This article explains how to start a fire in a wilderness survival situation, and how a magnesium fire starter can make the process a whole lot easier. It is important that you know how to make a fire and also…
This article provides a quick reference for how to build a shelter in the woods. There are many different types of survival shelters. Which one you use depends on the types of survival techniques you are utilizing. This article is…
Water storage is an important consideration that any survival plan should take into consideration. Even if you are near a renewable water source such as a river or a well, utilization of a water storage tank is advisable for a…
Lets face it. Prepping and survival planning can be expensive. To get where I would feel comfortable with my level of preparedness, I would probably need at least a few hundred thousand dollars (FYI, I don’t have a few hundred…
Critical to any first aid survival or emergency preparedness training is the ability to stitch a wound – either for yourself or for someone you are with. A quick lesson in semantics: “Stitching” a wound is synonymous with “suturing” a…
If you have the space for it, you should grow your own food to supplement your food storage in a survival situation. Growing food is ideal because you will be more healthy if you balance your survival diet with fresh…
Food is an obvious need for a WAS scenario. Meeting your food needs can be broken down into different categories: 1) Food Storage, 2) Agriculture (growing and harvesting your own food), and 3) Hunting, trapping and fishing. This blog is…
This is the first blog dedicated to a specific stockpile topic. These stockpile blogs are geared more toward an extended two to three year survival period. We will call this situation the “We’re All Screwed” scenario or the “WAS” scenario….
A flash flood can occur in an incredibly short amount of time (hence the name “flash” flood). It is important for you to know the facts about floods. Causes of flash floods include heavy rainfall or dam/levee failure. Flash floods…
Water is the absolute most essential requirement for survival. Your body cannot go more than a couple of days without it. In the event of a disaster or social unrest, water that is safe for human consumption will be scarce….
