Campfire Cooking: Grill, Cook, and Bake on One Fire Pit
Good food makes outdoor adventures worthwhile. Long days in the woods end with boiling water over a propane burner which is poured into a
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Bushcraft & Hunting
The Ultimate Survival Food? 4 Simple Ways to Dry and Smoke Meat
Drying and smoking meat are primitive methods of food preservation used by pioneers, early explorers and primitive tribes. Here are four ways to
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The Top 10 Survival Recipes from the Backwoods
Surviving in a post apocalypse? Lost in the backwoods? Poor with an empty pantry? Survivalists, poor families, native tribes, and mountain men from
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The Top 15 Primitive Weapons for the Apocalypse
Here are the Top 15 Primitive Weapons. If a widespread disaster destroys the power grid and knocks us back to the 1800s, how
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12 Crossbow Dos and Don’ts
When I first started shooting modern crossbows several years ago, I had no idea what to expect. Like many who had never played
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The Last Rebels: 25 Things We Did as Kids That Would Get Someone Arrested Today
With all of the ridiculous new regulations, coddling, and societal mores that seem to be the norm these days, it’s a miracle those
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Top 22 Primitive Survival Tools and Weapons
Top 22 Primitive Survival Tools and Weapons … That Changed History If you’re ever thrown back into a primitive way of life, will
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15 Lost Survival Tips From The Cowboys
When we think of the Wild West we often think of the old films with John Wayne or Clint Eastwood. They’d sit out
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12 Bad Strategies That Will Get Preppers Killed
If you’re involved in the preparedness lifestyle, you’re probably into planning. Most likely, you research and study the excellent preparedness strategies put out
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How to Start A Fire With Your EDC Knife And A Shoelace
“If I was lost in the wilderness I’d just take my shoelaces and make a bow drill and start a fire.” I’ve heard
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Primitive Living Skills: Creating Off-Grid Light Sources
With just a flick of a switch, we have light. So many of us have become accustomed to the convenience of electricity that
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Survival SkillsTo Learn From African Tribal People
Africa is said to be the cradle of civilization, and also one of the most fascinating people on Earth. In order to survive
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How To Build Your DIY Basic Bushcraft Kit
Bushcraft was almost a lost art before the growing popularity of survival prepping also coincidentally stimulated a new interest in it. Preppers began
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The Single Best Piece of Survival Gear for Emergency Core Temperature Control
Mother Nature is always true to her nature. You can’t change her. She’s beautifully rugged, awe-inspiring, and occasionally deadly. Best be prepared when
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A True Survival Story: “Taking Their Possessions and Some Seeds, They Had Retreated Ever Deeper Into the Forest”
When Josef Stalin instituted a campaign of purging dissidents in the 1930’s, some 17 million people were left dead or missing by the
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The Number One Knife Skill for Wilderness Survival and Self-Reliance
Humans have employed six simple machines throughout history to reduce the amount of work required for tasks. Of these six, my favorite for
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Foraging Feral Food: Trout Lily
Craving feral food? Now’s the time to hit the woods. The Trout Lily is blooming! Before going wild on this gem of the
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The Ultimate Primitive Torch When You Need Hours of Fire
When the world plunges into darkness and batteries have long since been drained of life, knowing how to fire up a primitive torch
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Bombproof Fire Craft: Build a “Next Fire” Kit that Cheats Death
Of all the outdoor self-reliance skills, fire is king. Many will argue over my statement.You know fire is life out there! No one can
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It All Starts With The Tinder Bundle
99% of the work for a successful survival fire is done before a single spark is cast. Whether using a modern ignition tool
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8 Solar Fire Starting Tips You Must Know
Using the sun to start a fire is probably my favorite method of fire starting. It amazes me every time. The sun is
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Ready To Draw? Survival Bows On A Budget
If you haven’t touched a bow and arrow since gym archery classes, then you may not realize both vintage and new models hold
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How to Make an Arrow Quiver from Tree Bark
The Tulip Poplar is the Swiss Army Knife of woodcraft and self-reliance. The properties of this Eastern Woodlands tree lends itself to many self-reliant uses…
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Tips for Bow Hunting for Survival
I know, we’re living in the age of drones and wireless internet, we have a space program and ICBM’s, we landed on Mars,
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