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Bags, Kits and Essentials: Understanding the Differences Between Bug Out Bags, Survival Kits and the 10 Essentials
When many people are faced with the prospects of the outdoors, disasters or survival situations a laundry list of gear and solutions comes cascading to mind. Half-remembered emergency preparedness programs,…
Survival & Emergency Fishing Techniques
You can make your own fishhooks, nets and traps and use several methods to obtain fish in a survival situation. Improvised Fishhooks You can make field-expedient fishhooks from pins, needles,…
Basic Trapping and Snaring Techniques
For an unarmed survivor, or when the sound of a rifle shot could be a problem, trapping or snaring wild game is a good alternative. Several well-placed traps have the…
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Firesteel
Firesteel is a piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox together with flint and tinder. From the Iron Age onwards, the use of…