Steps to prepping a two year food storage supply
After learning the basics for canning you can begin to stock your two year food supply using these simple steps. If you are unable to...
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17 Great Ways to Utilize 2-Liter Soda Bottles for Survival
This article was originally posted at www.rethinksurvival.com I’ll admit it, I’m a huge fan of the ubiquitous 2-liter soda bottles. And like 5-gallon buckets, I think they’re...
Importance of Sanitation after SHTF
In thinking about preparing your family for survival after a disaster or emergency situation you can’t forget to consider their health. Your family’s health is...
Firemaking Set From a Fan Palm
A while back, I wrote an article about the Fan Palm and its myriad uses. Amongst some of those uses, I mentioned Native Americans, at...
How to Start a Fire with a Fire Plough
The sh*# has hit the fan and the power is out. Despite all warnings, you didn’t stock up on matches, lighters, or a flint. It’s...
How To Choose A Suitable Campsite
Selecting a comfortable and suitable tent or shelter campsite is a useful skill, regardless of whether you set up camp in a designated camping area...
How Not to Die: 20 Survival Tips You Must Know
Accidents are the leading cause of death among U.S. men 18 to 50 years old, accounting for 37,000 of the roughly 148,000 annual fatalities. Some...
70 Things That Can and Will Go Wrong in a Disaster
I recently came across a listing of things that can go wrong during and following a disaster and while the list is not my original...
How to Make Char Cloth
Starting a fire during an emergency can save your life. The inability to build a fire can cost your life. Hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, fishing,...
19 Different Trees You Can Use As Medicine
Many common North American trees can be used as medicine. Their advantage over medicinal herbs is that tree medicines can be used year round. In...
Signaling For Help
Signaling for Help If you’ve been trapped or stranded somewhere and are unable to call for help, it is important to be able to make...
Many Uses for Dental Floss
Plain old dental floss has many uses other than cleaning teeth. When you think about it, it actually makes sense. Because it has to fit...
How to Make a Survival Water Filter
Is it safe to drink this water? I ask myself that question often and most of the time the answer is no. There often is...
The Three Levels of Preparing
By David Spero It is easy to think of prepping as being one single set of actions, designed to prepare for any and all future...
Find Your Direction With A Stick And The Sun
To find your direction, all you need is a stick and the sun. This tip how to find east-west, north-south, will be useful if you...
How To Block IR Infrared Thermal Imaging
A warm body can be detected by the IR (Infrared) heat that it gives off with thermal imaging equipment, and provides a difficult challenge to...