Depending on where you live, coyotes could be a part of your everyday life. You may see them during the day and hear them howling at night. What does that mean for you and your pets? Should you be worried? Coyotes have been known to attack people and pets, so there is a possibility that …
Edible grasses are kind of a tricky subject in the survival community. There are a lot of people that say you can eat grass and a lot that say you can’t, what is the real answer? Humans can eat many different grasses but they usually don’t get the same amount of nutrients as animals do. …
Edible Grasses: 17 grasses you can eat to survive! Read More »
Axes are one of the most important tools that you can have in the wild, but after a while they get dull and if you’re not prepared you could end up with a blunt axe that isn’t chopping nearly as good as it should. Knowing how to sharpen an axe without tools is an important …
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Have you ever wondered how to smoke your food on a campfire? It can be difficult to do if you don’t have any experience, but don’t worry! Follow these simple steps to perfect smoking every time! Start smoking meat over a campfire by building a bed of coals 1″ to 2″ deep, the coals should …
Kindling is the finger-sized sticks, twigs, and branches that bridges the gap between your tinder and the bigger logs that are going to keep your fire going for a long time. You can use these items to start a fire without kindling: Commercial Fire Starters Grass Newspaper Bark Fatwood Pinecones Pine Needles Paper Plates Books …
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Fishing is one of the easiest and efficient ways to get food when you’re in a survival situation. This means that having a way to preserve fish in the wild can allow you to keep that meat around for days, weeks, or even months. You can preserve fish in the wild using the following methods: …
The Complete Guide to Preserving Fish in the Wild (Smoking, salting, drying and more!) Read More »
Becoming self-sufficient is the end goal for a lot of us that have been prepping for a long time. Of all the different steps to becoming self-sufficient, getting completely food self-sufficient could be the most difficult! You can start being self-sufficient by growing foods that are easy to store and grow like potatoes, tomatoes, winter …
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Storing fuel always brings up a common question…how long will it last? Storing kerosene is no different! A good rule of thumb is kerosene will last for 5 years. It can grow biological material in it which can clog fuel systems and it’s possible for water to be introduced to it which will degrade it. …
Preparing for a flood is extremely important. It’s one of the most common natural disasters in the United States (and in many other parts of the world). It occurs across the country, but those that live in areas that are lower in elevation than a nearby body of water (streams, lakes, oceans, etc.) are especially at …
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If you’re like me, you probably have a couple of survival straws laying around the house. They’re cheap and give you a way to filter water just about anywhere. Survival straw style filters work to remove a majority of contaminants in water. They can remove 99.9999% of bacteria, 99.9% of protozoa and other contaminants down …
Do Survival Straws Work? (How they work and how long they last) Read More »
