Boiling your water is often needed in a survival situation due to the pollution in the water. Learning how to boil water with a portable stove is a great tip to have. Below is a video showing you how to boil water with
The Guide to Primitive Survival Traps is a guide for all outdoorsmen and survivalist who enjoy the sport of trapping and wilderness survival. With an easy, basic read and images for an easier understanding, this guide provides you with instructions
If one were to look at Mama Donna and I and compare us to some 30’ish couple in an exclusive gated subdivision, who are a GS whatever federal government paper-shuffler and a mid-level lawyer in a big firm we’d look
Whether it is natural or man-made, you have to survive the initial event or it is game over. In many cases, however, survival comes down to God’s grace. A tornado may make a direct hit on you, an earthquake could
Even though I am now surrounded by 20” or so of snow, I am thinking of spring when I do the checks on my prepping gear. One item on the list is to bring out my generator for its
There is an old saying in the military that a plan is good until the first shot is fired. If you have ever been involved with creating and executing any kind of large scale plan, military or not, you know
There is a general rule of thumb that covers “events” or disasters be they local and generally small, or the “doomsday” type. For an easy way to remember them, I call them the 5 C’s. These are: CONFUSION: Better known
You took your time and carefully squeezed out your prepping supplies and gear from your budget. You put together your plans based on the knowledge of your local threats and conditions but with an eye towards the possible major “Level
Ever have trouble trying to burn wet/green wood? I do! But that problem can be easily solved by chopping the wood into smaller pieces correctly. The video below shows you how to the chop the wet so that it will burn.
The battery bank is the most important component of your off-grid powering system (See How to Build an Off-Grid Power Source). Once the sun goes down, the battery bank will provide electricity throughout the night if built correctly. The trick to
