Survival Skills

There are times when we make things complicated and others where we simplify them too much. The complicated ones can get us killed by

Why lockpicks? In an emergency scenario, why not use forcible entry? Firefighters, Police and Military use them, so shouldn’t survivalists use them too?

There are really two options that anyone in this position can take. The first is to give up on the old home and start

Does everyone in your household know the plans? Are your plans simple enough to succeed? Are they adaptable to the types of tactics enemies

People have been talking about the potential of a civil war, with both sides of the political aisle saying that the other side will

Throughout the films, they weren’t a team, they were, to put it in Bruce Banner’s words, “What are we, a team? We’re a chemical

Our ancestors stored food and carried the tools they needed to make shelter and fire for sound reasons. They knew where the food came

Every prepper must plan for a survival retreat or a bug out location since this is the most logical and safest way to go

If a crisis, regardless of its nature, prolongs more than people were prepped for, chaos will engulf cities, and possible hostile elements will be

Once you can generate heat to boil water, you can make electricity. You cannot generate enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb using just

I’ve been a preparedness instructor, consultant, and survival writer for 20 years. But these mistakes just keep coming up. No matter which crisis we

Surviving in the wild requires you to be functional, and you will reach your destination only if you take into account both the expected

How important is it to carry a light source? If you are trapped in a building without light or even just a dark night,

When I was young, I took a career exploration class and learned that the average American spends more time planning a vacation than choosing

If you have one of these professions, there will always be a place reserved for you in a survival group, and you will become