Food and water will be one of the most basic survival needs, so it’s best to take care of them ASAP. You’ll need a food and water stockpile, renewable sources of both, plus you need to be covered in ‘bug out’ and ‘get home’ scenarios.
It’s funny how the tables get turned on us in a survival situation. Suddenly problems that seem unthinkable or irrelevant grow entirely too likely and too pressing while most of our everyday issues shrink into non-existence. One such issue that might become a very real problem if surviving out of the wilderness is being attacked …
Whenever you are in a survival situation, any kind of survival situation, you’ll have to do what you must if you want to survive. You’re probably going to be uncomfortable, and you’re probably going to have to do some things that you would never consider doing otherwise. This includes eating some things, specifically certain animals, …
In any kind of survival situation, be it a long-term one after a society toppling event or a relatively short-term one where you are stranded and lost out in the wilderness, knowing what you can and can eat in an emergency can make all the difference in your chances. Nature can provide us with all …
The necessities of survival, both short-term and long-term, might force you to do things that you would otherwise never consider doing, and eat things that you would otherwise never consider eating. We are fortunate, then, that there are all kinds of animals in the wild that are truly edible and even quite nutritious even if …
Survival is a brutal business, assuming you are really surviving and not just camping. If you want to keep on living, you must fuel your body with adequate food, and if you’re carried or stored food supplies run low or completely run out, you’ll be forced to supplement with wild-caught game and other foods. Compared …
Anytime you are in a survival situation you probably aren’t going to have the same choices that you usually do. You might not get to pick where you sleep, what you have to do, or even what you get to eat. Some foods that you don’t like will definitely be on the menu, and even …
So, Can You Eat Raw Brussels Sprouts for Survival? Read More »
When you are in a survival situation, keeping enough food on hand is going to be difficult, no matter how much you have stockpiled. And that assumes you even have access to your stockpile! No matter what you are going through, your body will need a ton of fuel to keep doing the work that …
In a world where agricultural run-off and poor restrictions on chemical disposal are commonplace, filtering your water is essential. If you live in the city then you have water treatment plants, if you have a well then your filter is attached to your house. Regardless, there is some kind of filtration before you get your …
How To Pre-Filter Your Water and Why It’s So Important Read More »
The question of survival is one of true necessities. Things like water, shelter, security, air, and of course food. Preppers like to focus disproportionally on stockpiling and obtaining enough food for a long-term survival situation, but we sometimes forget that it is possible to live for quite a while without it. This is possible thanks …
How Long Can an Overweight Person Live Without Food? Read More »
Being in a legit survival situation means you might have to eat things you don’t want to eat, be it in a bug-in situation or struggling through a classic “in the woods” event. And this extends to how you are preparing your food, too, even some staples you usually eat day to day. For instance, …
