Primitive trapping is one of the skills that helped humans survive and thrive in austere environments. This is a topic of interest for preppers, and it takes years of practice to become a self-reliant trapper. One of the challenges of trapping animals is learning how to look for and identify an animal sign. If you are new to trapping animals here is what you need to know.
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Preventing Wound Infection Using Saltwater – Myth or Fact?
You’ve seen in movies how the hero stranded on a remote coastal shoreline has to improvise in order to survive. While accidents are a common occurrence in the unfamiliar environment, our hero will cut himself against the edge of a sharp stone to bring more drama to the whole movie. But fear not, the deep bleeding wound covered in sand and grit from the fall will soon be cleaned with seawater. Preventing wound infection using saltwater may work, but there’s much more to it than what the movie script is showing you.
Radical Student Organizations Every Prepper Should Know About
The 1960s were a watershed moment in the history of American higher education because this was the decade Cultural Marxism got its grubby hands on our universities. Students all over America had their minds poisoned by Communist political organizations. Now those brainwashed students are our professors, congressional representatives, Federal judges, and Federal bureaucrats.
Being Resourceful: What can preppers learn from poker players?
Preppers are people who are looking to ensure that they are prepared for emergencies that could see normal life interrupted. For example, food shortages, power outages, a lack of clean water, even the lack of rule of law. It can mean that they must survive on whatever materials, food, tools and equipment they have on hand. Therefore, a key strategy is to ensure they are in possession of the most valuable things in such a scenario.
Handling Gangs, Mobs and Riots When SHTF
As a Prepper, you have surely sat back over an evening cup of coffee and contemplated certain shtf. We have witnessed over the past few years just how quickly one event can cultivate a series of events, typically not of good nature. If and when civil unrest breaks out, the best preparation you can have is a good plan of action against gangs, mobs and riots.
8 Natural Disasters And How To Survive Them
The threat of natural disasters is ever-increasing with the changing of our environments. From tornados to big freezes, our planet earth manifests its unrest in many ways. Altough you can’t prevent Mother Nature showing off her powers, you can prepare to deal with her moods and live to tell the story.
Top 4 Types of Guns You Need For A Major Disaster
One of your top priorities in any major disaster needs to be security and protecting your home and your family, and that means that you need to have the proper weaponry to give you the capability to keep them safe.
Martial Law: The Ins and Outs – Are We At Risk?
During martial law, the government can suspend constitutional rights and enforce an authoritarian power by use of the military. Even fundamental rights and democratic processes can be limited or suspended entirely. Any and every democracy has the potential for martial law.
Noxious and Toxic Plants To Avoid When Exploring The Wilderness – Part 2
In the previous article about toxic plants, we learned about the most common noxious plants that won’t kill you, but will definitely hurt you. Today, we’re going to move forward and learn about the toxic plants that can scar you for life or put you in the ground. Some of these plants are far more common than one would think and you better keep your eyes open if you don’t want to have an accidental encounter that can send you to the hospital.
Ultimate Multi-tools For The Contemporary Survival Enthusiast
If you are a superhero or a robot, you don’t need this article! Feel free to stay away. But if you are a regular human, who is also a survival enthusiast, keep on reading, because you are going to find out all you need to know about ultimate multi-tools for the situations that require heroic acts.
Noxious and Toxic Plants To Avoid When Exploring The Wilderness – Part 1
Seeing that good weather is upon us, a lot of people will pack their bags, grab their hiking boots and head towards the wilderness. It’s the perfect time for that camping trip you keep postponing and exploring the wilderness is the perfect body-mind workout. However, when being out in the field, there are some toxic plants you should stay away from if you don’t want to ruin your day.
Stuck At Work When SHTF – Making Your Workplace Safer
The vast majority of people spend more than eight hours per day at their workplace. We often dedicate a lot of time to improve ourselves and get better at our jobs, but we keep ignoring the elephant in the room. Few people actually spend time thinking about what they would do if the brown stuff hits the fan and they are stuck at work. Your workplace plays an important role in your survival during a bug out or bug in scenario and you should make sure you have a backup plan.
6 Great Knives for Wilderness Survival
Remember the rifle mantra from Full Metal Jacket, Kubrick’s take on the army life? Just as a rifle’s the soldier’s best friend, so’s a utility knife for the survivalist. In this article, we’re going to show you some of the best wilderness survival knives available on the market. Some of them are variations on iconic melee weapons (knives used by soldiers in hand-to-hand combat) while others were designed for wilderness survival only.