Survival Knowledge

As our nation has struggled to deal with the Coronavirus, the lockdown orders which have spread across the country have...

Editor’s note: This article was written by one of our most respected readers and opinion leader, Left Coast Chuck. I am...

How long will the pandemic last? This question has caused more panic than any other, since the beginning of the...

We’ve all seen the grocery stores and how food and other items are flying off the shelves. It’s clear that...

An herbaceous weed naturalized from the Mediterranean, shepherd’s purse is widespread and abundant in North America, primarily where humans have...

Canned and preserved foods are found in the pantries of most preppers. And they have also been popular when packing...

  Planning a survival stockpile can be a financial and logistical nightmare. It doesn’t take long before we realize that...

When you are in pain, you need fast relief. But pain medicines have side effects that you may want to...

I think I’ve heard it all now… there are bugs out there who eat paper. I guess that shouldn’t be...

There are many things that can happen to your garden that you wouldn’t even consider being a problem, pests and...

Bread has been a staple of almost every human civilization. The grinding of seeds or nuts into a flour and...

If you’ve never heard of shungite, you’re not alone. This rare mineral compound only comes from Russia. First found near...

According to the State of the Worlds Plants Report 2017, there are at least 28,187 plants that are recognized as...

When it comes to forbidden herbal remedies, you might immediately think of cannabis or other such mind-altering substances. However, there...

We’ve all heard about how ‘superbugs’ are increasingly common as bacteria and parasites evolve resistance to our antibiotics. This escalation...

Growing food and raising meats is becoming much more difficult for producers around the world. Between radical changing weather patterns...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2017. This is an updated version of the article, given the recent Coronavirus...

With prepping and survival comes bugging out and a bug-out-bag. Bugging out is simply quickly fleeing the area that is...

Throughout history, mankind has waged a constant war with starvation. From the time of the first hunter-gatherers, through the early...

You’ll probably have spotted microgreens for sale in your local health food store or in the salad section at the...

Toilet paper has only been in existence for roughly a century and mankind has been around a whole lot longer...

Trapping is one of the most overlooked and underutilized skills in the prepping and survival world. Apart from being mostly...

Building a survival stockpile is a never-ending task. No matter how much you have, it always seems there’s something more...

Many survivalists I know are voracious readers. Whether we read online or we read actual books, we love to read....

Medicine cabinets are interesting things. While useful for the storage of medicines and other things that we need, many seem...

Jerusalem Artichokes are not actually an artichoke at all, but these nutrient-rich tubers should be a part of every preppers...

Harvesting your potatoes in bags is not only a good way to grow them in small spaces, but it can...

A Swedish couple have taken a novel approach to keeping their property in Stockholm warm all year round. Marie Granmar...

Off-grid living is something that many of us aspire to. Not only does it provide for excellent self-sufficiency and sustainability...

Bark pealing was a traditional practice amongst the Sami people of northern Scandinavia and of many different indigenous tribes of...