Survival Knowledge

Amongst the many lessons I learned in the Army was that war, on an individual basis, is nothing more than...

In the picture: Lakewood, Colorado House - built in 1956. Brent and Nelson upgraded the home with multiple solar technologies including; daylighting,...

This is a nice trick to know when SHTF (low ammunition) or in an “I really need a slug right...

Improving or personalizing a gun is something we almost all do. But some gun enthusiast’s preppers take it to a...

Editor’s Note: The importance of candles in a survival situation is sometimes underrated. Probably because a candle is not that likely to save...

Whether you want to secure the perimeter of your home, your bug out location or a camp site, this DIY...

Dr. Alton – medic and prepper: “If we ever find ourselves without modern medical care, we will have to improvise...

Editor’s Note: This article is an update of the original - posted one year ago.   Using a Smoke Grenade...

Dr. Peter Pry (Executive Director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security) warns that the consequences - of...

Just about all bullion investors worry about counterfeits. Those concerns are magnified when someone is buying for the first time....

Editor’s Note: Powdered Eggs are cheap, lightweight, nutritious and can last up to 10 years without refrigeration. If it weren’t...

Mosquitoes kill more people every year than any other creature (including humans-murderers). And every person who prepares for an epidemic...

Though I have never been or never desire to be a killer much of my life’s success was predicated on...

Nettles are high in iron, potassium, manganese, calcium, vitamins A, C and protein (a whopping 25% protein). Nutritionally nettles are...

Did you know that although Europeans knew how to tap trees, it was the American Indian who discovered how to...

Back in the old days, before all our modern detergents and soaps and powders, housewives and their children battled the...

In both World Wars they used everything they had. If they had had more, they would’ve used more. So, I...

Herbal tinctures are typically an alcoholic extract of plant or animal material. One of the best solvents you can find...

The most important thing you should know about antibiotics! Never expect a doctor to phone-in a prescription for an antibiotic...

“Most of us are so used to running out to the supermarket or to Wal-Mart for whatever we need that...

During our boiling, broiling, blistering summer of 2012 here in the Missouri Ozarks, water was a topic of conversation wherever...

Why stockpile flour (max shelf-life 1 year) when you can turn it into Hardtack Biscuits which will last indefinitely. Hardtacks...

"If the grocery shelves are empty, you are only nine meals away from anarchy" - Mike (Doomsday Preppers) All the...

My guess is none of you experienced a long time hunger. But probably most of you are familiar with the...

Inflammation and congestion of the sinuses – known collectively as a sinus infection – can have a wide variety of causes...

Invented by the natives of North America, pemmican was used by Indian scouts as well as early western explorers. These...

People really should avert their gaze from the modern survival thinking for just a bit and also look at how...

1. Make lye water out of ash. You can boil 2-3 spoons of ash (clean white/grey fluffy ash) with water...

1. Alpine Plane Crash: "I had to eat piece of my friend to survive" Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, was...

When things go wrong, the first item your average Joe citizen is going to stock up on is water. It’s...