Paiute Trap
Follow me The skill of trapping is one of the most fascinating yet controversial aspects of Bushcraft. In an ideal world it wouldn’t
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Why I Prefer a Map and Compass over a GPS
Follow me Call me old fashioned. Call me a Luddite. But don’t call me lost, because I know how to read a map
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Holsters For Bug Out Carry
Follow me Being able to quickly bring a handgun to bear during a Bug Out situation can be essential. In fact, it could
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How To Survive Without The Pharmacy
Follow me Following an emergency or the all-out collapse of society and TEOTWAWKI (The End Of The World As We Know It), medical
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Let’s Bring Back Victory Gardens
Follow me As the U.S. government begins scaling back its Food Stamp Program, I wonder how 48 million recipients (almost 1 of every
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10 Ways Your First Backpacking Trip will Better Prepare you for Bugging Out
Follow me There are two recurring themes we have in prepping and survival blogs around preparing for disasters of any type. The first
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Life in the Wild: Find Your Way Using Nature
Follow me Before the GPS there was the compass. Before the compass was cartography. But even before man had maps annavigationalaids, he was
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Off-Grid Survival: How To Track Food In The Woods
Follow me Tracking animals and humans in the woods is an art form worth mastering for survival needs. Depending on what you are
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Surviving Off-grid When the Stockpile Is Gone
Follow me In the aftermath of a major crisis, just about anything can happen to your food supply. This may include unexpected spoilage,
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Top 10 Wild Edibles
Follow me Since you never know when you may be caught high and dry in the wilderness with little or nothing in the
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Survival Eating: Part 2
Follow me We all bring skills, experience and education to the discussion, which is what makes our “neighborhood” so great. These assets differ
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Survival Eating
Follow me Food is not just a source of energy and sustenance, but a comfort item as well. When you are hungry, morale
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Maine Primitive Skills School
Follow me I was recently able to attend the Maine Primitive Skills School in Augusta, Maine. Over the years I’ve spent a lot
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Prepping 101 – Food Preps: 30 Days Worth Of Food
Follow me When you start to consider prepping, one of the first things you need to start prepping for is food. Simply put,
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Prepping 101 – Organize your Prepping Supplies
Follow me Since I started prepping officially back in late 2007 I have made quite a few purchases. Some of these have been
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Kayak Fishing open sea
Follow me Fishing from a Kayak has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. Every summer my
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Top 10 Survival Skills for after the SHTF
Follow me If you have as one of your concerns a total collapse in society regardless of the reason, there are people out
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16 Foods That Will Live Longer Than You
Follow me There are few things that I am more proud of in my house than my pantry, and I’m sure many of
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Obtaining Water from Snow and Ice
Follow me “Water Water everywhere, nor any drop to Drink” Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The Ancient Mariner) When Coleridge wrote this poem about a
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The Catapult as a Hunting Tool
Follow me In the minds of many people a catapult is nothing more than a child’s toy, or one of the weapons used
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How To Make A Ghillie Suit
Follow me A ghillie suit is something I have been meaning to buy forever. When it comes to camouflage for hunting or sneaking
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How to Fish for Your Off-grid Survival
Follow me Being able to fish could be a lifesaver after a crisis because you can easily stretch a limited stockpile of food
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Gear Review: Survival Slingshot Archer
Follow me The Survival Slingshot Archer is one of those pieces of equipment that I both like and dislike. Allow me to explain.
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Back to Basics: How To Make Wine At Home
Follow me When you think of wine you probably think of grapes, and rightly so. Most commercial wine is made with grapes and
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