Learning from your mistakes is a good thing, but learning from the mistakes of others so that you never make that mistake in the first place is much better. This is especially true for life and death situations that you might not get a second chance to learn from. The internet is full of … Read more
If you are in a snow covered landscape survival will be difficult enough while you are operating at your best, it will be nearly impossible if you lose your sight. Snow blindness is a preventable injury that happens in snow covered terrain or during a daytime blizzard, the sun’s light is reflected off of … Read more
If you are in a wilderness survival scenario and you come across a nest full of eggs your moral is bound to improve, but if you don’t have a pan to fry them in or a pot and water to boil them in your moral might start to slip back down with the prospect of … Read more
Most knots, for survival purposes or otherwise are about securing, but here is a knot with the unique purpose of making the rope easy to throw. This knot is useful when you need to get your rope over a branch, as when securing your gear from bears, or even when throwing a rope to … Read more
This time of year protection from the cold is your utmost concern in a wilderness survival scenario. Even if you are dressed for the elements it is not likely to be enough to keep you warm all night long when temperatures drop. These are a few materials that are widely available in the wilderness … Read more
If you are in an area that has been hit by any sort of disaster that cut off the resupply or resources then it won’t be long before scavenging takes place, or even looting. People who are ill prepared will be frantic to acquire the resources that they should have been storing and didn’t like … Read more
Do you have people in your life who you want to be safe in the event of a disaster? Maybe you have some survivalist family members or friends you are going to be buying for this holiday season or perhaps for their birthday. Of course, you might simply be looking for something interesting that you … Read more
Even though you might have everything you need as a prepper and survivalist, that doesn’t mean you are prepared to survive. That’s why it is so important to practice bugging out and moving from one place to another with a full pack. It needs to be as realistic as possible, so this means no stopping … Read more
If you think that you need a sick day from an 8-hour job, then how do you think you are going to feel when you are struggling to survive in the wilderness and you begin to get sick? As you know, a simple cold can make everyday simple activities into agonizing tasks. And it will … Read more
If you are surviving in the wilderness protein from small game is going to be invaluable to you. The last thing you need after trapping or hunting an animal successfully, which won’t be easy, is to waste your kill and end up with less food than you could have had. Here are some tips … Read more
If you have “bugged out” into the wilderness, then one of your major motivations for this strategy was undoubtedly to avoid potentially hostile people. But you might not have been the only one with this in mind, and some of those that took the same course of action might themselves be hostile. So, what do … Read more
The name is pretty self-explanatory. A throwing stick is a stick that you throw at things you want to eat. There’s a little more to using it successfully, but basically, you throw the stick at what you want dead. One of the animals that a throwing stick can be successfully used to hunt is … Read more
It would always be nice to come across a live chicken in a wilderness survival situation, but the next best thing is “chicken of the woods”. Not a chicken at all, it’s a mushroom, several species of mushrooms really, from the genus Laetiporus. They are commonly sought after edible mushrooms not only for their … Read more
With approximately 1/5 of the world’s land area being classified as a desert, it’s worth considering when learning about survival even if you don’t live in the desert. As with all survival scenarios, you will first need to take care of shelter, then water, and last of all food. Here are a few tips to … Read more
Blunt objects are one of the most common weapons of opportunity, but that means that not only should you familiarize yourself with using them offensively, but that you are likely to need to defend against an attacker using a stick or a bat as a weapon while you are unarmed. In this video, a … Read more
If you are stranded in the wilderness near a body of water, fish are a potential source of nutritious food. But if you don’t have any line or anything to manufacture a hook from, you are going to have to come up with an alternative method to acquire your meal. One possible method that … Read more
I recently watched a news broadcast that featured a story where a woman came to a man’s door asking to use the phone because she claimed to have car problems. He ended up sending her away, only to have to shoot at her and her accomplice when they came back to rob him. The man … Read more
Long term survival is going to require the ability to manufacture clothing and other products from the natural materials available. Brain tanning hides to make soft leather is one method that will make this possible. This video demonstrates each step necessary for the process and gives insights into why they are required and what … Read more
In a post-disaster scenario, medical supplies will be limited to what you have on hand, or what you can make. The risk of infections will be much greater than normal circumstances, the disaster itself could cause injuries, debris will make necessary movement dangerous, and clean water will be hard to come by. For this reason, it … Read more
If you’ve spent any time running, jogging, or hiking, then you understand blisters can be a real pain. In today’s modern world, if you get a blister, you simply go home, put your feet up and rest. Of course, when you are in a survival situation, things are far different. You need to make sure … Read more
