A DIY Fire Bow Kit On Training Wheels Like the author of the featured article, I have never been successful in starting a fire with a bow kit! My arms give out long before a flame appears. I have a number of other fire starting methods in my bag for just this reason. However, if I …
9 Survival Items For Under $9 (With inflation..about $12) Finances are an issue for just about everyone of us world wide. When you first begin preparing you see all these wonderful gadgets that can do just about everything short of actually ducking and covering on your behalf! But they are expensive. Your emergency kit does …
Almost unlimited power for your electronics Unless there is a massive EMP and even then if you have been able to adequately protect some of your electronics gear, power in any emergency situation is gold! But how to keep an emergency supply of it is a question we all ask. Gray Wolf has one solution …
How Much Gear Should You Carry? Even those new to prepping get the idea of a bug out bag and we have seen many checklists for what gear should be in the bag. Each individual is different and each situation different. How much can you physically carry? What kind of terrain will you be traversing? …
Solarize Your Backpack (DIY) This is a really neat DIY project that provides your backpack with solar power! It’s easy to make and works as well as one you might purchase for between 70 to 150 dollars. Making it yourself saves you money, allows you to stay connected with your small “gizmos” like cell phones …
Coffee Can Survival Kit We talk a lot about survival bags, but perhaps we should be thinking survival cans! Ms. Dooley developed this neat little surviving a road trip kit that fits into a light weight small recycled coffee can! I plan to use it myself by filling each can with specialized emergency gear by season and …
Tips for Buying Property With Little or No Money So many of us dream of a little acreage or a lot of acreage of our own. But property doesn’t come inexpensively nor can more be produced. So how does the average working person make such an important purchase with limited funds? Continue at the link …
UEV 440 Off Road Camper Trailer Wow doesn’t even cover the awesomeness of this trailer. This is the Conqueror Australia UEV-440 and all it’s neat accessories. I do mean neat accessories! It has EVERYTHING. I would love one of these for camping never mind how cool it would be for a bug out vehicle. Conqueror …
9 Reasons to have a Coffee Can in Your Survival Kit No matter what kind of kit your putting together BOB, INCH, 72 HR etc.. ease of storage and ability to carry it comfortably is almost as important as what is in it. I had not honestly thought of a coffee can as fitting into either …
Preserving Meat in the Wilderness The video below is a tutorial on preserving meat by jerking/dehydrating while in the wilderness. You will not always have your oven or dehydrator especially if you’re in a survival situation! Your body needs protein in normal times and even more so in a survival situation where you are burning extra calories and using more muscle …
