How to Harvest Clean Drinking Water From a Tree
While everyone knows that you can tap maple trees for their syrup, birch and walnut trees can also be tapped. You’ve probably seen
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Snares and Traps for Survival Trapping
Knowing how to use snares and traps for survival trapping can help you deal with one of the most challenging pursuits in a
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Handdrill: Making Fire With Friction
The handdrill friction fire method is very old, and was used by many different cultures for millennia. It is a deceptively simple method
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Survival Plants:Essential Survival Tools
Survival plants are found everywhere! Getting to know your local plants can help spice up your lunch and literally save your life! Wild
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The Quick and Easy Way to Make a Fishing Spear
While an ordinary sharpened pole can work well for this task, you’ll be more successful with a four pronged spearfishing pole . Civilization
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4 Ways To Use Willow Bark and How To Harvest It
Willow is a much more natural alternative to the Aspirins that line the shelves at every grocery store. It is also quite a
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Wilderness Survival: Blending Modern and Native American Survival Skills
Knowledge of both Native American survival skills and modern survival skills is key to solving difficult outdoor challenges. Oftentimes being in a wilderness
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Simple Outdoor Survival Tips That All New Outdoor Adventurists Should Know
Introduction Some like to spend time in the great outdoors, while others are preparing for a time where the basics are all we will
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How to Start Your Own Survival Garden
Whether you’re living off-grid or in a city, access to food is one of the first concerns for a prepper. Food shortages are highly likely
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In a post-SHTF world, mushrooms and seaweed may help you survive
Foods like mushrooms, seaweed and sugar from leaves may be the best way to create a sustainable diet in extreme SHFT situations, such as
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10 Essential Skills Every Outdoor Adventurer Needs
Any avid outdoor adventurer knows that proper preparation is the key to making the most of your time outdoors. Even when things don’t
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Survival Uses for Pine Tree Resin You Haven’t Thought Of
Pine resin has many uses, especially in a survival situation. Read more on how to collect, and use of pine resin. It has
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Canning Pumpkin
Canning pumpkin is a great way to add more nutrition to your food pantry. Aside from making pies, pumpkin can be added to
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Survival Fishing Tips: How To Survive In The Wilderness
Have you ever wondered how long you would survive if you become lost in the wilderness? If you are unable to eat, you
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Square Foot Gardening – Waste of Time for Preppers?
Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. Added benefits come from the
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How to Keep Food Cold Without A Fridge
In truth, we simply can’t think of living our daily lives without electricity. With the refrigerator working, preserving food, even at the peak
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How to Build a Simple Potting Bench
The potting bench that you are about to read about is not fancy, but very functional. It is also very easy to build
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Atlatl
An atlatl is an ancient survival projectile weapon used for hunting, warfare, and sport. Atlatl artifacts have been found on almost every continent
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MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE
ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about
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7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden almost anywhere
There is nothing like enjoying the fruits of your labor, literally! The seeds you just planted turn out as little shoots and flowers
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The Pros and Cons of Raised Garden Beds
Before we get started, I want to say that I’m a huge fan of permanent and raised garden beds. They don’t need any
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Essential homesteading skills for self-sufficiency
Homesteading requires diverse skills to truly become self-sufficient. You need to produce your own food, create and mend your clothing, till the land
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Water Bath Canning 101
Canning is one of those things that sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. Cloaked in grandmotherly mystique, it seems to be
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