When you need to make fire, one of the most important elements is some good tinder. We feel it’s important to always have some tinder material available. Put it in some airtight containers, such as an old Altoids tin and put it your bug out bag, your tackle box, your hiking pants pockets, your car … Read more
Even if you have all the food and items you need to bug out in a hurry, are you ready to survive in a wilderness survival scenario right now? How would you create a shelter if you don’t have a tent with you? It’s very important that you take the time to learn how to … Read more
While it might come just short of fulfilling the expectations one might have given it’s common name, Prunella Vulgaris, or “heal all”, is a great source of both wilderness survival food, and medicine. It is widely distributed throughout the world, being found in North American, Europe, and Asia. It can be found in grasslands, or … Read more
Clean, flat ground and sharp right angles all around can make camouflage difficult in an urban setting. But after a catastrophic disaster things will look a little different. Garbage and debris are likely to be scattered all over. You can use this to your advantage to camouflage yourself when you out scavenging after a disaster. … Read more
Most people would not think of things as unhealthy as cigarettes and liquor as items that should be stored for survival, but they are not without their uses for post-disaster survival. Here are just a few ways in which you can make use of these items usually associated with unhealthiness so that you can increase … Read more
Generally when one thinks about items to include in a survival kit a knife, fire rod, iodine tablets, and things like that come to mind. But not all items that are valuable for survival are the ones that first come to mind or usually make the list for camping. One such item is a … Read more
Needing to escape from having your hands zip tied behind your back might seem like an unlikely scenario if you are not prone to engaging in riots. But the unfortunate reality is that people in their own homes have been zip tied and beaten by intruders, others have been restrained for kidnapping using zip … Read more
Insects are the most abundant forms of animal life on the planet, and should not be passed up as a source of food in the wilderness. Ants are a great insect for survival food because they make colonies with massive populations. But with their small size, it can be difficult to gather up enough … Read more
Having a stash of non-perishable food on hand is absolutely essential for preparedness. It’s probably the first thing new preppers start with. But there is some debate on what should make it into that supply, and what should be left out. Some people just have a hard time giving up their junk food despite … Read more
Versatility in an important quality for all survival equipment and skills. That goes for your pistol as well, and your defensive shooting skills and strategy. One of the major considerations for versatility in defensive pistol shooting is low light shooting and target acquisition in low light. Three pieces of gear that help with this are … Read more
In a time when it is not unusual to see kids as young as two years old using a touchscreen device to entertain themselves while being pushed around in the shopping cart through the store, it should be obvious that most kids are disconnected from the real, natural world around them. Children of this generation … Read more
It’s a shame when hiking in a remote area with pristine wilderness to find trash that careless people have left behind. But if you are struggling to survive in that same wilderness, that trash might look a lot better. One common item that can be found even in remote areas that has potential for … Read more
Fishing is a great way to get meat in a survival scenario. But it can be difficult to do if you need to spend your time tending to your other needs like gathering wood, building shelter, or hauling water. You could always just tie a line to a stick and leave it with bait in … Read more
The physical threats to your survival like temperature loss, dehydration, or starvation are obvious to just about anyone. But less obvious, and just as dangerous are the psychological factors that can erode your ability, and even your will to survive. Just as with the physical threats, the psychological threats to your survival can be dealt … Read more
In most cases of wilderness survival shelter will be your number one concern since hypothermia can kill you much faster than starvation or even dehydration. One of the easiest and fastest shelters that can be built in the wilderness is the debris shelter. One person, with no equipment, can put one together in less … Read more
Water is one of the three most important elements for survival, and in some circumstances, it might be the most important. Even in temperate environments with plenty of vegetation, it can be hard to find sources of water. But if you have a plastic bag, all you need to do is find the vegetation. I … Read more
As I’ve said before, if all you know about fire is the tee-pee camp fire, then you don’t know enough about fire to survive in anything be the most ideal scenario. The more versatile your fire building skills are, the better chance of survival you have in a variety of scenarios. The amount of, and … Read more
If you are stranded in the wilderness for any length of time, hygiene will quickly become an issue. It won’t matter so much how you smell, since nobody ever died of body odor. But poor dental hygiene can lead to serious issues that could have you incapacitated and dying a slow, painful death. As always, … Read more
Not every fire building technique will work for every situation. The lean-to fire is a great design for windy situations. It provides a built-in wind block and allows for you to continually add fuel as the fire grows. Here’s how to build one. Gather all your tinder, kindling and fuel before trying to start … Read more
