Household Hacker makes videos with all sorts of interesting tips and life hacks. A while back they did a survival edition with 7 survival hacks. There are some really cool ideas in this video including: how to get more light from a candle, how to filter dirt out of water, how to get a fire going faster, how to keep mosquitoes away, how to make a solar … [Read more...]
7 Prepper Lessons Learned in Afghanistan
I just found a great new Youtube Channel called City Prepping. If you like this site, you'll definitely like this channel. There are a several great videos, but this one is my favorite because he talks about several aspects of urban survival that he learned while living in Afghanistan. The seven lessons he covers are: 1. Situational Awareness 2. … [Read more...]
7 Tips For Keeping Your Family Together in an Emergency
The thing that frightens me the most about an unexpected disaster is being separated from my family and unable to get to them. I work from home, but my wife works 30 minutes away and my son goes to a school 10 minutes away, which means we spend almost a third of every weekday away from each other. So the odds of a disaster occurring while we're apart are … [Read more...]
10 Survival Tricks Learned from Homeless People
What can you learn from homeless people? Lots of things! Especially if you're interested in learning street smarts. There are a number of scenarios in which you would have to abandon your home and/or vehicle and bug out on foot. If you're in the city when this happens, you'll need to know how to survive on the streets until you can get somewhere safe. … [Read more...]
10 Things You Must Do To Survive Martial Law
I've long maintained that the United States will be ground zero of the next economic collapse and that it will be even worse than the one in 2008. When that happens, many parts of the country will descend into chaos as people become desperate for food and water. And when that happens, the government will do everything it can to maintain order. Which … [Read more...]
120 Survival Tips That May One Day Save Your Life
The writers over at Survival Sullivan have put together one of the longest lists of survival tips I've ever seen. And they're not just generic tips like "stock up on plenty of food." Rather, these are mostly overlooked tips that new (and some experienced) preppers will find very useful. The tips are organized into several sections: general tips, … [Read more...]
9 Life Threatening Situations You Forgot To Prepare For
When preparing for a disaster, preppers set aside all the basics: food, water, firearms, medical supplies, bug out bags, and so forth. They do this with the goal of being ready for almost every type of life-threatening situation they can think of. But what about all the life-threatening situations they don't think of? In any disaster, you're likely to … [Read more...]
How to Start a Fire With a Flashlight
Ultimate Survivalist has a really clever way to start a fire with a flashlight. All you have to do is remove the silver cup from the end of the flashlight, put some tinder in the bottom, and aim it at the sun to set the tinder on fire. I can't imagine a situation where someone would have a flashlight but not a lighter or a firesteel, but you never know. … [Read more...]
These Battery Hacks Could Save Your Ass
The first thing most people do in a power outage is get a flashlight. Hopefully you have them in easy-to-find locations around the house and with fresh batteries. But what if you don't? What if you don't have enough batteries, or don't have the right size batteries? In the video below, Malcolm shares a couple battery hacks that could help if you run into … [Read more...]
25 Lost Survival Tips from 100 Years Ago
Did you know you can store fresh eggs for up to a year by burying them in salt? It's true. As long as no air gets to the egg, it will be perfectly preserved. How else do you think people stored eggs before the advent of refrigerators? There was a time when most people knew about this, but not anymore. There may come a day when we need to relearn all … [Read more...]
How to Start a Fire With a Soda Can
Here's a great example of how skills trump stuff. Although I recommend carrying a lighter at all times, what if you're stuck somewhere without a lighter? Or your lighter is lost or submerged? That's why you need to learn the many ways to make fire. One simple way to start a fire is with a soda can. You'll also need some tinder, direct sunlight, and … [Read more...]
How to Charge a Cell Phone With Batteries
Here's a skill that could come in handy. Imagine your phone is dying and you have no way to charge it--the power has been out all day, or you're stranded somewhere and your car's battery is dead. In a situation like that, you might still have access to your car charger and some batteries. If only you could get the power from those batteries into your … [Read more...]
5 Urban Survival Tips To Keep You Alive
Today I want to share a post from what I think is the best website about bug out bags: TheBugOutBagGuide.com. In this post, author Chris Ruiz shares 5 urban survival tips that could very well save your life. These tips are the result of a brainstorming session by the author and the team at Ready To Go Survival. Cities have their own unique set of … [Read more...]
12 Bad Strategies That Will Get Preppers Killed
I recently wrote about things people will wish they had after the SHTF. So does that mean you'll be fine as long as your home is overflowing with survival supplies? Nope. There are still all sorts of mistakes that could get you killed in a disaster. Too many people think they can up and march 100 miles with a heavy bug out bag, or that they'll just … [Read more...]
5 Easy Survival Hacks You Should Learn
I found another video with some easy survival hacks every prepper should know. If you have some extra time this weekend, you should definitely try these. This was made by Van Prepper who has lots of great videos on his channel. In this video he talks about a great type of tinder you can find in almost any home, flushing the toilet even when you don't … [Read more...]
100 Things For Preppers To Do
If you're a prepper, you have a lot to do. And I mean a lot. I don't want to overwhelm you, but there's always something you can do or learn to make yourself a little more prepared. Even the most experienced preppers can always find new things to learn. The other day I came across the ultimate to-do list for preppers. Not only does it include 100 … [Read more...]
