Storing water for an emergency is one of the most important preps you can do, and with how easy it is to accomplish, there’s no reason for you to have at least a week’s worth of water for every member of your household right now. There are lots of ways to store water for …
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Focus on These 10 Areas to Start Learning Bushcraft Skills
Bushcraft is the name we give a collection of skills that all involve thriving in the wilderness. From knowing how to build a fire in various conditions to finding food by hunting and foraging, to carving and building necessary items from wood and other natural materials; bushcraft is all about surviving long term without the …
Top 12 Homemade Firestarters For Survival And Camping
Everyone needs to learn how to start a fire and pack lightweight materials in their bugout bag or get home bag to help accomplish the task. A fire will keep frostbite from occurring, allow you to cook what you trapped or shot while hiking home through the woods after disaster, and can be used to …
Bee-Tastic Series Part Two: Amateur Beekeeping Tips
Welcome to Part Two of our Bee-Tastic Series! If your love of bees has extended to beekeeping, check out a few amateur tips for maintaining a colony of the little black and yellow insects: Check With Local Ordinances Before doing anything else, check with your local ordinances to ensure beekeeping is legal in your area, …
Bee-Tastic Series Part 1: Attracting Bees To Your Garden
Welcome to Part One of a three-part series all about bees! The little black and yellow guys are disappearing at an alarming rate, and we’re pretty darn screwed without them. Bees are cross-pollinators essential to the reproduction of many plants and flowers, with pollen referred to as the “gold dust of nature.” The life force …
Gimme Shelter, or How I Learned to Shelter Safely Part 1: Shelter Site Selection
Whether you’re in an emergency survival situation or a planned one, having a shelter is more important than many people fully understand. A shelter can be anything from an abandoned house or building down to a lean-to built with tree branches. For the sake of this series we’re talking about the shelters you build yourself. …
Creative Ways to Repurpose Mint Tins
Those little metal tins hold mints quite well, but when you run out of breath-fresheners, don’t throw away the packaging! That tin that your mints came in can be reused for a multitude of creative purposes. Start by cleaning your tin thoroughly, with a mild soap and warm water. Once you have removed all of …
See in the Dark: 5 Emergency Candles You Can Make Right Now
It’s just about impossible to be prepared for every situation and while we all know that it’s important to keep emergency lights and candles in every bug-in and bug-out kit, sometimes you come up short and need a little light in a pinch. From crayons to sardines there are a lot of ways to add …