Extreme Survival

Stockpiling supplies for an emergency is at the very core of survival. Unfortunately, though, not everything stores well, especially when we're talking about months and years....

Wildcrafting is the term that people refer to for collecting wild plants. Wild plants often have strong healing properties and exceptional flavor. I have never tasted...

The recent polar vortex hit Texas hard. While the entire country suffered with unexpectedly cold temperatures which lasted for days; no other state had as many...

Many people have special things they do at the beginning of the year. For me, that means taking inventory in more ways than one. That’s different...

If you’ve ever driven by a lake during winter in the colder states, there’s often an angler or two out there by a hole on the...

Every different climate delivers a unique set of challenges in a survival scenario, and winter is no exception. If you aren’t too careful, the frigid wind...

It’s a simple fact. Power outages happen. Any outage always presents challenges, but a winter power outage presents a whole new set of challenges. Some outages...

Once someone starts upon the road of preparedness, it seems never to end. The idea of actually having enough to get through any crisis may be...

During a serious threat or disaster, all of your prepping and preparedness will come into play. But you will immediately be confronted with a major decision...

I've instructed a number of field classes on foraging for wild foods and have written about it quite a bit, too. The classes always took place...