Potassium Permanganate: Why You Need It in Your Survival Kit?

Potassium permanganate is arguably one of the most useful ones as a survival material. The compound's 4 oxygen atoms are the secret to its action and its applicability in survival....

The Ultimate Survival Tree That Grows on Almost Every Street in America

This tree is so popular in the United States that you can see it planted in the streets, in parks, and in residential areas (because of its use as...

How to Tap Water from Your Heater and Toilet

Any SHTF story begins like this: “so, there I was, once upon a time (in December), in the wild, no water, no food, and with wolves on my ass.”...

Concealed Carry for the Petite Woman

Numerous factors must be just right in order for concealed carry to work well, and concealment can change daily depending on our clothes and activities. Gun size, on-body carry position, holster...

Urban Survival Kit

The remembering of the events on 9/11/2001 that killed thousands is just barely in our rear-view mirror. This day, fortunately, passed without any incident. That day in our past saw...

Shoot To Kill: Instinctive Shooting

In close quarters, defensive shooting, you do not aim as such using your handguns sights, because you usually you do not have time for this. You use a method...

Hand Water Pumps Making a Comeback

As recently as 100 years ago, the most important site consideration for homesteaders and villages was whether plenty of good water was within easy reach. When electric power lines and drilled...

5 Skills And 5 Tools For Every Prepper

Who knows what could happen tomorrow? This is the philosophy that most preppers live by. No matter the situation, when danger suddenly appears, a prepper’s heightened organization and awareness...

6 Inexpensive Skills Every Prepper Needs

Take a second and think if there is anyone you know who has loads of supplies packed in their home. Now ask yourself if that person has the knowledge...

5 Ways To Survive With Only a Lighter

Perhaps the single most useful tool for someone to have in a survival situation is lighter. While some might argue that a lighter is a little bit of a...