Tag: Camping

The Definitive Bushcraft Skills List

The Definitive Bushcraft Skills List Bushcraft is a set of skills that you need to survive and even thrive in nature without outside assistance. To subsist in an environment where you can’t flick your Bic, stop by the Seven Eleven and pick up a last minute item, nor rent a cozy condo. Relying on yourself …

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DIY Boot Survival Kit

DIY Boot Survival Kit We’ve seen a number of small survival kits that could get you through a large difficult issue. These kits aren’t intended to replace your bug out bag not even your 72 hour kit rather to add to them and for use when those kits might not be available to us. We …

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Living in the Woods: Could You Do It?

Living in the Woods: Could You Do It? Many of us choose to spend a good part of our leisure time in the woods, hiking, camping, foraging, or even hunting. Many of us, including myself wish we had more time to spend in that environment. For the majority of us, it’s a pipe dream to …

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The Forgotten Majority – Suburban/Urban Preppers

Suburban/Urban Preppers

The Forgotten Majority Suburban/Urban Preppers All preparedness sites talk about surviving a major SHTF event with ideas on gardening, livestock, off grid living etc.. But aren’t we forgetting something or more accurately someone? .Suburbanites! It’s a fact that the majority of the population live in suburbs. The urban areas are where the jobs are. Does that mean they are …

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Swedish Fire – An All-Night Campfire with Only One Log

Swedish Fire - An All-Night Campfire with Only One Log

Swedish Fire – An All-Night Campfire with Only One Log     I love a Swedish torch! But as I have admitted before I haven’t ever actually built one myself. I will now! If you are a camper for fun or because of an overnight hike or hunting trip you know how unpleasant it can …

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What You Can Take Away From Famous Outdoorsmen

What You Can Take Away From Famous Outdoorsmen Both Canada and the United States were built so to speak on the backs of outdoorsmen. The Brave, adaptable, and creative this men moved from the populated areas of our budding country to explore and conquer the unknown regions many of us live in today. We can …

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Prepper Books Worth Buying

Prepper Books Worth Buying   I believe strongly that knowledge is power. We have all heard the prepper’s adage that knowledge is the lightest thing you carry with you. I believe in this strongly enough that daily on our Facebook page I locate and offer you a kindle book that is at that time available for …

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Top 10 Uses For a Tarp

Top 10 Uses For a Tarp

Top 10 Uses For a Tarp Every survival, preparedness, prepping and homesteading site will advise you to own a tarp. Probably several tarps because they have so many uses. From temporary repairs to temporary shelters. I could probably name 50 uses off the top of my head But what are the top uses? See them …

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50 Outdoor Survival Tips and Tricks

50 Outdoor Survival Tips and Tricks

50 Outdoor Survival Tips and Tricks The majority of us are wise enough to know that bugging out into the great outdoors, shouldn’t be our plan A in a time of crisis. We know much more about how to handle things and survive off grid in our own homes then in the wild. However, as …

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30 Survival Tips From Les Stroud

30 Survival Tips From Les Stroud

30 Survival Tips From Les Stroud You really can’t turn on a survival-based television program without hearing the name Les Stroud. In some circles he is called the king of bush craft and surviving in the wild. So, who better to provide us with survival tips? See 30 survival tips at the link below from Les …

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