Skills Archives

How to Use a Ferro Rod

A ferrocerium rod, or ferro rod for short, is composed of rare earth metals that create sparks when rubbed together. Here’s how to use one.

If you’re a prepper, here’s a list of 20 hobbies that will improve your survival skills. You’ll find each of them to be very fulfilling.

While one way to stay ahead of food inflation is to stockpile it, there are many additional ways to continue to eat well at a decent price.

We scoured the web for deals and checked brick-and-mortar store prices to come up with eight ways to find great deals on emergency food.

There are many ways to teach your children survival skills without scaring them. Here’s how to prepare them for the coming chaos.

Our primitive ancestors didn’t have clocks or cell phones, but they knew how to tell time, Here are the methods they used.

The fastest way to learn survival schools is with hands-on training. For that, you’ll need to visit one of these survival schools.

Starting a fire without lighters or matches takes time, the right materials, and in some cases, a fair amount of physical exertion.

You might be surprised at all the survival uses for rubber bands, especially for preppers and homesteaders. Here are 30 of them.

During a disaster, you don’t want to draw unwanted attention. Here’s how to build a stealth fire pit that won’t be seen from a distance.