DIY Emergency Can Heater Even during the summer months the nights can get pretty cold especially should you be stranded somewhere in your car or camping. This can heater is made from a paint can but smaller versions could be carried in your BOB or 72 hour bag. I keep one made with a partial roll of toilet paper …
DIY Oil Lamps You can never be sure when disaster will strike. You may not be with your supplies and that is when your knowledge, ingenuity, creativity and adaptability comes into play. If you take a look at the four DIY oil lamps made here one or more of the elements may stick with you …
DIY Uber Match These DIY matches rock…The are indeed the uber of matches. This project is really easy and really cheap. Stop spending 5 or 6 bucks on store fire starters when you can make these bad boys for a 1/3 of the cost. The Uber Match is simple to make, highly water and wind …
Sleep Warm Camping Tips Hypothermia is a quick and silent killer. Don’t let this be what gets you when you are trying to survive… Staying warm while camping or bugging out may just be the most obvious thing you think you could do.. but its actually not that easy to do! Not only will you rest better …
Knife Blades Infographic When I first started prepping and collecting knives I only knew of two blades. Straight and serrated. Oh how naive I was… There are more than 10 basic blade types to choose from I don’t have any idea how many more specialty blades there are available out there. For information on the most common basic blades …
Surviving wild Animal Encounters Coming face to face with any wild animal can be a deadly proposal and definitely a terrifying experience. Knowing what to expect can save your life. Many of the animals on the infographic below aren’t ones you are likely to run into. But for those that you could bump into …
Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac – Avoiding & Treating No one wants to end up with the rash, itch or reaction of the gentleman pictured above! The first step to avoiding the predicament altogether is to avoid the cause. In this case this gent came into extremely close contact with poison sumac. Knowing how to …
Survival Constellations Finding your way at night is a critical survival skill both for now and during or after a SHTF scenario. Knowing how to read the constellations can lead you out of a bad situation. Even if you have your gear trying to read a compass and a map can be very difficult …
