Category: Survival Tips

6 Widerness Survival Shelters

Here are some actual Survival Shelters to give you a good idea of what’s possible in a wilderness setting. A-Frame Shelter Here is a great example of an easy Aframe shelter, covered with leaves and debris for added insulation and waterproofing. Swamp Bed Under a Lean To Here’s a quick and easy swamp bed that …

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How to Make Pine Pitch

I try to collect pine resin deposits that happen naturally, usually caused by a fracture in a limb by a storm, lightning, or animals scratching on the bark. I also gather resin that oozes naturally out of the broken knots in the pine tree. The runny clear resin, the dried up clumps of amber or …

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How to Build a Trap: 15 Best Survival Traps

In a survival situation, traps can capture animals that provide us precious calories from meat and fat. Think of them as little hunters that you put out to do your work for you while you are off accomplishing other tasks. There are seemingly as many different traps as there are creatures to catch, but we’ve …

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When The Toilet Paper Is Gone

  When the toilet paper is gone from all the stores, now what? Some people may have a few rolls, or a few hundred rolls, stored away. Let’s assume we have an unforeseen disaster. One where the roads cave in or are washed away like we had this last winter on the east coast. We …

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How to Make Charcloth: A miracle material for catching sparks and making fire

Catching a spark and blowing it into a flame is a skill that can save your life. Charcloth is a material that has been “cooked” like charcoal is at high temperatures until it becomes black. Properly-made charcloth will easily catch a spark and grow into an ember.  This ember can be transferred to a tinder bundle …

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15 Tips to Keep you Comfortable During a Power Outage

Yes, winter is coming.  And with winter comes the wind, the snow, the ice and the extreme cold.  And, more likely than not, winter will also bring the occasional power outage. Have you asked yourself what you would do if the power went out for a day or two or for even a week?  What …

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10 Unbelievable Ordinary Things That Could Be Potential Lifesavers

10. Sanitary Pads | Bleeding Wounds Treating The sanitary pad’s origin lies in nineteenth-century battlefield hospitals to treat bullet wounds. Only after World War I did they take on their now-traditional use of female hygiene. In case of emergency, when medical attention may not be available, bleeding wounds treating will be a necessity. The pads could …

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32 Survival Skills Your Child Should Know and Be Able to Do ASAP!

32 Survival Skills Your Child Should Know Knowledge is something that takes time to develop, so we need to start teaching the next generation now.  In case God forbid, our children are left to fend for themselves or we are injured or even just to make your family more apt to survive, every child must …

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Step by step description and pictures to build your own Root Cellar

  We decided that our little farm needed a root cellar to store our produce in.  For those unfamiliar with the term, a root cellar is an underground room that acts like a natural refrigerator, maintaining temperatures in the mid 30’s F in the winter and mid 50’s in the summer. Step one:  Dig a …

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Portable Fishing Gear

  Imagine being able to fish on a backpacking trip without having to tote an ungainly fishing pole and tackle box. Imagine having a setup so compact that you barely notice it in your backpack. Not only is this fantasy rig a real possibility, but you can make it yourself. Here’s how. Supplies You’ll Need: …

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