Technology and Survivalists
One thing I’ve noticed in the past is that every time I’ve really needed technology the most is when it let me down.
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AuthorJarhead Survivor
10 Lessons From A Multi-Day Power Outage
Electricity is the Achilles heel of most people’s lives and preparedness plans. You don’t realize how much you need or use electricity until
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Shedding Light On An Extended Bug-Out
Bugging-in for me is the desired method of survival if TSHTF, but occasionally I still hear people talk about living in the wilderness
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The Weakest Link
Today I’d like to talk about our dependence on electricity. We are ingrained from birth in how to use all things electronic. We
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Networking After TSHTF
Many people think their most important asset after TSHTF is their weapons and ammo, or their food stores, or their ability to acquire
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Two Things You Must Have To Survive In The Wilderness
How many blog posts have you read where the author talks about their bug-out bags and you think, “Holy cow, just the pack
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Keeping Warm When The Power Goes Out
You ask and we listen! Here’s a post from an idea I took from a comment awhile back. Thanks for the ideas and
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Easy Survival Tarp Shelter
There are a thousand ways you can make a shelter out of tarp. It’s a great piece of knowledge to have, so I’m
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Three Excellent Survival Knives for Under $100
Outdoorsmen love knives. The reasons for this are varied, but for me it’s because of the utility they offer. If all you have
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Setting Up A Back Up Generator
In a recent article on SHTFBlog called “10 Lessons From A Multi-Day Power Outage“, I fielded several questions about how my generator was
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Do You Really Need An AR-15 When the SHTF?
There are two groups of people reading this: those that think you’ll need an AR-15 or two and those that think one is
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Making Fire With a Bow Drill
Imagine you’re hiking with some friends on a day hike on a trail you’ve never been on. The trail is well marked in
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Why I Prefer a Map and Compass over a GPS
Call me old fashioned. Call me a Luddite. But don’t call me lost, because I know how to read a map and compass.
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Maine Primitive Skills School
I was recently able to attend the Maine Primitive Skills School in Augusta, Maine. Over the years I’ve spent a lot of time
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Gear Review: Survival Slingshot Archer
The Survival Slingshot Archer is one of those pieces of equipment that I both like and dislike. Allow me to explain. First, let
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