While food is not the top priority in survival situations, it is still one of the four pillars of survival.  If you go long enough without food, your body starts to eat itself. It starts by breaking down fat. Then it tears down muscle mass. Finally, it starts to feed on …

When you find yourself in a survival situation, every resource you have must be used to its maximum potential.  You will often find that the best survival items are those that have multiple purposes.  Clay pots are one of those items.  In addition to having several uses, you can even …

I first learned about petroleum jelly for survival when researching ways to make my ferro rod more effective for starting fires.  However, the more research I did the more uses I found for this miracle substance.  Petroleum jelly is the generic term for Vaseline, a petroleum byproduct that is technically …

When I purchased my first house, I could not wait to start planting.  I was about 26 years old and bought a small, three bedroom on a small lot.  There was no landscaping, and with an agronomic background I started planning right away.  I added a bed with shrubs and …

When thinking about survival situations, food is always a priority.  Sure you can hunt, fish, or gather food.  However, having food available for bugging in or bugging out is an even better option. In my endless hunt for survival foods, I am primarily looking to fulfill a few needs.  One …

It is one of the scariest scenarios most people can imagine.  You are sleeping in your home or hotel and men in masks grab you.  Maybe you are walking down a back alley when a van pulls up and the door slides open. Perhaps you are simply at work and …

It seems like every year there is a new scary virus that is pushing in on the borders of the United States. Between Bird Flu, SARS, West Nile, and now the Zika Virus, there is always a threat to worry us. However, knowledge and preparation are always the best tools …

So you have taken a step in the right direction. You have started prepping and honing your survival skills. However, as you become more experienced there will likely be times when you miss important points in your survival strategy. The sources through which most survivalists learn are fairly consistent. This …

With the terror of the Orlando shooting, people all over the country are reevaluating survival tactics for mass shootings. The general consensus is that the decisions you make in that first few minutes will largely determine whether you live or die. It is easy to mourn the dead and tell …

I have learned over and over that processing wood in a survival situation is absolutely essential.  Whether you are building a shelter, building a fire, building a trap, or crafting tools, you have to be able to cut wood to a precise length.  There are dozens of different tools available …