Which lessons are learned when watching families react during crisis?
When people picture an emergency, their minds will usually jump towards chaos, screaming, and everyone running around. Real emergencies will sometimes look like that, sure, but that’s rare. Here are some thing you need to know. by Kim Hobbs Typically, things appear much more docile. Take a family who’s trying…
Video: Survival lessons from the 1845 Meek’s Cutoff Wagon Trail through the Oregon desert
One of the most desperate survival tales associated with the westward expansion was about a lost wagon train in 1845 in the Oregon desert. Here’s what I found when I went searching.
Winter storms: What to do when the power goes off and it’s icy cold outside
The power goes out and you’re sheltering inside the house. Outside, the temperature plummets, the wind picks up and it starts to snow. You don’t know when the power will be restored. It might be hours or days. How will you stay warm and safe? How do you get started?
Helicopter rescue thwarted by wrong hand signals
The wrong hand signals to a rescue helicopter could have resulted in a survival disaster.
Review: Fenix® PD36R flashlight – maximum light with minimal weight and bulk
Do you really need a tactical light that is also a spotlight? Well, there are many instances, in wilderness and urban situations, where that is just what you need. Check out this compact, powerful light.
Go squirrel hunting to learn wilderness survival skills
How do you learn the basic survival skills of marksmanship, stalking, concealment and skinning and processing game animals? Take up squirrel hunting.
Video: How to tie three basic knots for emergency tarp shelter construction
Three knots: the timber hitch, trucker’s hitch and bowline, are generally all you need to quickly set up a tarp shelter. Here’s how to tie them.
10 ways to use a bandana as an urban/wilderness survival tool
I carry a bandana, or handkerchief, everywhere. Here’s why you should, too.
10 tips/secrets to improve your Dutch oven cooking
New to Dutch oven cooking? Or just want to get better at it? These tips will help.
Worth reading | Countdown to Preparedness
Where do you start preparing for disasters, when you don’t have a clue of where to start? This book, written by survival and preparedness expert Jim Cobb, is a good beginning point.
