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Nearly every checklist for items you should have in your survival kit will include a bandana.  There is good reason for that, in that there are literally hundreds of uses for it during a crisis. Not only that, but there’s ...

Many simple items that we take for granted can be used for more than their intended purposes.  When preparing for a survival situation, you’d be surprised by the household or office items that you can put to use in ways ...

Survival in the snow isn’t easy, but with a few tips you can make it – even if you’re miles from civilization. Here are five do’s and five don’ts of traversing winter terrain on foot: DO wear snowshoes. Snowshoes distribute ...

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, ...

People have been harvesting rainwater for thousands of years, and some of the same techniques that were used back then are still used today. Rainwater harvesting is a key element to being totally self-sufficient, and even though other techniques and ...

If you’re ever stranded out in the wild, away from civilization in the dead of winter, you’re in trouble. Not only is it exhausting to trudge through the snow (assuming you don’t have snowshoes, which take time to get used ...

Searching for food and living off the land in the winter may sound tough, and truth be told, it is.  But it’s not impossible. While it’s true that there is not the same variety of edible plants and animals available, ...

Due to their availability, fair price and good conditioning, older surplus bolt action rifles have become very popular weapons with survivalists who are seeking cheaper alternatives to higher-end automatic weapons such as AK-47s, AR-15s and M1As. The Russian-made Mosin-Nagant bolt ...

Having fire-starter in your survival kit or bug-out bag is essential. With fire, not only do you have warmth, but you also have security and a means to cook food. Nonetheless, a good blanket or two is also something that ...

Old gun owners and new gun owners alike looked on as ammo and gun prices increased dramatically in recent years, and millions of Americans swarmed sporting goods stores to stock up. Due to the threat of new gun control measures ...