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    20 Skills You Can Trade After TEOTWAWKI

    By Matthew On January 17, 2011 · 5 Comments
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    TEOTWAWKI
    People sometimes forget that the smallest and most convenient storage space is in their own heads. If you find yourself in the midst of a disaster and you need to either build or fix something, having the knowledge and experience already in your mind will hugely benefit your ability to [...]
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    Water Purification Techniques

    By Matthew On January 14, 2011 · Add Comment
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    Clean Water
    I noticed I only have one post on purifying water so far, but water purification is so important I think it’s time to look at it again. Most people can only live about 3 days without water and death by dehydration is very miserable. If you’re preparing for a catastrophe, [...]
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    Unusual Survival Gear

    By Matthew On January 12, 2011 · 3 Comments
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    Book Lights
    On most nights I read in bed for an hour or two before going to sleep. My wife usually falls asleep first so to be considerate, I turn off the lamp and use a book light. It occurred to me that I’ll be using this book light [...]
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    What to Put in Your Vehicle Survival Kit

    By Matthew On January 5, 2011 · 2 Comments
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    Disaster Vehicle Kit
    Disasters often occur with little or no warning: earthquakes, terrorism, tornadoes, etc. Though the focus of this site is on “bugging in,” it’s still wise to have a vehicle survival kit or a bug out bag in case you’re stranded on the way home or forced to evacuate the [...]
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    The Survival Acronym

    By Matthew On January 3, 2011 · Add Comment
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    Survival Acronym
    If a disaster strikes your area suddenly and you find yourself frozen in place, unsure of what to do next, you can use the letters in the word “survival” to help. This is known as “The Survival Acronym” or “The Survival Memory Device.” S – Size up the Situation (surroundings, [...]
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    Survival – Essential Concepts

    By Matthew On December 31, 2010 · 1 Comment
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    Survival Concepts
    Recently I came across Analytical Survival’s Youtube channel. You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/user/AnalyticalSurvival. He has created the Core Survival Series, twelve videos that explain his survival gear layout in detail. I suggest you adapt the information in these videos to your particular situation. The first video, [...]
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    What Type of Survivalist Are You?

    By Matthew On December 28, 2010 · Add Comment
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    Types of Survivalists
    When I first got into survivalism I started reading The Encyclopedia or Country Living. I remember I was telling my wife about planting, growing and harvesting grain when she said, “We live in an apartment in the middle of the city. Where and when are you going [...]
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    The 50 Best Survival Movies

    By Matthew On December 21, 2010 · 10 Comments
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    Cast Away
    See Also: More of the Best Survival Movies These are, in my opinion, the 50 best survival movies (that I’ve seen). They are in alphabetical order. If I missed any, let me know in the comments section below. Note: I included amazon.com [...]
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    The 12 Days of Survivalist Christmas

    By Matthew On December 17, 2010 · 3 Comments
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    Survivalist Christmas
    This is a little Christmas jingle I came up with one year after my wife asked what I want for Christmas. It starts with the twelfth day just to save space. On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Twelve survival books, Eleven boxes of food, [...]
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