I’ve been in survival situations numerous times — usually because of bad luck or sheer stupidity. The two worst ones occurred in winter, and, thankfully, I survived. Winter is unforgiving in a survival situation. The only advantage is that the ...
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3 Profound Truths From History Channel’s Survival Show ‘Alone’
It’s been a long time since Bear Grylls commercialized the arts of wilderness survival. But if there were one primary reason why the show eventually lost popular interest, it probably had something to do with the weakness that had been ...
Read More »7 EDC Items Every Person Should Carry EVERY DAY
The topic of everyday carry is not that popular on many survival blogs. I think the reason is that a lot of people worry too much about EMPs and other large-scale disasters and catastrophes — and too little about personal ...
Read More »The Single Biggest Problem Lurking In Most Survival Preps
Prepping can easily become an all-encompassing activity, affecting every area of our lives. That’s why many preppers refer to it as a change in lifestyle, and not simply adding something to their already full plates. That actually makes sense, as ...
Read More »7 Crazy Ways To Use Tree Bark For Survival
If you find yourself in a survival situation in the woods, you’re basically standing in a goldmine of potential resources, all of which are literally at your fingertips along the trunks of nearby trees. Knowing just how versatile tree bark ...
Read More »50 Percent Of Silicon Valley Billionaires Are Prepping To ‘Ride Out The Apocalypse’
There is a new fad in Silicon Valley and Wall Street: Some of America’s richest and smartest people have become survivalists. “Anyone who’s in this community knows people who are worried that America is heading toward something like the Russian ...
Read More »Foraging During Winter: 7 Cold-Hardy ‘Survival Plants’ That Could Save Your Life
Winter is obviously not the best season for foraging for wild plant edibles, but in a survival situation there are many plant-based foods you can use to keep you eating even when prospects for wild game come up short. With ...
Read More »15 Documents You’ll Need To Rebuild Your Life (Post-Disaster)
A big part of survival and preparedness is focused on the big event – like a supervolcano erupting or an EMP attack taking down the grid. But the reality is, we’re much more likely to face those smaller, regional disasters ...
Read More »Forgotten Survival Skills That Kept The Eskimos Alive
When most people think of Native Americans, they picture the tribes of the Plains, riding on horseback, hunting buffalo and waiting out the winter in their teepees. But not all Native Americans lived this way. Consider the people we often ...
Read More »7 Reasons You Gotta Keep Prepping Under Trump
The Left has been running scared ever since Donald Trump won the presidential election. Thanks to the media narrative throughout the campaign, they are convinced that Trump is the atheist version of the devil incarnate, out to destroy their god ...
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