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More than 300,000 are without power across the Southeast and store shelves empty of essentials after Winter Storm Octavia coated areas with ice and dumped 18 inches of snow in one Kentucky town. Electricity was out for 153,000 in Georgia, ...

You have no tarp, no poncho, no rope and very little supplies. Only the winter attire on your back, some everyday carry items, possibly a knife and maybe a shovel. You’re stranded out in the wild in the middle of ...

All extreme environments require a custom survival kit. Certainly, while there are basic survival items necessary for any environment (water, fire starters, knife, first aid supplies), each environment will require supplementary items unique to survival in that area. For example, ...

With winter weather just around the corner, many of us will put snow tires on our cars and pull out the chains to use as we snowplow the roads. But have you ever considered the idea of buying a snowmobile ...

Winter composting shouldn’t be a hassle. There are many easy ways to create and maintain usable compost year-round, and winter composting actually has several advantages. It produces fertilizer for spring planting, so there is no rush to the garden center ...

Winter, at least for those in colder climates, is one season that very few people relish. For starters, snow can be a real pain to deal with. Frozen pipes can be another issue. All in all, if you aren’t prepared, ...

If you didn’t like the weather last winter, then you’re not going to like the long-range forecast from the Farmer’s Almanac. The same publication that correctly predicted a hard winter last year is doing so again, which means if you ...

Editor’s note: This story is the second of two parts. Read part 1 here. In part 1 in this series, I talked about what you should do if you are lost in the woods for most circumstances. I want to ...

Two Idaho fathers and three children set out over the weekend for a leisurely drive and hike, but after getting stranded in the snow, ended up sleeping in their car and then walking 19 miles for help.’ “It was just ...

Tens of thousands of drivers across the South stuck in their cars for 12 or more hours learned the hard way that carrying emergency supplies in your vehicle is not only wise but even could save your life. Winter Storm ...