by Robert B Building an off-grid power source for your home or "Bug Out" location is not as difficult as you may think. Having power can drastically improve the quality of life during a long or short-term power outage. After losing all of our food … [Continue reading] about Do It Yourself Off The Grid Solar Power System
Editor’s note: The following excerpt was included in FM 21-13, an Army field manual published in 1952. Staying in as good of physical condition as possible is important for everyone (even you) and this article gives some good tips on why and how you … [Continue reading] about Vintage Army Advice on the Importance of Staying Fit (Applies To Everyone… Even You!)
by Susan B The security at home essay reminded of something that happened to me a few years back. I was having another sleepless night a few months after my husband had passed away, I fell asleep around 3 AM, I woke up 20 or 30 minutes later to my … [Continue reading] about Home Security and Safety Tips for Single Women Living Alone
by Joel Skousen (first published on November 28, 2017) With this week’s claimed test of a hydrogen nuclear device, North Korea is one step closer to making good on its threat to nuke some portion of the USA or its territories. It is still not … [Continue reading] about How To Prepare For and Survive a Nuclear Attack
by Krystal Brown Making your own soap is an enjoyable and useful activity. Homemade soaps are also better for the skin because they contain glycerin. Glycerin is a natural product of the soap making process. But, with many commercial soaps, the … [Continue reading] about How to Make Homemade Soap Bars for Beginners
by MountainSurvivor About fifteen years ago, when I went to Oklahoma with a friend of mine, we met a man in his mid- to late-fifties that offered to sell us some land that he said he owned. When we went to look at the piece, we saw a small travel … [Continue reading] about How to Buy Rural Land Without Getting Conned or Ripped Off
by Alex P Veteran bushcrafters innately understand the Rule of Threes. The Rule of Threes is as follows: humans will die after 3 minutes with no air, 3 days without water, or 3 weeks of going without food. At least, those are the most commonly … [Continue reading] about Do It Yourself Long-Term Bushcraft Survival Shelter Ideas
Many of you, have watched the old war movies where the approaching enemy trips an alarm made of tin cans, which in turn alerts the good-guys to their approach. The advancing troops trip the wire and the cans fly up into the air, making enough noise … [Continue reading] about How to Make a Tripwire Trail or Camp Alarm
by Morgan I’ve been an archer for around 14 years. I learned to shoot with a recurve when I was in college and I immediately fell in love. After that class ended, I ran to the nearest bow shop and picked up a compound bow. It was a Browning and it … [Continue reading] about Archery Tips For Beginners
by Angela Williams Civilization and advancements in technology have reduced to the minimum manmade disasters. Even some natural disasters can be foreseen and adequately planned for. However, Mother Nature sometimes has its way and, leaves a … [Continue reading] about 8 Things You Need To Know About Bushcraft
By Les Stroud aka Survivorman You can imagine almost any survival situation. Dumping a canoe in a set of rapids. Falling off the edge of a cliff. Or simply, you’re lost. So what next? What exactly do you do now? In reality, your next move could be … [Continue reading] about The Survivorman Zones of Assessment: The Key To Your Survival When The Situation Seems Hopeless