It is widely believed that extinction (for the sake of this article let's call it the inability to survive) is often caused by a change in environmental conditions. When conditions change, often times quickly and dramatically some species, like humans, possess adaptations that … [Read more...] about The Ability to Adapt Is What Survival Is All About
Preparedness
Bugging Out To the Back Yard: Cold Weather Training
Winter is coming on fast, and of course, as it gets colder it gets harder to survive if you become lost or injured miles from home. However, if you have a backyard, then you have a controlled training environment to test your gear, skills and to see if you have the will to carry … [Read more...] about Bugging Out To the Back Yard: Cold Weather Training
Sights and Sounds: Moving Through the Woods in the Wintertime
Winter does not always mean a blanket of snow is on the ground, and thus, may make camouflaging difficult, when there is patchy snow, green foliage, grays rocks and dried leaves on the ground. Snow means visible tracks as well. Therefore, snow on the ground is not always good, … [Read more...] about Sights and Sounds: Moving Through the Woods in the Wintertime
Activated Charcoal and Its Survival Uses
Some Science on Activated Charcoal Before we get started let's have a short science class on activated charcoal. The short version is that activated charcoal is carbon, real organic material that has been reduced to charcoal just like a piece of hardwood burning in your … [Read more...] about Activated Charcoal and Its Survival Uses
Prepare for Armageddon: A Nuclear Survival Kit
An all out nuclear war, not likely. A dirty bomb being detonated somewhere in the United States is possible, even likely, and a terrorist organization getting a small tactical nuke and detonating it, possible as well. The threats loom large and it gets larger every day with … [Read more...] about Prepare for Armageddon: A Nuclear Survival Kit