There’s just something about a gorgeous knife, right? If you’re a bushcraft lover, dreamer and even just a beginner, there’s a good chance that if someone caught you on your lunch break, surfing Google images over that tuna sandwich … ...
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4 Cheap And Lightweight Survival Items You Already Own (But Didn’t Know It)
There are a variety of different items scattered around your house that can be extremely handy in a survival situation. These items are often quite cheap — and can be extremely effective. They also can be packed away and stored ...
Read More »20 Epic Survival Lessons From ‘San Andreas’
I can’t remember the last time I was able to take in a natural crisis flick, and actually admire the survival knowledge it divulged. Quite frankly, I was pretty darn impressed by the new film San Andreas, because I really ...
Read More »4 Hidden Off-Grid Dangers That Could Kill You
Many of us living off the grid have a homestead where we strive for some level of self-reliance. This can be accomplished by using an alternative energy source, having a thriving garden or raising livestock for meat. Regardless of exactly ...
Read More »Are We Headed For Another Dust Bowl?
The past few years have been hopelessly dry when it comes to precipitation, especially for our fellow off-the-gridders in the West, Southwest and Plains regions of the U.S. In fact, climate scientists are even calling this particular rainless period a ...
Read More »5 Survival Lessons From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’
Editor’s note: This story contains no spoilers. The new Mad Max movie (Fury Road) takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where war lords and roving gangs control vast swaths of land, resources and people. Max is a loner who gets ...
Read More »The 5 Most Important Survival Skills When You’re Lost In The Wilderness
You don’t necessarily have to know 200 ways to sharpen a knife, but if you’re new to the art of bushcraft/survival you will want to make sure that you’ve got a few of the basics out of the way prior ...
Read More »9 Ways To Get Food When The Power Grid Is Down
Of all the possible disaster scenarios we face, having the grid go down is one of the scariest. Modern society is so dependent on electrical power that when it is gone, everything comes to a stop. Some places, like hospitals, ...
Read More »The Quick Way To Build A Budget Faraday Cage For Less Than $10
I’m going to level with you in this one: I’m not exactly a person who is preparing for ye olde “zombie apocalypse.” While it’s certainly a creepy, cataclysmic scenario, I’m thinking that an apocalyptic event concerning the infected undead just ...
Read More »Survival Vs. Bushcraft: Why Your Gear May Not Save You In A Crisis
After having been in the survivalist business since 2007, there was always this one issue that I seemed to run into on an oddly regular basis. I was all about buying survival gear, and believe me when I say, you ...
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