Do You Know How to Make Fire From Ice?
Follow me Did you know that you can make fire from ice? I’m willing to bet that you did. It’s one of those
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Building Shelters
Quick & Cheap Backpack Spice Kit Ideas
Follow me Cooking in the wilderness can be a very pleasant & rewarding experience or it can be a total nightmare that will
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Fall Flavor Alert: Spicebush – The Appalachian Allspice
Follow me Get ready for a taste of the wild with Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)! Known as the Appalachian Allspice, this native North American
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Best Ferro Rod Survival Fire Starters of 2024
Follow me Ferro rods let you start fires easily in a wide range of conditions. Ferrocerium rods have been around for a while
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You’re not going to believe what I do with this 2-liter bottle.
Follow me Just in case you missed the most recent episode of FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS, I had to write this blog
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Wild-Crafting Herbs: A Good Plan Yields Great Rewards
Follow me How to plan herb-gathering excursions, organize notes, and field reference guides and tools needed for a well-rounded experience. Today’s topic of
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13 Ways to Catch Fish for Survival
Follow me A lake, stream, or ocean can be a lifesaving resource in a disastrous situation. Most large water sources can provide food
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THE FIR RESIN MATCH: A Little Known Secret from the Boreal Forest
Follow me I wanted to share a technique I created that uses fir resin as an effective fire tinder. I call it, The
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Paracord: The Most Versatile Item In Your Bug-Out Bag
Follow me The question isn’t “What can you do with paracord?” It’s “What can’t you do with paracord?” Here are 50 ways to
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5 Discreet Survival Items You Can Take Almost Anywhere
Follow me Sometimes it’s imperative not to look like a prepper or survival-minded person. Especially in this day and age, when people are
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Wild Edibles 101: Dandelion Root
Follow me Dandelion Root The Dandelion Plant is an incredible and versatile wild edible. From flower to root, the entire plant is edible.
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Will You Survive If You Have to Bug out to the Forest?
Follow me In a SHTF situation where you can’t stay in your own home, and moving in with a friend or relative is
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Survival essentials: 5 Bushcraft skills for preppers
Follow me There are many bushcraft skills that can benefit preppers. Detailed below are five skills that can help you survive when SHTF. (h/t
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Survival skills: Tips for building an improvised fallout shelter
Follow me Are you prepared to deal with something as catastrophic as nuclear war? Protect yourself and your family in the event of
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Fire Pit Construction
Follow me Fire pit construction is an important skill that varies quite a bit depending on your needs. I’ll focus on an impromptu
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Survival Fish Trap
Follow me This survival fish trap is a very old method for catching fish. Primitive traps like this can work all day and
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The Best Outdoor Activities for Survivalists to Stave Off Boredom
Follow me Prepping is a lifestyle that allows you to prepare for the worst of times. Still, surviving doesn’t always equal living. Humans can only exist
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The Fall & Winter Prepper Checklist: 9 Things To Get Your Home Prepped for Disasters
Follow me It’s important to get your home prepped for fall and winter weather. Here’s a great prepper’s checklist to get those to-do’s
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Your Ancestors Had Some Hard Core Survival Instincts… This is How You Can Get Back to Your Roots
Follow me When we were hunter-gatherers and even after human settlements such as towns and villages were established thousands of years ago…our ancestors
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Free Food: 33 Foods You Can Forage From July–September
Follow me The summer months are a great time to forage for nature-grown edibles. Depending on what part of the country you live
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Survive and Conquer: A Newbie’s Guide to Surviving the Wild
Follow me Though we all want to live, most of us do not have the skills to conquer a world where the adage
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Survival Fishing Kit: Worth the Time or Useless Gear?
Follow me Imagine a gathering of 10,000 preppers at a convention somewhere in the heart of Las Vegas and at that convention, every
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8 Things You Should Avoid Doing With Your Compound Bow
Follow me There are mainly three types of bows that archers use: recurve, compound, and crossbow. Each comes with its perks and disadvantages.
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Primitive Stone Tools
Follow me Knowledge of primitive stone tools is vital, since one of the most important implements in a survival situation is a good
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