The Walking Dead is one of the most popular post-apocalyptic shows ever seen on television, and while the gripping story focuses on the characters and their travels through the ruined world, there are some lessons to be learned by us along the way. Sure, not everything the characters do is spot-on correct for survival, and …
Category: Survival Skills
7 Ways To Use Leaves For Survival
In any survival situation, the key to staying alive is to make use of the resources around you. Depending on the specific circumstances, though, you might to have to rely only on what Mother Nature provides. The good news is that the Earth supplies leaves in abundance in many places of the world, and leaves …
ATF Planning For Grid-Down Disaster?
Guess what? The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (‘ATF’) has their own version of a Disaster Preparedness plan, or as Preppers say; a plan for when the excrement hits the fan (‘SHTF’). I don’t intend any disrespect towards the ATF, but, as I read their ‘plan’ it’s clear that they are trying to …
Five Self-Defense Tricks That Could Save Your Life
No one plans on being attacked in the course of their daily routine but the reality is that danger could find you anywhere and at any time. When you find yourself in a precarious situation, do you know how to defend yourself? It is best to know ahead of time how to fight back, especially …
DIY Personal Hygiene
Getting back to nature by heading out into the wilderness can be relaxing and peaceful. However, being far from civilization has its own troubles. Personal hygiene often goes out the window on extended trips, and staying clean is a challenge. Keeping healthy and clean is especially important in a survival situation if you are injured. …
Growing Your Own Pharmacy – Stinging Nettles Uses
Illness and injuries during a disaster will likely cause more deaths than the bullets fired high-powered rifle or via the actions of marauding hordes. Stocking up on over the counter remedies, following the tips offered by Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy in their bestselling Survival Medicine Handbook, and purchasing protective medical gowns, masks, and gloves …
Identifying Poisonous Spiders
Ah, the spider. The arachnid has been demonized in books, movies, television and various other media forms, from giant versions looking to wipe out humanity to normal-sized ones insisting on taking a bite out of anybody. Yet spiders play an essential role in our ecosystem, and eat many insects that would otherwise ruin our lives. Some 40,000 …
Go it alone or in a group?
In hiking, camping, and preparing for an emergency, one of the questions that is asked is whether it is better to set off on your own, or find and stick with a group of fellow adventurers/refugees. If you have a family, the point is moot, at least as far as emergency preparation. You will be …
Identifying Edible Wild Berries
Whether marooned god-knows-where or were separated from your herd during a hiking or camping trip, a working knowledge of edible wild berries is never a bad thing. Let’s check out a mere few of the wild berries that will help sustain you if lost: Strawberries Wild strawberries are much smaller than those you find at …