Survival Gear Contents This post will cover what I believe is the MINIMUM amount of gear that should be put into a full sized survival kit. Obviously you can add more comfort items, but the items laid out in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wilderness Survival
Man Made Tinders
Man Made Tinders Are All Over The Place! How many man made tinders can you name? There are tons and tons of man made tinders all over a typical household. Knowing some of these very commonly available man made tinders … Continue reading
Stick and Shadow
Use A Stick And Shadow To Find Direction Pretty much every one knows that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. But many people don’t know how you can use a stick and it’s shadow to … Continue reading
3 Reasons To Build A Bug Out Bag Water Purification Kit
3 Reasons To Build A Water Purification Kit Reason 1: Without Water You Die Everyone knows that water is vitally important to survival, especially in wilderness survival or in extreme conditions. What some people don’t know is just how fast … Continue reading
The 5 Basic Needs of a Survival Situation
Knowing The 5 Basic Needs Will help Keep You Alive! There are five basic needs that every person in a survival situation should address that are key to getting you through safely through the situation and returned to your family. … Continue reading
Four Random Survival Fire Tips
Here Are A Few Random Tips For Making And Burning A Survival Fire This is a quick look at a basic fire kit, an improvised natural & manmade candle, an home made Altoids fire tin candle and a quick tip … Continue reading
10 Things To Know About Building A Natural Shelter
Reality TV Survival Shows Makes Natural Shelters Look Easy To Build 1. Building a natural shelter requires a lot of work! If you need to build one of these in a wilderness survival situation plan to spend several hours of … Continue reading
Ten Minute Fire – No Prep
Waist High Twig Fire In Less Than 10 Minutes Here is a look at a quick demo on how to build a waist high fire with little to no preparation, except site selection and a handful of jute twine balled … Continue reading
How To Use A Ferro Rod With One Hand
Read Below To How To Use A Ferro Rod One Handed Ferrocerium Rods are known by many names and there are just as many opinions on how they can and should be used to start a fire. Many people insist … Continue reading
A Few Uses For The Cheap Emergency Blankets
Cheap Emergency Blankets They certainly have their place in a survival kit and can be used for a lot more than I talk about here. But people also sometimes give them credit for being more useful and more durable than … Continue reading