Staying Stoked: 6 Consumables Proven to Keep You Warm
When the temperature drops below zero, it’s natural to try every trick in the book to keep warm – bundling up in several layers of clothing, turning up the heat...
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That Tingling Feeling: 6 Home Remedies for Spider Bites
Spider Bites from either the Brown Recluse or the Black Widow can be serious, if not life-threatening.
What do spiders and the IRS have in common? Many peopl...
Sole Survivor: 10 Tips to Taking Better Care of Your Feet
It’s something you may not think about often, or may not even think about at all, but your feet can be two of the most important things for your survival. Think...
Doomsday Dough: 10 Good Alternative Currencies
These days, the possibility of a cataclysmic event (natural or man-made) that could send us back to the dark ages is not far off. Considering the prospect of an...
Plant Primer: 6 Nutritious Plants That Could Keep You Alive
When you’re stuck and food supplies are dwindling, it’s time to kick your survival mode up a notch. No matter where you are, there is something you can eat, you...
Toxic Terror: Surviving a Chemical Attack
You’re standing on the second floor of an enclosed shopping mall, overlooking an atrium where hundreds of holiday shoppers stand pressed together around a small...
Starting an Urban Compost Project
If you are drawn to self-sufficiency and you live in an urban environment, you face a bit of a paradox. Cities are systematized grids— from the signal lights on...
EarthRoamer Xpedition: The Self-Sustaining Offroader
How far can you travel on 90 gallons of gas? That’s a key question if you’re bugging out or trying to survive in the wilderness!
In the EarthRoamer Xped...
Kit Compliance: Making a Good First Aid Kit
After giving the matter some thought, you hopefully will realize the importance of knowing how to perform first aid. Whether it’s for situations ranging from th...
Survival Mentality: Think Like a Victor
In the real world, you never know when Mother Nature will pull your name from the hat and thrust you into a life-or-death survival situation. Think I’m being ov...