Outdoor recreation comes with a variety of risks, one of which is getting bitten by a tick. Ticks carry a wide range of diseases that are harmful to humans including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. Ticks are most active during the warmer months from May until September, and they are found throughout the …
Summer Survival Skills – It’s A Great Time To Practice Your Preps!
Summer is not only a time for BBQs, baseball games, and trips to the beach. The most glorious months of the year are also a perfect time to practice your preps. Getting the entire family involved in SHTF drills and enhancing your physical readiness can be both a fun and potentially life-saving endeavor. Prepping isn’t …
Natural Bug Repellents
Rather than dousing yourself with assorted powerful chemicals, use natural means to keep bugs where they should be — off of your flesh. Plenty of organic and natural commercial insect repellents exist, as well as those you can make yourself or find in your medicine cabinet. Let’s check a few out, shall we? Lavender Essential …
3 Common Trees Every Survivalist Needs to Know
The old saying goes “you can’t see the forest for the trees,” and while this is a great way of saying to step back and see the big picture, sometimes it’s the specific trees you want to see. While groups of trees tend to blend together in an amalgamation of a forest, each tree in …
What is Ultralight Backpacking?
Backpacking, the form of outdoor recreation where gear is carried on one’s back, is a rewarding pursuit. Many people stay away from it, however, because of the heavy weight backpackers carry. It is not uncommon for backpackers to carry 40 pounds or more of gear that includes a sleeping bag, a tent, food, fuel, a …
Survival First Aid – What To Do When Bitten By A Snake After The SHTF
Summer is finally upon us. Millions of Americans are enjoying the great outdoors or tending their crops and likely just a few feet away from a snake at any given moment. Snakes terrify many people unnecessarily. They are really more afraid of us than we are of them. Seriously folks, they are not lying in wait for human …
(Surviving) a Gluten Free Meal
I grew up in the country. We raised cattle, had a few pigs, and the dairy farm was right around the corner. My mother didn’t hesitate to bake break every day, fill our plates with bacon in the morning or give us whole milk to drink. So when my brother brought home (and later married) …
7 Bug Out Bag Essentials
Bug Out Bags are far more common than you may think. If you’ve ever had a pregnancy in your house, you know that when it starts getting close to the baby being born momma usually keeps an overnight bag next to the front door so it’s easy to grab and run. This is, technically, a …
Basic Trail Etiquette
For many of us, hiking and backpacking are ways to find the peace and solitude we struggle to find back home in the middle of civilization. Chances are good, however, that you will encounter other humans no matter where you go. Do you know what to do when you run into other recreationists on the …