Survival Tactics

Getting your vehicle prepped for cold weather emergencies really is as simple as stocking it with the gear to keep you warm, hydrated, and fed ...

Emergency Shelters From Materials On-Hand The key to building an emergency shelter is knowing how to improvise. Whatever the situation, whatever materials you have, if ...

Basics of Building an Emergency Shelter In the previous article on emergency shelters you assessed your need for a shelter based on climate, physical condition, ...

This is a continuation of the Basic Self Reliance series. Introduction to Emergency Survival Shelters If your plane crashes, your car gets washed away in ...

The sun can be a huge productivity multiplier. By using the SODIS (short for SOlar DISinfection) method of water treatment, you can put the sun ...

While filming a segment of Survival Tips in a bamboo patch I got into a chigger nest. Take a look at all those chiggers on ...

Surviving Blizzards and Winter Storms If you live in the Northeast, you should pretty well be used to winter storms, and much of this advice ...

by Graywolf, Graywolf Survival How to protect your family when traveling In these uncertain times, how can you keep your family, yourself and your property ...

by Prepper-Resources Compass Tips 1- Know the difference between true vs magnetic north.  A compass does not point to the north pole, or the exact center ...

by Joseph Alton, MD, Doom and Bloom The treatment for a venomous snake bite is “Anti-venin”, an animal or human serum with antibodies capable of ...

Strategic Survival Cache Placement and Recovery OK, pause the mouse clicker thing for a moment. This is a long article, but I guarantee it's well ...

Using Nature to Find Your Way Without a Compass Of course, it is easier to navigate with a compass, but it pays to know how ...

Ruger Mk II vs Browning Buckmark   In this video Jake will do a quick comparison of the Browning Buckmark and the Ruger Mark II ...

Jake's new Survival Knife In this short video, Jake will show you his new Cold Steel True Flight Thrower survival knife. It’s a solid, one-piece ...

The Remora: A smaller EDC Bag   The Maxpedition Remora is a great choice for an every-day-carry bag. It’s smaller than the Sitka and Flacon ...

Paracord Lanyards for Survival Paracord Survival lanyards are an under-appreciated piece of survival gear. They are a great way to store paracord in a small, ...

Simple method for smoking salt cured pork Wood smoking is a time-tested way to preserve meat. Properly cured meat will keep for years; smoking it ...

You can be ready for emergencies in just one day I know tons of people who haven't prepped because they have big plans and just ...

A uniquely simple way to tie the Zeppelin (Rosendahl) Bend The Zeppelin Bend (Rosendahl Bend) might be the only knot you ever need again for ...

The Double Becket Bend is One of The Most Important Knots You Can Learn. The Double Becket Bend is one of the most useful and ...

Tips for cold weather While working on the next installment of emergency shelter articles (Intro and Basics), I decided to bring you these cold weather ...

via YouTube   How to Use an Emergency Signaling Mirror A signaling mirror is a simple, effective means of communication and an indispensable item in ...

We surveyed survival experts and asked them what survival skills kids ought to know by the age of twelve, and compiled their top five responses. ...

FN Herstal developed this tactical handgun for the US military's Joint Combat Pistol Program, and it immediately became the SnoMan's favorite. This one is LOADED ...

The ability to build a fire is the paradigmatic survival skill. Whatever else you've done to prepare for emergency situations, if you can't build a ...

Instead of throwing away your used frying oil, save it for an oil lamp, the old fashioned kind that doesn't use kerosene or petroleum-based lamp ...

Part three of a four-part series on tactical thinking by martial arts expert Kenny Jezek. The third part of "O.O.D.A." is Decide.  Simply put, in ...

If you had to bug out with the tiny tots in your family, what would you do when the disposable diapers ran out? Full disclosure: ...

Maybe you're wondering what critical thinking has to do with survival, but I suspect most of you know exactly. If you can't think straight while ...

This is the second of a four-part series of articles on Tactical Thinking by Kenny Jezek. The next part of being mentally prepared to survive ...

[We live in a world in which madmen enter crowded restaurants and start shooting people. If you ignore this, you risk your life or the ...