Survival Skills Bucket List None of us are experts on everything. Anyone who claims to be is not being honest with themselves or you. There are basic skills that will be required in order to stay alive during a disaster scenario. They aren’t the most difficult ones to master but do require practice like anything …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Holiday Travel Survival Tips Many of you may be traveling for the upcoming holiday. You may think you have it down pat as you traveled for Thanksgiving. But that truly is only a test run! The majority didn’t cross country for thanksgiving and a large number of us will …
Splitting Firewood With a Knife AKA Batoning Not only does batoning actually take less energy to chop wood into kindling, but it is a method available to most people in a survival scenario. Many people actually carry a knife on their belt or in the trunk of their car. Fewer folks tote an axe with …
DIY Portable Outdoor Kitchen This is such a neat idea! I already have these items all in separate pieces. The idea of combining them into one portable outdoor kitchen is perfect! No more pushing and pulling the sink unit out of storage to the BBQ area. Then back into the storage to pull out the …
DIY Cabinet Shelf To A Pull Out Drawer No one no matter how large or small a home you’re living in there is never enough closet or kitchen storage space! The tutorial today can’t help so much with closet space, but will help in the kitchen! Convert your second shelf in a cabinet into a sliding …
Animal Track Identification The featured article today is a helpful animal tracking guide from the Farmer’s Almanac. It, fortunately for me, it includes pictures! Even though I am not an active hunter I find the information useful in just knowing which animal is wandering about on my property. It helps me protect my garden and my pets from …
Driving Safely Through Protests, Mobs & Riots One of the privileges that we have in America is the ability to gather and speak our minds without the threat of retaliation from our government. Unfortunately this right can and has been abused. Peaceful protests or gatherings can become a mob scene quickly and escalate to rioting in …
Survival Uses For Paracord We’ve seen all the cool paracord accessories in the forum of bracelets, belts, key chains, etc.. Better yet they have improved them a great deal since they first hit the “fashion” scene to include a large variety of other emergency supplies in the buckles, clasps, and wrapped within. If you don’t have …
Winter Activities for Family Prepping The SHTF can happen at any time! No waiting for the opportune season or timing. Each season has its own challenges and benefits. Many folks use camping in the summer, gardening in the spring, canning and hunting in the fall, etc.. for teachable activities for their children. Winter might seem like …
The idea of stocking meat on a semi annual basis isn’t new! There was a time when each family provided its own stores of meat. Hunting or butchering doesn’t allow you to take home just what you need for today or even for just next week.
