5 Priorities for Surviving in the Wild We all know the basic rule of 3 and know it applies to darn near every disaster scenario you can think of. But in what order and by what method should you apply that rule when stranded, lost, or driven into the wild to survive? What fears will …
Trust and Body Language Learning to read body language is a skill in just about every walk of life. It will always assist you in knowing what truth is and what is what someone wants you to believe is truth. Some people are experts at covering their tells when lying but the majority of the population …
Personal Camouflage Good camouflage has more to it than just wearing camo pants and shirt! There are more considerations to think about from shine to smell. If you’re in a hunting scenario you learn these tricks when your prey avoids you and you realize you must do something different. But if you’re in a SHTF …
20 Tells That Expose Concealed Carry We never provide information with the intent of it being misused to commit crimes or avoid being taken into lawful custody. In this case knowing how to tell if someone is carrying a concealed weapon when you are in a bad situation or just in the wrong place at the …
Why Have a Survival Cache? Even if You Plan to Bug In There is always a lot of banter on prepping, homesteading, and survival sites about survival caches. Most of the time the talk revolves around having a cache or two along the way from your home to your bug out location and/or between your workplace and …
Wilderness Evasion Tactics I can think of a dozen ways that after and during a SHTF event that could land you in the wilderness. Surviving in the wilderness would be a challenge on its own, add that someone or a group could be attempting to flush you personally or all persons hiding in that area …
Beating the Ammo Shortage (2 links) There are a lot of concerns during normal times about the availability of ammunition. What is it going to be like after a long term SHTF event? Will it come to a time when you are hunting for dinner and not have enough ammo to do so? Or could …
Bullet Proof Vests 101 We see them on police officers, military personnel and on TV all the time, but what about civilians? Do you need a bullet proof vest? When would it be appropriate to wear one? And just what do they do? Are they really bullet stoppers and you become superhuman and unable to …
Tactics to Deter Looters & Defend Yourself For the sake of anyone new to prepping or homesteading the first point to be made here is that looters and scavengers are not the same thing! See looter defined here by dictionary.com: verb (used with object) –6.to carry off or take (something) as loot: to loot a …
Some posts may contain affiliate links 5 Techniques To Stop An Attacker Being skilled in a martial art or with any kind of weapon is wise and an irreplaceable skill when needed. But it isn’t always the ticket to getting out of a situation where you have been attacked by some one equally skilled in …
