I was just having a conversation with a friend yesterday about the dichotomy of thought in survivalism. Particularly, the “prepper vs. survivalist” mentality. For some time, people who considered themselves “preppers” would concentrate mostly on food and water storage, gardening, and fortifying and equipping their home to “shelter in-place” in the event of an emergency, [...]

Ok, I’m a single guy, and I don’t spend too much time thinking about detergents or household cleaning products. In fact, I HATE it when I have to spend money at the supermarket on stuff that’s not food. But I also know that when hygiene and good cleaning practices go out the window, so does [...]

Paracord is an indispensable survival item that you has ton of uses and applications in a survival or bushcraft situation, and you can never have too much of it! This video from Intense Angler Outdoors shows how to integrate fishing tackle into a standard, cobra weave paracord survival bracelet while still maintaining the original look, [...]

Can we all call it “official” now? Now that the World Bank has issued a report warning of a severe global economic meltdown? They’re not even trying to deny it anymore. And it’s not just the World Bank that’s reporting that the outlook is a lot bleaker than anyone wanted to admit. Every day, more [...]

This post comes from the “let nothing go to waste” file… A few days back, I posted about how to make an olive oil lamp. Today, I came across a post on our friend; Lisa Bedford’s blog: The Survival Mom that takes the homemade oil lamp one step further. Using the greasey drippings from your [...]

I’ve been getting the sense that there has been a steady increase in the number of people getting involved in preparedness and survivalism over the last couple of years, but so far, that has just been based on personal observation and dead reckoning. There is now a growing number of economic indicators over the past [...]

This 3-part video series by Patriot Armory covers survival skills in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. The first video demonstrates how to build a waterproof survival shelter out of natural materials and how to make a fire that will keep you dry and warm in the wilderness even without a sleeping bag. Video two covers [...]

One item you’ll hear every prepper or survivalist recommend for your car or bug-out bag is a space blanket. These thin, reflective, Mylar sheets were developed for NASA to be used by astronauts in the cold of space (hence the name) They may not look like much once they’re unfolded – in fact, you may [...]

Survivalist Magazine’s very own Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy (aka Joseph Alton M.D. and Amy Alton A.R.N.P.) announce the release of their much anticipated book; “The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook”. Bones and Amy are well known for the invaluable medical information they impart in their regular “Collapse Medicine” section in Survivalist Magazine, as [...]

There’s a lot of talk about all the things that you should do in an emergency if there’s a disaster or crisis of some kind, but knowing all the right things to do will do you no good if you can’t think straight, or worse… If you panic. Fear, stress, adrenaline and other natural responses [...]

The body of 29 year old adventurer David Austin was found in a ‘bothy’ (a rudimentary shelter intended for use by hikers and travelers) in Rannoch Moor.  A barren, isolated region of the Scottish Highlands, with the nearest large town 65 miles away. His body is estimated to have been lying there for several weeks [...]

Never mind the Mayan calendar.  There are plenty of other real and demonstrable issues that are building to a “perfect storm” that threaten our infrastructure, society and general survival, that don’t require speculation or “belief” in invisible planets, lizard people, judgment day or the end of the 13th baktun. That’s not to say I’ve ruled [...]