Survival

You won’t always have ample warning when a disaster or emergency strikes. Some arrive with all the subtlety and suddenness of a bomb. Heck, the emergency may be a bomb. But for every don’t-blink disaster that may happen there is one that will furnish some kind of warning if you …

Do you have a SHTF plan for dealing trash? If not, you should. On any given day, the average American can generate about four pounds of trash. Your trash, or more importantly the bacteria it grows and rodents it attracts, can kill you. Concerns about another coming of the plague …

The worst thing about emergencies and disasters is that they are often unpredictable. We don’t often get much warning, if any, that our life is about to hang in the balance. It can be difficult to know what to do, especially if you haven’t put much thought or practice into …

The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, 28 days, the list of shows about a zombie apocalypse seems to be endless. If you’re a fan of any of the “zombie” focused shows that have become popular in the last decade or so, you may have found yourself wondering a zombie …

A rapidly growing problem in America is the geometrically increasing population of wild boars, themselves an invasive species, and also wild boar hybrids resulting from mating with formerly domestic feral pigs. Colloquially called hogs, boars or razorbacks, these tusked nuisances are now running wild across much of the U.S. and …

Bears are among the largest and most plentiful mammalian predators on Earth, gifted with excellent senses and also quite a bit of curiosity. While bear attacks are rare, bears can be surprisingly common depending on your locale. The overwhelming majority of bear encounters end with the bear scooting off to …

If you spend much time outdoors hiking and camping, it is inevitable that you will become trapped in a thunderstorm regardless of how well you keep track of the weather. Being outdoors during a storm can be dangerous, and there are certain things you need to do to stay safe. …

Everyone is familiar with the wary sensation that crawls up our backs when we are confronted with a cloud of swarming bees near their hive. While honeybees are a vitally important part of our ecosystem and are typically gentle and mild mannered, killer bees should be taken seriously. A few …

Although we might complain about the cold if we were heading out on a summer camping trip camping in Winter in the snow is an exciting challenge and can offer some wonderful experiences. If you are going to head out in the winter though you better be prepared, there is …

We hear it on the news and see it on the internet all the time in response to a natural or man-made disaster: state of emergency was declared by so-and-so at… We know it as shorthand for a situation turning out really bad, or having the potential to turn out …