25 Must Have Items for Your Survival Hygiene Kit (click on above title link to be re-directed to source page) Sometimes we forget that hygiene in a long-term or even mid-term survival situation is not only crucial to staying physically healthy but also to staying mentally healthy. Keeping psychologically fit and maintaining a positive outlook…
Category: Disaster Survival
Survival Tips: 18 Macgyver Like Survival Hacks
Editor’s note: The following tips are excerpted from Survival Hacks: Over 200 Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival by Creek Stewart. Having taught survival skills to thousands of individuals from all over the world for nearly two decades, I’ve come to one conclusion: the most important survival skill is innovation. Using what you have,…
Natural Disaster Survival: Hurricane Prep Primer + Giveaway
Over 80% of people on this planet live within 100 miles of a coastline. Despite attempts at getting the population better prepared, according to FEMA, only 40% of the U.S. population actively prepares. It only takes one hurricane for victims to see how quickly their lives can change. Hurricanes are nightmarish in terms of the…
Prepping: Creating a Collapse Supply List
I don’t do a lot of prepping articles because to be honest, most of it is common sense type stuff. Blame it on me being raised in the south and having a really “hands on” child hood I guess, but alot of what most people consider “prepping” I did when I was 12 years old…
Developing The “Ice-Cube Tray” Mentality
By Hammerhead Technology can be likened to a fantastic drug. When you have it and are USING it, you feel awesome and alive. It helps you through your day. It entertains you. It helps you organize and be more efficient. It connects you to the things you care about. In short, it helps you…
A Practical Lesson in Flood Preparation
This is one of the most awesome stories in what it means to PRACTICALLY Prepare for something, in this case, FLOODING. This man took it upon himself to build his own personal levy, when everybody else decides to evacuate.-SF VINTON, LA – While many Louisiana residents who experienced flooding still can’t get to their homes,…
Without Warning!
Without Warning! by John Farnam Personal Preparedness in our Exciting age: “Now remember, when things look bad, and it looks as if you’re not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. Because, when you lose your head, and you give up, then you ain’t gonna win, and your ain’t…
How to Make The Best Beef Jerky
The following method is for those folks who do not have a Dehydrator. I highly suggest if you are serious about Prepping or just want to make some kick ass jerky, go out and buy yourself a quality, high yield dehydrator. They are not that expensive and I can guarantee you after your first batch…
Practical Skill-Sets: How to Remove Your Own Stitches
Watch former Special Forces operator Jeff Kirkham skilfully remove sutures from the face of MMA’s Josh Tyler. Sometimes being a man means getting punched or kicked in the face. If you find this keeps happening, you can either reevaluate your life choices, or learn how to cut your recovery time short like a boss. If…
Real World Example of Why Being Tech Dependent Is BAD
I said this some time back and I will keep saying it: MAKING MILITARY FORCES DEPENDENT ON TECHNOLOGY IS STUPID. Basic Courses on Navigation WITHOUT the use of GPS AIDS should still be taught. Compass and Map Skills should not be an archaic skill-set!! This goes for Civilians as well. GPS Units are great but…