Survival 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.

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.

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.

Here are some ways to catch fish without a rod, how to track the fish down, and a few expert tips to help you plan ahead.

There are a handful of basic skills that everyone will need in a true SHTF scenario. How many of these survival skills do you know?

Whether it’s a wilderness survival situation or an unplanned night in the woods, you need a survival shelter. Here are three easy ones.

It’s called the trucker’s hitch knot because it’s still used by truckers around the world to tie down loads on their trucks and trailers.