There you are, high up in the mountains, wide open sky, a few scattered clouds, squirrels playing in the tree and the sound of a babbling brook in your ears. Just the thought of it is enough to make you ...
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Staying Alive: How To Find Water In Desperate Times
Are you preparing for economic collapse? Or perhaps you are simply preparing a simple weekend outing. Whichever event, or any in between, you likely have some form of checklist to guide you. If water is not the very first item ...
Read More »Why A ‘Battle Bag’ Should Be Part Of Your Survival Stash
The three-day bag, bug-out bag, get-home bag or whatever else you call it is one of the basic necessities of being a survivalist or prepper. It covers food, water, shelter, first aid and some offensive and defensive capabilities. These offensive ...
Read More »Unusual Way To Actually Start A Fire With Water
Of all the things you can use to start a fire, water would be the one that most people would say is impossible. After all, we use water to put out fires, so there really isn’t any way to start ...
Read More »Everyday Carry: Why Your Strategy May Be Wrong
If you follow a lot of survival and self-defense articles, you are bound to see at least one or two on individual everyday carry. The same goes for those who watch the gun guys on YouTube. I’m not sure if ...
Read More »The Modern Survivalist Movement: It’s Really Not All That Modern
The prepping movement seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. While there are no accurate figures about how many people in the United States identify themselves as “preppers,” estimates range right around 3 million people. A more accurate idea ...
Read More »6 Ways To Teach Your Kids Survival Skills This Summer
The kids in my neighborhood are old enough to run in a pack, but young enough that they keep grown-ups on radar. They may head out on bikes and skateboards for a time, but return to circle any present adult ...
Read More »7 Ingenious Off-Grid Ways To Start A Fire
In a crisis, a fire will keep frostbite from occurring, allow you to cook what you trapped or shot, and purify water for drinking or medical treatment. But do you know how to start a fire, even in the worst ...
Read More »Your Bug-Out Bag Won’t Save You — But There’s An Easy Fix
It seems like everyone is talking bug-out bags these days. You can find countless articles online which talk about what you should include in a well-stocked bug-out bag, as well as a number of companies who are offering already filled ...
Read More »Why Many In The Survival Community Are Doomed
No matter if you believe in the theory of evolution or creationism about how the world was created, one constant fact does remain from Darwin’s theory: Only the strong survive. Survival of the fittest is a fact that resonates with ...
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