After shows like Doomsday Preppers placed a spotlight on this lifestyle, things just started to snowball. People started sharing crazier and crazier notions of “survival” and…
Yearly Archives: 2018
If you’ve ever spent any time in the wild with an empty stomach, you know how important it is to be able to catch your own…
Bartering is a dying art. These days we’ve all got a wallet full of cash, plastic cards that allow us to make purchases, and stores that…
There’s something magical about hiking deep in the wild. You’ve been wandering down a trail, perhaps so far from civilization you’ve barely seen another person, and…
Getting laid off sucks. It’s happened to me. It’s happened to my friends. Suddenly you’re thrown head-first into your own personal financial crisis. You don’t know…
Running out of gas is a disaster. You’re stranded, stuck on the side of the road with a car that refuses to go any further. But…
Starvation is a real risk you face once the SHTF. I don’t care how many books you’ve read or video’s you’ve watched. In the aftermath of…
It’s not easy being a survivalist. You’re often misunderstood, or branded “that crazy friend” in your group. The people around you make it hard to fit…
When I moved onto our homestead and started separating all the paper from the trash, I was a little shocked. The newspaper and the pile of…
Fishing can go one of either two ways. You either catch far too much for a single meal, or you spend the afternoon watching the stream…