Category: Skills / Knowledge

  • Speed Composting With Chickens

    Speed Composting With Chickens

    If you have chickens (or want to raise them) consider using them to work through your compost pile for you. You can skip to about the 1:00 mark to get to the heart of the video if you like, with the bulk of the idea over by about the 7:30 mark…

  • Survival Water From Your Hot Water Heater

    Survival Water From Your Hot Water Heater

    In the video I posted the other day about 7 steps for emergency water preparation, I don’t recall it saying anything about how to get water out of the water heater. The following post covers that crucial knowledge in detail… Probably the first thing any of us will notice in a post-disaster scenario is the…

  • 7 Common Trees Ranked for Survival Purposes

    7 Common Trees Ranked for Survival Purposes

    The following article is an interesting (and unexpected) comparison of several common trees and attempts to rank them in order of best to worst for survival purposes focusing on several key areas, including nutritional benefits, medicinal value, firewood quality, and more. The article compares oak trees, apple and maple trees, white pines, and a few…

  • 48 FREE Survival PDF Downloads

    48 FREE Survival PDF Downloads

    The Urban Prepper really went overboard on this one because he’s compiled all of the survival PDF files he’s created over the years and is giving them away for free! He’s included files covering a wide range of topics, including several versions of an Altoid’s tin survival kit, bug out bag kits, EDC, vehicle preparedness,…

  • Bug Out Survival “Cheat Sheet” PDF Download

    Bug Out Survival “Cheat Sheet” PDF Download

    Looking for an all-in-one “cheat sheet” that you could laminate and include in your bug out bag? Well, the Urban Prepper recently put together a handy guide that he’s giving away to anyone! Topics covered include food, water, shelter, first aid, fire, comms / navigation, and more. I would encourage you to go directly to…

  • Beware: 5 Dangers You May Encounter in the Woods (and what to do about it)

    Beware: 5 Dangers You May Encounter in the Woods (and what to do about it)

    Who doesn’t love a good trip into the wild? Whether you’re hiking, kayaking down a river, camping for the night, or doing some other manner of outdoor activity, it can be therapeutic to unwind in the great outdoors. Many of us crave that escape from society to spend time out in the quiet, desolate expanse…

  • What To Do If Your Oven Catches Fire

    What To Do If Your Oven Catches Fire

    Last night I was making two pizzas in the oven like I’d done many times before. When they were done I pulled the oven rack toward me as far as it would go so I could slide the pizzas out easier; I got the first one out no problem, but when I returned to get…

  • Lock Pick Beginners Box Review

    Lock Pick Beginners Box Review

    I was sent this Lock Pick Beginners Box from LockPickWorld.com in exchange for an honest review and, honestly, I really had no idea what they were going to send because I basically said “send whatever you like” as I had no experience with picking locks and, thus, no expectations either. Anyway, the box arrived a few…

  • 7 Overlooked Everyday Items In Your House You Can Use For Survival

    Any survival or disaster situation is naturally going to require you to get a little creative.   This is because resources in any survival situation are going to be rather thin, and you’re going to have to learn how to make the best with what you have. Fortunately, finding yourself in a survival situation doesn’t…