23 Medicinal Plants the Native Americans Used on a Daily Basis
Native Americans are renowned for their medicinal plants knowledge. It is rumored they first started using plants and herbs for healing after watching animals eat...
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How To Quickly Build A Fire In Winter Woods (When Your Life Depends On It)
You decided to set out for a simple winter walk, but now you have gotten lost, or even worse, you have twisted your ankle. It...
A Medicinal Plant MAP That Should Be in Your Survival Kit
A hundred years ago 70% of all medicines were made from plants. Most of them are still being used today, but only a few people...
How To Recognize And Use Mushrooms For Food And Fire
Many people that find themselves in the woods with no edible resources other than mushrooms may be tempted to give them a try. It’s...
The Ultimate Army Field Guide to Wild Edible Plants
Editor’s note: Whether for survival purposes or the desire simply to be able to forage and live off the land, knowing how to find and...
Healing Arts To Learn From Native Americans
Before you get too involved with learning just the physical aspects of Native American healing, you need to understand that their approach to wellness is...
8 Basic Life-Saving Skills Everyone Should Know
We’ve featured a ton of survival and MacGyver tips over the years that could help you out of a fix, but what if you’re next to someone else...
How To Field Dress and Process Deer Meat For Storage
Love the taste of venison? I sure do. There’s almost nothing that compares to freshly prepared deer meat after a long hunt. But in order...
This Man Was Stranded at Sea for 438 Days. His Survival Story Will Amaze You.
A fishing trip turns into a terrifying test of survival after Salvador Alvarenga becomes one man against the sea. Salvador Alvarenga loved the simple lines...
Teaching Your Children How to Cook: It’s Important That They Know How
About 53 percent of Millennials say they eat at restaurants at least once a week, compared with 43 percent of Generation X or baby...
10 Ways to Fool the Authorities and Escape Martial Law
Martial Law under a government with bad intentions can have devastating consequences. Is history about to repeat itself and will we face a violent enactment...
5 Native American Survival Medicines You Can Make At Home
If someone told you that your backyard may contain plants that could boost your immune system, improve your eyesight, relieve your upset stomach and help...
How To Test Wild Edibles In 3 Steps
When SHTF, even the most prepared of us may find themselves separated from their prepped stores, and out on their own. All of our planning...
How To Make Your Own Aspirin For Survival
Knowing how to make a natural pain reliever if you’re stuck in the wild can be more helpful than you think. Because aspirin is a...
How to Track Animals: A Primer on Identifying Footprints
“It is hard to over-value the powers of the clever tracker. To him the trail of each animal is not a mere series of similar...
The 4 Most Dangerous Bugs In The US
There are plenty of biting and stinging insects on US soil to watch out for. We all have the common sense to watch out for...