It is downright Apocalyptic in Venezuela folks. Send your prayers and anything else you can. We also need to LEARN from this, as a Nation that thinks it is too big to fail, this could just as easily be the United State in no time. -SF CUMANÁ, Venezuela — With delivery trucks under constant attack,…
Category: Survival
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…
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…
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…
Practical Skill-Sets: Brussels Attack Highlights Need For Civilian Trauma Training
Muslim terrorists attacked the Belgian capital of Brussels today in a series of attacks that seem to have used IEDs and may have used firearms as well. The attacks took place four days after the primary suspect in the November terrorist attacks in Paris, France was arrested in the city. News media are reporting at…
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,…
Survival Tips: How to Make Fire with a Lemon
Stay Alert, Stay Armed and Stay Dangerous!