What are the implications for those of us striving for self-reliance in our lives? I would suggest that it lies at the heart of preparedness.
Skills
Hunting Skills: A Necessity for Emergency Preparedness
Learning several different hunting techniques using only items that you would find in nature or have in your survival gear will give you one more advantage when it comes to emergency preparedness.
Identifying and Treating Spider Bites
Most spiders do not pose a threat to humans, but knowing how to identify and treat bites is important just in case.
In a Disaster, Your Sense of Smell Is One of Your First Lines of Defense
The key to man improving his use of already existing tracking capabilities via aroma is to develop those capabilities through constant practice.
Is Your Survival At Risk Due To “Hi-Tech Handicap”?
Hi-tech handicaps affect many key aspects of survival, including short-term or long-term survival due to a natural or man-made disaster.
Learn From a Pro: A Beginner’s Guide To Archery
Even though the bow and arrow has been largely replaced by firearms as the weapon of choice for most hunters, it is far from obsolete.
Learn How to Survive a Flood with Les Stroud
It’s temping to focus on the scariest disasters, while ignoring the events that are most likely to effect you, and are statistically more lethal.
Make Your Own Biomass Firelogs in Four Easy Steps
Learning how to make alternative fuel sources using the items you have around is an essential survival skill to learn. Many are realizing that their trash is literally a treasure. Phone books, newspapers, old homework paper and other paper -based rubbish that we would normally throw away can be fashioned into a green fuel source.
Making Salt From Sea Water
An essential survival skill to know for long term survival is how to make salt. Here is an easy way to make salt from sea water.
ManTracker: How to Be One and How to Avoid One
Know the basics on how to track man, and how to keep from being tracked by men.
Moving Toward Off Grid Living
When you make the switch to a more simplified lifestyle, you may find that all the things you thought you couldn’t live without merely added to the stress and chaos in your life. Untying yourself from the grid isn’t just about preparedness – embrace simplicity for the peace it brings.
