Top 6 Natural Shelters Every Survivalist Must Know
Quick, what’s the first thing you should do when you find yourself in a survival situation? If you said locate food and water, that was a good guess. However, in most survival situations, building or finding shelter should be the number one priority. Without shelter, you won’t last very long even if you immediately locate […]
Escape These Common Types of Physical Restraints
While you have a slim chance of being abducted and restrained, knowing how to get out of common types of physical restraints could save your life one day. Prepare for a home invasion or kidnapping with these tried-and-true techniques to escape from ropes, zip ties, duct tape and handcuffs.Duct TapeIf possible, you can prepare to […]
How To Flee a Country With Closed Borders
Civil wars and other types of armed conflicts can make it extremely dangerous to stick around. After all, you don’t want to deal with stray bullets, snipers or heavy artillery around your family. How can you bug out of the country in an emergency situation if the borders are closed? Follow these tips:1. Know Your […]
Insects That Can Sustain You
If you find yourself in a survival situation with little to no food on hand, what will you do? Ideally, you’ll be able to subsist on wild game. But you’ll soon discover how hard it can be to hunt or trap when you’re already starving and weak, or when game is scarce. That’s when insects […]
The Importance of the Rendezvous
It is easy to overlook the need for a meeting place when an emergency is not imminent. However, in the panic and chaos of a natural or manmade disaster, do you and your loved ones have a plan for knowing who is safe or not? Even when not contending with a disaster, like when hunting […]
How To Build a Fire in Any Weather
Anyone can build a fire in clear, still weather. But if the wind kicks up, the temperature drops and the rain starts falling, that fire may become more of a matter of survival than comfort. The skill to build a fire in any condition will get you through if you end up stranded in a […]
Best EDC Weapon Combos
Everyday carry (or EDC) items are those that you consistently carry on your person every day. These defensive items can help you prepare for unexpected, dangerous, and/or potentially deadly situations. Whether you’ve carried daily for years or you’re just getting started this year, it’s very important to choose your EDC items strategically. The wrong weapon […]
3 Shooting Drills That Could Save Your Life
It’s a sad fact of life that active shooters are a viable threat these days. These occurrences happen so frequently that they almost seem mundane. That is, until you consider the broken families and hearts left in their wake. One coward with a chip on his shoulder and an axe to grind can ruin so […]