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  I know the feeling — after watching an episode of Man vs. Wild or Survivorman. You’re pumped and ready to survive anywhere. But before you head out for an extreme, pee-drinking, slug-eating adventure, there are some survival skills you ...

  Do you ever contemplate the thought that we, modern humans, remained basically unchanged for hundreds and thousands of years? Today’s humans, at least most of us living in the western world, are totally dependent upon our modern civilization. We ...

A while back, I wrote an article called “Survival Skills Your Great-Grandparents Knew.” It turns out that it was one of the most popular articles that has appeared in Off The Grid News, which got me thinking. What other skills ...

Many of those living off-the-grid and preparing for an uncertain future learn merely basic survival skills, such as starting a fire or purifying water. However, there are less common skills that could come in handy if disaster strikes. Here, we ...

American history is filled with survivalists. The first settlers in Plymouth can be seen as a group of survivalists who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to find their retreat. Likewise, those who participated in the westward expansion of our country, moving ...

Often, your survival skills are tested when you are least prepared. If you are stranded in the wilderness with no proper camping equipment or supplies, the best you can do is turn to the surrounding nature for help. Remember that ...

Our modern society is highly dependent upon we’ll call the “system.” Not only do we rely upon utility services to bring us electricity, water and natural gas, but also on an incredibly complex supply chain which provides us with everything ...

You may not want to imagine your children being in a situation where they have to fend for themselves, but such emergencies may occur when you least expect it. It is not just in the wilderness that children can get ...

The kids in my neighborhood are old enough to run in a pack, but young enough that they keep grown-ups on radar. They may head out on bikes and skateboards for a time, but return to circle any present adult ...

The wilderness survival skills which abound in old Boy Scout manuals could help us all become more prepared for an emergency. Modern scouting workbooks and badges may focus a lot more on technology merit badges, but the old training manuals ...