Although violent crime in the U.S. has been on the decline since 1990, nearly 300,000 robberies are still committed each year. Despite the overall decrease, rob...
Since the dawn of time, the cultivation and control of fire comprise one of mankind’s greatest achievements. Because of it, he was able to cook his meals and av...
If you had to abandon a vehicle or airplane crash site and head a few miles through the wilderness with only your clothing to protect you from the elements—coul...
If you ask anyone involved in the fields of preparedness or bushcraft, they will all invariably tell you that a knife is the most important tool to have on hand...
Why Your Next Bugout Vehicle Should Be Diesel
Low thunder filled the early-morning air, rattling the windows and setting off car alarms on the street. With cle...
When the grid goes down, life changes.
One of the key skills it pays to acquire is learning how to make alternative fuels, such as biodiesel, because it can ...
The power has been out for 38 days, and what looked like a short-term blackout has now turned into a serious event. Fire and police departments have been largel...
What young man hasn’t seen a pirate movie and dreamed of the freedom and independence implicit in a life lived on the open sea? Like Robert Redford in “All is L...
It’s odorless, tasteless, invisible and, in the right amounts, it can kill you almost instantly.
Threats to your survival don’t have to be visible to be real...
It is a normal flight on a small “puddle-jumper” plane between Minneapolis and Grand Rapids. Feeling chatty, you spark up a conversation with the woman across t...
