Tag: Camping

16 Brick Rocket Stove

16 Brick Rocket Stove Camping or in a crisis scenario a rocket stove is a life saver. They heat quickly and burn hot making cooking just about anything less time consuming and easier than a camp fire could. This particular build isn’t one for those on the move due to weight complications. But if your bugging …

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Bus Conversion to RV

Bus Conversion to RV For vacationing purposes and even for bugging out an RV could be a blessing if you are able to afford the price tag for all the options you want to include. One must remember that in a SHTF scenario that custom parts for custom built RVs will not be readily available. …

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Wilderness Survival Mistakes

Wilderness Survival Mistakes Bugging out may not be your first choice. If you are not accustom to wandering about in or even temporarily living in the wilderness it may not be a planned option at all. Unless you have practice at doing so it is not a recommended choice either. It sounds like a reasonable …

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Tiny DIY Wood Burning Stove

Tiny DIY Wood Burning Stove Most emergency can heaters either use an alcohol based fuel or are simply reflected heat from another flame source like a candle. This tiny little heater/stove featured by the Good Survivalist actually burns wood. Small bits of wood like twigs and sticks will be much easier to find in a …

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Camping Tips 100+

Camping Tips 100+ Everyone camps a bit differently. Some go as basic and simple as possible and commune with nature others choose what is fast becoming known as “glamping”  (glamorous camping) with the entire outdoors as their hotel room and the stars their chandeliers. No matter how you choose to camp some of these tips will …

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DIY Camp Kitchen Chuck Box

DIY Camp Kitchen Chuck Box For avid campers and those who are setting up a bug out vehicle this is a really neat idea and project. You can purchase a chuck box for about $400 retail depending upon the maker and options. However if you do it yourself you can customize it to your specifications. …

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Your Feet – The Foundation of Survival

Your Feet – The Foundation of Survival Like any good structure a sturdy strong foundation is imperative. Your body is such a structure. In any survival situation caring for your feet is a major factor to making it through the disaster. Whether it is be because you are walking long distances, the terrain is difficult or …

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KLAX Multi tool – Your Stick Becomes an Axe

KLAX Multi tool – Your Stick Becomes an Axe Prepper’s, hikers, hunters, and campers are always looking for multi purpose tools that are light weight and easy to use. This particular multi tool turns your larger stick or old hammer handle into an axe, a hammer head, a hex wrench set, a quarter-inch bit drive socket, a …

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Using a Compass without Compass

Using a Compass without Compass No matter how or why you are turned around and have lost your way being lost puts you in an immediate personal emergency situation. It doesn’t matter if it is normal times or during another SHTF event if you are lost you are endangered. Even before trying to find your …

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Survival uses for Leaves

Survival uses for Leaves When in a survival situation everything around you if you are creative can become a survival tool. Even the leaves right off the trees and plants around you. In the Polynesian Islands cooking with leaves is a very common practice. Spinach and Taro are the most commonly used and serve both as …

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