Skills before gear! You can have all the survival tools and gear in the world, but if you don’t know how to use them, you might not survive. There are dozens of survival skills you can learn, but some are more important than others.
Regardless of what skill you’re looking to master, you’re probably going to find it in one of the articles below.
We’ve all had to deal with getting rid of the wood ash after outdoor campfires, or from a fireplace. You know, that fine powdery material produced when any type of wood is completely burned up… Here we show you a huge number of uses for hardwood ash around the house and garden so it doesn’t […]
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In any populated area, be it sparsely or densely, there will always be elements of the humanity present that will take an interest in who sticks out. Their reasons vary. They could be looking for potential prey or a person who may potentially lead them to a large score, if they are a garden-variety criminal.
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Any good prepper must be prepared for any imaginable situation. In a post-SHTF scenario particularly in a WROL situation, you may find it necessary to lie low. When anarchy ensues, you cannot turn to the authorities for protection and will have to rely on yourself. Guilty or not, if you want to live, you’re going
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The ability to use everyday objects for practical uses other than what they were originally intended for is part of being a good prepper. Believe it or not, there are a lot of household items lying around can be transformed. Paper clips are one example of an office supply that is more than meets the
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A lot of you reading this might be asking yourselves, “why would I even want to learn how to pick a lock, unless I plan on breaking into someone else’s house?” That’s a great question. We lock our doors at night to keep our loved ones and possessions safe inside… or so we think. Locks
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Doing the laundry is just one of the many chores it must be handled day in and day out, week after week, as part of being a functional adult and member of society. And responsible adults take care of routine maintenance, and that means cleaning out the lint trap on your dryer. Most of us
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Sometimes I daydream about the days when I was a kid and I used to live with my grandparents. No technology, no worries, just me and my grandpa doing something different very single day. My grandpa knew a lot about living a simple, sustainable life. He raised cows, pigs, chickens, rabbits, and bees, he knew
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We’ve all seen it in the movies: the hero gets captured by the villain’s henchmen and is either handcuffed or tied up, but somehow finds a way to break free of their bindings, escape, and go on to defeat the bad guys. This type of scenario may be viewed as romantic or unrealistic by some.
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Alcohol has been made, used, and consumed by people for thousands of years. For example, cereal grains were used to make beer in Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Later on, the Greeks and the Romans began producing wine and used it as a part of their social and religious traditions and rituals. Today, the use
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One of the things I like about prepping is that you get to use and play with survival items that have more than one use. There are in fact, many items with multiple uses, such as bleach, duct tape, tarps, Paracord, and even tin cans. One of these items is the bandana and that’s the
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