During survival situations, a basic knowledge of knots may prove to be invaluable as you construct a shelter, tie up a food bag to keep it away from animals, or secure your boots! In some cases, knot knowledge may end up being more useful, and important, than that really cool survival knife!

What should an outdoors enthusiast look for in a magnetic compass? Land and sea navigation expert Blake Miller helps you chose one that will fill your needs!

Psychological responses to emergencies follow a pattern…only 10 to 15 percent of any group involved in any emergency will react appropriately. Another 10 to 15 percent will behave totally inappropriately and the remaining 70 to 80 percent will need to be told what to do. The most common reactions at the onset of an emergency are disbelief and denial.

Some useful, very basic, recipes for wheat flour should be included any prepper/survival/ Bug Out backpack. Here’s how to add a few ingredients to make flour-based survival foods more nutritious.

In priority order, after shelter and the need to defend your body temperature, preventing dehydration is the survivor’s next most important necessity.

The best firestarting system can also be the cheapest and the materials are the easy to find at any drug or grocery store.

You stake your life on your firemaking kit components. My recommendation is to substitute cotton balls in any application you might be using dryer lint.

I’m afraid of tornados, and if you live in an area where the twisters are possible, you should be too! You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to be prepared.

When it comes to wilderness or urban survival, being prepared is just common sense, and you should insert a healthy dose of that commodity into any disaster or emergency planning!

Venison or big game jerky is common, but few use small game animals as the basis of that frontier staple. Making jerky is a great way to clean out the freezer at the end of the season and create tasty snacks out of last year’s harvest.