You find yourself in the woods, night is falling and the warmth from the setting sun is fading. Temps are dropping quick and your bones are starting to chill. You need fire, but a matches are a luxury you no longer have. You do have a pair of shoes and a pocket knife. How will … [Read more...] about 7 Methods of Primitive Fire Starting
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8 Lightning-Fast Vegetables For Your Fall Garden
With Summer waning and yields on your spring crops winding down, right now is the time to start planting for a fall crop. Plenty of species will do well, giving you a bumper crop to get you through the winter. It is best to get into this practice now, not when you need it, as … [Read more...] about 8 Lightning-Fast Vegetables For Your Fall Garden
7 Bug Out Tips from Backpackers
Not only does backpacking allow you to get out and enjoy nature, but it's one of the greatest forms of exercise to help you train should you ever have to bug out. Backpackers have been practicing "emergency preparedness" and "survival" skills long before these movements even had … [Read more...] about 7 Bug Out Tips from Backpackers
5 Ways to Use Tree Bark in a Survival Situation
Under the rough and unfriendly outer appearance of most tree barks there is a wealth of useful materials that can be used for many survival tasks. One of the most popular uses for bark is tinder for your fire but in a survival situation there is so much more that you can do with … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Use Tree Bark in a Survival Situation
5 Uses for Bleach During a Crisis or Survival Situation
It seems that everyone has a bottle of bleach either under his or her kitchen counter or in the laundry room. Bleach is used to whiten white clothing, remove stains from hard non-porous surfaces and to disinfect children's toys, and in some cases used to sanitize clothing and to … [Read more...] about 5 Uses for Bleach During a Crisis or Survival Situation