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Communicating Your Wishes to Others
Communicating Your Wishes to Others One of the biggest issues to contend with during a survival situation relates to communication. Getting in touch with relatives, coordinating courses of action and simply trying to get a hold of information during a crisis during an emergency can be a formidable challenge. Let alone trying …
Survival Lessons You Can Learn From the Boy Scouts
Survival Lessons You Can Learn From the Boy Scouts The Boy Scouts learn very important survival techniques when they are young, and they help to establish a foundation for self-reliance that can last a lifetime. Scouts also experience character-building exercises that help to develop leadership qualities. We can also benefit from applying some of the …
TSA may soon stop accepting drivers’ licenses from nine states
TSA may soon stop accepting drivers’ licenses from nine states The Department of Homeland Security, which runs the TSA, says it will give at least 120 days notice before implementing REAL ID Act requirements. Come January 10, at least nine states and several territories will be in defiance of a decade-old law mandating various …
How to Build a Snake Hole Pit Shelter in Minutes
How to Build a Snake Hole Pit Shelter in Minutes A snake hole pit shelter is a fast and easy way to combine warmth and shelter together, and building one only takes a few minutes and some basic material. Learning this simple technique can open up many options for you out in the field if …
Genius Guy Transforms Plastic Bottles Into Super-Strength Plastic Rope
Transforms Plastic Bottles Into Super-Strength Plastic Rope Look, I have no idea what I’m going to do with super-strength plastic rope either but oh my genius, this recycler’s idea of turning plastic bottles into plastic rope is just brilliant. The video is perfect, he shows you the plastic rope, shows you what to do with …
Three Practical Uses for Cork From Wine Bottles
Three Practical Uses for Cork From Wine Bottles Think twice about tossing the cork plug from your wine bottles, because you can benefit from using them for a few practical purposes. Remember that improvisation is king in terms of being able to make do with limited resources in periods of crisis or survival, and these …
Bushcraft skills: The Swedish torch/stove – my way
The Swedish torch/stove A day out into the woods after some serious rain, presenting the swedish torch – my way: you don’t need to cut and split big logs, and you can do it with your sak saw (although i preffer my fiskars). i cheated a bit, using a mini-bushbuddy burner (made from a tea …
Minimize the Risk of Carbon Monoxide Exposure This Winter
Minimize the Risk of Carbon Monoxide Exposure This Winter Carbon monoxide poisoning sickens tens of thousands and kills hundreds of people every year. It is a particularly dangerous gas due to the fact that it is difficult to detect without special equipment. The good news is that preventing harmful exposure to carbon monoxide is very …
Simple Improvised Duct Tape Weapons
Simple Improvised Duct Tape Weapons Duct tape is known for its versatility and strength, and it can be used to fix almost anything. However, it can also be used to fashion a couple of very effective improvised weapons when other resources are not available. Simple Improvised Duct Tape Weapons