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...
Survival How-Tos
Keep Your Head On a Swivel
How Keeping Aware of Your Surroundings Could Save Your Life
Most people spend their entire day with their head in the clouds, not having the faintest idea of t...
PREPPER PLANT ADVISOR- WILD ONIONS
OMNIPRESENT ONIONS GIVE YOU OPTIONS
Name: Wild Onions
(Allium spp.)
All onions are members of the Allium genus, which are part of the onion family. There a...
POISONOUS PLANTS
What to Watch for Before Encountering These Plants
There are many things in nature that can take you down. Most threats are obvious, such as two- and four-legg...
PRACTICAL POCKET SURVIVAL KITS
PACKING BIG VALUE INTO SMALL PACKAGES
I vividly recall stumbling upon Doug Ritter’s website, www.Equipped.org, in the late 1990s. It was, and is, a great sourc...
NEUTRALIZING WOULD-BE CARJACKERS
DEFENSIVE TACTICS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR VEHICLE
Recent headlines from across the United States are disturbing. “Police chief: Carjackings on the rise in...
YOU’D RATHER LATHER NATURALLY
HOMEMADE SOAPS ARE EASIER TO MAKE THAN YOU THINK
Our class was shredding yucca leaves to make them into soap down by the river. We were rubbing the wet leaves ...
Surviving Extreme Cold: Beating Old Man Winter
Let’s face it, if you love the outdoors, there is little that can stop you from enjoying all the adventure that winter activities have to offer. However, whethe...
Proactive Planning: Do Something!
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, was known as a man of action. He is quoted as having said, “In any moment of decision, the best thing y...
Survival Handicraft: 10 DIY Projects that Can Keep You Alive
There is a wide variety of commercially available tools and equipment when prepping for survival. However, when SHTF and a survival situation is unavoidable, th...