10 Ways to Wet Your Whistle
How To Find Water In Austere Environments
A water still is a way to extract water from the soil. The principle is similar to that of a still a moonshiner would...
How-To
Get Your Financial House in Order
The Prudence Of Penny-wise Preparedness
Let’s say your car breaks down tomorrow; it’ll cost you $1,000 to get it back on the road. You have no other vehicle, a...
How to Prevent Backwoods Blunders
Avoid These Errors To Ensure Enjoyable Excursions Outdoors.
Making critical mistakes at camp can turn your safe haven into a den of problems.
Camping or mak...
COMMS BEFORE THE STORM
40+ TIPS FOR GATHERING AND SHARING INFORMATION
Editor’s Note: This is one of three sections about communications we published on our Fall/Winter 2018...
Follow the Trail to Success
The History And Importance Of Learning How To Track
Not enough has been written on the fascinating art of tracking, even today. Mostly unknown to younger gener...
WATER IN THE BANK
Using Cisterns to Secure a Large Water Supply
Wherever you might find yourself, in whatever situation, you will need water. Even if you have a source of water,...
Off The Map
How to Vanish Without a Trace
Changes can happen in a person’s life, sometimes by no fault of their own, where they’ve realized that in order to survive anothe...
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape
U.S. Army Special Forces SERE School Lessons You Can Use
In last month’s American Survival Guide, I wrote an article describing the history and mission of the ...
Stop the Bleed!
Life-saving First-aid Basics of Hemorrhage Control
First-aid steps for any injury should begin with identifying yourself and reassuring the injured person that...
PLAYING WITH FIRE
How to Make a DIY Fire Kit
Keep in mind that when it comes time to use the fire kit in the field, it might be under less-than-ideal conditions.
Of all the ...