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As I sit here writing this, the government is shut down. I know you’ve probably heard about it and if you’re like me, you’re wondering what’s the big deal. After all, what most of us would really like to say ...

If you live far enough north that lakes or rivers freeze over winter, it makes sense to fish all winter long when the bounty is available through the ice. While you can go out on the ice without a shelter ...

I’m positive that there are quite a few of us who look upon our plush suburban surroundings and deep down, we know that if things go bad, then we’ve got to roll. I know this, because I’m also in such ...

It’s time for the changing of the guard; the old year is going away and a new one is replacing it. With it, many people look to “start over” in various parts of their lives. It’s a time of reflection ...

Prioritizing Your Remote Supply Cache Lately, I’ve been thinking more and more about having a remote supply cache. Yep, I’m constantly trying to increase my knowledge of survival. (It never really ends.) I try to keep up by studying what ...

I’ve written before about the things you should keep in your car for winter survival. However, I want to talk more specifically about what you can do to survive if you are ever in a situation where you get stranded ...

Shelter is one of the most important elements of survival. It’s one of the three things necessary to ensure that we don’t lose our body heat, the other two being clothing and fire. When cold, wet weather comes, having good ...

For those of us who live in the North, winter snows bring an unexpected benefit: It is much easier to find and follow animal tracks. If you are a novice tracker, or if you would like an opportunity to deepen ...

Behind finding fresh water, finding food is one of the biggest concerns in a survival situation. The easiest way to feed yourself for short-term situations is to learn edible plants, but at some point you need meat. When you start ...

I’ve been making survival kits for somewhere over 40 years now and if there’s anything I’ve learned in all that time, it’s that no survival kit, no matter how well crafted, is big enough. I actually get a bit of ...