How Bad Will a Food Shortage Really Get in America? We have one of the most sophisticated and efficient food distribution systems in the world. In fact, the vast majority of food that we get at the local grocery store comes from far away places. We don’t have warehouses full of supplies, we don’t have …
How to Create an Effective Steam Pit A good steam pit can be used for slow cooking certain types of food or keeping items warm for hours. It is very easy to build and can be put to use in almost any type of wilderness survival situation. Let’s look at some basic considerations that can …
Simple Trapping Methods for Catching Turtles Turtles are an abundant and excellent source of food, and they are very easy to catch. You can either fish for them or build traps depending on their size and habitat, and both options allow you to deploy, leave and check back on them later. Let’s take a look …
Maximize Protein Intake During Survival Situations We need anywhere from .5-.7 grams of protein per pound of body weight on a daily basis. We get the bulk of our protein from meats and fish under normal circumstances, and legumes or beans provide a vegetable option that is equally beneficial. However, during survival situations, we need …
Cooking Your Fish in Mud Mud baking is a time-honored, yet almost forgotten way to prepare food in the wild. One of the greatest advantages to using this method is that you don’t need a grill, plate, skewer or any other cooking implement to prepare a fish. All you need is a bed of hot …
Canning Sweet Corn the Easy Way for Long Term Storage Corn is a fantastic source of carbohydrates, vitamins, antioxidants, fiber and is a great filler that can be used between meals. Canning it for long-term storage is not something that a lot of people think about, but it’s entirely possible as long as you follow …
How to Build a Sustainable Seed Vault Seeds could become worth their weight in gold in a long-term SHTF scenario, and it’s important to consider how building a seed vault can enhance your level of self-sufficiency. You don’t need to be a botanist or farming expert to build a reliable system that can give you …
How to Catch Bait and Small Fish With a Plastic Bottle Did you know that you can literally fish just by using some old and unused plastic bottles? It’s true, and fashioning them into traps for bait fish as well as your next meal is not that complicated. In fact, this is one ingenious trick …
Make a Smoker Out of Ceramic Planters You can take two large circular terra cotta flower pots and re-purpose them into a fantastic smoker in just a few minutes. You can cook all kinds of thick slabs of meat as long as you have access to some electricity and basic materials. Follow the steps below …
Add a Pinch of Salt to Your Drinking Water Salt has been getting a bad rap for years now, especially due to obnoxious levels of sodium in processed and prepared foods. However, we all need salt to survive, and the body uses it to bring water into cells and carry waste out. Believe it or …
