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It’s got a great power-to-weight ratio both in firearm and in ammunition, great flexibility in custom loading and commercially available cartridges, tons of platforms, and an excellent supply of military surplus rounds.  It can take animals ranging from a sheep ...

Fish are a nearly perfect source of nutrition and in a long-term (or even a short-term) survival situation, they are not that difficult to obtain. First of all, dispel all notions that this article might have some cuddly or eco-conscious feel to it. While I can respect, and will normally do my best, to adhere to ecological best practices and animal preservation techniques, this is a SURVIVAL article, highlighting techniques that can net (no pun intended) you a healthy supply of fish to save your life...

Simple techniques and proper planning will almost always win out against even such heavyweights as firepower and willpower. The reason is understandable—simplicity. Because it is easy to remember, easy to carry out, and easy to communicate the concepts, they will ...

The will to survive is encoded in our genetic structure. When you’re faced with a situation where you must catch what food you can to stay alive, where you must rely on the elements of nature for shelter and water until the situation resolves, how do you come out? Are your survival skills enough that you make it out alive? Or do you become another death statistic? Every year dozens of people in each state become lost, hurt, or stranded in the woods.

Your wife has taken the truck to visit her mother overnight. After a whole day alone clearing things off your “honey do” list, eating a venison burger with a home-brewed beer (or three or four) you crash out satisfied after ...

One of the most primordial human reflexes is the fight or flight reaction. It is our own natural alarm system. Let’s say you come face to face with a hungry grizzly bear in your campsite. First you hear that huffing/grunting ...

Non-lethal weapons can be incredibly useful in long-term self-sufficiency scenarios. Being off the grid essentially earmarks an individual as a self-sufficient, hard-working, and forward-thinking person who is not afraid to prepare. Non-lethal weapons can make the difference between being fully ...

How do you prepare your meat for the deep freezer and for future consumption, to minimize waste, facilitate preparation upon thawing, and to maximize your storage space? There are hundreds of “proprietary” methods and millions of old wives’ tales, but there are also common-sense tips and tricks that will wring the most efficiency out of your techniques, tools, and meat. Your goal is to minimize waste and produce the most usable and quickest-prepared meats while also avoiding over-the-top storage considerations. Ideally you will save money...

Guns are very powerful and can help you accomplish the things you need to when in an off-the-grid or emergency scenario. Guns, however, require ammunition, and without ammunition, can become a hindrance or worse. As ammo prices continue their upward ...

Without the use of a refrigerator the modern world would probably teeter on the edge of chaos (only kidding, but maybe not far off), as we have become so accustomed to having modern conveniences, that we forget what it may have been like to not have them. Even without widespread energy concerns and while we have our modern refrigerators, there may still be a good usage for root cellars and for preparing ourselves with the mentality that perpetuates things like root cellars.