Extreme Survival

Image source: YouTube/Nat Geo screen grab   When suddenly confronted with a wilderness survival situation, finding or building shelter from the elements should be your first...

Image source: Flickr / Creative Commons People who are serious about preparedness have a lot to be concerned about. The considerations of post-disaster survival range from...

Image source: Pixabay.com In an earlier post this winter, I wrote about three survival gadgets that everyone should store in their vehicles during the coldest months...

Angus Barbieri prior to his fast. On July 12, 1966, the Chicago Tribune published an article about the unlikely story of Angus Barbieri, a man in...

When winter rolls around, most of us simply curl up in front of the wood stove or fireplace, or even turn on our electric blankets, but...

Image source: Pixabay.com I’ve been in survival situations numerous times -- usually because of bad luck or sheer stupidity. The two worst ones occurred in winter,...

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...

Image source: Pixabay.com The topic of everyday carry is not that popular on many survival blogs. I think the reason is that a lot of people...

Image source: Pixabay.com 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...

Image source: Pixabay If you find yourself in a survival situation in the woods, you're basically standing in a goldmine of potential resources, all of which...