Paracord projects are more than just a fun way to pass the time. Paracord is one of the most versatile pieces of survival gear kit you can possibly own - so having it on you is a huge boon in case you ever get stuck in any sort of survival situation. And while rope can … [Read more...]
A Slew of Skills Preppers & Survivalists Would Be Better Off Learning
While each and every survivalist and prepper prioritizes different tasks and gear, even more so, they prioritize learning different skills that they think will be helpful in the case of an emergency or survival situation. Being a survivalist and/or prepper isn't easy. … [Read more...]
The Rundown on Internal Bleeding
In my opinion, internal bleeding is one of the most frightening injuries you can be inflicted with. Much like cancer, internal bleeding often displays its nastier symptoms a good length of time after it has set in, creating an unfortunate ticking time bomb situation. The … [Read more...]
Imodium’s Survival Applications: What It Is & Why Carry It Everywhere
When discussing survival, we often gravitate towards the bad-ass, like which knife to carry or the fashionably practical question of which tactical backpack is best. It's fun, it's interesting, no issues with that - so long as we aren't completely ignoring the negative … [Read more...]
5 Survivalist Resolutions for the New Year
Welcome to 2016! Have any survival & preparedness related plans for the new year? Both last year and the year before that, we set ourselves some goals that weren't too difficult to accomplish, but like the vast majority of people who set goals for themselves, we fell … [Read more...]
Cheap Survival Gear: Best You Can Buy for Under $25
Whether you're working on buffing up your survival gear stockpile on a budget, or you're just looking for some inexpensive survival stocking stuffer gifts to help celebrate the Christmas season, knowing which cheap survival gear is available and actually worth the dollars … [Read more...]
How to Purify Contaminated Water
Let's dive to the reader question right off the bat today. Here's the question Alan asked us by email: Alan’s Water Purification Question I reside in a very agricultural area that also has some semi-large towns. The largest environmental issue here is agricultural … [Read more...]
The 3 Tiers of Triage When Dealing With Multiple Injuries
Often when an accident occurs, any casualties of that accident will have sustained more than one injury. If you're the type of first aider who feels compelled to actively help during situations like these, once you have assessed the situation and found multiple sustained … [Read more...]
The Complete Guide to Using Super Glue for Cuts
If you've stuck around this blog for any amount of time, you'll have noticed that I have reviewed a truckload of knives. As a consequence of this devotion to sharp objects, I very frequently find myself with nicks and cuts of all sizes (curse you assisted … [Read more...]
Prepper Shaming: Who Suffers Most from the “Prepper Stigma”
Truth be told, I'm more than a little fed up. I'm a blogger. And I blog about survival, preparedness, and gear. But when I tell people this, I get glazed eyes and blatant disinterest. I start by saying I'm a blogger, and while there used to be a stigma around that … [Read more...]