Tent
If you ever find yourself out in nature and need emergency shelter, this is the post for you. Typically we only venture out when we have all the necessary survival items on hand. First things first: Shelter. But sometimes things don’t go as planned, tents get ruined and at the end of the day, you…
A Survivalists Guide To Rifles: Top Three Of The Best!
Pretty much every survivalist understands the importance of firearms. In a survival situation or SHTF moment, your firearm is your life-saver – it can help you secure a food supply by hunting and allows you to protect yourself from animals and if society has broken down, people. Of all the possible firearms, the rifle is all…
5 Ways You Can Prep For An EMP
On of the most speculated SHTF scenarios involves an Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP.) An EMP is a short burst discharge of electro-magnetic energy, either intentionally or naturally occurring and if it is large enough, it could wreak havoc on electronics and even the very electrical grid. In fact, US Congressional hearings concluded that an EMP, either naturally…
Critical Considerations When Constructing Your Remote Cabin
Whether you are building a remote cabin for hunting or fishing or preparing a bug-out place in the event of a man made or natural disaster, there are certain things you must consider and incorporate to make sure your refuge is safe and secure when you are away and ready for you when you get…
5 Best Trades To Know In A Survival Situation
In a survival situation, depending on how prepared a person is, some folks will have the tools to cope better than others. A soldier with survival training, for example, will be able to cope better than an Actor with no survival training, if all things are equal. People who work in the Trades, will more…