DIY Ultra Compact PVC Compound Bow We found an interesting video on making an ultra compact bow. If you decide to make this please be very cautious! This bow may be compact, but it’s just as dangerous as the larger version. Bows can be especially useful after a long term SHTF. Arrows can be retrieved and reused and are easier to …
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17 Unconventional Fire Starters We all know how to start a basic fire. But what if when the need arises you have been separated from your chosen method or methods of building one? Particularly if your caught in bad weather this could be devastating. Lucky for us Survival Life has come up with 17 unusual methods …
BOB Ideas You May Not Have Thought Of Think you thought of everything for your bug out bag? For sure the featured article will give you at least one BOB idea that you hadn’t thought of! This post goes the extra step and is focused on trying to give you some ideas of things you could use in your bug …
Field Dress a Squirrel As noted in the featured article, most of us reading this are not going hungry and obtaining enough to eat is not an issue at this time. However, during and after a SHTF event that may no longer be the case. Running to the local market or fast food joint will …
Skinning and Cooking Copperhead Snake In many parts of the world snakes are abundant. During or after a SHTF they can also be a good protein source if prepared properly. To see how it is done, see the video below This is an aggregated site. Please be aware some of the sites we …
Get Home Safe Plans One of the biggest fears expressed by most of us is that disasters are not predictable. We never know where we might be when it strikes. How can we insure that we get safely back to our families or get them safely home to us? We need a plan that everyone …
Bugging Out With Children One of the most worrisome issues when it comes to any disaster whether it be natural or man made is our children, even after they are grown!. A trip to Grandma’s can be stressful with small children, So we can only imagine the difficulties of actually bugging out with little ones in tow. The …
Prepping Your Shelter For Chemicals or Radiation This is very important information if you are bugging in or there is a flash attack. This could save you and your family’s life. Radiation and chemicals are killers immediately and over the longer term. Until you can evacuate safely you will need to shelter in place. Pre-cut plastic to …
Map Reading Skills In the world of GPS maps have almost become obsolete. Land navigation is are extremely important skills that can be applied to many survival situations. We aren’t likely to be in a GPS situation after a SHTF scenario. Roads will be blocked or destroyed. Street signs gone or damaged and many of us …
