The idea of surviving in the wilderness has become a more mainstream idea thanks, in part, to reality TV. Most often, people who don’t make it in emergency situations often perish from exposure, not from dehydration or starvation. Hypothermia and Hyperthermia are both deadly conditions that should be a number one issue to address when … Read more
If you have been prepping and learning about what it takes to survive in different situations when the world decides to go downhill fast, you might think you have all the skills you need to do well. You know how to hunt, make fires, and build shelters. However, there are at least a few things … Read more
Prepping for survival means you have the items needed to survive and even thrive no matter what might happen. It could be a natural disaster, economic collapse, or any other number of possible scenarios when the SHTF. Preppers and survivalists know what it takes to survive, and they have the knowledge, along with plenty of … 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
I’m sure many of you have strong feelings about this upcoming election, which is unlike any election in US history. You may feel love, hate, reluctant support or some combination of the three towards either (or in the case of hate, both) candidate, but if you are a survivalist, regardless of political leanings there are … Read more
One of the first things that is likely to happen in a large-scale disaster is an extended power outage. Whether we’re talking about an EMP or dirty bomb hitting the United States, a natural disaster, or any other survival situation, you need to be prepared for the lights to go out – and not just … Read more
Few of us are former Green Berets or grew up in the Alaskan wild. In the event that we might need to transition from our soft modern lives to primitive ones, even if only until we can find our way back to civilization or get rescued, will probably be rough. But it doesn’t need to be … Read more