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3 Ways to Bring Old, Dull Scissors Back to Life
With the advent of inexpensive, mass-produced metal implements for the home and farm, the necessity of making things last and getting extended use out of them had fallen to the…
Water Acquisition in Survival & Emergencies Scenarios
After shelter from harsh climates, water is the most vital resource required by human beings. Survival experts will continually impress on students that you can only go a few days…
Build Your Own Low-Tech Solar Box Cooker
In a world with expensive high tech solar cells capable of converting the sun's energy into convenient electricity, we often forget that the sun's energy is already in the perfect…
Pemmican, Ancient Man’s Powerbar & Survival Rations
Preserving meat requires energy to be expended. Very simple concept. It is the method of using that energy that is of interest to us. The use of electrical energy via…
Cheap Homemade Fire Starters
Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of those military trioxane bars that can be found in just about every military surplus catalog on the planet. I generally tuck…
The 4 Most Common Food Illnesses; Identify, Treat & Prevent
At some point during any discussion or practice of food indepedence, preparedness or storage, any reasonable person is going to express concerns about food related illnesses. I firmly believe that…
Practical Foraging; How To Start Gathering Wild Foods
When a visitor to your garden compliments you on your chenopodium as well as your tomatoes, you know he’s a hardcore forager. Where you see a blaze of summer beauty…
Storing Water For An Emergency
Any of us who’ve thought much about emergency preparedness realize that one of the most critical items to store is water. Without sufficient water to see you through an emergency…