As a prepper, food preparation is a basic survival skill you should learn. This includes hunting for food sources and building fires. Believe it or not, you can also bake outdoors as long as you know how to build a reflector oven. You can build a reflector oven using an … read more
Survival hygiene is as equally important as eating well and having clean drinking water. Failing to account for sanitary conditions may result in your body becoming more vulnerable to hygiene-related diseases
Packing an INCH bag is something that all serious preppers and survivalists should do. If things really go south, this is the bag that will rescue you. The INCH bag is a survival bag you pack when you don’t have intentions to return home. The INCH stands for “I’m Never … read more
When it comes to survival, every step you take is crucial to ensuring your safety. Knowing how to signal for help is a key skill, and everyone needs to know how to do it. Send a signal for help by calling the authorities. Using your cellphone is the quickest, most … read more
A can opener can be a real lifesaver when you need to open canned food. However, when you’re outdoors and you don’t have access to one, it can be a huge problem. As a prepper, you need to know what to do when you find yourself in that kind of … read more
Electricity has made life a lot better and easier. That’s why some people who live off the grid or in places where power outages happen consider it a necessity to have a DIY generator. It’s not a problem since various models of electric generators are available for sale. However, if … read more
Safety is always an important consideration for any person – whatever gender, race, or age. However, with so many products and services available in the market promoting safety, protection, and security, you may find yourself asking: “What is the best way to defend myself”? The best tool you can have … read more
Facing homelessness is a daunting experience that can happen unexpectedly, often due to economic hardship, personal crises, or unforeseen events. Currently, homelessness is at a record high, with 653,104 people experiencing it as of the 2023 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. This is a 12 percent increase from the previous year, the … read more
Ham radios are fun to play with on hikes and ATV rides, but they can be an essential communication tool when traditional communication lines fail. When disasters strike down cell towers, internet connections, and landlines, ham radios are often the only means of communication on the front lines. No matter … read more
Imagine finding yourself alone in the heart of the Amazon rainforest after surviving a plane crash. This might sound like the plot of a thrilling movie, but for Juliane Koepcke, it was a terrifying reality. At just 17 years old, Juliane’s incredible journey of survival against all odds captivates and … read more
For anyone who spends a lot of time outdoors, a snake bite is a very serious concern. If you are outdoors and are bitten by one of the many highly poisonous snakes in the world, you can die, so it is for your own safety that you should know how … read more
Survival cards are extraordinarily helpful survival tools and are almost invisible with their credit card-sizing and lightweight feel. But they do have some very real applications for food and survival when you are in the wild. As a survivalist myself, I have always ignored the use of survival cards, considering … read more
Get the kids off the couch and into the wild with these great survival skills Getting children interested in the outdoors, bushcraft and survival skills has been one of the major goals of my career and there is a lot of evidence that outdoor activities are enormously beneficial to young … read more
One of the most basic and important survival skills you can learn Seeking shelter should be your first priority in almost any survival situation. But if you are caught in the wild with nothing, would you know how to make a survival shelter? You will after reading this. While the … read more
Caching – keeps your food, water, weapons and supplies safe In an emergency situation, being able to leave home and have access to guaranteed supplies is very important. Having a survival cache is a survivalist’s solution to make sure that you have supplies available that you would not be able … read more
Jungle survival without clothes is nothing for this survivalist Do you think you could survive 21 days, without clothing, in the remote tropical rainforest of the Amazon? How about 40 nights in remote South Africa, with no clothes? Let me know what you think in the comments at the bottom of … read more