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 …
From School Bus to Cozy Home I adore an unconventional home. I came across this one and had to share with you because it would make a neat little bug out haven. It could be parked on any little piece of land you are able to obtain without being on the grid. I would simply love …
DIY Laser Assisted Blowgun First the required warning: Blowguns are not toys; they are weapons and should be treated as such. Children should never handle them without adult supervision. Blowguns can cause serious injury, so please only use with caution. The video below shows a DIY blowgun being built and with the added use of …
DIY Paracord Snowshoes Harsh wintery weather can be a SHTF event on its own. Being stranded in blizzard conditions even more so. If you know you’re going to be taking a trek of more than a few feet in deep snow and freezing temperature you definitely need to preplan and have snowshoes available to you. However not everyone …
DIY Firewood Rack Without Tools I get excited whenever I find a DIY project that doesn’t require tools. Not because I am not good with tools, I actually am. But because it usually means you are going to get to re-use or recycle some other object at the base of the project and I do …
SHTF Protein Sources There are folks who get upset when survival sites post how to catch, butcher, a cook meat, particularly when it involves animals that aren’t normally what you can buy in the grocery store. Everyone is entitled to their own feelings on eating meat and should follow through on their preference as long as they remain …
Surviving a Long Trek in the Snow & Cold – 10 Do’s and Don’ts The tips included in the featured article are intended for making a planned necessary trip on foot through the snow and freezing cold. The supplies recommended are not usually available to those who are stranded for some reason in a storm. …
Effectively Navigating After Dark During a SHTF Scenario As children we used to play a game of night tag. Without knowing it in some ways we were learning to navigate after dark without drawing attention to ourselves and attempting to be unseen by those searching for us. Now days it really isn’t safe in most places …
Even though home births have made a comeback among prospective parents these days. No one plans on doing so without appropriate training or on the fly during a crisis scenario. I know that women have been giving birth just fine on their own for all of measurable time. That doesn’t make me feel one iota …
Building With Plastic Bottles During normal times we in most 1st world countries have access to what we would consider normal building materials. However, if you are in a 3rd world country that may not be the case. The building pictured was built with sand filled recycled plastic bottles retrieved from the trash in Africa. …
