The first thing to do in a survival situation is to find or make some form of shelter to keep yourself warm and isolated from the weather. From the shelter you set up you can go look for water and food. Get a fire going and scout the area so you can make a plan on how to get back to society. This is the most important thing to do first in any survival situation.
Gunpowder, or as it’s also commonly known black powder, and has a lot of uses when it comes to survival and learning how to make gunpowder can be a valuable skill. It’s not just the stuff that makes your firearm work. gunpowder was invented by the Chinese of the 9th century as a simple mixture of 3 …
When we think about prepping, we usually think about the romanticised situations that movies are made around. You might think about a massive earthquake, military invasion, or even a zombie apocalypse. However, I bet you don’t sit around thinking about a solar flare or electro-magnetic pulse very often. It’s odd that preppers don’t usually consider …
Food, shelter, and water are the three main items that every survivor needs. Between the three, shelter is typically the first that is necessary to find due to how fast adverse weather conditions can kill you. However, water is a close second. The human body can go weeks without food, but it can can only …
So, you want to go camping, but you don’t know what you should bring to make your trip go smoothly? That’s okay. I’ve made a list of the 16 camping essentials you’ll need for your next camping trip. A lot of my posts deal with hardcore survival tactics and preparation. This one’s a little different, and you …
Paracord is possibly the most versatile piece of survival equipment that you can have in your survival kit. There are hundreds of tutorials on the web explaining different kinds of uses for paracord that you might now have thought of. Some are just for fun and some should be part of your ever expanding skills …