How to Treat Injuries Involving Impalement in the Field Wounds from impaled objects are some of the nastiest and most difficult to treat for a number of reasons. It is essential to follow some basic steps when rendering first aid to an impalement victim in order to minimize serious and potentially fatal injuries. Let’s take …
Teaching Kids How to Prepare My experience tells me that kids are more capable of adopting a prepper’s lifestyle than many of their adult counterparts. It’s fun, it engages their imagination, and they don’t yet have to worry about being self-conscious as their non-prepping friends and colleagues make fun of them or think …
Common Desert Plants and Trees Produce Excellent Foods There are a number of cacti and trees in the desert southwest that provide an assortment of edible, and sometimes tasty foods. You can enjoy fruit buds, seeds and starchy components of certain trees simply by knowing where to get and how to prepare them. Let’s take …
How to make a sourdough starter With so few ingredients used in sourdough starter, it’s essential that the ingredients that are used be of the highest quality. To make a truly good sourdough starter you need just three things: flour, water and time. It’s easy, but there’s a few things you should keep in mind …
Storing Insulin and Perishable drugs in SHTF We discuss today an option for protecting and prolonging the shelf life of your insulin and refrigeratable drugs in a grid-down scenario.
Practical Considerations for Bug Out Vehicles There is a tendency to lean towards the sensational when considering what makes a good bug out vehicle. Vehicles laden with armor-plated designs, self-contained weapons or communication platforms along with other military-grade configurations tend to get the most attention. However, in the vast array of circumstances that most …
LOST: Signal for Help, SOS The ability to signal for help is a crucial skill when lost or in a survival situation. There are a few things you can do to improve your chances though, all ways tell someone where you are going how long you will be leave a note. Every so often turn …
Tuna Can Wax Stove Empty can, will with cardboard. Melt and add wax, let dry and you have a mini stove. Can be used for cooking, Heating a small area, light source , ect. Perfect for camping or to stick in your bug out bag….
How to make Butter in a Jar! Homemade butter How to make butter. Homemade butter recipe. How to make butter in a jar using with whipping cream also known as heavy cream…great science experiment as well as a good skill to learn and teach!
