You may not be getting prepared for a major national disaster, but the government sure is. I have been informed that in recent months numerous emergency food companies have been contacted by the government, and they have been told that their inventories could potentially be seized in the event of a significant emergency. And as…
Category: Survival Tips
Survival Tips: Surviving Rip-Tides
This summer many of you may be hitting the beach with the family…here is a sound piece of wisdom to make sure you and your loved ones make it back to shore in one-piece. -SF Conventional wisdom says that Jamie MacMahan was doing everything right when, about a decade ago, he found himself caught…
Stories of Survival: 20 Hours Alone in the Water in the Gulf of Mexico
Bill Durden was on a roll. He’d just caught two good-sized groupers and tossed his line back into the water when he felt it snag on the bottom of his boat. The engine, he realized, wasn’t in neutral. Durden gave the rod a good tug. It yanked him right back, pulling him straight out of…
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,…
Survival: The Cautionary Tale of Geraldine Largay
This story is a hard lesson in NEVER overestimating your Survival Abilities and Skill Sets. What is amazing is her remains were found 3,000 feet (1,000 yards) from the MAIN TRAIL. It reminds me of a line from the 1997 movie THE EDGE: “People that are lost in the wilderness die from SHAME.”-SF A lost…
Venezuela: A Prepper’s Nightmare Come to Life
Not much is being said in the state run media about the current events in Venezuela, but it would behoove the Armed Citizen/Prepper to pay attention to what is going on there; lots to learn. -SF Two years ago, Venezuela was a normal functioning nation, relatively speaking of course. It was by no means a…
Natural Disaster Survival: Another Cautionary Tale about Awareness and Preparation
This last round of storms and flooding in my home state of Texas claimed the lives of 6 people. Five of them, a Great-Grandmother and 4 Children drowned while trying to escape the flood waters. Bottom line is that it is hard to imagine somebody drowning in their own front yard, but it is entirely…
Natural Disaster Survival: A Tragic Warning Why You Should NEVER Drive in Flood Waters
HOUSTON, Texas — A video released by the Harris County Toll Road Authority shows a woman drowning in her car after she drove past a road barrier into a deeply flooded underpass on Monday morning. Flooded underpasses are nothing new in this city and officials constantly use the phrase “Turn around, don’t drown,” to warn…
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…
Prepper Communications: Go-Tenna, The Off-The-Grid Comm Tool
goTenna allows users to communicate with one another through their smartphones to talk, text, and find their friends on a map, all without cellular service or Wi-Fi. With so many app’s on the market offering “off grid communication,” it’s tough to find the one that’s perfect for hunters that want something more than a…