Many people who have chosen to carry a firearm for self-defense only go to a standard pistol range.  They stand in their lane and they…

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…

  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…

Sometimes the heat from your fire won’t be enough, or it might be too much.  Whether you have a low amount of fuel, or you…

  It would always be nice to come across a live chicken in a wilderness survival situation, but the next best thing is “chicken of…

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…

  Blunt objects are one of the most common weapons of opportunity, but that means that not only should you familiarize yourself with using them…

  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…

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…

  Long term survival is going to require the ability to manufacture clothing and other products from the natural materials available.  Brain tanning hides to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

  Generally when one thinks about items to include in a survival kit a knife, fire rod, iodine tablets, and things like that come to…

  Needing to escape from having your hands zip tied behind your back might seem like an unlikely scenario if you are not prone to…

  Insects are the most abundant forms of animal life on the planet, and should not be passed up as a source of food in…

It’s not unusual to find plants that offer more than one benefit for survival, but few come close to the versatility of the cattail.  Cattails…

  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…

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. …

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…

  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…

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…

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…

  In most cases of wilderness survival shelter will be your number one concern since hypothermia can kill you much faster than starvation or even…

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…

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…

Recently I mentioned in an article that I don’t recommend keeping sizable amounts of cash stored for disaster, and why I don’t think it would…

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…

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…

Some things aren’t going to change much in the wilderness; you are still going to need toilet paper.  You might even have a greater need…

Being able to start fires and build lean-to shelters will keep you alive for short-term survival in the wilderness, but if the world as we…

There is no tool that can equally perform all tasks.  But the more versatile the tools that you carry are, the fewer tools you’ll need to…

Pig nuts is not the most appetizing name, but Conopodium majus doesn’t sound that tasty either.  Regardless of what you want to call them, pig…

  There is no price that one can put on their life, and therefore their safety.  But that being said, it’s not cheap.  The cost…

If you are surviving in the wilderness, especially in the forest, you are likely to have greater access to plant based food than meat.  But…

Whether triggered by post-disaster looting or by “peaceful protests” turned riots, you could find your home targeted for attack.  With proper planning, you can protect your…