Survival

  With less than a week before the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, Obama has ordered US troops into Europe, accusations of Russian hacking continue,…

If you are planning for bugging out and surviving, you need to know as much as possible about the environment where you will be traveling…

Quail is delicious no matter how you happen to cook it. If you are hunting for quail, and you’ve never hunted the bird before, it…

Over the past decade or so, television shows about surviving in the wild, as well as prepping, have become quite popular. This is a double-edged…

If you have looked online or in stores for a first aid kit of any real worth you have probably noticed the price tag.  Kits…

  This video from West Virginia is a reminder that armed robberies don’t only occur at gas stations and liquor stores.  Everything turned out fine…

  Living in a modern, relatively clean environment with access to medical treatment that is available in the West can lead to complacency about disease. …

  One major principle in selecting survival gear is versatility, you want gear that can do more than one job and is suitable for more…

  This video shows how important weapons safety is, not only when storing firearms but when handling them.  In the video we see an armed…

  Mallow, or Malva, is the wild edible green that is the source for the original marshmallow.  Originally native to Europe this plant can now…

  If you are like me, you might be a little skeptical when you first hear that sugar can be used medicinally, but I’m not…

I have written several articles lately about the recent survival stories of everyday people.  Most of these stories share one commonality, they began with a…

  We’ve all probably heard the phrase “dressed for success”, and while it’s doubtful that the phrase originated from anything to do with survival, it…

  Trout lilies are in the Erythronium genus along with 30 other species of flowers.  They grow in temperate forests and meadows throughout the Northern…

  Many people that are relatively unfamiliar with less than lethal self-defense tools think of stun guns and tasers and virtually the same thing.  But…

  As temperatures continue to drop this winter, everyone should have an alternate method of heating their homes.  Those who only have their heat through…

  In some areas, fishing will be the most reliable means of obtaining meat in the wilderness.  It can be done with little, and even…

  They say it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.  These two short…

  Hammocks aren’t just for relaxing on the beach or in the backyard.  Hammocks can be a useful piece of gear for camping or survival. …

  This video demonstrates in a detailed manner the materials and methods to make your own copper coil alcohol stove.  Having an alcohol stove is…

  Last month, 77-year-old Paul Meiling from Utah was driving on a snowy side road in an isolated area of Idaho when his truck became…

  I just wrote about the importance of being armed, even if you know how to defend yourself in a one on one unarmed attack. …

  Self-defense is a factor of survival that everyone needs to think about.  But when some think about self-defense, they think about learning a martial…

  When most people of clams they think of the beach and the ocean, but there are hundreds of freshwater species of clams and mussels…

  Yucca plants are usually associated with their native arid environments, but they actually grow as far North as Alberta Canada, and into the semi-tropical…

  If you are just getting into living a prepared lifestyle it can be difficult to know where to start.  Developing goals or milestones in…

Kidnapping is not the most likely event that you will need to survive, but it isn’t always something that happens to other people.  It isn’t…

  Carrying a knife is a pretty common thing to do.  Though most people only ever use their knives to open packages or cut their…

  In April of 2016, Caroline Lloyd and her daughter Rachel were vacationing in New Zealand.  The two decided to take in some of the…

Most of the time, fires are going to require some level of attention and maintenance on your part to continue to burn.  But this won’t…

  This video is of a brazen daytime home invasion.  It shows two men with knives in hand enter a home and search it room…

  Geraldine Largay and a friend set out from West Virginia on April 23, 2013, headed to Maine on the Appalachian trail.  Her friend was…

Miner’s lettuce, or Claytonia perfoliata, is a dark leafy green wild edible.  The common name comes from its widespread consumption by miners during the California…

This CCTV footage is reportedly from Brazil and shows what appears to be an off-duty cop fighting off two “armed” robbers.  The video description says…

The purpose of a “get home bag” is, as the name implies, to carry the items you would want if the worst case scenario took…

  72-year-old Charles Cosgrove, a hiking safety instructor, set out for a day hike at Crescent Lake not far from his home in New Britain,…

  As I’ve confessed before, I have a slight addiction to CCTV footage.  It’s a little morbid, but not without its benefits.  A lot can…

  Colloidal Silver is one of the more controversial alternative medicines these days.  The FDA has issued multiple warnings against using it, but despite this,…

  Watercress is a nutrient rich, and widely available wild edible.  It grows in moving water and can be found year round in most areas,…

  This video is of an attempted armed robber at a gas pump.  “Attempted” because of the would-be victims was armed and put an end…