Building a Survival Bow

Whether for hunting or defense, a bow is a great tool to have with you in any survival situation.  But a bow is a little big to put in your pocket as part of your everyday carry.  Being able to make one from materials available to you in the wilderness will insure that you always … Read more

Preventing Infection After a Disaster

Making it through a disaster can be just the beginning.  Cut off from power, water, and medical resources, your life can still be in danger for some time.  During this period the risk of contracting an infection increase, as do the potential complications of an infection.  Without access to medicine, and perhaps with the need … Read more

DIY Rocket Stove

If you have never used a rocket stove it is difficult to believe how little fuel can be used to effectively cook your food. A rocket stove will not be a replacement for your indoor cast iron stove, but it is a great supplement for when your fuel is getting low, days are getting warmer … Read more

Basic Pistol Marksmanship

With violent crime back on the rise, terrorism, and an increasing trend of lawlessness, it’s no wonder that first-time gun ownership is on the rise in America.  Many people who had previously never considered owning a firearm are now looking to be caring a handgun for personal protection.  But carrying it is not going to … Read more

Tips for Choosing the Right Bug Out Bag

You have a lot of things to consider when you are choosing the best bug out bag, and you can’t simply buy what friends or family members are buying and believe that it’s going to work for you. You have to stop and think about what you need, your size and frame, and what you … Read more

Snake Eaters – Survival Food

Snakes are a big benefit to the world. They help to control the population of vermin, for example. However, when you are in a survival situation and you are limited on the types of food available to you, snake just might be something you have to put on the menu. It’s not as bad as … Read more

Trapping Animals After Disaster

If your area is hit by a natural disaster such as a tornado, hurricane, or earthquake, it is possible that the supplies you have stored would be damaged or destroyed by the disaster, in part or in whole.  This may mean that you are required to search out food sources quicker than you had planned … Read more

Identifying Poison Ivy (Infograph)

Being able to identify poison ivy is probably one of the best survival skills you can have. Ok, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, given poison ivy doesn’t necessarily threaten your life, but being able to protect yourself from it is protecting yourself against a very uncomfortable experience that could seriously interfere with your survival efforts. … Read more

Useful Trades to Know for Life After Disaster

Many of us prepare for the immediate after-effects of survival, but what if civilization completely collapsed and we had to survive long-term, or try to rebuild some semblance of what once was? Supplies aren’t the only thing that will be needed, but rather, possibly more important will be skills. When you study anthropology, what defines civilization … Read more

7 Vehicles to Survive the End of the World (Infograph)

When you think of survival in a post-apocalyptic world, you probably think about what kind of vehicle you will need. I mean, we’ve all seen Mad Max. Being able to travel safely and quickly can make all the difference in survival, so it’s definitely worth thinking about how you will do so. This awesome infographic … Read more

Learn How ISIS Could Take Out North America

The threat of ISIS seems to get more real every day. As they sweep across Europe, laying waste to villages and towns and collecting more and more radicalized fighters, it’s becoming clear that the US is their target. It may seem impossible that a group of guerrilla rebels in Toyotas could take on the greatest … Read more

Best Herbs for First Aid

For preppers, it’s definitely very important to consider keeping some less-than-natural first aid items in your stash or bug-out bag like common antibiotics or over-the-counter drugs that might be scarce or life-saving after disaster strikes. These types of medicine definitely have their place, but in everyday life and even in a survival situation, they’re better … Read more

How Do You Know When It’s Time to Bug Out?

Survivalists and preppers everywhere have put a lot of time and effort into creating bugout bags that will provide them with the tools and gear they need to survive when they need to leave in a hurry. Whether you keep your bugout bag at home, in your car, or on you at all times, it’s … Read more

How to Properly Cauterize Wounds

If, or when, you find yourself cut off from our modern daily comforts and safety, injuries are not only more likely to happen, but when they do you may have to treat them yourself, with no hope of making to an emergency room.  What should you do if you or someone you are with is … Read more

DIY Survival Weapons When You Don’t Have a Gun

Firearms are great for survival, as we’ve covered on this site many times before. But as we’ve also covered, there are many reasons why you might not have one when disaster strikes. You might not currently be a gun owner, you might end up in a survival scenario somewhere other than your home, you might … Read more

DIY Water Filter

There may come a time in a survival situation when you don’t have access to clean water, you’ve run out of water filtration tablets, and you don’t have any other means of ensuring that your drinking water is safe. Even clear, running water can be filled with bacteria that can quickly make you extremely sick, … Read more

Common US Spiders

For those of you hikers and outdoorsmen, take a quick look at the image below to familiarize your self with the common spiders in the states..  Click Here To Get The Best Survival Medical Course… Check Out These Mind Blowing Survival Skills… See what is happening in this country and what you can do to protect … Read more

Plants That Purify Your Home

Take a trip to your local hardware or plant nursery to pick up some of these plants below. It is impossible to know what sorts of things we are exposed to on a daily basis. It is nice to know that these plants below can help us with by purifying our air and reducing those … Read more

Duct Taped Survival

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